Metallica ReLoad Box Set - Do Load and ReLoad Deserve Reappraisal

Started by Chris81, Jun 16, 2026, 09:17 AM

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Topic: Metallica ReLoad Box Set - Do Load and ReLoad Deserve Reappraisal   Views(Read 53 times)

Chris81

June brings a limited-edition ReLoad box set from Metallica, roughly thirty years after the original 1997 release, with previously unreleased demos, rough mixes, videos and live recordings. Load and ReLoad remain the most debated albums in their catalogue.

Do you think these albums have been unfairly dismissed and does the idea of hearing the demos and rough mixes interest you?

Faded Owen

Load and ReLoad are genuinely good albums that suffered from following the black album and from Metallica cutting their hair. Heard on their own merits they hold up