Load (remastered, expanded edition)

~ Release by Metallica (see all versions of this release, 40 available)

Annotation

Issued in a 8-panel digipak with clear trays and a 36-page booklet. Hype sticker on plastic foil.

[Booklet]
Disc 1
Recorded at The Plant Studios, Sausalito, CA, at various points in time between May '95 & February '96.
Additional recording at Right Track Recording, New York.
Mixed at Right Track Recording, New York, March-April '96.
Additional Mixing at Quad Recording Studios, New York.

Discs 2 and 3:
Mastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, Los Angeles, California

[Back cover and disc]
Made in Germany.

Other Identifiers
Label Code: LC 01633
Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM
Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): [Universal logo] 7506937 [Universal logo] AP38615-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
Mastering SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI L578
Mould SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI 9723
Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): [Universal logo] 7506940 [Universal logo] AP38615-02 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
Mastering SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI L578
Mould SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI 9723
Matrix / Runout (Disc 3): [Universal logo] 7506942 [Universal logo] AP38615-03 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
Mastering SID Code (Disc 3): IFPI L578
Mould SID Code (Disc 3): IFPI 9723

Annotation last modified on 2025-07-08 17:17 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Load (remastered)
2▶CD: Riffs, Demos, & Rough Mixes
3▼CD: Poor Touring Me
#TitleRatingLength
1Ain’t My Bitch (live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)
bass:
Jason Newsted (on 1996-08-04)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1996-08-04)
guitar:
Kirk Hammett (on 1996-08-04) and James Hetfield (on 1996-08-04)
lead vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1996-08-04)
recorded at:
Lollapalooza 1996, Day 2 (1996-08-04)
recorded at:
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Irvine, California, United States (on 1996-08-04)
live recording of:
Ain’t My Bitch (on 1996-08-04)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music (in 1996) and Virgin Music Japan (defunct song publisher, not a release label) (in 1996)
5:01
22 X 4 (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
mixer:
Greg Fidelman (Greg Fields, US producer, engineer, mixer and songwriter) and Jim Monti
editor:
Jim Monti and Sara Killion
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1995-08-26)
electric bass guitar:
Jason Newsted (on 1995-08-26)
electric guitar:
Kirk Hammett (on 1995-08-26) and James Hetfield (on 1995-08-26)
vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1995-08-26)
recorded at:
Monsters of Rock England 1995 (1995-08-26)
recorded at:
Donington Park (Monsters of Rock / Download location) in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom (on 1995-08-26)
live recording of:
2 × 4 (on 1995-08-26)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music (in 1996) and Virgin Music Japan (defunct song publisher, not a release label) (in 1996)
5:48
3The House Jack Built (Birmingham, England rehearsal – September 1996)
recorded at:
NEC Arena in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
live recording of:
The House Jack Built (in 1996-09)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music (in 1996) and Virgin Music Japan (defunct song publisher, not a release label) (in 1996)
7:16
4Until It Sleeps (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
editor:
Sara Killion
recorded at:
Metallica at Oslo Spektrum (1996-11-23)
recorded at:
Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway (on 1996-11-23)
live recording of:
Until It Sleeps (on 1996-11-23)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music (in 1996) and Virgin Music Japan (defunct song publisher, not a release label) (in 1996)
4:13
5King Nothing (live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
mixer:
Greg Fidelman (Greg Fields, US producer, engineer, mixer and songwriter) and Dan Monti
editor:
Sara Killion
recorded at:
Metallica at Oslo Spektrum (1996-11-23)
recorded at:
Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway (on 1996-11-23)
live recording of:
King Nothing (on 1996-11-23)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music (in 1996) and Virgin Music Japan (defunct song publisher, not a release label) (in 1996)
7:03
6Hero of the Day (live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert, Cleveland, OH – February 19th, 1997)
recorded at:
Metallica at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert
recorded at:
The Odeon in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (on 1997-02-19)
live recording of:
Hero of the Day
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music (in 1996) and Virgin Music Japan (defunct song publisher, not a release label) (in 1996)
4:26
7Bleeding Me (live at Globen, Stockholm, Sweden – November 16th, 1996)
editor:
Sara Lyn Killion and Dan Monti
8:13
8Wasting My Hate (live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
editor:
Sara Killion
recorded at:
Metallica at Oslo Spektrum (1996-11-23)
recorded at:
Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway (on 1996-11-23)
live recording of:
Wasting My Hate (on 1996-11-23)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music (in 1996) and Virgin Music Japan (defunct song publisher, not a release label) (in 1996)
3:57
9Mama Said (live on Sverige‐Sovjet, Stockholm, Sweden on November 15th, 1996)
editor:
Sara Lyn Killion and Dan Monti
4:43
10Devil’s Dance (live in Tuktoyaktuk, Canada on September 3rd, 1995)
mixer:
Greg Fidelman (Greg Fields, US producer, engineer, mixer and songwriter) and Jim Monti
editor:
Sara Lyn Killion and Jim Monti
5:58
11Fuel (live at Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL – February 9th, 1997)
recorded at:
Metallica at Rosemont Horizon (1997-02-09)
recorded at:
Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois, United States (on 1997-02-09)
live recording of:
Fuel (on 1997-02-09)
writer:
Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
4:25
12Overkill (live at Earls Court, London, England – October 12th, 1996)
recorded at:
Metallica at Earls Court (1996-10-12)
recorded at:
Earls Court in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1996-10-12)
live cover recording of:
Overkill (Motörhead song) (on 1996-10-12)
writer:
Eddie Clarke (Motörhead guitarist), Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Phil Taylor (former Motörhead drummer)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
4:01
13Kill/Ride Medley (live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
mixer:
Greg Fidelman (Greg Fields, US producer, engineer, mixer and songwriter) and Jim Monti
editor:
Jim Monti and Sara Killion
recorded at:
Monsters of Rock England 1995 (1995-08-26)
recorded at:
Donington Park (Monsters of Rock / Download location) in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom (on 1995-08-26)
live recording of:
Kill/Ride Medley (1995 version) (on 1995-08-26)
writer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich
medley of:
Fight Fire With Fire
medley of:
Phantom Lord
medley of:
The Four Horsemen (Metallica)
medley of:
Hit the Lights
medley of:
No Remorse
medley of:
Ride the Lightning
version of:
Kill/Ride Medley (1994 version)
live medley including a partial recording of:
Fight Fire With Fire
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
live medley including a partial recording of:
Hit the Lights
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
live medley including a partial recording of:
No Remorse
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
live medley including a partial recording of:
Phantom Lord
lyricist:
James Hetfield
writer:
Lars Ulrich
composer:
Dave Mustaine
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
live medley including a partial recording of:
Ride the Lightning
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
live medley including a partial recording of:
The Four Horsemen (Metallica)
writer:
James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
version of:
The Mechanix
2.059:53

Credits

Release

photography:Anton Corbijn (photography)
Ross Halfin
Mark Leialoha
miscellaneous support:Q Prime Inc. (task: management)
manufactured by:Optimal Media GmbH (manufacturer; do NOT use as release label)
publisher:Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher)
copyrighted (©) by:Blackened Recordings (Metallica’s own imprint)
Creeping Death Music
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Blackened Recordings (Metallica’s own imprint)
licensed to:Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only)
manufactured for:Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
miscellaneous support:Satori (design house) (task: designed at)
mastered at:Lurssen Mastering in Burbank, California, United States
Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
remastered at:Lurssen Mastering in Burbank, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/34257094 [info]