Metallica - Load (5LP + 15CD + 4DVD) - 45RPM Numbered Vinyl

Recorded with Bob Rock in the mid-90s pivot, Metallica’s Load finally gets the sprawling archival treatment it always hinted at. This numbered 45 RPM 5LP set is paired with 15 CDs and 4 DVDs, charting demos, rough mixes, and sweaty club takes alongside the album proper. You can hear the band lean into groove and texture: the gnashing open of Ain’t My Bitch, Jason’s chewy bass hook driving King Nothing, the long exhale of Bleeding Me. At 45 RPM the low end sits deeper and transients snap harder, giving Hetfield’s cleans and Hammett’s wah shades more room to breathe. If you’d rather order online, you can buy Metallica records online with us. Packaging is comprehensive without being gaudy, and the DVDs pull you right into the era’s haircut-and-leather tours. File it next to Soundgarden’s Superunknown-era swagger on your shelf; this is the grungier, blues-streaked cousin to their Black Album muscle. For longtime fans, it’s the most convincing way to reassess Load as a band searching for new shapes, not just slowing down. Quality-wise, the remaster keeps the grit while making room for detail, so even skeptics can appreciate the craft behind the shift.

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