About This Album

Load is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, originally released June 4, 1996 via Elektra Records. Produced by Bob Rock. Sold an extraordinary 680,000 copies in its first week — making it the biggest opening week in Metallica history and the biggest debut of 1996. Spent four consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200. Certified 5× Platinum in the US. Fan favourites include Until It Sleeps, Hero of the Day, King Nothing, Mama Said, and Bleeding Me. 14 tracks. The remastered edition presents The Outlaw Torn in its original unedited full-length version for the first time, previously cut short due to manufacturing limitations of the CD format.

About This Pressing

This remastered 2LP 180-gram black vinyl pressing is part of Metallica’s ongoing catalog remaster series on their own Blackened Recordings label. Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, executive produced by Greg Fidelman, and vinyl lacquers cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering. Housed in a gatefold jacket with two printed inner sleeves. Includes an MP3 download card. Released June 13, 2025.

Technical Specifications

Format: 2LP 180g Black Vinyl (Gatefold + 2 Printed Inners + MP3 Card — 14 tracks)  │  Label: Blackened Recordings (2025)  │  Remastered by: Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering  │  Lacquers cut by: Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering  │  Producer (original): Bob Rock

Tracklist

Side A
A1. Ain’t My Bitch
A2. 2 X 4
A3. The House Jack Built
A4. Until It Sleeps

Side B
B1. King Nothing
B2. Hero of the Day
B3. Bleeding Me

Side C
C1. Cure
C2. Poor Twisted Me
C3. Wasting My Hate
C4. Mama Said

Side D
D1. Thorn Within
D2. Ronnie
D3. The Outlaw Torn (Original Unedited Extended Version — First Time on Record)