Reload

Description

When Metallica recorded 1996s Load, the studio sessions were fruitful enough for the band to put out two records. A year and a half later, Reload became the inevitable follow-up. Stretching beyond Metallicas speed metal roots, Reload is a continuation of the experimentation that dismayed many old fans and welcomed in many new ones. Some anomalies include recruiting the legendary Marianne Faithfull to contribute backing vocals on The Memory Remains, and the addition of hurdy-gurdy and violin to the mix of the wistful Low Mans Lyric. Throughout all this experimentation, Metallica still played hard and fast, particularly on the metal groove of Fuel and the relentless pounding of Where the Wild Things Are. The band continued to reinvent itself in a genre where mediocrity is always just around the corner.