{"product_id":"metallica-reload-remastered-2lp","title":"Metallica - Reload (Remastered) [2LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eReload was born in the same marathon sessions as Load, and this remastered edition presents Metallica's 1997 album on 180 gram double vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking with producer Bob Rock in the mid-1990s, the band came out of the studio with more songs than one album could hold. Load arrived first, and the remaining tracks were finished and released a year later as its companion. Both records found Metallica trading thrash precision for swagger, blues-rock grit and looser, groove-heavy songwriting, a turn that still sparks lively debate among fans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpener \"Fuel\" became a live staple almost instantly, all revving engines and shouted hooks. \"The Memory Remains\" pairs a stomping riff with Marianne Faithfull's haunting, wordless refrain, while \"The Unforgiven II\" revisits the Black Album ballad from a darker, more bruised angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe back half rewards patience, closing with \"Fixxxer\", an eight-minute slab of brooding heft that deserves far more attention than it usually gets. James Hetfield sings with a rougher, bluesier edge throughout, and Kirk Hammett's leads lean hard into wah-soaked phrasing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRemastered and spread across four sides, it gives an often overlooked chapter of the Metallica story a fresh hearing, and completes the Load era for anyone who already owns its older sibling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57097755164977,"sku":"810083963464","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/Metallica-Reload_Remastered_2LP.jpg?v=1792934138","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/metallica-reload-remastered-2lp","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}