Metallica – Load (Deluxe Box Set)

Metallica is continuing to release remasters of their catalog, with the latest being the 5x-platinum Load, available everywhere on June 13th. Produced by Bob Rock, Load is the follow-up to Metallica, the best-selling album of the Soundscan era. Load contains fan favorites including “Until It Sleeps,” “Hero of the Day,” and “King Nothing,” and for the first time ever, the original extended version of “The Outlaw Torn” that was originally edited due to manufacturing limits. Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering and overseen by executive producer Greg Fidelman.

With 301 total tracks (245 unreleased) and weighing in at over ten pounds, the limited edition deluxe numbered box set of LOAD(Remastered) includes the album remastered on 180-gram double LP and CD, Mama Said picture disc, three live LPs, 15 CDs and four DVDs featuring unreleased content (live shows, rough mixes, demos, etc), MP3 download card of all audio, two tour laminates, a Lollapalooza poster, a Pushead patch, a Rolling Stone print, guitar/bass picks, a pack of 14 Rorschach Test cards, lyric folder and sheets, and a 128-page hardcover book with never-before-seen photos + stories from those who were there.

FEATURES:

• Numbered, Limited Edition
• Deluxe Box Set
• 301 Total Tracks (245 Unreleased)
• Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering
• Original Album Remastered on 180g Double LP & CD
• First-Time Original Extended Version of The Outlaw Torn"
• "Mama Said" 45rpm 7" Vinyl Picture Disc Single
• Loadapalooza '96 on 3LP
• 15CDs
• 4DVDs
• 2 Tour Laminates
• 128-Page Hardcover Book with Never-Before-Seen Photos & Stories from Those Who Were There
• Limited-Time MP3 Download Card of All Audio AND MORE!!!

Metallica Load (Deluxe) Numbered Limited Edition 180g 5LP, 45rpm 7" Vinyl (Picture Disc), 15CD, 4DVD & Book Box Set

Disc 1

1. Ain't My Bitch (Remastered)
2. 2 X 4 (Remastered)
3. The House Jack Built (Remastered)
4. Until It Sleeps (Remastered)

Disc 2

1. King Nothing (Remastered)
2. Hero of the Day (Remastered)
3. Bleeding Me (Remastered)

Disc 3

1. Cure (Remastered)
2. Poor Twisted Me (Remastered)
3. Wasting My Hate (Remastered)
4. Mama Said (Remastered)

Disc 4

1. Thorn Within (Remastered)
2. Ronnie (Remastered)
3. The Outlaw Torn (Remastered)

Disc 5

1. Mama Said (Remastered)

Disc 6

1. Ain't My Bitch (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, Ca, 8/4/1996)

Disc 7

1. 77 Intro Jam (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, Ca, 8/4/1996)
2. So What (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, Ca, 8/4/1996)
3. Creeping Death (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, Ca, 8/4/1996)
4. Sad But True (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, Ca, 8/4/1996)

Disc 8

1. Ain't My Bitch (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, Ca, 8/4/1996)
2. Whiplash (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, Ca, 8/4/1996)
3. Fade to Black (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, Ca, 8/4/1996)

Disc 9

1. King Nothing (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, Ca, 8/4/1996)
2. One (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, Ca, 8/4/1996)
3. Until It Sleeps (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, Ca, 8/4/1996)

Disc 10

1. For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, Ca, 8/4/1996)
2. Wherever I May Roam (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, Ca, 8/4/1996)

Disc 11

1. Nothing Else Matters (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, Ca, 8/4/1996)
2. Enter Sandman (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, Ca, 8/4/1996)
3. Encore Jam (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, Ca, 8/4/1996)

Disc 12

1. Last Caress (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, Ca, 8/4/1996)
2. Master of Puppets (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, Ca, 8/4/1996)
3. Overkill (With Lenny Kilmister) [Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, Ca, 8/4/1996]

Disc 13

1. Ain't My Bitch (Remastered)
2. 2 X 4 (Remastered)
3. The House Jack Built (Remastered)
4. Until It Sleeps (Remastered)
5. King Nothing (Remastered)
6. Hero of the Day (Remastered)
7. Bleeding Me (Remastered)
8. Cure (Remastered)
9. Poor Twisted Me (Remastered)
10. Wasting My Hate (Remastered)
11. Mama Said (Remastered)
12. Thorn Within (Remastered)
13. Ronnie (Remastered)
14. The Outlaw Torn (Edit) [Remastered]

Disc 14

1. Riff Tape Intro
2. Bitch (Ain't My Bitch Riff)
3. 2 X 4 (Riff) [Version 1]
4. 2 X 4 (Riff) [Version 2]
5. Jack (The House Jack Built Riff) [Version 1]
6. Jack (The House Jack Built Riff) [Version 2]
7. Load (King Nothing Riff)
8. Mouldy (Hero of the Day Riff)
9. Boss (Bleeding Me Riff) [Version 1]
10. Boss (Bleeding Me Riff) [Version 2]
11. Believe (Cure Riff) [Version 1]
12. Believe (Cure Riff) [Version 2]
13. Believe (Cure Riff) [Version 3]
14. Streamline (Wasting My Hate Riff) [Version 1]
15. Streamline (Wasting My Hate Riff) [Version 2]
16. NC-17 (Torn Within Riff) [Version 2]
17. NC-17 (Thorn Within Riff) [Version 2]
18. Ronnie (Jam)
19. Outlaw (The Outlaw Torn Riff)
20. Streamline (Wasting My Hate Demo)
21. Load (King Nothing Demo)
22. 2 X 4 (Demo)
23. Mouldy (Hero of the Day Demo)
24. NC-17 (Thorn Within Demo)
25. Jack (The House Jack Built Demo)
26. Believe (Cure Demo)
27. Dusty (Poor Twisted Me Demo)
28. Ronnie (Demo)
29. Outlaw (The Outlaw Torn Demo)

Disc 15

1. Bitch (Ain't My Bitch Demo)
2. Boss (Bleeding Me Demo)
3. Mama (Mama Said Demo)
4. Boss (Bleeding Me Vocal Idea)
5. Thorn Within (Guilty) [Thorn Within Vocal Idea]
6. Egypt (The House Jack Built Vocal Idea)
7. Mama (Mama Said Vocal Idea)
8. The Blue and the Gray (And the Red) [Ronnie Vocal Idea]
9. Poor Twizted Me (Poor Twisted Me Vocal Idea)
10. F.O.B.D. (Until It Sleeps Vocal Idea)
11. Bitch (Ain't My Bitch Take 15)
12. Streamline (Wasting My Hate Take 5)

Disc 16

1. 2 X 4 (Take 16)
2. NC-17 (Thorn Within Take 18)
3. Believe (Cure Take 14)
4. Load (King Nothing Take 16)
5. Jack (The House Jack Built Take 16)
6. Dusty (Poor Twisted Me Take 12)
7. Ronny (Ronnie Take 16)
8. Boss (Bleeding Me Take 9)
9. Mouldy (Hero of the Day Take 16)
10. Outlaw (The Outlaw Torn Take 12)
11. Mama (Mama Said Take 15)
12. F.O.B.D. (Until It Sleeps Take 7)
13. Mama (Mama Said New Arrangement Take 7)

Disc 17

1. Streamline (Wasting My Hate Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
2. Jack (The House Jack Built Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
3. Bitch (Ain't My Bitch Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
4. 2 X 4 (Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
5. Load (King Nothing Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
6. Believe (Cure Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
7. 2 X 4 (Re-Edit Version 1 Rough Mix)
8. Dusty (Poor Twisted Me Vocal Comp Rough Mix)
9. NC-17 (Thorn Within Scratch Vocal Rough Mix)
10. Jack (The House Jack Built Re-Edit Version 1 Rough Mix)
11. Streamline (Wasting My Hate Edit Version 1 Rough Mix)
12. Mouldy (Hero of the Day Scratch Vocal Rough Mix)
13. F.O.B.D. (Until It Sleeps Rough Chorus Vocal Idea Mix)
14. Believe (Cure Kirk Solo Comp 1 Rough Mix)

Disc 18

1. Load (King Nothing Kirk Solo Comp 2 Rough Mix)
2. Bitch (Ain't My Bitch Original Ending Alternate Mix)
3. Mouldy (Hero of the Day Instrumental Mix)
4. Boss (Bleeding Me Lead Vocal Comp Rough Mix)
5. Mama (Mama Said Acoustics Only Alternate Mix)
6. Ronnie (Instrumental Rough Mix)
7. Streamline (Wasting My Hate Fraze Slam Mix)
8. Mama (Mama Said No Band Alternate Mix)
9. Load (King Nothing Lead Vocal Comp Rough Mix)
10. Ronnie (Vocal Comp Rough Mix)
11. Jack (The House Jack Built More FX Alternate Mix)
12. Outlaw (The Outlaw Torn Vocal Tag Alternate Mix)

Disc 19

1. Overkill (Remastered)
2. Damage Case (Remastered)
3. Stone Dead Forever (Remastered)
4. Too Late Too Late (Remastered)
5. The Chase Is Better Than the Catch
6. (We Are) the Road Crew / Overkill [Reprise]
7. Mama Said (Radio Edit)
8. The Outlaw Torn (Remastered)
9. Until It Sleeps (Herman Melville Mix)
10. Hero of the Day (Outta B-Sides Mix)
11. King Nothing (Tepid Mix)
12. Hero of the Day (Unreleased Aux Mix)
13. Mama Said (Live on Later... with Jools Holland)

Disc 20

1. The Outlaw Torn (Remastered)
2. Until It Sleeps (Herman Melville Mix)
3. Hero of the Day (Outta B-Sides Mix)
4. King Nothing (Tepid Mix)
5. Hero of the Day (Unreleased Aux Mix)
6. Mama Said (Live on Later... with Jools Holland)
7. Kill/Ride Medley (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK, 8/26/1995)
8. Bass Doodle (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK, 8/26/1995)
9. For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK, 8/26/1995)
10. Devil's Dance (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK, 8/26/1995)
11. Donington Jam (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK, 8/26/1995)
12. Creeping Death (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK, 8/26/1995)

Disc 21

1. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK, 8/26/1995]
2. Harvester of Sorrow (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK, 8/26/1995)
3. Guitar Solo (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK, 8/26/1995)
4. Nothing Else Matters (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK, 8/26/1995)
5. Sad But True (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK, 8/26/1995)
6. One (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK, 8/26/1995)
7. Last Caress (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK, 8/26/1995)
8. Seek ; Destroy (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK, 8/26/1995)
9. Enter Sandman (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK, 8/26/1995)
10. So What (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK, 8/26/1995)
11. 2 X 4 (Live at Astoria 2, London, UK, 8/23/1995)
12. Devil's Dance (Live at Astoria 2, London, UK, 8/23/1994)

Label: Blackened Recordings

Catalog: 839627

Genre: Rock