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Load is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on June 4, 1996, through Elektra Records in the United States and Vertigo Records internationally. It was recorded betwe
Metallica Load cover
Guitarist Kirk Hammett (pictured in 2017) played rhythm guitar parts for the first time on a Metallica album.
The cover art for Load was created by New York artist Andres Serrano (pictured in 2023).
Hetfield performing live with Metallica in Cardiff during the Poor Touring Me tour in 1996
Andres Serrano
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Andres Serrano is an American photographer and artist. His work, often considered transgressive art, includes photos of corpses and uses feces and bodily fluids. His Piss Christ is an amber-tinged pho
Load (album)
…and reflective, resulting from lead singer James Hetfield's internal struggles and personal life. The cover artwork is an abstract painting by artist Andres Serrano, created by mixing blood and semen. Metallica adopted a new image during the period, which included short hair, leather jackets, and make-up. The new…
Serrano in 2010 at Michael Musto's Village Voice 25th Anniversary party
Madonna and Child II, Cibachrome print by Andres Serrano, 1989, Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, D. C.)