Load (album)
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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
Live Shit: Binge & Purge
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Live Shit: Binge & Purge is the first live album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released in a box set format on November 23, 1993. The initial pressings contained three CDs or two cassett
Load (album)
…the band toured to promote Metallica, performing 266 concerts across three concert tours. Another tour followed in mid-1994 to promote the live album Live Shit: Binge & Purge (1993). Throughout early 1994, the band members spent time away from each other: lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield devoted time to…
Metallica Live Shit Binge & Purge cover