Reload

Back in their younger days, Metallica played heavy-metal and ushered the heavy-metal genre into a new dimension. Featuring a great cast of band members (who are James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Cliff Burton, and Lars Ulrich), these four men created the best three albums ever made, according to some who've come to enjoy Metallica. Unfortunately, Cliff perished in a terrible accident (RIP, oh great bass master...), making the band a three-some. However, the band never quit. They enlisted the aid of one Jason Newstead and continued to make albums that were also awesome.Reload is no expection. Reload is the sequel to Load, featuring the same style and power that was provided in Load, only it became different. Different because the band was actually cool enough to change their style and try something new for a change. For me, Reload is the one CD that got me hooked into Metallica. Every song never lacks intensity, whether it may be slow or fast. Perhaps the best songs that are deserved to be mentioned would be Attitude, Fuel, Fixxxer, Where The Wild Things Are, Better Than You, and Devil's Dance, because of it's melodic riffs and drums doing a great job. Other songs are also excellent in their own right as well. James's voice fits the atmopshere of the songs (as usual), Kirk's solos are amazing, Lars does a great job with his drum playing, while Jason is filling the void with his bass playing.When it's all said and done, Metallica will mostly be remembered as a band who never quit and who wanted to be different from the rest. Not caring what anyone else says about them, they still continue to make some of the best music in the world and I'm proud to say that Metallica is doing an excellent job with their music. If people cannot accept the style that Metallica is currently relying on, then you shouldn't listen to this awesome masterpiece. However, if people can accept change and don't mind to listening to something different, then I believe that Reload is worth listening to.

This is definately way different from Metallica's earlier stuff, but still I love this album! But not at first. At first I really didn't like it at all, so I left it in my player in my truck and half-way listened to it whenever I drove somewhere. But it wasn't long until I had to bring it in the house so I could listen to it more. Then I had to make a copy to keep in my truck and have the other one in the house. The songs on "Reload" are the kind that tend to grow on you, and will go round and round in your head with enough listenings. And given a chance, you may find yourself liking, or even loving, this album, even if you intially hate it. I have worn out 2 "Reload" cassettes, so I just bought it again on CD.I have loved Metallica since "Kill 'Em All" and "Ride the Lightning" but I don't really care to listen to their pre-"Black Album" thrashy stuff anymore, save for the "Justice For All" one every now and then. 20 yrs ago in my head-bangin' thrash-around days, I probably wouldn't have liked Reload very much, but now it is my 2nd favorite Metallica album ("S&M" is my favorite). I guess I have progressed in music taste at about the same rate and in the same direction Metallica's sound progressed (except for "St Anger", but that's a whole 'nother reveiw). That is not to say that this is album is "soft", for that it is not-- and even the softer side of Metallica is way heavier than any grunge rock band around.If you love the Black album, you'll probably like enough songs on Reload to make it worth the money. If you were disappointed by Metallica's change of style on the Black album, this one will probably disappoint you even more. If you kinda liked "Load" you may like "Reload" better, I did.

I bought the book Enter Night, a Biography about Metallica first for my dyslexic grandson and put it on our Amazon Kindle so that he could adjust the letter size. He loves their music enough to over come his resistance to reading. No small mountain to climb.Seeing how wonderful the book was, I popped for Metallica's Reload Album. We read the Biography and listened to the Album. Reading the book helped me appreciate the music more. This led to our purchase of the DVD, Metallica, The Big Four,Live in Sophia Bulgaria. This immersion of reading, listening and watching Metallica has made me almost as big a fan as is my grandson.He is also a drummer. The book is all about how the band began and the troubles that they met and overcame.It seems to me to be an honest account of just how their career happened and developed. Some of it is quite moving and heartbreaking.It is a marvelous book for any teen age drummer who wants to become a star and which one does not. Fortunately it is so well written and interesting that even I enjoyed reading it.I recommend all three highly for any kid and their parents interested in music.It also got him reading and that has improved a lot.Being able to purchase every thing through Amazon simplified everything.Ruth Aizuss Migdal

Plays all songs, great condition

Classic sound from the band.

This album is one that I previously had but was stolen so I finally replaced it with this one.

This album ROCKS! It's far better than Load. This should've been the album after 1991's Metallica. It starts strong. Devil's Dance instantly became my new favorite Metallica song.The Unforgiven II slows the energy down after the third track. Although not as classic as the original, it's still enjoyable and has some nice vocals.It picks right back up with Better Than You, one of the FOUR singles from this album!This is a very strong Metallica album. It's unlike their early thrash days, but if you enjoy their black album, you'll enjoy this. This was their modern sound in the 90s. It was surprisingly better than I expected; a lot better. Great album all the way through.