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Reload
Rock · 1997 · 13 tracks

Reload

A high-octane collision of southern-fried hard rock and introspective blues. Gritty, groove-heavy, and far removed from the band's thrash metal roots.

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A heavy, wah-drenched swing dominates these leftover sessions, pushing the band further into a loose, southern-tinged hard rock pocket. The arrangements trade the tight, mechanical execution of their early career for a dusty, mid-tempo groove that lets the guitars bend and breathe. It is a weary, late-night record that leans on unconventional textures and melodic vulnerability rather than high-velocity aggression.

Reload · vs · Metallica
Road Trip+4.0σ

Road Trip saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks
01
Fuel
4:29
02
The Memory Remains
4:39
03
Devil’s Dance
5:19
04
The Unforgiven II
6:37
05
Better Than You
5:21
06
Slither
5:13
07
Carpe Diem Baby
6:12
08
Bad Seed
4:05
09
Where the Wild Things Are
6:54
10
Prince Charming
6:05
11
Low Man’s Lyric
7:37
12
Attitude
5:16
13
Fixxxer
8:16
Moments Worth Waiting For
02The Memory RemainsThe haunting, wordless vocal refrain by guest singer Marianne Faithfull on 'The Memory Remains' provides a ghostly, cinematic texture to the track.
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