| ReLoad | ||||
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| Studio album by Metallica | ||||
| Released | November 18, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | May 1995 – February 1996, June 1997 - October 1997 at The Plant Studios, Sausalito, California | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 76:04 | |||
| Label | Elektra, Vertigo | |||
| Producer | Bob Rock James Hetfield Lars Ulrich |
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ReLoad is the seventh studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on November 18, 1997 through Elektra Records. The album is a sequel or counterpart to the band's previous album, Load. It debuted number 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 417,000 copies in its first week. Only six of the thirteen songs have ever been played live. These songs include "Fuel", "The Memory Remains", "Devil's Dance", "The Unforgiven II", "Low Man's Lyric" and "Carpe Diem Baby". There are also occasional jam sessions of songs including "Bad Seed", "Better Than You" and "Fixxxer". ReLoad is currently certified 4x platinum by the RIAA.[4] It was the final Metallica studio album to feature bassist Jason Newsted, though it was not his last release with the band. ReLoad also marked the second and the last appearance of a new Metallica logo on an album, until the release of Garage Inc.
The original idea was to make Metallica's sixth album a double album. But with problems recording so many songs at one time, the band decided that half of the songs were to be released and the band would continue to work on the remaining songs and release them the following year. Drummer Lars Ulrich stated that "it's the second half of Load. It's just coming out a year and a half later."[5] This was the second album to feature all songs in E♭ tuning, though "Bad Seed" was played in D♭ tuning and "Devil's Dance" was played in D tuning which was earlier used for "Sad but True" on Metallica and later used for "Whiskey in the Jar" from Garage Inc.. Recently the song "Carpe Diem Baby" permired at the "Metallica's 30th Anniversary Party" in 2011. The songs that have never been played are "Better than You", "Slither", "Bad Seed", "Where the Wild Things Are", "Prince Charming", "Attitude" and "Fixxxer".
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Fuel" | James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett | 4:30 |
| 2. | "The Memory Remains" | Hetfield, Ulrich | 4:39 |
| 3. | "Devil's Dance" | Hetfield, Ulrich | 5:19 |
| 4. | "The Unforgiven II" | Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett | 6:37 |
| 5. | "Better Than You" | Hetfield, Ulrich | 5:22 |
| 6. | "Slither" | Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett | 5:13 |
| 7. | "Carpe Diem Baby" | Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett | 6:12 |
| 8. | "Bad Seed" | Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett | 4:05 |
| 9. | "Where the Wild Things Are" | Hetfield, Ulrich, Jason Newsted | 6:54 |
| 10. | "Prince Charming" | Hetfield, Ulrich | 6:05 |
| 11. | "Low Man's Lyric" | Hetfield, Ulrich | 7:37 |
| 12. | "Attitude" | Hetfield, Ulrich | 5:16 |
| 13. | "Fixxxer" | Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett | 8:15 |
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76:04 | ||
ReLoad sold 435,500 units in first week of release[8] and debuted at number 1 and as of 2010 it has sold over 4 million copies in U.S thus achieving a certification of 4x platinum.
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
| Top Canadian Albums | 2 | |
| The UK Album Chart | 4 | |
| Finnish Albums Chart[9] | 1 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1997 | "The Memory Remains" | Canadian Singles Chart | 4 |
| Mainstream Rock Tracks | 3 | ||
| UK Singles Chart | 13 | ||
| The Billboard Hot 100 | 28 | ||
| "The Unforgiven II" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 1 | |
| 1998 | "Better than You" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 7 |
| "The Unforgiven II" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 59 | |
| UK Singles Chart | 15 | ||
| "Fuel" | UK Singles Chart | 31 |
| Country | Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,036,000[10] | 4x Platinum |
| United Kingdom | 100,000 | Gold |
| Canada | 200,000 | 2x Platinum[11] |
| Finland | 45,271 | 2x Platinum[12] |
| Germany | 500,000 | Platinum[13] |
| IFPI Europe | 2.000.000 | 2x Platinum[14] |
| Year | Winner | Award |
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| 1999 | "Better than You" | Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance |
| Preceded by Higher Ground by Barbra Streisand |
Billboard 200 number-one album December 6–12, 1997 |
Succeeded by Sevens by Garth Brooks |
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