1996 was a big, complicated year for Metallica. The release of their sixth studio album, Load, came with much criticism from fans and critics alike. Their headlining slot on the massive traveling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kirk Hammett goes deep on his whole career in our new interview. - Credit: The Collection: Kirk Hammett/Gibson Publishing* “A lot ...

The podcast host suggested that it would be interesting to see Metallica return to the style they captured in the ’90s with Load and Reload. “Who knows? We might just say, ‘Okay, let’s go back to the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. “I don’t follow the rules of metal, which is probably wrong, and I’m sorry,” he says (via ...

Which is the better Metallica album – Load or Reload? We’re entering some divisive territory this week for Chuck’s Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show and we’re looking to you to give us the ...

Metallica spent about two years writing and recording both 1996's Load and 1997's Reload. The two albums were written at the same time, with the Reload songs being ones Metallica didn't feel were ...

There are two types of Metallica fans in this world — the ones that think just the first four (maybe five if you want to include the Black Album) are all you need out of the band and others who also ...