Metallica previously announced the definitive re-release of the band’s 5x platinum sixth studio album Load, out June 13 via the band’s own Blackened Recordings. Guitarist Kirk Hammett unboxed the different versions of the set on the band’s YouTube, which you can see below. Pre-orders are live at the links below as well, where full package details and track listings can be viewed. Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering with Greg Fidelman overseeing, the set features previously unreleased material including demos, rough mixes, video, live recordings & more. Pre-orders of the Deluxe Box will receive instant grat tracks “Until It Sleeps (Remastered),” “Until It Sleeps (Herman Melville Mix),” “F.O.B.D. (“Until It Sleeps” Rough Chorus Vocal Idea Mix),” and “Until It Sleeps (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996).” Watch the new lyric video for the first single from Load “Until It Sleeps!”Continue reading
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Metallica to Release “Load (Remastered)” Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set Out This June
Metallica has announced the definitive re-release of the band’s 5x platinum sixth studio album Load, out June 13 via the band’s own Blackened Recordings. Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering with Greg Fidelman overseeing, the Load Remastered Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set is available now for pre-order at the link below where full package details and track listings can be viewed. The set features previously unreleased material including demos, rough mixes, video, live recordings & more. Pre-orders of the Deluxe Box will receive instant grat tracks “Until It Sleeps (Remastered),” “Until It Sleeps (Herman Melville Mix),” “F.O.B.D. (“Until It Sleeps” Rough Chorus Vocal Idea Mix),” and “Until It Sleeps (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996).” Watch the new lyric video for the first single from Load “Until It Sleeps!”Continue reading
PODCAST: Glacially Musical 226 – Metallica’s “ReLoad” Unboxed and Revisited with Don De Leaumont
Nik and Keefy welcome back in Don of Talking The Talk with Don to cover Metallica’s “ReLoad” – because if we have to suffer through this, so does he!Continue reading
PODCAST: Glacially Musical 224 – Metallica’s “Load” Reviewed and Unboxed – Is It The Worst Metallica Album?
Nik and Keefy of Ghost Cult Magazine continue to cover Metallica ‘s 1990s era with a brief chat about Live Shit: Binge and Purge” and “Load!” Don of Talking The Talk With Don! Don joins up yet again because he is a masochist.Continue reading
Rebellion Festival 2024 Books The Stranglers, Sham 69, Cock Sparrer, Stiff Little Fingers, Gogol Bordello, The Chisel, The Meffs, Grade 2, Bar Stool Preachers, HotWax, Meryl Streek, and More
Returning this summer over four days from the 1st to the 4th of August at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, Rebellion Festival has once again pulled together a line-up that runs the full length and breadth of worldwide alternative and punk rock culture. From the four iconic, genre-defining headline artists of The Stranglers, Sham 69, Cock Sparrer and Stiff Little Fingers to the young upstarts kicking up a racket in 2024 like The Chisel, The Meffs, Grade 2, Bar Stool Preachers, HotWax, and Meryl Streek, Rebellion Festival displays an ageless and timeless event annually that demonstrates just how big and welcoming our punk rock family continues to grow. Tickets and other info can be found at the links below. Continue reading
Metallica Announces The Last Call for Fan Content From Their “Load” and “ReLoad” Albums for Future Box Sets
Metallica has asked fans for a last call for content from their controversial late 1990s albums Load and ReLoad. You can read a message below from the band seeking fan content from an era just at the start of the internet and pre-social media. The deadline for submissions is today, January 31st, 2024.
ALBUM REVIEW: Metallica – 72 Seasons
And so the Metallica riff machine rolls on! forty years after their debut album Kill Em All (1983) laid the blueprint for the Thrash Metal genre, they return with record number … well that’s kind of up for debate depending on how you view their discography, and whether you count live albums, covers album and erm collaborations. But 72 Seasons (Blackened Recordings Inc) is here, their latest artistic statement four decades into a career that has seen them rise from the US West Coast underground, to become the most successful Heavy Metal band of all time. Continue reading
SONIC VOYAGE: Metallica – The Discography 1983-2023
Get ready to embark on a musical journey like no other with our new series Sonic Voyage – the Discography show hosted by the one and only Ojayy of Ghost Cult Mag. For our first episode – Metallica! Whether you’re a die-hard music fanatic, or just wondering how many albums a band has, Sonic Voyage is the new destination for exploring the depths of the music world.
Metallica is Seeking Fan Content for Load and ReLoad for Future Deluxe Box Sets
Metallica has asked fans to once again support their plans for a new series of deluxe box set reissues of their controversial late 1990s albums Load and ReLoad. You can read a message below from the band seeking fan content from an era just at the start of the internet and pre-social media. ReLoad turns 25 in 2022 and Load turned 25 last year. Read Ghost Cult’s retrospective on Load here:
CLASSIC ALBUMS REVISITED: Metallica’s Controversial Album “Load” Turns 25 Years-Old
There is almost no band in history that had a success akin to “The Black Album.” Metallica exploded the band of the same name from the underground and made Rock, Heavy Metal, and yes, even Thrash as mainstream as it was ever going to get for a hot minute. From 1991-1995 Metallica was everywhere on tour, pop radio, MTV, Antarctica, Woodstock 1994 as the headliner, and much more. They were unstoppable. They sold tons of albums when it was only CDs and cassettes. They transformed the culture of underground heavy music and themselves in the process, and you can still feel the ripples in the industry from it. Like it or not, they changed everything.