After years of waiting, Metallica has finally announced the reissue of their 1996 record Load and it’s got a lot of bonus material! The new version of Load is coming on June 13, which has been remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering and overseen by longtime Metallica producer Greg Fidelman.
Among the bonus tracks on the Load reissue is the extended version of “The Outlaw Torn”, which was cut down to a shorter runtime thanks to manufacturing demands. Outside that, there’s a massive Load box set that features the following:
Load (Remastered) on 180-gram double LP and CD
“Mama Said” picture disc
Three live LPs
15 CDs
Four DVDs featuring unreleased content (live shows, rough mixes, demos, etc)
MP3 download card of all audio
Two tour laminates
11″ x 17″ Lollapalooza poster
Pushead patch
8″ x 10″ Rolling Stone Magazine cover print
Five-pack of guitar/bass picks
Pack of 14 Rorschach Test cards
Lyric folder and sheets
128-page hardcover book with never-before-seen photos + stories from those who were there
There’s also a 3xCD version with previously unreleased, demos, rough mixes, and live tracks from their worldwide tour. The CDs are housed in a digipak with an embossed cover and includes a 36-page booklet. And of course there’s just a standard CD and vinyl reissue as well. Check ’em all out here.
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