Former Metallica producer Bob Rock has reflected on making two of the metal titans’ most divisive albums, 1996’s Load and 1997’s Reload.
In conversation with Metallica’s official podcast, The Metallica Report, the vaunted producer – who’s also worked with Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, The Cult, Mötley Crüe and other rock/metal giants – expresses pride in helming the band’s controversial move from the metal of their chart-topping 1991 self-titled album (AKA ‘The Black Album’) towards a blues rock sound.
