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Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Entertainment
Paul Travers

“They just do what they feel is right for them. They don’t take into account what people think”: How Metallica rewrote their script (and irritated countless metalheads) with Load and Reload

Metallica in 1996.

Metallica’s Load and Reload duology remain two of the most divisive releases in metal. In 2022, Metal Hammer looked back on how the albums were made, how much they annoyed the hardcore fans, and how the band just about stayed on top despite all of the complaining.

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