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REVIEW: Metallica - Reload Elektra Records, 1997
10/10
Metallica - Reload - cover art The new Metallica sound is here to stay. Reload sounds a lot like Load but there are some differences - Reload is a little faster and heavier and perhaps we can see traces of the old Metallica coming back to life again (if we look really hard...). Those of you who think Metallica has become too tame probably think they should change their sound completely and go back to their old music but I have a feeling that is not going to happen. A band has got to develop if they want to stay popular and find new fans all over the world. If you continue playing the same music all the way you will have the same fans although some of them will probably grow tired of the music and leave them alone. If you develop there will come new fans all the time who find the new style interesting. The risk about changing musical direction is that you completely destroy the band's music but Metallica has managed to continue producing great music year after year even though they change their style now and then. The lyrics are similar to the ones on Load and this is probably the direction Metallica is going to take now - leaving their political aggressive lyrics behind them. When talking about the development of Metallica's music you would have to mention James Hetfield. His vocals has developed a lot from their first albums to the later ones - he uses his voice in much more varied ways than before and really lifts up the music. At least this is a very good record, what else can you say about Metallica music. It's also almost as long as Load - thirteen tracks ranging over more than 75 minutes.

written by Vincent Eldefors

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Tracklist

/> 1. Fuel
2. The memory remains
3. Devil's dance
4.
The unforgiven II
5. Better than you
6. Slither
7. Carpe
diem baby
8. Bad seed
9. Where the wild things are
10.
Prince charming
11. Low man's lyric
12. Attitude
13.
Fixxxer

Playing time: 76.06

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