Metallica - Load (Deluxe Edition) - LP/CD Boxset

Numbered, Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set — 180 Gram Double LP, CDs, DVDs & More, Remastered

Metallica continues its catalog remaster series with the 5x-platinum Load. Produced by Bob Rock, Load is the follow-up to the Black Album and contains fan favorites including "Until It Sleeps," "Hero of the Day," and "King Nothing," plus the first-ever original extended version of "The Outlaw Torn." Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering and overseen by executive producer Greg Fidelman. With 301 total tracks (245 unreleased) and weighing over ten pounds, this numbered deluxe box set collects the remastered album on 180-gram double LP and CD alongside a "Mama Said" picture disc, three live LPs, 15 CDs and four DVDs of unreleased content (live shows, rough mixes, demos), an MP3 download card, two tour laminates, a Lollapalooza poster, a Pushead patch, a Rolling Stone print, guitar/bass picks, a pack of 14 Rorschach Test cards, a lyric folder, and a 128-page hardcover book.

Features

• Numbered, Limited Edition
• Deluxe Box Set
• 301 total tracks (245 unreleased)
• Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering
• Original album remastered on 180g double LP & CD
• First-time original extended version of "The Outlaw Torn"
• "Mama Said" 45rpm 7" vinyl picture disc single
• Loadapalooza '96 on 3LP
• 15 CDs & 4 DVDs
• 2 tour laminates
• 128-page hardcover book with never-before-seen photos & stories
• Limited-time MP3 download card of all audio
• Label: Blackened Recordings

Track Listing

LP 1 / Side One
1 Ain't My Bitch (Remastered)
2 2 x 4 (Remastered)
3 The House Jack Built (Remastered)
4 Until It Sleeps (Remastered)

LP 1 / Side Two
1 King Nothing (Remastered)
2 Hero of the Day (Remastered)
3 Bleeding Me (Remastered)

LP 2 / Side Three
1 Cure (Remastered)
2 Poor Twisted Me (Remastered)
3 Wasting My Hate (Remastered)
4 Mama Said (Remastered)

LP 2 / Side Four
1 Thorn Within (Remastered)
2 Ronnie (Remastered)
3 The Outlaw Torn (Remastered)

LP 3 (Mama Said Picture Disc)
Side 1: Mama Said (Remastered)
Side 2: Ain't My Bitch (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, Irvine, CA - August 4th, 1996)

LP 4 (Loadapalooza '96) — Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA - August 4th, 1996
Intro Jam / So What / Creeping Death / Sad But True / Ain't My Bitch / Whiplash / Fade to Black / King Nothing / One / Until It Sleeps / For Whom the Bell Tolls / Wherever I May Roam / Nothing Else Matters / Enter Sandman / Encore Jam / Last Caress / Master of Puppets / Overkill

CD 1 — Load (Remastered): Ain't My Bitch / 2 x 4 / The House Jack Built / Until It Sleeps / King Nothing / Hero of the Day / Bleeding Me / Cure / Poor Twisted Me / Wasting My Hate / Mama Said / Thorn Within / Ronnie / The Outlaw Torn

CD 2–6 — Shadowcast (Discs 1–5): riff tapes, demos, vocal ideas, alternate takes and rough/alternate mixes spanning the entire Load sessions.

CD 7 — B-Sides & Rarities: The Motörhead covers (Overkill / Damage Case / Stone Dead Forever / Too Late Too Late / The Chase is Better Than the Catch / (We Are) The Road Crew), alternate edits, remixes, and Mama Said (Live on Later...with Jools Holland).

CD 8–9 — Escape from the Studio '95: Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England - August 26th, 1995, plus Astoria 2, London - August 23rd, 1995.

CD 10–11 — Club Shows & Rehearsals: Live at Slim's, San Francisco, CA - June 10th, 1996, August '96 rehearsals, and the WMMS Coffee Break Concert.

CD 12–13 — Poor Norwegian Me '96: Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - November 23rd, 1996, plus Birmingham, England rehearsals.

CD 14–15 — Poor Touring Me '96-'97: a globe-spanning compilation of live performances from the Load world tour.

DVD 1 — Studio Shit + U.K. Shenanigans: rehearsals at The Plant, writing in Lars' dungeon, and a Week and a Half in the Life of Metallica (London & Castle Donington).

DVD 2 — Polar Beach Party: soundcheck, backstage, and live performance.