Load (studio album) by Metallica

Load by Metallica
Year: 1996
Overall rank: 3,302nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
64/100 (from 435 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1996 (67th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (569th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,302nd)
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Metallica bestography

Load is ranked 8th best out of 30 albums by Metallica on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Metallica is Master Of Puppets which is ranked number 104 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 13,066.

Metallica album bestography « Higher ranked (2,953rd) This album (3,302nd) Lower ranked (4,312th) »
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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
64/100 (from 435 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 64.4/100, a mean average of 63.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.9.

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From 04/13/2024 03:36
Metallica’s greatest album and one of the greatest hard rock albums of all time. Nearly flawless music.
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From 02/07/2024 01:37
The 90s weren’t the best decade for Metallica. They could’ve brought the epic thrash of the 80s to the mainstream now that people were listening but instead brought the mainstream sound to thrash. Still some great songs here but also some very forgettable ones sadly.
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65/100
From 10/17/2022 18:49
Not a great album HOWEVER: Some people want their favorite bands to release the same album over and over again with little changes. I respect this album, I respect bands that try a differet sound.
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85/100
From 11/17/2020 03:07
Sure, Metallica went in a new direction for the worse, but this wasn't bad. I'd actually say this and Reload are really good albums. They just don't hold a candle to Metallica's earlier stuff, even the Black Album.
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From 10/23/2020 19:48
Pensei que era bem pior, grata surpresa!! Apesar de ser um pouco desordenado, de apostar em ciosas variáveis, os acertos são melhores do que os erros.
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From 09/22/2020 13:13
This is the moment Metallica became more mainstream and destroyed their loyal fan base. I on the other hand enjoyed the new sound. Rating (82.5)
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From 03/15/2020 21:48
I can actually tolerate this better than the black album. I give everything tolerable 5 stars because I read the manual and the rating is not factored just charts. I only have 50 albums on my charts at this point. I don't expect this to be added anytime soon
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From 09/13/2019 08:03
This record could be shorter, then it would be much better
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