Álbum Load (Metallica)

Load de Metallica

Álbum de Metallica

1996
★★★★☆
Basado en 132 votos
  • Fecha de lanzamiento: 4 de Junio de 1996
  • Sello Discográfico: Elektra
  • Compositores: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
  • Productores: Bob Rock, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich

Valora este álbum

Load es un álbum de Metallica, publicado en 1996 por Elektra. El disco incluye 14 canciones, entre ellas «Ain't My Bitch», «2 x 4», «House Jack Built» y «Until It Sleeps».

Lanzado en 1996, tras cinco años de silencio discográfico, Load es el sexto álbum de estudio de Metallica y el inicio de su etapa más controvertida y divisiva. Con este disco, la banda abandonó casi por completo sus raíces de thrash metal para abrazar un sonido más cercano al hard rock, el rock alternativo y el blues rock de los años 70. El cambio no fue solo musical: la banda adoptó una nueva imagen, con el pelo corto y una estética más cercana al rock alternativo, lo que provocó una fuerte reacción de rechazo por parte de un sector de su base de fans. A pesar de la controversia, "Load" fue un éxito comercial masivo y es un álbum que muestra a una banda madura explorando nuevas texturas y ritmos, aunque a costa de alienar a parte de su público original.

Cómo se grabó

Después de la gira interminable de "The Black Album", la banda se tomó el descanso más largo de su carrera. Durante este tiempo, el panorama musical había cambiado drásticamente con el auge del rock alternativo y el grunge. Metallica, sintiendo que no podían simplemente repetir la fórmula de su anterior trabajo, decidió explorar nuevas direcciones. De nuevo con el productor Bob Rock, las sesiones de grabación en "The Plant" en California fueron extremadamente prolíficas, llegando a componer y grabar casi 30 canciones. La idea inicial era lanzar un álbum doble, pero finalmente decidieron dividir el material en dos lanzamientos separados: "Load" y su secuela, Reload, que se publicaría un año después.

Sonido y estilo

El sonido de "Load" es una ruptura radical. Los tempos son más lentos, los riffs están fuertemente influenciados por el blues y el rock sureño, y la producción de Bob Rock es más orgánica y menos comprimida. Las canciones son más largas y de estructura más libre, con un enfoque en el "groove" y la melodía. Es el álbum más "rock clásico" de su carrera, con influencias que van desde Lynyrd Skynyrd hasta Thin Lizzy. Líricamente, James Hetfield se sumerge en temas aún más personales, explorando la pérdida, las relaciones familiares y sus propias luchas internas con una vulnerabilidad sin precedentes.

Las canciones clave

El primer sencillo, "Until It Sleeps", es un tema de rock alternativo atmosférico y melancólico, con una letra que Hetfield escribió sobre la batalla de su madre contra el cáncer. "Hero of the Day" es una balada de rock de construcción lenta, mientras que "King Nothing" es uno de los temas más cercanos al sonido de "The Black Album".

La mayor sorpresa fue la balada de country-rock acústico "Mama Said", una emotiva carta de Hetfield a su madre fallecida. Otras canciones como "Bleeding Me" y "The Outlaw Torn" son largas y épicas piezas de blues-rock que muestran la nueva dirección de la banda.

Portada y controversia

La portada de "Load" fue tan controvertida como la música. La imagen, titulada "Semen and Blood III", es una obra del fotógrafo Andres Serrano, creada mezclando semen y sangre bovina entre dos láminas de plexiglás. La elección de una obra de arte tan vanguardista y provocadora fue vista por muchos fans como una traición a la estética del metal.

Lanzamiento y cifras

Pese a la controversia, el álbum fue un éxito comercial masivo, debutando en el número 1 en más de 14 países.

Lo que dijo la crítica

La crítica fue muy dividida. Algunos elogiaron la valentía de la banda por reinventarse y la madurez de sus nuevas composiciones. Rolling Stone lo calificó como el mejor álbum de la banda hasta la fecha. Una gran parte de la prensa y los fans del metal lo criticaron duramente, acusándolos de abandonar sus raíces y de subirse al carro del rock alternativo. Hoy en día, "Load" sigue siendo un álbum polarizante, pero es una obra valiente que muestra a una de las bandas más grandes del mundo en su momento más introspectivo y experimental.

Listado de Canciones

  1. Ain't My Bitch5:04
  2. 2 x 45:28

    Letra

    Yeah I'm gonna make you, shake you, take you I'm gonna be the one who breaks you Put the screws into ya, my way Yeah, c'mon, c'mon come and make my day Make my day Yeah Got some hell to pay you, steal your thunder The joy of violent movement, pulls you under Ooh bite the bullet, well hard Yea, but I bite harder, so go to far To far Friction, fusion, retribution I can't hear ya... talk to me I can't hear ya... so talk to me I can't hear ya are you talking to me I can't hear ya are you talking to me I can't hear ya time to meet my lord I can't hear ya talking 2 by 4 Yeah I'm gonna make you, shake you, take you I'm gonna be that one who breaks you Put the screws into ya, my way Hey c'mon, c'mon, come and make my day Make my day Friction, fusion, retribution I can't hear ya... talk to me I can't hear ya... talk to me I can't hear ya are you talking to me I can't hear ya while your talking to me I can't hear ya trying to be my lord I can't hear ya talking 2 by 4 Friction, fusion, retribution I'm going to make you... talk to me I'm going to trick you... so talk to me I can't hear ya are you talking to me I can't hear ya are you talking to me I can't hear ya time to meet my lord I can't hear ya talking 2 by 4
  3. House Jack Built6:38

    Letra

    Open doors so I walk inside Close my eyes find my place to hide And I shake as I take it in Let the show begin Open my eyes Just to have them close again Well on my way On my way to where I graze It swallows me As it takes me in his home I twist away As I kill this world Open doors so I walk inside Close my eyes find my place to hide And I shake as I take it in Let the show begin Open my eyes Just to have them close once again Don't want control As It takes me down and down again Is that the moon Or just a light that lights this dead end street? Is that you there Or just another demon that I meet? The higher you are The farther you fall The longer the walk The farther you crawl My body my temple This temple it tells "Step into the house that Jack built" The higher you walk The farther you fall The longer the walk The farther you crawl My body my temple This temple it tells "Yes this is the house that Jack built" Open doors as I walk inside Swallow me so the pain subsides And I shake as I take this in Let the show begin The higher you are The farther you fall The longer the walk The farther you crawl My body my temple This temple it tells "Yes this is the house that Jack built" The higher you walk The farther you fall The longer the walk The farther you crawl My body my temple This temple it tells "Yes I am I am I am" Open my eyes It swallows me Is that you there I twist away Away Away Away
  4. Until It Sleeps4:29
    vídeo del tema Until It Sleeps
    Where do I take this pain of mine I run, but it stays right my side So tear me open, pour me out There's things inside that scream and shout And the pain still hates me So hold me, until it sleeps Just like the curse, just like the stray You feed it once, and now it stays So tear me open, but beware There's things inside without a care And the dirt still stains me So wash me, until I'm clean It grips you, so hold me It stains you, so hold me It hates you, so hold me It holds you, so hold me Until it sleeps So tell me why you've chosen me Don't want your grip, don't want your greed I'll tear me open, make you gone No more can you hurt anyone And the fear still shakes me So hold me, until it sleeps It grips you, so hold me It stains you, so hold me It hates you, so hold me It holds you, so hold me Until it sleeps I don't want it So tear me open, but beware The things inside without a care And the dirt still stains me So wash me, 'till I'm clean I'll tear me open, make you gone No longer will you hurt anyone And the fear still shapes me So hold me, until it sleeps Until it sleeps
  5. King Nothing5:28

    Letra

    Wish I may Wish I might Have this I wish tonight Are you satisfied? Dig for gold Dig for fame You dig to make your name Are you pacified? All the wants you waste All the things you've chased Then it all crashes down And you break your crown And you point your finger but there's no one around Just want one thing Just to play the King But the castle's crumbled and you're left with just a name Where's your crown, King Nothing? Where's your crown? Hot and cold Bought and sold A heart as hard as gold Yeah! Are you satisfied? Wish I might, Wish I may You wish your life away Are you pacified? All the wants you waste All the things you've chased Then it all crashes down And you break your crown And you point your finger, but there's no one around Just want one thing Just to play the King But the castle's crumbled and you're left with just a name Where's your crown, King Nothing? Where's your crown? Huh! (Spoken) Wish I may, wish I might Have this wish, I wish tonight I want that star, I want it now I want it all and I don't care how Careful what you wish Careful what you say Careful what you wish you may regret it Careful what you wish you just might get it Then it all crashes down And you break your crown And you point your finger, but there's no one around Just want one thing Just to play the King But the castle's crumbled and you're left with just a name Where's your crown, King Nothing? Where's your crown? Oh, You're just nothing Where's your crown King Nothing? Oh, you're just nothing Absolutely nothing Off to never, never land
  6. Hero Of The Day4:21
    vídeo del tema Hero Of The Day
    Mama, they try and break me. The window burns to light the way back home A light that warms no matter where they've gone. They're off to find the hero of the day But what if they should fall by someone's wicked way? Still the window burns, time so slowly turns Someone there is sighing Keepers of the flames Do you feel your names? Do you hear your babies crying? Mama they try and break me Still they try and break me 'Scuse me while I tend to how I feel These things return to me that still seem real Now deservingly this easy chair But the rocking stops by wheels of despair Don't want your aid But the fist I've made for years won't hold or feel No I'm not all me So please excuse me while I tend to how I fell But now the dreams and waking screams that ever last through the night (echoed between James and Jason) So build the wall behind it crawl and hide until it's light Can you hear your babies crying now? Still the window burns Time so slowly turns And someone there is sighing Keepers of the flames, can't you feel your names? Can't you hear your babies crying? But now the dreams and waking screams that Ever last the night So build a wall behind it crawl And hide until it's light So can't you hear your babies crying now? Mama they try and break me Mama they try and break me Mama they try and break me Mama they try mama they try Mama they try and break me Mama they try and break me Mama they try and break me Mama they try and break me Mama they try and break me Mama they try and break me Mama they try Mama they try
  7. Bleeding Me8:18

    Letra

    I'm digging my way I'm digging my way to something I'm digging my way to something better I'm pushing to stay I'm pushing to stay with something I'm pushing to stay with something better I'm sowing the seeds I'm sowing the seeds I've taken I'm sowing the seeds I take for granted This thorn in my side This thorn in my side is from the tree This thorn in my side is from the tree I've planted It tears me and I bleed And I bleed Caught under wheels' roll I take the leech, I'm bleeding me Can't stop to save my soul I take the leash that's leading me I'm bleeding me I can't take it Caught under wheels' roll The bleeding of me Of me The bleeding of me I am the beast that feeds the feast I am the blood, I am release Come make me pure Bleed me a cure I'm caught, I'm caught, I'm caught under Caught under wheels' roll I take that leech, I'm bleeding me Can't stop to save my soul I take the leash that's leading me I'm bleeding me I can't take it I can't take it I can't take it The bleeding of me I'm digging my way I'm digging my way to something I'm digging my way to something better I'm pushing to stay I'm pushing to stay with something I'm pushing to stay with something better With something better
  8. Cure4:54

    Letra

    (Spoken) The man takes another bullet He keeps them all within He must seek no matter how it hurts So don't fool again He thinks the answer is cold and in his hand He takes his medicine The man takes another bullet He's been fooled again Uncross your arms Take and throw 'em to the cure, say... I do believe Uncross your arms now Take 'em too,and say... I do believe Yeah, I do believe The lies tempt her she follows Again she lets him in She must believe to fill the hollow She's been fooled again Uncross your arms Take and throw them to the cure, say... I do believe Uncross your arms now Take 'em too,and say... I do believe Oh yeah, I do believe Betting on the cure It must get better than this Betting on the cure Yeah everyone's gotta have the sickness 'Cause everyone seems to need the cure Precious cure Betting on the cure 'Cause it must get better than this Betting on the cure Yeah everyone's gotta have the sickness 'Cause everyone seems to need the cure Precious cure I do believe Betting on the cure It must get better than this Need to feel secure Yeah it's got to get better than this, this, this It must get better than this Betting on the cure Everyone's gotta to have the sickness 'Cause everyone seems to need the cure I do believe
  9. Poor Twisted Me4:00

    Letra

    Oh poor twisted me Oh poor twisted me I feast on sympathy I chew on suffer I chew on agony And swallow whole the pain Oh it's too good to be All this misery Is just for oh poor twisted me Poor twisted me Poor mistreated me Poor mistreated me I drown without a sea I'm filled with sorrow Once filled with misery And hated the deep dark blue Such a burden to bear Poor mistreated me Finally reached the shore Survival's gone Now your feeling cold ever since he was born Your pain is so over you Finally reached the shore Survival's gone Now your feeling cold ever since he was born Your pain is so over you Could ya be my friend Such a pain to see Oh poor twisted me
  10. Wasting My Hate3:57

    Letra

    Good day. How do? And I send a smile to you Don't waste, waste your breath And I won't waste my hate on you Ain't gonna waste my hate Ain't gonna waste my hate on you I think I'll keep it for myself Ain't gonna give no more Ain't got the time to help you score I think it's time you pleased yourself Yourself Good day. How do? And I send a smile to you Don't waste, waste your breath And I won't waste my hate on you Waste my hate on you Hate You think you're worthy now? You think enough to even raise the brow And to laugh and tip that two-pronged crown? Well I see my hands, I see my feet I feel that blood that pumps in beat But where the hell's my mind going now? Dead gone now Good day. How do? And I send a smile to you Don't waste, waste your breath And I won't waste my hate on you Waste my hate on you Think I'll keep it for myself Hate Ain't gonna waste my hate But I'm so greedy when they say Better to give than to receive Ain't gonna waste my hate Ain't got time to waste my hate on you I think I'll keep it all for myself For myself Good day. How do? And I send a smile to you Don't waste, waste your breath And I won't waste my hate on you Waste my hate on you Think I'll keep it for myself Hate
  11. Mama Said5:19
    vídeo del tema Mama Said
    Mama she has taught me well Told me when I was young "Son your life's an open book Don't close it 'fore it's done" "The brightest flame burns quickest" That's what I heard her say A son's heart's owed to mother But I must find my way Let my heart go Let your son grow Mama, let my heart go Or let this heart be still Yeah, still Rebel, my new last name Wild blood in my veins Apron strings around my neck The mark that still remains Left home at an early age Of what I heard was wrong I never asked forgiveness But what is said is done Let my heart go Let your son grow Mama, let my heart go Or let this heart be still Never I ask of you But never I gave But you gave me your emptiness I now take to my grave Never I ask of you But never I gave But you gave me your emptiness I now take to my grave So let this heart be still Mama, now I'm coming home I'm not all you wished of me A mother's love for her son Unspoken, and helped me be Yeah, I took your love for granted And all the things you said to me I need your arms to welcome me But, a cold stone's all I see Let my heart go Let your son grow Mama, let my heart go Or let this heart be still Let my heart go Mama, let my heart go You never let my heart go So let this heart be still Never I ask of you But never I gave But you gave me your emptiness I now take to my grave Never I ask of you But never I gave But you gave me your emptiness I now take to my grave So let this heart be still
  12. Thorn Within5:51

    Letra

    Forgive me father For I have sinned Find me guilty of the life I feel within When I'm branded This mark of shame Should I look down disgraced Or straight ahead And know that you must blame I am, I am the secret I am, I am the sin I am, I am the guilty And I, I am the thorn within Forgive me father For I have sinned Find me guilty when true guilt is from within So point your fingers Point right at me For I am shadows and will follow you One and the same are we I am, I am the secret I am, I am the sin I am, I am the guilty And I, I am the thorn within I do your time I take your fall I'm branded guilty For us all So point your fingers Point right at me For I am shadows and will follow you One and the same are we I am, I am your secrets I am, I am your sin I am, I am your guilty And I,I am the thorn within I am the thorn within I am the thorn within I am the thorn within I am the thorn within I am the thorn within
  13. Ronnie5:17

    Letra

    Stories taught Quiet town Small time for big time crowd Never talks Never plays Different path Lost his way The streets are red Red I'm afraid There's no confetti No parade Nothing happens in this boring place But oh my god how it all did change And they all pray Blood stain wash away He said "Lost my way This bloody day Lost my way" I heard it He said "Lost my way This bloody day Lost my way" Oh please wash away But blood stains the sun red today I always said Something wrong Little strange All day long Never laugh Never smile Talked alone for miles and miles and miles Yellow comes Sun I say Keep your smile and laugh all day He falls again in this foreign place For little boys how they do chase And they all pray Blood stain wash away He said "Lost my way This bloody day Lost my way" I heard it He said "Lost my way This bloody day Lost my way" Oh please wash away But blood stains the sun red today (Spoken) Yeah, well all the green things died When Ronnie moved to this place He said "Don't you dare ask Why I'm cursed to wear this face" I know why the children called him Ronnie frown When he pulled that gun from his pocket They all fall down down down He said "Lost my way This bloody day Lost my way" I heard it He screamed "Lost my way This bloody day Lost my way" Oh please wash away But blood stains the sun red today All things wash away They all fall down But blood stains the sun today All things wash away They all fall down But blood stains the sun today
  14. The Outlaw Torn9:48

    Letra

    And now I wait my whole lifetime for you And now I wait my whole lifetime for you I ride the dirt, I ride the tide for you I search the outside, search inside for you To take back what you left me I know I'll always burn to be The one who seeks so I may find And now I wait my whole lifetime Outlaw of torn and I'm torn So on I wait my whole lifetime for you So on I wait my whole lifetime for you The more I search, the more my need for you The more I bless, the more I bleed for you You make me smash the clock and feel I'd rather die behind the wheel Time was never on my side So on I wait my whole lifetime Outlaw of torn and I'm torn Hear me And if close my mind in fear Please pry it open See me And if my face becomes sincere Beware Hold me If when I start to come undone Stitch me together Save me And when you see me strut Remind me of what left this outlaw torn