Load (1996)

After almost three years of touring to support Metallica, including a headlining performance at Woodstock '94, Metallica returned to the studio to write and record its sixth studio album. The band took a break in the summer of 1995 and played three outdoor shows which included headlining Donington Park in the United Kingdom, supported by Slayer, Skid Row, Slash's Snakepit, Therapy?, and Corrosion of Conformity. The short tour was titled Escape From The Studio '95. The band spent roughly one year writing and recording new songs, resulting in the release of Load in 1996, which entered the Billboard 200 and ARIA Charts at number one, marking the band's second number one. The cover of Load was created by Andres Serrano, and was called Blood and Semen III. Serrano pressed a mixture of his own semen and bovine blood between sheets of plexiglass. The release marked a change in musical direction for the band and a new look with band members receiving haircuts.

Load
1)Ain't My Bitch
2)2 X 4
3)The House Jack Built
4)Until It Sleeps
5)King Nothing
6)Hero Of The Day
7)Bleeding Me
8)Cure
9)Poor Twisted Me
10)Wasting My Hate
11)Mama Said
12)Thorn Within
13)Ronnie
14)The Outlaw Torn