Unless you are a fan of Load to begin with, I don't think anyone in their right mind would think leftover tracks from that recording would be a good idea for an entire new album. Isn't the "Memory Remains" one of the stupidest things you have ever heard...c'mon...admit it. I can understand people maybe liking Load for what it is, something different, but how hackneyed is calling leftover tracks, "RELOAD". I guess after Load Bob Rock wasn't able to pinch anything else from them so he said, "All right guys lets just re-tool the crap from the last one." I'm sure they didn't put up a fight, they're rich now.

This was one of the first albums I bought that I was dissapointed with. Load was better, and as back in Metallica albums you go, it gets better. "Fuel" is a fun song to listen and to play on guitar, but the rest is better left to rest. 'The Memory remains" has some nice bluesy riffs, but it's more of a Creed song than a Metallica song. As the album goes by, you will the deception too. Soft rock fans will find this an interesting offer from Metallica with songs as "The Unforgiven II", not bad at all, in fact, very interesting to listen to. Highlights: "Fuel" not metal, but regardless a great tune. Lows: monothony of the rest of the album.

Another uninspired group of songs thrown together. Sure, the CD is slightly heavier than Load, but first off, not much, and still, no more inspiration. Fuel is a great way to start off the album, just like Load, they started it off hard, but let it dive. Starting with The Memory remains it's just more songs just simply put together with nothing behind them, Unforgiven 2 is a slap in the face to the origional song. It doesn't get better until Fixxxer at the very end of the CD, just more weak attempts at putting something out.

how could u come up with crazy names like master of puppets,ride the lightning, ...and justice for alland come up with a name like re-load they really badly ran out of ideasfuel is the only half descent song on it

While yes, the better albums for Metallica remains Kill em ALl and the 80's thrash, the newer bluesier sound takes theband AND its listeners back to the band's youth. In my opinion, Metallica isn't gone, some of the new tracks from ST. Anger have alreadyt shown us that, its just that LOAD and RELOAD were albums meant to take us to and show us into the youth and feelings of the band, how they expressed there feelings when all there was, was the blues and southern rock. To those who claim that LOAD and RELOAD were filler albums, I say that you need to reevaluate your fanship and learn that softer isn't always "not heavy metal" it's attitude that counts.

By now everyone actually knows what Metallica used to be, and what they turned out into in the 90s. Screw that...What I would really like to see, is a personal music CD collection of a person who rates this abortion of an album 5 stars. I'd really like to talk to him or her, to know what they have been listening to in their lives, how their musical taste evolved, what they like and dislike, and what other CDs by Metallica grace their CD-shelves.That's about all the interest that this album arouses in me.So the obvious verdict is this: excellent Metallica started with "Kill'em All" and ended by the black album. Buy all 5 of them.PS "Unforgiven 2" is quite good, though. Download it through a PTP service, so courthouse-lawsuit-happy Mr. Ulrich has another $15 lost! I hope he won't sleep. :)