On November 18, 1997, “Vertigo” and “Elektra” labels released “Reload”, the seventh Metallica studio album. It was recorded May – October 1997, at “The Plant Studios” in Sausalito, California, and was produced by James Hetfield, Bob Rock and Lars Ulrich. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, Platinum in Finland by “Musiikkituottajat”, Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”, Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”, Platinum in Sweden by “GLF”, and 3 x Platinum in US by “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- James Hetfield– vocals, guitar
- Kirk Hammett– guitar
- Jason Newsted– bass
- Lars Ulrich– drums, percussion
- Marianne Faithfull– additional vocals
- Bernardo Bigalli – violin
- David Miles – hurdy-gurdy
- Jim McGillveray – percussion
- Brian Dobbs – engineer
- Randy Staub – engineer, mixing
- Darren Grahn – engineer assistant, digital editing
- Kent Matcke, Gary Winger, Bernardo Bigalli – engineer assistant
- Mike Fraser– mixing
- George Marino – mastering
- Paul DeCarli, Mike Gillies – digital editing
- Andie Airfix – design
- Andres Serrano– cover design
- Anton Corbijn– photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by James Hetfield.
- Fuel – music by Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield
- The Memory Remains – music by Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield
- Devil’s Dance – music by Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield
- The Unforgiven II – music by Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield
- Better Than You – music by Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield
- Slither – music by Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield
- Carpe Diem Baby – music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
- Bad Seed – music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
- Where the Wild Things Are – music by Lars Ulrich, Jason Newsted, James Hetfield
- Prince Charming – music by Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield
- Low Man’s Lyric – music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
- Attitude – music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
- Fixxxer – music by Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett