Compact discs

Box set presenting 15 audio CD compact discs containing the remastered version of Metallica's 1996 album Load, along with other studio and live performance content -- Shadowcast, b-sides and rarities, Escape from the studio '95, club shows and rehearsals, and live performances, accompanied by 4 DVDs containing live performances and on the air and TV appearances, a book containing still photos and notes from the album and tour performances

Accompanying material may vary

Accompanying DVDs contain studio rehearsals and behind the scenes footage from Metallica's time in the United Kingdom, Polar beach party live in a tent, Tuktoyaktuk, Canada September 3rd 1995, Poor Swedish me '96 live at Globen Stockholm, Sweden November 16th 1996, and on the air and TV appearances

Metallica (James Hetfield, guitars, vocals ; Lars Ulrich, drums ; Kirk Hammett, lead guitar ; Jason Newsted, bass)

DVD

CD 1,

Load remastered. Ain't my bitch (5:04) -- 2 x 4 (5:28) -- The house Jack built (6:39) -- Until it sleeps (4:30) -- King nothing (5:28) -- Hero of the day (4:22) -- Bleeding me (8:18) -- Cure (4:54) -- Poor twisted me (4:00) -- Wasting my hate (3:57) -- Mama said (5:20) -- Thorn within (5:52) -- Ronnie (5:17) -- The outlaw torn (9:48)

CD 2,

Shadowcast (disc 1). Riff tape intro ; Bitch ("Ain't my bitch" riff) ; 2 x 4 (riff) ; 2 x 4 (riff II) ; Jack ("The house Jack built" riff) ; Jack ("The house Jack built" riff II) ; Load ("King nothing" riff) ; Mouldy ("Hero of the day" riff) ; Boss ("Bleeding me" riff) ; Boss ("Bleeding me" riff II) ; Believe ("Cure" riff) ; Believe ("Cure" riff II) ; Believe ("Cure" riff III) ; Streamline ("Wasting my hate" riff) ; Streamline ("Wasting my hate" riff II) ; NC-17 ("Thorn within" riff) ; NC-17 ("Thorn within" riff II) ; Ronnie (jam) ; Outlaw ("the outlaw torn" riff) ; Streamline ("Wasting my hate" demo) ; Load ("King nothing" demo) ; 2 x 4 (demo) ; Mouldy ("Hero of the day" demo) ; NC-17 ("Thorn within" demo) ; Jack ("The house Jack built" demo) ; Believe ("Cure" demo) ; Dusty ("Poor twisted me" demo) ; Ronnie (demo) ; Outlaw ("The outlaw torn" demo) --

CD 3,

Shadowcast (disc 2). Bitch ("Ain't my bitch" demo) ; Boss ("Bleeding me" demo) ; Mama ("Mama said" demo) ; Boss ("Bleeding me" vocal idea) ; Thorn within (guilty) ("Thorn within" vocal idea) ; Egypt ("The house Jack built" vocal idea) ; Mama ("Mama said" vocal idea) ; The blue and the gray (and the red) ("Ronnie" vocal idea) ; Poor twizted me ("Poor twisted me" vocal idea) ; F.O.B.D. ("Until it sleeps" vocal idea) ; Bitch ("Ain't my bitch" take 15) ; Streamline ("Wasting my hate" take 5) --

CD 4,

Shadowcast (disc 3). 2 x 4 (take 16) ; NC-17 ("Thorn within" take 18) ; Believe ("Cure" take 14) ; Load ("King nothing" take 16) ; Jack ("The house Jack built" take 16) ; Dusty ("Poor twisted me" take 12) ; Ronny ("Ronnie" take 16) ; Boss ("Bleeding me" take 9) ; Mouldy ("Hero of the day" take 16) ; Outlaw ("The outlaw torn" take 12) ; Mama ("Mama said" take 15) ; F.O.B.D. ("Until it sleeps" take 7) ; Mama ("Mama said" new arrangement take 7) --

CD 5,

Shadowcast (disc 4). Streamline ("Wasting my hate" original arrangement rough mix) ; Jack ("The house Jack built" original arrangement rough mix) ; Bitch ("Ain't my bitch" original arrangement rough mix) ; 2 x 4 (original arrangement rough mix) ; Load ("King nothing" original arrangement rough mix) ; Believe ("Cure" original arrangement rough mix) ; 2 x 4 (re-edit version 1 rough mix) ; Dusty ("Poor twisted me" vocal comp rough mix) ; NC-17 ("Thorn within" scratch vocal rough mix) ; Jack ("The house Jack built" re-edit version 1 rough mix) ; Streamline ("Wasting my hate" edit version 1 rough mix) ; Mouldy ("Hero of the day" scratch vocal rough mix) ; F.O.B.D. ("Until it sleeps" rough chorus vocal idea mix) ; Believe ("Cure" Kirk solo comp 1 rough mix) --

CD 6,

Shadowcast (disc 5). Load ("King nothing" Kirk solo comp 2 rough mix) ; Bitch ("Ain't my bitch" original ending alternate mix) ; Mouldy ("Hero of the day" instrumental mix) ; Boss ("Bleeding me" lead vocal comp rough mix) ; Mama ("Mama said" acoustics only alternate mix) ; Ronnie ("instrumental rough mix) ; Streamline ("Wasting my hate" Fraze slam mix) ; Mama ("Mama said" no band alternate mix) ; Load ("King nothing" lead vocal comp rough mix) ; Ronnie (Vocal comp rough mix) ; Jack ("The house Jack built" more FX alternate mix) ; Outlaw ("The outlaw torn" outlaw of torn vocal tag alternate mix)

CD 7,

B-sides & rarities. Overkill -- Damage case -- Stone dead forever -- Too late too late -- The chase is better than the catch -- (We are) The road crew / overkill (reprise) -- Mama said -- The outlaw torn -- Until it sleeps -- Hero of the day -- King nothing -- Hero of the day -- Mama said

CD 8,

Escape from the studio '95 (disc 1). The ecstasy of gold ; Breadfan ; Master of puppets ; Wherever I may roam ; The god that failed ; Fade to black ; 2 x 4 ; Kill/ride medley ; Bass doodle ; For whom the bell tolls ; Devil's dance ; Donington jam ; Creeping death --

CD 9,

Escape from the studio '95 (disc 2). Welcome home (sanitarium) ; Harvester of sorrow ; Guitar solo ; Nothing else matters ; Sad but true ; One ; Last caress ; Seek & destroy ; Enter sandman ; So what ; 2 x 4 ; Devil's dance

CD 10,

Club shows & rehearsals (disc 1). Intro jam ; So what ; Creeping death ; Sad but true ; Ain't my bitch ; Whiplash ; Fade to black ; King nothing ; One ; Until it sleeps ; For whom the bell tolls ; Wherever I may roam --

CD 11,

Club shows & rehearsals (disc 2). Nothing else matters ; Enter sandman ; Encore jam ; Last caress ; Master of puppets ; Overkill ; Motorbreath ; Wasting my hate ; The house Jack built

CD 12,

Poor Norwegian me '96 Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo, Norway November 23rd 1996 (disc 1). Intro jam ; So what ; Creeping death ; Sad but true ; Ain't my bitch ; Whiplash ; Bleeding me ; King nothing ; One ; Wasting my hate ; Bass/guitar doodle ; Nothing else matters ; Until it sleeps ; For whom the bell tolls --

CD 13,

Poor Norwegian me '96 Live at Oslo Spektrum Oslo, Norway November 23rd 1996 (disc 2). Wherever I may roam ; Fade to black ; Seek & destroy / fight fire with fire ; Encore jam ; Last caress ; Master of puppets ; Enter sandman ; Encore jam #2 ; Am I evil? ; Motorbreath ; Bleeding me ; Until it sleeps ; The house Jack built

CD 14,

Poor touring me '96-'97 the soundboard tapes (disc 1). Intro jam ; So what ; Creeping death ; Sad but true ; Ain't my bitch ; Hero of the day ; Whiplash ; Bleeding me ; King nothing ; One ; 2 x 4 ; Wasting my hate ; Devil's dance --

CD 15

Poor touring me '96-'97 the soundboard tapes (disc 2). Bass/guitar doodle ; Nothing else matters ; Until it sleeps ; For whom the bell tolls ; Wherever I may roam ; Fade to black ; Kill/ride medley ; Encore jam ; The shortest straw ; Master of puppets ; Enter sandman ; Encore jam #2 ; Fuel ; Breadfan ; Overkill