Load
album by Metallica
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Metallica's album Load (1996) marked a shift in their musical direction, exploring a Southern rock sound. This album, along with its follow-up Reload (1997), was considered more commercially accessible than their earlier work. The song "The Memory Remains," featuring Marianne Faithfull, highlighted Hetfield's continued ability to craft aggressive and intelligent lyrics, though the band's signature thrash metal sound from albums like Master of Puppets was no longer as prominent.1
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