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Metallica Releases ReLoad Remastered June 26, Bonus Single Included

4/29/2026

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Metallica ReLoad Remaster

Metallica will release the ReLoad Remastered edition in United States on June 26, with preorders that include a bonus “The Memory Remains” 7-inch single.
The set includes LPs, CDs, DVDs, an MP3 download card and a hardcover book.
A solo vinyl edition spreads the album over two 180-gram discs and adds a Walmart colorway.
The 1997 ReLoad debuted at number one on Billboard, earned quadruple-platinum, and includes “Fuel” and “The Unforgiven II.”

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Metallica Expands Reload

Metallica launched round two of the #GetTheReLoadOut fan cover competition, now accepting musical covers, performance videos and visual-art entries with a different Reload track each week.
Two Grand Prize Winners will each receive a Metallica-autographed Reload Remastered Deluxe Box Set.
Metallica added two intimate November shows at Mohegan Sun Arena, with Suicidal Tendencies and Spiritbox opening, the shows following the No Repeat Weekend format for venue’s 25th anniversary.

History

Historical Context

In November 1997 Metallica released Reload, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 436,000 first-week sales and later earning 4× platinum in the U.S. The album followed the stylistic shift begun on 1996’s Load, which sparked fan backlash for its hard-rock direction. Today the band revisits that era with a remastered deluxe box, echoing the 1990s strategy of exclusive vinyl and special packaging.

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Metallica ReLoad Remaster

Metallica will release the ReLoad Remastered edition in United States on June 26, with preorders that include a bonus “The Memory Remains” 7-inch single.
The set includes LPs, CDs, DVDs, an MP3 download card and a hardcover book.
A solo vinyl edition spreads the album over two 180-gram discs and adds a Walmart colorway.
The 1997 ReLoad debuted at number one on Billboard, earned quadruple-platinum, and includes “Fuel” and “The Unforgiven II.”

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