METALLICA Streams Remastered Version Of “Hero Of The Day” From Upcoming Load Reissue

Metallica will reissue their 1996 record Load on June 13 and it’s got a lot of bonus material! Load has been remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering and overseen by longtime Metallica producer Greg Fidelman. You can check out a remastered version of “Hero Of The Day” below, which should remind you that Load was actually pretty damn good.

Among the bonus tracks on the Load reissue is the extended version of “The Outlaw Torn”, which was cut down to a shorter runtime thanks to manufacturing demands. Outside that, there’s a massive Load box set that features the following:

• Load (Remastered) on 180-gram double LP and CD
• “Mama Said” picture disc
• Three live LPs
• 15 CDs
• Four DVDs featuring unreleased content (live shows, rough mixes, demos, etc)
• MP3 download card of all audio
• Two tour laminates
• 11″ x 17″ Lollapalooza poster
• Pushead patch
• 8″ x 10″ Rolling Stone Magazine cover print
• Five-pack of guitar/bass picks
• Pack of 14 Rorschach Test cards
• Lyric folder and sheets
• 128-page hardcover book with never-before-seen photos + stories from those who were there

There’s also a 3xCD version with previously unreleased, demos, rough mixes, and live tracks from their worldwide tour. The CDs are housed in a digipak with an embossed cover and includes a 36-page booklet. And of course there’s just a standard CD and vinyl reissue as well. Check ’em all out here.

In the meantime, Metallica is on the road playing their M72 2025 tour featuring Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies as openers, as well as Limp Bizkit and Ice Nine Kills. Tickets are available here.

5/9 Columbus, OH Sonic Temple @ Historic Crew Stadium
5/11 Columbus, OH Sonic Temple @ Historic Crew Stadium
5/23 Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field (w/ Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills)
5/25 Philadelphia, PA Lincoln Financial Field (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
5/28 Landover, MD Northwest Stadium (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
5/31 Charlotte, NC Bank of America Stadium (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
6/3 Atlanta, GA Mercedes-Benz Stadium (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
6/6 Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium (w/ Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills)
6/8 Tampa, FL Raymond James Stadium (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
6/14 Houston, TX NRG Stadium (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
6/20 Santa Clara, CA Levi’s Stadium (w/ Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills)
6/22 Santa Clara, CA Levi’s Stadium (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
6/27 Denver, CO Empower Field at Mile High (w/ Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills)
6/29 Denver, CO Empower Field at Mile High (w/ Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
7/5 Birmingham, England Villa Park
11/1 Perth, Australia Optus Stadium
11/5 Adelaide, Australia Adelaide Oval
11/8 Melbourne, Australia Marvel Stadium
11/12 Brisbane, Australia Suncorp Stadium
11/15 Sydney, Australia Accor Stadium
11/19 Auckland, New Zealand Eden Park
12/3 Sakhir, Bahrain Beyon Al Dana Amphitheatre
12/6 Abu Dhabi, UAE Yas Island – Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix