Metallica Release ‘ReLoad (Remastered)’ Deluxe Box Set

Metallica have officially released the long-awaited ReLoad (Remastered), giving fans the definitive edition of the band’s 1997 multi-platinum album through their own Blackened Recordings label.

Available now, the remastered release arrives in multiple physical and digital configurations, led by an expansive Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set packed with previously unreleased demos, rough mixes, live performances, behind-the-scenes footage, and collectible memorabilia.

Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, with longtime Metallica collaborator Greg Fidelman overseeing the project, ReLoad (Remastered) is available as:

• Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set
• Standard 180g 2LP
• Walmart-exclusive coloured 140g 2LP
• CD
• 3CD Expanded Edition
• Cassette
• Digital editions, including a Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio mix
• A Deep Dive Into the ReLoad Era

The centrepiece of the reissue campaign is the Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set, a comprehensive archival collection documenting Metallica’s 1997–1998 period.

Metallica ‘ReLoad’ album artwork

The collection includes:

• The remastered ReLoad album on 180g double vinyl
• “The Memory Remains” 7-inch single
• Live at Ministry of Sound ’97 on three LPs
• 15 CDs featuring demos, riffs, rough mixes, B-sides, rarities, and extensive live recordings
• Four DVDs packed with studio footage, live performances, television appearances, interviews, and the band’s famous pop-up concert at Philadelphia’s CoreStates Complex parking lot
• A 128-page hardcover book featuring previously unseen photographs and stories from those involved during the era

Exclusive memorabilia, including:

• 13 Rorschach Test cards
• An 11” × 17” “Gimme Fuel” poster
• Pushead artwork
• Guitar and bass picks
• Lyric sheets
• Laminated tour passes
• Stickers
• #GetTheReLoadOut Returns

Coinciding with the release, Metallica has also launched the latest edition of its #GetTheReLoadOut fan competition.

Following the success of last year’s #GetTheLoadOut, this year’s contest expands beyond musical covers to include visual and performance artists. Throughout the campaign, fans have been submitting interpretations of songs from ReLoad, with two grand prize winners set to receive an autographed ReLoad (Remastered) Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set.

Originally released on November 18, 1997, ReLoad became Metallica’s third consecutive album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, spending nearly 80 weeks on the chart while reaching No. 1 in six countries.

Recorded during the same creative sessions that produced 1996’s Load, the album showcased the band experimenting beyond its thrash roots. Tracks such as “Low Man’s Lyric” featured hurdy-gurdy and violin, while Marianne Faithfull delivered her unforgettable guest vocal on “The Memory Remains.”

Nearly three decades later, songs like “Fuel” and “The Memory Remains” remain staples of Metallica’s live performances during the band’s ongoing “M72 World Tour,” underscoring the album’s enduring legacy.