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Metallica's 7 DAVID BAKER Staff Writer RELOAD Metallica (Elektra) ^000'/2 (out of five 8tars) Lately, it seems Metallica has been leading a dual life, of sorts. On one hand, the band seems to be catering to MTVs whims at every turn. On the other hand, their recent concerts have been filled with older, little-known songs such as "Trapped Under Ice" and "No Remorse." So I find it ironic that Reload actually seems to fit into both these molds. ^Featuring 13 new songs, Metallica's seventh LP is an interesting balance of a newer, "alternative" sound and the classic rock-metal sound they helped pioneer. "The Memory Remains" is currently on MTV, and both the video and the song are quite good. The only gripe I have is that Marianne Faithful's guest vocals really seem to detract from an otherwise quality tune. Metallica rehashes one of the more popular selections from their ultra-successful self-titled album (popularly called the "Black" album) with "Un forgiven 11. While I have never been a big fan of the original TJnforgiven," strangely enough I really like this newer version. If s a heavy piece filled with emotion and one of the highlights of Reload. "Devil's Dance" is a very slow, heavy track, and Metallica has actually been playing this song in concert for a few years now. It reminds me of a cut from the "Black" album entitled "The God That Failed," and shows that slower can be better, especially with James Hetfield's voice. The aforementioned "alternative" sound is apparent on "Bad Seed" (which sounds remarkably like Facelift-era Alice in Chains), "Where "CiSii ( Cal 9 Working Woi Free Dance Less( J HAPPY BUS PlckUps M 9:00 ?Quad w C 9:15 ? South Towar A \ 9:45 ? Univ. Commons C J 10:00? Quad 10:15 ? South Towar 10-45 ? Unhf. Commons J^plck-ups )Fj Atlanta / Charlotte /1 ? If you are under the age of 21 i th LP mixes ol ~| the Wild Things Are" and jiPPKPl "Low Man's Lyric." The lat- g g ter is a very somber piece, K13 V complete with a hurdy-gur- Kll|l dy and several violin sampies. But, Metallica really I shows their metal roots on the final track, entitled "Fixxxer." The band's earliest and %*biggest musical influence IllBliiiiiis was a British metal band iWlBlMllMll named Diamond Head, and I Metallica has covered many I of Diamond Head's songs I both in concert and as bonus 9 tracks on previous albums sold overseas. The intro riff on "Fixxxer" greatly resembles the opening guitar line of the Diamond Head song "Sucking My Love," and it shows ' Metallica has not entirely forsaken their ' heavy-metal past. Lyrically, James Hetfield says Re- , load is "darker, a lot sadder in many ] ways." Producer Bob Rock (who also did ] the Black album and Load) believes the | album's lyrics are the "strongest yet. Fm sure everyone will argue with me, hut. .Tames inst crets hptter and hetter " 1 As a die-hard fan of Metallica, , especially their '80s material, I was both j excited and skeptical about Reload. The ] songs from Load really seemed weak ] | W J I )(?) fi^lncojfnl'ii }V&) uuucsuuu every l,ce^ . . \ M ) 2.5 X / 25< J 1.501 w Al 6 All 1 men's Wednesday star >ns with Joe Fro "the I ? > Ride the M ampa / Raleigh / Nashville / t is against the law to buy alcoholic beverages, j id with new ^1 I I |:S UilA**"'"11 * ;'; :?:': :. . sv : Vx'... ' . " V:: to me overall, although there were exceptions. But, while Reload was described as "Load Part II" by drummer Lars Ulrich, to me it seems tighter and more raw than Load. It has a classic rock feel to it, and guitarist Kirk Hammett proves he's still one of the best in history with his powerfully emotional solos. Most importantly, Reload laid to rest my fears that Metallica had forgotten how to be heavy. 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