Spoken Word in Music: The bridge in 'Ronnie.'.

Rock Me, Asmodeus!: 'Devil's Dance' is a subversion in that, while it appears at surface level to be about Satan, it's actually about somebody soliciting sex.

Precision F-Strike: 'Fuel' has a particularly effective one.

Not to mention the guitars are tuned down half a step for the entirety of the two albums note except 'Devil's Dance', which is played in the key of D minor.

But they also have a more blues-centric guitar sound and even gruffer vocals from James. Structurally, the Load records are very similar to The Black Album. Reload closes with 'Fixxxer', which runs for just over eight minutes. Longest Song Goes Last: Load closes with 'The Outlaw Torn', which runs for nearly ten minutes even after shortening it to prevent the CD from skipping the 'Unencumbered by Manufacturing Restrictions Version' available on one of the singles for 'The Memory Remains' is a minute longer.Lighter and Softer: Compared even to The Black Album, these albums are pretty light by Metallica standards (though still heavy by modern rock standards).Happy Place: 'The House That Jack Built' is about sheltering yourself from the dangers of the outside world.Genre Roulette: Stylistically, these albums are all over the place! Hard Rock, Alternative Rock, Grunge, Stoner Rock, Heavy Metal, Punk, Southern Blues, Country, Progressive Rock, and even Folk Music influences are present.Fake-Out Fade-Out: 'Better Than You' has a fake ending, although it doesn't technically 'fade out.'.

Fading into the Next Song: 'Until It Sleeps' fades into 'King Nothing.' Word of God says that this was actually a mistake in Load's mixing.Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: 'Mama Said', although this song is also pretty open about the frustrations James had with his mother.'Outlaw Torn', 'Fixxxer', 'Bleeding Me' and to a small extent 'The House That Jack Built.' Epic Rocking: Quite a few songs, actually.Word of God says that this is based on an actual shooting that happened in Washington state during the early-mid 90's. Driven to Madness: 'Ronnie' is about a lonely and depressed kid who eventually snaps and shoots up his neighborhood.Cluster F-Bomb: 'Ain't My Bitch' doesn't technically have the F-word in it but liberally uses a ton of other swear words.Call-Back: 'King Nothing' ends with a lyrical callback to 'Enter Sandman.' 'The Unforgiven II' features several musical callbacks to 'The Unforgiven', as well as a homage to the Iron Maiden song 'Children Of The Damned' in its acoustic bits.Alcohol-Induced Idiocy: 'Cure' is about people doing incredibly stupid things as a result of alcohol dependence.A Fool and His New Money Are Soon Parted: The subject of 'King Nothing' has this happen and is mocked for it throughout the whole song.

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