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Hawks
Staff Reviewer
February 4th 2026


120764 Comments

Album Rating: 4.1

Load over RTL is one of the most asinine things I've ever seen.

arthropod
February 4th 2026


2739 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Hawks, do you know what the '=' symbol means?

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
February 4th 2026


120764 Comments

Album Rating: 4.1

Yes I do and its still asinine.

Insurrection
February 4th 2026


24903 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

load > mop is blasphemy

DoofDoof
February 4th 2026


17698 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Spineless from the start

Sucked into the part

Circus comes to town...

Let my heart go

Let your son grow

Mama, let my heart go

bigweinerdon
February 4th 2026


3050 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Kill Em All actually fuckin rips. Never was huge into that album until recently

arthropod
February 4th 2026


2739 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Was wondering why the first reaction was "Load = RTL is dumb" instead of "Load > MOP is dumb".

Their first 6 overall are a great series of experiments. Reload was the first major misfire, which is strange given that it's from the same batch of material as Load but somehow much worse.

DoofDoof
February 4th 2026


17698 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Reload is somehow 'more metal' than Load but feels weak

DominionMM1
February 4th 2026


21614 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

the initial plan was to release a double lp but they only had about half the songs finished, and those became load. I think they just rushed the rest of the songs that ended up on reload just to get them out. which explains the difference in quality between the two.

arthropod
February 4th 2026


2739 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Good theory. At least that album gave us Unforgiven II.

DoofDoof
February 4th 2026


17698 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I'm still on the fence about the Unforgiven sequels...both are ok but also nowhere near the original. Dunno :/

Futures
Staff Reviewer
February 4th 2026


17800 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

now i feel obligated to play the trilogy today lol



never a bad day to do that though i suppose!

Titan
February 4th 2026


26858 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

man i'm in the lone minority that loves 3

kalkwiese
February 4th 2026


11111 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I think III and II are really good tbf, I just think the original outshines the sequels.

arthropod
February 4th 2026


2739 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

[2]

As I stated elsewhere, the original was my gateway to metal and one of my fondest childhood memories. Still, II is a fine twist of the scheme and III is largely pleasant but the bridge is outright glorious.

NudeTayne
February 4th 2026


2741 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Sad Butt True will play at every sporting event until the end of time I'm convinced

arthropod
February 4th 2026


2739 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Ever heard the Mongol version of that song?

NudeTayne
February 4th 2026


2741 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

The throat singing dudes?

arthropod
February 4th 2026


2739 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

yea

https://youtu.be/QpxA_ZxGX_M?si=WWNumSE8vUQL0B3C

Insurrection
February 7th 2026


24903 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

it’s baffling to me why Lars didn’t use a ride cymbal on this. seems like a no brainer for the Unforgiven and nothing else matters



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