Joe’s Reviews > 60 Songs That Explain the '90s > Status Update

“In 1996, Metallica cut their hair, got a few exotic piercings, and put out Load, a disconcertingly “alternative”-feeling power play that further alienated their core thrash fanbase; Pantera, meanwhile, served up the bombastic shriekfest The Great Southern Trendkill, which sounds like a bunch of guys who think that Load is the worst fuckin’ album ever made.”