Load-era Art

1996's Load introduced a new Andie Airfix-designed Metallica logo featuring longer letters with shorter barbs. Load also debuted the "Ninja Star" logo by James Hetfield, comprised of four classic Metallica M's linked together.

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Print proof of two pages from the Load CD booklet, 1996. The pages feature the songs "Bleeding Me" and "Poor Twisted Me". Photos: Anton Corbijn. From the Collection of Lars Ulrich

Print proof of the back cover of Load, 1996. Photo: Anton Corbijn. From the Collection of Lars Ulrich

Print proof of the CD single cover art for Load's "Until It Sleeps," 1996. From the Collection of Lars Ulrich

Design layer for the promotional CD Mandatory Metallica cover art, 1997. The art features the Metallica logo and "Ninja Star" from Load and Reload. Design: Andie Airfix. From the Collection of Lars Ulrich