Reload, newly remastered and issued on CD in a wallet sleeve with printed inner sleeve and booklet. The remaster; overseen by Greg Fidelman and mastered by Reuben Cohen; sharpens the album’s punch without softening its grit; tracks such as "Fuel" and "The
Ships - 6/26/2026 - Reload (Remastered); Metallica on 180g 2LP (black vinyl). Newly remastered by Reuben Cohen; pressed as a double LP in a gatefold with two inserts and MP3 download. Features 'Fuel' and other album favorites.
Ships - 6/26/2026 - Reload remastered on cassette - Reuben Cohen's new master gives magnetic punch and tape warmth to 'Fuel' and the album's heavy grooves; issued with an 8-panel j-card.
In 2016, the album became the first metal album to be added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress, an honor granted to works deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".