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| Released | August 26, 1997 [1] | |||
| Recorded | February 1997 | |||
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| Genre | Industrial metal | |||
| Length | 64:48 | |||
| Label | 21st Circuitry | |||
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| Unit:187 chronology | ||||
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Loaded is the second studio album by Unit:187, released on August 26, 1997 by 21st Circuitry. Writing for the album was completed in December 1996 but the material wasn't recorded until February of the following year. [2] In October 1997 CMJ New Music Monthly listed the album at number one on their "Dance Top 25" chart. [3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
Allmusic awarded Loaded three out of five possible stars. [4] Aiding & Abetting commended the band for diversifying their sound, saying "change is good, and I think the pullback from the hardcore is the right one" and "there are still plenty of mean and loud moments, but now they have a context in which to work." [5] Sonic Boom credited the band's change in membership and choice of Strapping Young Lad frontman Devin Townsend as a producer with providing "rich compositional arrangement, appropriate use of guitars, and strong production qualities that make UNIT:187 sound like a brand new band." [6] Fabryka Music Magazine called Loaded "a successful trial of connecting metal riffs with modern electronics." [7]
All tracks are written by Tod Law, John Morgan, Jed Simon and Byron Stroud, except "Planet Claire" by Henry Mancini, Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson
| No. | Title | Remixer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Loaded" | 6:36 | |
| 2. | "Dick" | 5:20 | |
| 3. | "Dead Dogs" | 5:05 | |
| 4. | "Nobody" | 4:55 | |
| 5. | "Traces" | 6:03 | |
| 6. | "Shape Shifter" | 4:47 | |
| 7. | "Rat Trap" | 4:52 | |
| 8. | "Planet Claire" (The B-52's cover) | 3:04 | |
| 9. | "Stillborn" | 6:17 | |
| 10. | "Dead Dogs" (Doggy Style Mix) | Tensor | 6:30 |
| 11. | "Loaded" (Shockfuckee Mix) | 16volt | 4:36 |
| 12. | "Stillborn" (Second Coming Mix) | Rhys Fulber | 6:43 |
| Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | CMJ New Music Monthly | United States | "Dance Top 25" | 1 | [3] |
| "*" denotes an unordered list. | |||||
Adapted from the Loaded liner notes. [8]
Unit:187
Additional personnel
Production and design
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1997 | 21st Circuitry | CD | 21C.CD25 |
| Germany | Off Beat | O-88, SPV 085-43592 |
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