Reload is the seventh studio album by American band , released on November 18, 1997 via . The album is a follow-up to , released the previous year, and Metallica's last studio album to feature the -era lineup, with bassist leaving the band in January 2001, though it was not his last release with the band. Reload debuted at number one on the , selling 436,000 copies in its first week. It was certified by the (RIAA) for shipping three million copies in the United States.