---
title: "1997-08-23: End of the Load: Blindman's Ball, Stuttgart, Germany by Metallica"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/93649c1b-5e00-3f00-8695-205c025b8513"
artist: "Metallica"
year: 1997
label: "Ready! Go!"
---

# 1997-08-23: End of the Load: Blindman's Ball, Stuttgart, Germany

**1997-08-23: End of the Load: Blindman's Ball, Stuttgart, Germany** is a live album by Metallica, released in 1997 on Ready! Go!.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | 1997-08-23: End of the Load: Blindman's Ball, Stuttgart, Germany |
| Artist | Metallica |
| Type | Live |
| Year | 1997 |
| Label | Ready! Go! |
| Catalog number | RG005 |
| Tracks | 13 |
| Place in discography | 151 of 1041 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | So What | 2:47 |
| 2 | Master of Puppets | 3:52 |
| 3 | King Nothing | 7:01 |
| 4 | Sad but True | 6:11 |
| 5 | Fuel | 4:48 |
| 6 | Hero of the Day | 4:51 |
| 7 | Ain't My Bitch | 5:22 |
| 8 | One | 7:34 |
| 9 | Until It Sleeps | 4:40 |
| 10 | Stone Cold Crazy | 2:50 |
| 11 | Creeping Death | 7:17 |
| 12 | Battery | 4:00 |
| 13 | Last Caress | 2:52 |

## Genres

[Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Release tags

Heavy Metal · Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [1997-02-19: The Odeon, Cleveland, OH (1997)](https://themetalnet.com/album/0ef11b2a-883d-4259-a8a8-2745f07f507c)
- Next release: [Acoustic Metal (1997)](https://themetalnet.com/album/5f4e36b8-e42b-3813-9d95-542d5484fd5e)

## Artist

- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica)

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