St. Anger
Studio album by Metallica
Released	June 5, 2003
Recorded	May 2002 – April 2003
Genre	Heavy metal[1][2][3][4]
Length	75:01
Label	Elektra
Producer	Bob Rock, Metallica
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Blender link NME (9/10) link Pitchfork Media (0.8/10) link PopMatters link Q magazine [5] Rolling Stone link
Metallica chronology
S&M (1999) St. Anger (2003) Some Kind of Monster (2004)

St. Anger is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on June 5, 2003. The album was originally to be released on June 10, 2003, but because of fears of extended music piracy over filesharing networks, St. Anger was released five days earlier. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 352 × 350 pixelsFull resolution (352 × 350 pixel, file size: 179 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is of a cover of an audio recording, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... For the Christian heavy metal singer, see Rob Rock. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3. ... Blender is an American magazine that bills itself as the ultimate guide to music and more. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... For other uses, see NME (disambiguation). ... Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... PopMatters is an international magazine of cultural criticism. ... Q is a music and entertainment magazinepublished monthly in the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links 2_stars. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... S&M is a live album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, recorded live with the San Francisco Symphony on April 21-22 of 1999. ... Some Kind of Monster is an EP by American heavy metal band Metallica, released in 2004. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Copyright infringement is the unauthorized use of copyrighted material in a manner that violates one of the copyright owners exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works that build upon it. ... File sharing is the activity of making files available to other users for download over the Internet, but also over smaller networks. ...

The album hit #1 in 30 countries, including the U.S. Billboard 200 and Canadian Albums Chart. In 2004, the lead single from the album, "St. Anger", won a Grammy Award for "Best Metal Performance". The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance has been awarded since 1990. ...

St. Anger represents the last collaboration between Metallica and longtime producer Bob Rock, with the announcement in early 2006 that Rick Rubin would assume production duties on their forthcoming album. A modernized version of the Metallica logo, again featuring the stabbing edges of the first and last letters of the band's earlier 1980s logo, made its debut on St. Anger. For the Christian heavy metal singer, see Rob Rock. ... Frederick Jay Rick Rubin (born March 10, 1963 in Lido Beach, New York) is a Jewish American record producer and is currently the co-head of Columbia Records. ...

History and reception

Five and a half years elapsed between the release of the band's previous studio album, ReLoad, and the recording of St. Anger, which began in 2002. Many factors contributed to this delay, including the departure of bassist Jason Newsted, the band's feud with file-sharing service Napster, and vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield's several months in rehab for alcoholism and other unspecified addictions. The 2004 film Some Kind of Monster documents that relationships between the band members in the lead-up to the album's recording were at an all-time low. ReLoad is the seventh album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released in 1997. ... Jason Newsted is an American bass guitarist, currently a member of Voivod and Rock Star Supernova. ... For Napster, LLC (formerly Roxio), and the paid Napster music service, see Napster (pay service). ... James Alan Hetfield (born 3 August 1963, Downey, California[1]) is the main songwriter (with drummer Lars Ulrich and sometimes guitarist Kirk Hammett), co-founder, vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the American thrash/heavy metal band Metallica. ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. ... For other uses, see Some Kind of Monster. ...

The band began initial writing for the album in January 2001, when they rented out and converted an army barrack in The Presidio in San Francisco, California, into a makeshift studio.^[6] Uncomfortable with the idea of bringing in an immediate replacement for Newsted, the band opted to have producer Bob Rock play bass guitar for the recording of the album, with plans to find a fulltime bass player upon the record's completion. Recording came to a halt in July 2001 when the band announced via its website that James Hetfield had entered a rehab center for treatment of alcoholism and other addictions. Prior to the album's release, Lars Ulrich would leave videos and audio of himself discussing the new album on the band's blog, jumpinthestudio.com (no longer working). The Parade Grounds at the Presidio of San Francisco. ... San Francisco redirects here. ... For the Christian heavy metal singer, see Rob Rock. ... A sunburst-colored Fender Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass[1][2]; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... Lars Ulrich (born December 26, 1963) is the drummer and co-founder of Metallica. ...

The album met with mixed reviews. One review stated that the album was unpolished and seemed under-produced.^[7] The band adopted a different approach to the recording process, opting for an extremely stripped down and raw production quality. Producer Bob Rock noted that the aim was to capture the atmosphere of "a band jamming together in a garage for the first time, and the band just happened to be Metallica".^[8] Drum rattles gave listeners a challenging sound, different from previous Metallica albums and unheard of from such an established act. The album also had a complete absence of guitar solos and marked Metallica's first usage of drop C tuning for an entire album (discounting St. Anger in Drop C and Drop G, Dirty Window in Drop D down a half step and Invisible Kid in Drop C# and Drop G#), which allowed significantly low guitars. Some critics praised the album for its aggression, with one critic noting that "while it's an ungodly mess at times," "what you hear on this album is a band playing with passion for the first time in years."^[9] When discussing Metallica in an October 2007 interview, Evile frontman Matt Drake stated that "it [St. Anger] just sounds horrible".^[10] Guitar solos are a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. ... Dropped C tuning is an alternative guitar tuning style in which the lowest (sixth) string is tuned down two tones (dropped) to C and the rest of the strings are tuned down one tone, thus making the overall tuning CGCFAD from low to high. ... Evile are an English thrash metal group from Huddersfield, England. ...

Longtime artist Pushead designed the cover artwork, marking the first album cover he'd created for the band; his work had been featured previously inside the ...And Justice For All booklet, several single covers, and numerous T-shirt designs. Three limited edition color variations of the cover art were originally planned as shown on Metallica's official website, but the idea was quietly scrapped.^[11] ...And Justice for All is American heavy metal band Metallicas fourth studio album released August 25, 1988, by Elektra Records. ...

After Summer Sanitarium, the year-long Madly in Anger with the World Tour followed, finishing near the end of 2004. The songs "Frantic," "St. Anger," "Dirty Window," and "The Unnamed Feeling" were performed frequently during the tour. "Sweet Amber" and "Some Kind of Monster" were also played live, but not as often as the other St.Anger material. The album tracks were altered when played live. Sometimes shortened, or in some cases a guitar solo was added ("Sweet Amber," "Dirty Window," "Frantic") However, in some cases only one song from the album was played live, and in 2006 the album had almost completely been removed from live sets with most shows not including any songs from St. Anger, Load, or ReLoad (with the exception of Fuel from ReLoad). In October 2007, the song "All Within My Hands" was played acoustically at both nights of the Bridge School Benefit concerts. In 2003, Metallica staged the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003, in part to promote their latest album, St. ... The Madly in Anger with the World Tour was a year-long concert tour by Metallica that took place in 2003 and 2004, in connection with their St. ... Frantic is the second single by heavy metal band Metallica off their 2003 album St. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Unnamed Feeling is the third single by heavy metal band Metallica off their 2003 album St. ... One of the first songs put together for the bands St Anger Album, the songs birth and development is well detailed in the movie - Metallica - Some Kind of Monster. ... Load is the sixth album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released in June 1996. ... ReLoad is the seventh album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released in 1997. ... Fuel is a song from Metallicas ReLoad album. ... For other uses, see October (disambiguation). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Acoustic guitar can refer to the following musical instruments: Nylon and gut stringed guitars: Renaissance guitar Baroque guitar Romantic guitar Classical guitar, the modern version of the original guitar, with nylon strings Flamenco guitar Steel stringed guitars: Steel-string acoustic guitar, also known as western, folk or country guitar Twelve... The Bridge School Benefit is an annual non-profit charity concert held in Mountain View, California every October at the Shoreline Amphitheatre. ...

In May 2007, the album was featured in Q magazine's "10 Most Insane Albums Ever"; due to James Hetfield's recording hours, alcohol problems, and the departure of Jason Newsted. In addition, underneath a section of the article titled "Is it Any Good?," it says the production is "tinny," that the songs "just aren't good enough," and that Hetfield's singing is out of key.

Track listing

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1. "Frantic" – 5:50
2. "St. Anger" – 7:21
3. "Some Kind of Monster" – 8:25
4. "Dirty Window" – 5:26
5. "Invisible Kid" – 8:30
6. "My World" – 5:46
7. "Shoot Me Again" – 7:10
8. "Sweet Amber" – 5:27
9. "The Unnamed Feeling" – 7:09
10. "Purify" – 5:13
11. "All Within My Hands" – 8:48

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Personnel

• James Hetfield – Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
• Lars Ulrich – Drums
• Kirk Hammett – Lead Guitar
• Bob Rock – Bass Guitar

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Production

• Bob Rock – producer, engineer, mixing
• Anton Corbijn – photography
• Scott Cunningham – production coordination
• Mike Gillies – digital engineer, assistant
• Paul Wood – guitar technician
• Wayne Isham – director
• Dana Marshall – producer
• Vlado Meller – mastering
• Colin Mitchell – camera operator
• Paul Owen – monitors
• Jean Pellerin – editing, camera operator
• Pushead – cover illustration
• Ryan Smith – camera operator

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Charts

Album

Singles

References