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St. Anger

Metallica

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St. Anger is an album of naked frustration. Longtime bassist and crucial contributor Jason Newsted left the band prior to recording it, James Hetfield entered rehab for substance abuse at the beginning of the sessions, and the personal and creative tensions among the remaining band members were only exacerbated when a camera crew was invited to document the recording process for the film Some Kind of Monster. The album took almost a year to record, and the results are overlabored, but also incredibly revealing. Even though Bob Rock’s production has a cold, detached feel, and Newsted’s absence on bass clearly leaves a void in the band dynamic, St. Anger resulted in some of Metallica’s most brutally ferocious playing, particularly on “Frantic,” “Dirty Window,” and “All Within My Hands.” As far as band cohesion goes, St. Anger is undoubtedly Metallica’s most disjointed, claustrophobic album, and fans may never forgive the infamously tinny drum sound. But while St. Anger is certainly not Metallica’s best album musically, it is their most compelling album psychologically. The title is not a misnomer: this is the sound of the most successful metal band in the world exorcising its demons.

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Because this is important. People Say "this isnt metallica". Thats total bull. Lets Look at metallica's past. Kill Em All & Ride The Lightning = Thrash metal. Master Of Puppets & And Justice For All = Progressive Metal. Black Album = Metal. Reload & Load = Alt Metal. Garage Inc = Punk, Hardcore, Metal, Proggressive, Country, and Folk. So with St Anger they tried something new. Im not sure what it is, but its definitley Heavy Metal something. And People are not only surprised, but also pissed. I dont follow. Every single Album Metallica Has ever put out has been amazing in some way or another, ill admit some better than others, but this album is no exception. This album was made for James and the guys, not you, so get over it if its not exactly what you wanted. That Said, now onto the review. This is Metallica Working backwards. Rough production will take getting used to. Lyrics are all very good. Better than any since Black album. Most of these songs have Killer Riffs. Absolutely addicting and a blast to play. Try it. This music would be great live, very energetic. Personal Favorite Songs - Frantic, Some Kind of Monster, Dirty Window, Sweet Amber, Unnamed Feeling

It's not bad because it's different, it's just bad.

Let me start by saying this: I hate negative reviews which essentially say "I hate it because it's not like their old stuff." Most great bands will naturally evolve their sound as they progress, and if this is done wisely the results will only get better and better. Change is not a reason to hate an album; it should be judged on its own merits. With that said, I will now say this: this is one of the worst albums I've ever listened to. And I'm not one of those "listen once, throw it away in disgust" listeners. I give an album a fair chance before I rule it garbage, and sometimes it grows on me (ie Iron Maiden's "Dance of Death"). To that end, I've listened to this album at least a dozen times, partly in the hope that it would grow on me (it hasn't), and partly to try to figure out why exactly it's such a bad album. Honestly, I don't think the primary fault lies in any of the areas you most often hear it criticized for. The "no solos" thing is really just majoring on the minors; the instrumentation could hardly be accused of being simplistic, and I honestly don't think solos would fit in well here. All.in all, the whole complaint really feels like an extension of the anti-change attitude I so detest. As for the odd drum sound, it is admittedly quite annoying at first, but you get used to it after a couple of listens. The same goes for the production, which I might add is nowhere near as much of a detraction as that of their otherwise outstanding "...And Justice For All." So what, you may ask, makes this album so bad if not those things? The answer is quite simple: the problem lies in the vocals. This is rather surprising, as James Hetfield is easily one of the very best vocalists in metal history. His vocals here, however, are quite weak. It's as if the problems he sought therapy for in "Some Kind of Monster" were what made his voice so powerful, and by eliminating the one he accidentally took away the other along with it. As a result, much of the time it sounds as if he's more saying the lines than singing them, hinting at their intended melodies just enough to let the listener know that something is sorely missing. And when he does actually sing, the results are sub-par at best, which would seem to indicate why the former technique is the far more prevalent one. And the other element of the vocals (what he's saying) fares little better. It has to be said, some of the lyrics here are pretty awful. The fact that this album contains one of the most consistently horrible cliches in music history, the "I know you are but what am I" song directed at anyone who criticizes them ("Shoot Me Again") seems like more than enough evidence of this fact. However, more obnoxious than the lyrics themselves is the style in which they are presented - just about every track here has one or two irritating vocal lines which are repeated ad nauseum throughout the song. All in all, I truly think this album has potential. If some of the songs, particularly the lyrics and vocal lines, had been reworked a bit, and it had been recorded at a time when Hetfield could deliver the vocal performance required to make the material truly shine, I honestly feel this could have stood with the band's very best work. As it is, though it stands as little more than a towering monument to disappointment, proving all the more frustrating because it provides a brief, taunting glimpse at what could have been.

Quite Possibly, Metallica's Darkest Album

I remember the first Metallica album I purchased, ...And Justice for All. I fell in love with Metallica fast. I have a great respect for the band. I got Master of Puppets, Ride the Lightning, all those classic albums! St. Anger...this is something different. Before I rented this album from the library, I heard a lot of friends say how horrible the album was. I decided to check it out, and judge myself what it was...I was glad I did. St. Anger connects with my life in many ways, and it gets dark... Frantic! Impressive stuff. Searching for your lifestyle, which determines your deathstyle. St. Anger! We all need our anger set free, and to have it be healthy. Are we the people actually Some Kind of Monster? Remember your old school bullies? You are the Invisible Kid, who may have the inner Unname Feeling. Shoot Me Again! What difference did Metallica make? A big difference. Sounds different, but amazing. I hear the album is just horrible due to the lack of guitar solos and Lars' steel sounding snare drum. Get over it people. Lots of people love bands like System of a Down and they don't always have guitar solos. Lars' drum sounds good. He loosened the snares, it gives the snare a variety of sounds. Enjoy it. Conclussion? If you don't want to buy it first, get it from the library and see if you want it or not. It can be question-able. It's one of those pieces of art you got to stand back to appreciate. I appreciate it no matter how far I stand. One more thing, St. Anger may not be their best album out yet, but Metallica is getting old, literally. We can't keep expecting Master of Puppet excellence from a band that is now 20 years old. Enjoy them while they last. They may bisband before we know it. It's All Within Our Hands to get their last bits of music history while we can!

Biography

Formed: 1981 in Los Angeles, CA

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s

Metallica was easily the best, most influential heavy metal band of the '80s. Responsible for bringing the genre back to Earth, the bandmates looked and talked like they were from the street, shunning the usual rockstar games of metal musicians during the early '80s. Metallica also expanded the limits of thrash, using speed and volume not for their own sake, but to enhance their intricately structured compositions. The release of 1983's Kill 'Em All marked the beginning of the legitimization of heavy...
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