St. Anger

This article is about Metallica's album. For the song of the same name on the album, see St. Anger (song) .

St. Anger
Metallica studio album
Publication (s)	June 5, 2003
admission	May 1, 2002 - April 8, 2003
Label (s)	Elektra Records
Format (s)	CD, LP
Genre (s)	Alternative metal
Title (number)	11
running time	75:08
occupation	Vocals , guitar : James Hetfield Guitar , backing vocals : Kirk Hammett Bass : Bob Rock Drums : Lars Ulrich
production	Bob Rock , Metallica
Studio (s)	Headquarters Studio, San Rafael, California (USA)
chronology S&M (1999) St. Anger Death Magnetic (2008)
Single releases May 27, 2003 St. Anger September 15, 2003 Frantic January 12, 2004 The Unnamed feeling July 13, 2004 Some Kind of Monster (EP)

St. Anger (English for: " Holy Zorn ") is the eighth studio album by the US heavy metal band Metallica . It was initially due to appear on June 10, 2003, but was released on June 5 because of some songs that were previously circulating on the Internet.

Emergence

St. Anger was produced by Bob Rock and recorded at Headquarters Studio in San Rafael, California .

The album was born out of a feeling of inner turmoil within the band structure. Bassist Jason Newsted recently left the band to pursue his side project Echobrain . He clashed in advance with James Hetfield , who disliked the engagement in Newsted's second band. The psychotherapist Phil Towle was hired specifically to settle the disputes between the band members in order to preserve the unity of the band. At the same time, Hetfield entered into therapeutic treatment to regain control of his alcohol abuse. Work on the album could only begin in spring 2002. The film Some Kind of Monster , released in 2004, has among others. a. the therapy sessions on the subject.

Since the band had no permanent bass player at the time of recording, the bass tracks were temporarily recorded by producer Bob Rock. Robert Trujillo was chosen as the successor to the former bass player Jason Newsted at the beginning of 2003 , who is already listed as a band member in the CD booklet, but cannot be heard on St. Anger , but only on the additional DVD with live recordings that came with the digipak various studio sessions that play the songs of the entire album together.

For the first time in Metallica's career, Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich also contributed to the album's lyrics. Bob Rock also influenced the songs.

Music genre

The album represents a clear departure from the music of the previous albums Load and ReLoad . The music style of the songs on the album is heavier and simpler than that of the two previous albums and also differs from the old, melodic Thrash Metal direction that the music of the Band in the 1980s. The sound is raw and produced less elaborately, which is reinforced by the unusually deep guitar tuning (Drop-C) for Metallica.

It is also noticeable that no guitar solos can be heard, which were an integral part of Metallica songs in the past. Kirk Hammett justified this with the fact that no band member should appear particularly prominent on the album; some solos that had been rehearsed on a trial basis also turned out to be unsuitable, so that in the end they completely renounced them. The songs are long, but characterized by many breaks and tempo changes. Furthermore, verses are often not used or hardly varied, for example in the title track.

Many critics criticized the drum sound, attributed to the snare drum , which produces an extremely popping, tinny sound due to its untensioned snare strings, a special tuning and a special way of playing .

“It was intended to sound raw. It sounds very powerful to me. We just wanted to keep it as honest and pure as possible, because that's just how we sound without all the big production techniques. "

- Kirk Hammett in an interview on laut.de.

“We wanted to make it sound like a band getting together in the garage for the first time. Only that the band is called Metallica. "

- Interview with Bob Rock on the Some Kind of Monster DVD

Track list

All songs by: Hammett, Hetfield, Rock, Ulrich

1. Frantic - 5:50
2. St. Anger - 7:21
3. Some Kind of Monster - 8:25
4. Dirty Window - 5:24
5. Invisible Kid - 8:30
6. My World - 5:45
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

Singles

St. Anger

St. Anger was released on May 27, 2003, before the album was released. There are several versions of the single with different track lists. A vinyl version was also pressed. The B-sides areto be understoodas a tribute to Joey Ramone , whopassed awaywhilerecordingMetallica St. Anger .

The single reached # 15 in the singles charts in Germany and was the album's most successful. In England she reached the top 10 at # 9. The video for the single was filmed in San Quentin State Prison in California under the direction of the Malloy brothers. It shows the band live in front of the prisoners. Robert Trujillo can also be seen for the first time .

CD single 1

1. St. Anger
2. Commando ( Ramones - cover version )
3. Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World (Ramones cover)
4. St. Anger (Radio Edit)

CD single 2

1. St. Anger
2. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue (Ramones cover version)
3. Cretin Hop (Ramones cover version)
4. St. Anger - Music Video

12 "vinyl

1. St. Anger
2. We're a Happy Family (Ramones cover)

Frantic

The second single, Frantic , was released on September 15, 2003. It was released in various countries with country-specific live tracks. Two limited versions were released in Germany, containing two or one live track from the 2003 Rock-am-Ring Festival as a bonus .

Limited Edition # 1

1. Frantic (Hetfield / Ulrich / Hammett / Rock)
2. Harvester of Sorrow (Live) (Hetfield / Ulrich)
3. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live) (Hetfield / Ulrich / Hammett)

Limited Edition # 2

1. Frantic (Hetfield / Ulrich / Hammett / Rock)
2. No Remorse (Live) (Hetfield / Ulrich)

The Unnamed feeling

The Unnamed Feeling was released on January 12th, 2004. A 2-CD-Limited-Edition is available in Germany.

CD single 1

1. The Unnamed feeling
2. The Four Horsemen (Live at le Bataclan, Paris, 2003)
3. Damage, Inc. (Live at le Bataclan, Paris, 2003)
4. The Unnamed Feeling (Video)

CD single 2

1. The Unnamed feeling
2. Hit the Lights (Live at le Trabendo, Paris, 2003)
3. Ride the Lightning (Live at le Bataclan, Paris, 2003)
4. Motorbreath (Live at le Boule Noire, Paris, 2003)

Some Kind of Monster

Some Kind of Monster was released in July 2004 as a companion single to the documentary Metallica: Some Kind of Monster . It was released as an EP . The live songs are identical to those of the American The Unnamed Feeling EP.

1. Some Kind of Monster - 8:28
2. The Four Horsemen (Live) - 5:22
3. Damage, Inc. (Live) - 5:00 am
4. Leper Messiah (Live) - 5:57
5. Motorbreath (Live) - 3:21
6. Ride the Lightning (Live) - 6:42
7. Hit the Lights (Live) - 4:14
8. Some Kind of Monster (Edit) - 4:17

Editions

St. Anger was published in several editions in Germany:

• Jewelcase version
• Jewelcase Limited Version (including DVD)
• Digipack Limited Version (including DVD; 2 different stickers)
• Vinyl -2-12 "records.

Chart successes and sales figures

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

St. Anger   DE 1 06/16/2003 (21 weeks)   AT 1 06/15/2003 (19 weeks)   CH 2 06/15/2003 (20 weeks)   UK 3 06/14/2003 (16 weeks)   US 1 06/21/2003 (23 weeks)

Singles

St. Anger   DE 15th 07/07/2003 (9 weeks)   AT 17th 07/06/2003 (10 weeks)   CH 28 07/27/2003 (8 weeks)   UK 9 07/05/2003 (10 weeks) Frantic   DE 21st 09/29/2003 (6 weeks)   AT 30th 09/28/2003 (5 weeks)   CH 57 10/12/2003 (5 weeks)   UK 16 04/10/2003 (5 weeks) The Unnamed feeling   DE 24 01/26/2004 (7 weeks)   AT 42 01/25/2004 (4 weeks)   CH 47 01/25/2004 (6 weeks)   UK 42 01/24/2004 (2 weeks) Some Kind of Monster (EP)   DE 65 09/13/2004 (3 weeks)   AT 40 09/12/2004 (5 weeks)   CH 71 09/12/2004 (1 week)   US 37 07/31/2004 (6 weeks)

St. Anger entered the German charts at number 1 on June 16, 2003 , topped the chart for six weeks and stayed in the top 100 for a total of 21 weeks. The album also reached number 1 in Austria, the United States, Australia, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and New Zealand.

St. Anger earned a double platinum record in the year of publication for more than two million units sold in the United States .

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	20,000
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	50,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Germany (BVMI)	2 × platinum	400,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	(1,000,000)
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	35,725
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Greece (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	40,000
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	50,000
Russia (NFPF)	platinum	20,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	80,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	11 × gold 18 × platinum	3,605,725

Main article: Metallica / Music Sales Awards

Web links

• CDstarts.de (10/10)
• laut.de (3/5)
• plattentests.de (7/10)
• whiskey-soda.de (grade 1)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} St. Anger | Metallica.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020 . 
2. ↑ https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/metallica/st_anger/index.html
3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyM3_u8SDNQ
4. ↑ http://laut.de/vorlaut/interviews/2003/08/19/05382/index.htm
5. ↑ Chart positions: DE AT CH UK US
6. ↑ Chart tracking St. Anger on officialcharts.de
7. ↑ International chart tracking St. Anger
8. ↑ US: 2x platinum