St. Anger
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Template:Album infobox St. Anger is Metallica's eighth full-length studio album, and tenth overall cd release. The album was to be released on June 10, 2003. However, due to fears of extended music piracy over filesharing networks, St. Anger was released 5 days earlier on June 5, 2003.
Six years elapsed between the release of the band's last album, Reload, and their recording of the album, which began in 2002. Many factors contributed to this delay, the two most important being the departure of bassist Jason Newsted, and vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield's several months in rehab.
Metallica's longtime producer Bob Rock played bass for the recording of the album, and although the idea of Rock joining the band full-time was floated briefly, audtions for a "real" bassist were held in early 2003. A permanent replacement was found in the person of Robert Trujillo, formerly of Suicidal Tendencies and Ozzy Osbourne's band.
The initial limited edition of the album also contained a DVD of the band performing the album live in the studio.
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Track listing
All songs by Hammett, Hetfield, Rock, Ulrich
- "Frantic" - 5:51
- "St. Anger" - 7:21
- "Some Kind of Monster" - 8:26
- "Dirty Window" - 5:24
- "Invisible Kid" - 8:31
- "My World" - 5:45
- "Shoot Me Again" - 7:10
- "Sweet Amber" - 5:27
- "The Unnamed Feeling" - 7:10
- "Purify" - 5:14
- "All Within My Hands" - 8:49
Personnel
- James Hetfield - Guitar, Vocals
- Kirk Hammett - Guitar
- Lars Ulrich - Drums
- Bob Rock - Producer, Engineer, Bass, Mixing
- Robert Trujillo - Live Bass
- Anton Corbijn - Photography
- Scott Cunningham - Production Coordination
- Mike Gillies - Digital Engineer, Assistant
- 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
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2003 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
| 2003 | Top Canadian Albums | 1 |
| 2003 | Top Internet Albums | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2003 | "Frantic" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 21 |
| 2003 | "St. Anger" | Canadian Singles Chart | 24 |
| 2003 | "St. Anger" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 2003 | "St. Anger" | Modern Rock Tracks | 17 |
| 2004 | "Some Kind of Monster" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 19 |
| 2004 | "The Unnamed Feeling" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 28 |
Awards
Grammy Awards
| Year | Winner | Category |
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| 2003 | St. Anger | Best Metal Performance |
Singles
"St. Anger", "Frantic", "The Unnamed Feeling", and "Some Kind of Monster" have been released as singles. In Australia, "The Unnamed Feeling" has been released as a third single featuring three tracks recorded at the Big Day Out concert in the Gold Coast in Queensland in January 2004.de:St. Anger pl:St. Anger