Metallica - St. Anger [PA] (CD 2003)

I first heard snippets of this at Donnington a few years ago. it struck me as the sound of a once awesome band that had lost it's way and was following the "down-tuned, no solo's" route of all the rubbish nu-metal stuff out at the time.

After watching "some kind of monster" it's easy to see why this album sounds so furious.
Not since Pantera's "far beyond driven" have I heard an album of such brooding intent.

I love Metallica, seen them more times than have had hot dinners, grew up with Master / Ride / And justice as the background to my early teens. After load / Reload, which for any other band would be awesome albums I was a bit hesitant with this album.

It does drag on a bit in places but once you cut through that if you want to listen to something when your in a bad mood this sums it up perfectly.

Metallica were one of of the greatest bands of the 80's. Were as 20 years ago. They have since spent the last 15 years, living off of a reputation that they no longer deserve, if this steaming pile of corporate manure is anything to go by. This album is truly, truly awful. This is the equivalent of your middle aged dad, at a party, trying to impress teenage girls, by doing the robot. Hang your heads in shame.

Metallica are without doubt one of the biggest and most influential bands on the planet. St. Anger is another album in a catalogue of masterpieces, a must for any rock or Metallica fan!

in my opinion this album is good due to the fact that it is something different from the norm. This may not be everyone's favourite metallica album but it contains some great songs (frantic and st.anger to name two). some not so great moments like the intros of 'my world' and 'st.anger' sounding very similar. but overall quite good

i bought this cd after watching the dvd some kind of monster which showed the band making this album so id heard a few songs already,but when i listned to this whole album all the way through it was so samey (the same sound the same kinds of beats the same angry grungy sound )i got bored after hearing it once and it probably wont come off my shelf often unless i want to hear the song FRANTIC as this was a kick as song.