Metallica, St. Anger

good points: metallica brings yet another great album that sounds great and has depth. also, this may be their most important album. fighting among the band and rehabilitation for james were inspiration for most of the songs and really allowed them to release their feelings. From fast, thrash songs like Frantic, to heavy goodness like St. Anger, and and beautiful depth in The Unnamed Feeling, this album should most definetly be respected among fans.

bad points: Understandably, the band was going through a lot of turmoil in the making of this album, but after awile the lyrics get repetitive. The lyrics dont really have any melody or mesh together very much and have them play the same verse three times in a row for eight minutes; it gets old really fast.

general rating: **** out of ***** While the album has some weak points, these can be pushed aside as any understanding fan should. it is a shame that this album isn't respected by more fans as this is one of the few albums metallica put their whole heart and soul into.

Metallica made this album out of desperation. They were in a vulnerable state after losing Jason Newsted, James's rehabilitation and the legal battle with Napster. People were beginning to question them, and confused, they attempted to release an album to convince themselves as much as the fans. The only problem is that a great album cannot be released when the band is in such a state. This is reflected in the songs. Many of them have an unfinished and raw sound. The lyrics are terrible showing a lack of planning and time. The remarkable solos have also disappeared. When listening to this album one gets the impression that Metallica were desperate to release anything to reverse the growing problems the band was experiencing. Unfortunately this album only contributed more to their misfortune.

Metallica, St. Anger - "Could I have my wasted days back?" Hetfield growls on the opening `Frantic`... "Could we all have our wasted money back...?" We all scream in responsive unison. I squirmed in shock after hearing this album but understood, in fact; this has some diverse artistic integrity behind it. An effort by Metallica to destroy metal and set the clock back to zero. The boys have decided to try eliminating the genre & bring thousands of inspired copycat clones to their knees with this revolutionary throwback. Their intention: rejuvenate the whole tired genre by releasing total backward rubbish, (on a plate, served with mangy fries & a side salad of poop) - Thousands should follow. Reverse musical engineering at its best, it`s mad but it may just work! A finger to the fans and the industry - See, I don't miss a thing. Next summer will give way to hoards of other albums which all sound like total junk too. The genre will collapse under poor sales and so eventually, hail the new & original acts & the birth of a new m.e wave. Maybe it would have been a good idea if Metallica hadn't tried to emulate Sepultura & Pantera on Special K with a poor production budget (because they were actually quite good bands in their day). Next time guys - try doing a few White Stripes & Hoobastank combo's & beware the k-hole . hmmm?

I would thoroughly recommend downloading this album, burn a copy for a coaster, a copy for your sis, your uncle benny & continue to share it through various fpt sites.

Metallica, St. Anger - Ride the Lighting, Master of Puppets, And Justice for All and Black are the best metal albums ever and Master might be one of the best albums ever period. These guys were gods and were leaps and bounds ahead of every metal band out there. I even bought Load and, even though I was dissapointed, I liked it. I was not into Reload at all because it was poor. St. Anger is not even an album. It sounds like they came home drunk one night and decided to record them playing around with their instruments and then sell it. It is awful and I will never like them again, just like the majority of their long term fans. Good job guys.

Metallica have been legends within the heavy metal music scene for years and years. The new generation even familiar with their old music. So you can imagine my excitement upon hearing that they were bringing out a new album, St. Anger. So come release day I rushed out eager to buy and hear this latest dose of heavy yet melodic guitar music from the metal gods.

Oy. I expect more from pioneers. To make a long review short, the Metallica crew decided to "write for themselves." James Hetfield stated that there are "no songs for chicks." Sorry dude, there aren't any songs for guys, either. Plain and simple, this album doesn't deliver. At all. Rob Trujillo's a great bassist, a big step over Jason Newsted, but still can't touch Cliff Burton. Then again, no one can. And what is this horsefeathers about no solos? "They don't go with the songs." I was thinking up solos in my head that went along with the riffs in these songs. That, and the snare drum sounds like poo.

What the heck happened?

On first listen i hated it. plain and simple. But it has grown on me. It's still not on a par with any of the late 80's era material (or maybe it's my rose tinted glasses). But it makes 'Load' and 'Re-load' look like the 90% rubbish they were. ('Hero of the day' and 'Mama said' excepted). One area that i think needs work is the production. Admittedly i'm not a fan of the 'Raw, unproduced' school of production. But the drums sound as if they were recorded, not in another room, but in another county! But the vocals sound good, and the guitars are passable. On the whole, i was expecting something worse than what i got. So for that at least, i'm grateful.

Metallica bring us yet another stunning album, with more shocks than expected. At first play you will notice that there are no solos or melody what so ever. Those looking forward to another black album will be knocked back in dispare. However its an album of many hidden dethps. Complex sound layering and structure will mislead you at first, but after a few plays the music will reveal its sectrets. be open minded when listening and let the album bloom in your mind, feel the music as a world and not sound. When you learn to accept it will it show you its splender.

A great album, comes with lyric book and DVD, plus the music top notch, value for money. a hard raw sound to create sound thrash riffs. A master piece