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Glock_Oct 27, 2005An album close to what Metallica wanted it to be: raw, savage, in-your-face, ugly, and intimate. An artistic masterpiece, by a band who has definitely grown up over the years to release its most disturbing effort ever.
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jackvMar 16, 2005
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JessicaKMar 28, 2005I was rooting for them. But this album sounds like a band trying to sound like Metallica. The singing is too emotional and the music is muddy and splattered. It was therapy for our boys and I am willing to forget this ever happened so long as they get it together and do better next time.
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carlypMay 10, 2005love metallica! they absoutly rock! no one can beat them..Seen them live as well! oh yeah baby...rock on
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JamesDMay 5, 2005the flight of icarus describes this album so well!
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LouDSep 21, 2005Although a much different sound from their previous work, its vicious and powerful, and gets their point across very cleary. They aren't going anywhere.
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BrianDec 20, 2006Dude, Metallica Rocks, Master Of Puppets isn't on anybodys top 5 list of greatest rock albums of all time, and if it is, its a wank list. As for Black Album, it's meh.
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CrossieADec 29, 20061. Master Of Puppets 2. Ride The Lightning 3. Kill Em All 4. ...And Justice For All 5. St. Anger These 5 albums in this order so much better than anything else they have ever done. 'Black' ok but not for Metallica 'Load' and 'Reload' utter garbage St Anger best album since Justice
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SpawnJul 31, 2006Super Album have everithing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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JoshASep 14, 2006
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RicardoSSep 9, 2006It´s a really good album and a strong and "full of anger" comeback to Metallica!
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MattFFeb 11, 2007
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redfFeb 16, 2007complete and utter crap from a band that used to be ok
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ClayMar 24, 2007I'll probably get some flack here, but this is my favorite Metallica album.
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MichelleKApr 13, 2007Tripe, absolute...tripe. Its a shame Metallica have fallen from their former grace
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JohnS.May 20, 2007Absolutely terrible. Metallica is dead.
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JoaoM.Jun 14, 2007Well, it's pretty poor.
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Tic-tic-tocJun 27, 2007fukin crap. if u like this album u r a wanker
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OliverJul 5, 2007A dense, raw, no compromise record that traduce a powerfull statement from the band! They have this genius to always push further and to destabilize their fans like only Legends can do...They will certainly loose fans with this album, but they will also have new ones: like it always been since debut album Kill'em all.
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LandonFeb 24, 2008This shit ROCKS my socks, and that is what Metallica is supposed to do.
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StormwatchApr 3, 2008I think Metallica got confused with the meanings of the word "drum", because the drums in St. Anger sound like metal barrels. The sound is insanely compressed, there are no dynamics, no music -- just a wall of noise. This is not only Metallica's worst album, but also one of the worst metal album ever.
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JaneeMay 11, 2008If you feel what the band felt at the time they made the album, you'll realize: this is not about the great solos of the past, or something like this. this album is about releasing the anger from the pain and kickin' out of the crisis the band got through cause of James etc. each song has a meaning. u just don't realize it! haters suck, METALLICA FAN FOR LIFE!!!
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DaleK.Jun 17, 2008A one because that's how much percent of integrity Lack-of-Metal-lica, has left. HAHAHA It's funny how SPIN magazine gave this garbled garbage 91/100, yet Mudvayne a 0. Sad that people would ever buy according to their reviews. probably the same critics who gave the so called movie "The Village" good ratings. Stupid religious garbage.
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ColinG.Jul 17, 2008A strong set of songs.
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PauloG.Aug 16, 2008Is a good disc, but a just don´t understand why it hasn't one little solo!
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BryanHApr 8, 2009
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PetriUNov 30, 2003This record is that kind of CD that you just have to listen to it, and you are going to start to like it. I know i did :)
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LeandroBOct 15, 2003Pure , fast and clean , what the f.. else do you want ?
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KenshiroDec 9, 2003
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JeffLJun 11, 2003This album is rhythmically interesting in some sections. James singing is awful - lots of intonation problems. I'm not too thrilled with Lars' set on this album. Hammet's solos are non-existent. Very disappointing. St.Anger could lead Metallica to a new type of song writing, but this attempt is upsetting. The album just doesn't work.
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MatPJun 12, 2003Kevin L says it well. It's not Ride the Lightning and I miss the solos but the album gets my heart going and I'll never miss a chance to see them live because the energy they give out is like no other band out there.
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riskaJun 16, 2003
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RobertOJun 16, 2003This album is utter crap. Avoid at all costs.
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cmilneJun 18, 2003
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CharliePJun 19, 2003Regardless of what the diehards want you to believe - this Met Diehard speaks the truth - this album is NOT good - not by anyone's standards. I just cashed mine in today at CD Exchnage - so save some money and go there first if you really want this load of garbage.
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davecJun 23, 2003WEAK. Metal is already simple enough, basic cord structure, easy to solo on...and now metallica just turns out garbage like this that is akin to nu-metal...and what's added? Wow, it's faster and there's more aggressive drumming...great...there's tons of better bands out there, this is hardly a 6+ album.
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ryannpJul 11, 2003metallica roccs! they r so cool and no 1 can say shit about them, cuz i will kicc ur ass, i know i am a grl, but damn, they rocc, they know how to play some real music!!
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NiceIceDudeAug 15, 2003
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RobNNov 9, 2004Simply Amazing.
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timApr 28, 2004this is a decent album. the lack of lightning guitar solos is a downer though. at first, st anger sounds like crap compaired to metallica's old stuff, and it is, but after a while youll really start to like it. its a good effort but i hope the next one is better
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DaveDec 22, 2005Complete and utter tripe. Used to love Metallica, but this album should never have been made.
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FrédérickLFeb 28, 2005I miss the solo.
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GaborAMar 16, 2005Very different but as good as classic Metallica. The only thing this album could use is a little more diversity.
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robbiemMar 16, 2005lovely melodious beautiful best metal band ever
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oneilgApr 14, 2005
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fudgeyAug 25, 2005this album sux. the drums sound like tin cans. i'm very disappointed in this effort
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MetallicaRocksDec 6, 2006
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EliJul 15, 2006
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WillLJul 23, 2006Please Metallica. Spare us all, and leave while you still... kind of rock. Your juvenile attempt at creating another Kill Em All turned out to be worse than Kill Em All. Metallica, unless you want to go back to the 80's, and pull out your best efforts, DON'T RELEASE ANOTHER ALBUM.
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ChristopherSJul 27, 2006Yeah, the production is not 'slick' the way suburban teenagers and mallrats might expect. But this is heavy fucking metal! It's not about the production...it's about channeling anger through a drum beat and a guitar riff, and St. Anger succeeds admirably at that. Their best album since ...and Justitice for all.
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WilliamT.Nov 10, 2007Definetly not the best album Metallica have released but not bad all the same.
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BrettS.Jun 25, 2007Metallica still remain my favorite band, but this album sucks. The drums sound like trash cans which is just fuckin annoying. Why did they even release this album? Didnt they realize all the flaws in this album before they released it? the only reason why they made this album was for the money. hope the next album doesnt suck like this one. Do yourself a favor, stick to the first 5 albums.
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RyanDJul 18, 2007Certainly not there best album ever, but id definitely pick it in 3rd place, its not smart, progressive or inspiring, its just brutality and anger. I didn't really like the fact that lars sounded like he was pounding crowbars into steal garbage cans, the bass could have been done better too, but on the whole it was a pretty good album.
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JamesAug 15, 2007Not bad. But not as good as their older stuff.
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LuisA.Sep 15, 2008
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JackP.Nov 24, 2007A very good album with some of Metallica's best songs. But not their best album.
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ErichV.Dec 21, 2008Album is terrible and reminiscent of the Titanic sinking.
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Oct 11, 2010This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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May 26, 2012
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Aug 18, 2011St.Anger in My Opinion was a Decent Album it is Not Metallica's Best work but i still think its worth checking out for die hard fans. This Album isnt for Everyone but with songs Like St.Anger, Frantic, and Some Kind of Monster it definatly Delivers and is Overall Something that isnt for everybody
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May 14, 2012
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Oct 27, 2012This is a Mixed bag for me. I thought some songs were ok and others terrible.. To be honest the whole album is really nothing special. St.Anger and Frantic are the 2 Best Songs on the Album. Not an improvement of Load. Reload or any album prior. Hands Down the Worst Metallica Album Ever.
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May 24, 2016This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Feb 12, 2016
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Mar 27, 2014I liked it. But what keeps bothering me and probably people who have listened to this album too, is how it sounds very distant to its former style. It sounds good, but they're just not Metallica-sounding songs. The sound of the drums really annoyed me, too.
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Jan 12, 2016St. Anger by Metallica. A german review.
Schnell. Hart. Direkt. Dreckig. In die Fresse. Genau das was die Fans nach Load/Reload gebraucht haben.
Anspieltipps sind Frantic, St. Anger, Dirty Window und Sweet Amber. Viele Leute mögen dieses Album nicht, obwohl es all das mitbringt worauf lange gewartet wurde. Schade eigentlich, meine Wertung: 8/10 -
Feb 28, 2016In my (and I'm not the only one) opinion, it's the worst Metallica album. Maybe two or three songs are listenable. The rest isn't thrash anymore, it's trash. However, if you are a nu-metal fan you might like it. If you love the classic sound of Metallica, don't even listen to it. You'll just waste your time.
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Nov 18, 2016This album is great. I'm not joking. It's not only just a "back to heavy" thing, it's also their last album to date where Metallica tried to add new directions into their style. Way better than overcompressed Death Magnetic.
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Jun 15, 2016There are a lot of reasons this doesn't work, and most of them can be grouped under the umbrella of "This sound here and that sound there don't sound like they even belong in the same song." But mostly, it's Lars' terrible, terrible Frankendrum. This is the Will Ferrell SNL cowbell sketch extended to album length.
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Mar 13, 2018I'm Very Mixed... this album is... very mixed for me. Of course the snare drums are over used, there was no guitar solos, & James didn't sound like he had that power in his vocals as much as he use too. This album still had potential... the lyrics were good too... but honestly... St. Anger is something that I don't know if I love it.. or hate it, it's polarizing for me.
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Jun 5, 2019St. Anger was a nonsense that even today continues to torment the fans of this legendary band.
A horrible battery, some horrible lyrics (and even a bad voice in some songs), a nonexistent bass and a guitar in an ethyl coma make this record the worst slop Metallica threw until 2003. -
Mar 10, 2018Honestly, this album is impossible for me to listen to in its entirety. The best tracks are probably the first two, but that might be because by the time I get to the third track, I already have a massive headache that every other track makes me want to die.
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Jul 18, 2018Utterly shocked to see the good reviews for this album. Obviously, thi is NOT Metallica. Everything sounds awful, especially the drums. Production is **** composition is **** This is barely listenable. Even Merzbow seems more melodic than this.
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Feb 25, 2019This album is so horrendous that Lars Ulrich could conceivably be charged with crimes against humanity.
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May 15, 2019I think they made the songs this bad on purpose so no one would want to illegally download them. They get a 2 just for that hahaha.
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Mar 10, 2020Great album, definitely better than their Master of Putters and Kill em all
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Aug 7, 2021This is just average. Nothing special. It's my least favorite Metallica album.
Best songs: Frantic, St. Anger, Some Kind of Monster
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Nov 22, 2020St. Anger's raw and powerful energy makes this one of the most unique Metallica works, that may be hard to get into because of the bad production and, specially THAT snare. Anyways, once the songs grow in you, this album may become one of your favourites.
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Feb 20, 2023It's not perfect, of course, but it showed that the band needed change in their music. Few songs are ear-piercing, but most are simply good and heavy songs. I believe that Hetfield's vocals on the album are very powerful and guitar work even if not so demanding, still makes a good job.
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Jan 19, 2022Great example for the Spirit of the Age!
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Jun 6, 2023What a mess. While there is some guilty pleasure to be had, it's a disgrace to their discography.
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May 30, 2023This album sucks. It doesn’t even feel like Metallica, it feels like I’m listening to a bunch of toddlers banging on tin cans with some lyrics written by a cliche highschooler who thinks that “live laugh love” is deep. It’s a joke. I choose to avoid this album for good reason, you should too.
Awards & Rankings
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MojoThis is miffed and exemplary metal. [Jul 2003, p.108]
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UncutAgainst all odds, St. Anger constitutes the cutting edge of commercial yet aggressive heavy rock in 2003. [Aug 2003, p.106]
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The production on St. Anger is abysmal.