St. Anger 214138 224550692 2008-07-09T10:53:34Z Anger22 1008387 Revert to revision 224421290 dated 2008-07-08 19:46:16 by Wiki libs using [[:en:Wikipedia:Tools/Navigation_popups|popups]] {{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = St. Anger | Type = studio | Artist = [[Metallica]] | Cover = Metallica_-_St._Anger.jpg | Released = [[June 5]], [[2003]] | Recorded = May 2002 – April 2003 | Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:9aq7g4jztvnz All Music]</ref><ref>[http://www.rockzone.com/reviews/metallica-stanger.shtml Rockzone]</ref><ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471290/20030415/metallica.jhtml MTV News]</ref><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/music/reviews/singles/metallica_st_anger_review.shtml BBC]</ref> | Length = 75:01 | Label = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]] | Producer = [[Bob Rock]], [[Metallica]] | Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|3.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:9aq7g4jztvnz link] *''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=1886 link] *''[[NME]]'' (9/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/metallica/7105 link] *[[Pitchfork Media]] (0.8/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/19856-st-anger link] *[[PopMatters]] [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/m/metallica-stanger3.shtml link] *''[[Q magazine|Q]]'' {{rating-5|2}}<ref>''Q'' magazine, issue 253, released in August 2007</ref> *''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/metallica/albums/album/282685/rid/6212581/ link] | Last album = ''[[S&M (album)|S&M]]''<br />(1999) | This album = '''''St. Anger'''''<br />(2003) | Next album = ''[[Some Kind of Monster (EP)|Some Kind of Monster]]''<br />(2004) }} '''''St. Anger''''' is the eighth studio album by American [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Metallica]], released on [[June 5]], [[2003]]. The album was originally to be released on [[June 10]], [[2003]], but because of fears of extended [[music piracy]] over [[filesharing]] networks, ''St. Anger'' was released five days earlier. The album hit #1 in 30 countries, including the U.S. [[Billboard 200]] and Canadian Albums Chart. In 2004, the lead single from the album, "[[St. Anger (song)|St. Anger]]", won a [[Grammy Award]] for "[[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]]". ''St. Anger'' represents the last collaboration between Metallica and longtime producer [[Bob Rock]], with the announcement in early 2006 that [[Rick Rubin]] would assume production duties on their forthcoming album. A modernized version of the Metallica logo, again featuring the stabbing edges of the first and last letters of the band's earlier 1980s logo, made its debut on St. Anger. ==History== Five and a half years elapsed between the release of the band's previous studio album, ''[[ReLoad]]'', and the recording of ''St. Anger'', which began in 2002. Many factors contributed to this delay, including the departure of bassist [[Jason Newsted]], the band's feud with file-sharing service [[Napster]], and vocalist/guitarist [[James Hetfield]]'s several months in rehab for [[alcoholism]] and other unspecified addictions. The [[2004 in film|2004]] film ''[[Some Kind of Monster (film)|Some Kind of Monster]]'' documents that relationships between the band members in the lead-up to the album's recording were at an all-time low. The band began initial writing for the album in January 2001, when they rented out and converted an army barrack in [[Presidio of San Francisco|The Presidio]] in [[San Francisco, California]], into a makeshift studio.<ref>''Some Kind of Monster'' Documentary, (2004)</ref> Uncomfortable with the idea of bringing in an immediate replacement for Newsted, the band opted to have producer [[Bob Rock]] play [[bass guitar]] for the recording of the album, with plans to find a fulltime bass player upon the record's completion. Recording came to a halt in July 2001 when the band announced via its website that James Hetfield had entered a rehab center for treatment of alcoholism and other addictions. Prior to the album's release, [[Lars Ulrich]] would leave videos and audio of himself discussing the new album on the band's blog, jumpinthestudio.com (no longer working). ==Reception== The album met mixed reviews. One review stated that the album was unpolished and seemed under-produced.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/19856-st-anger?artist_title=19856-st-anger |title=St. Anger: Pitchfork Record Review |date=2003-06-16 |author=DiCrescenzo, Brian |accessdate=2007-04-16 }}</ref> The band adopted a different approach to the recording process, opting for an extremely stripped down and raw production quality. Producer Bob Rock noted that the aim was to capture the atmosphere of "a band jamming together in a garage for the first time, and the band just happened to be Metallica".<ref>''Some Kind of Monster'' Documentary, (2004)</ref> Drum rattles gave listeners a challenging sound, different from previous Metallica albums and unheard of from such an established act. The album also had a complete absence of [[guitar solo]]s and marked Metallica's first usage of [[drop C tuning]] for an entire album (discounting St. Anger in Drop C and Drop G, Dirty Window in Drop D down a half step and Invisible Kid in Drop C# and Drop G#), which allowed significantly low guitars. Adrien Begrand of PopMatters noted that "while it's an ungodly mess at times," "what you hear on this album is a band playing with passion for the first time in years."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/22409/metallica-stanger/ |title=Metallica: St Anger - PopMatters Music Review |date=2003 |author=Begrand, Adrien |accessdate=2007-04-16 }}</ref> When discussing Metallica in an October 2007 interview, [[Evile]] frontman Matt Drake stated that "it [''St. Anger''] just sounds horrible".<ref name="EvileLucemFero">{{cite web|title=“Armoured Assault” - Evile frontman Matt Drake hails gargantuan Thrash masterpiece ''Enter the Grave''|author=Morgan, Anthony|publisher=Lucem Fero|date=2007-10|url=http://www.lucemfero.com/evile102007.php|accessdate=2008-05-03}}</ref> The album's title track won the [[Best Metal Performance]] of 2004. Longtime artist Pushead designed the cover artwork, marking the first album cover he'd created for the band; his work had been featured previously inside the ''[[...And Justice for All (album)|...And Justice For All]]'' booklet, several single covers, and numerous T-shirt designs. Three limited edition color variations of the cover art were originally planned as shown on Metallica's official website, but the idea was quietly scrapped.<ref>[http://metallica.com/index.asp?item=970 ‘’St. Anger Cover Art’’] Metallica.com (April 16, 2003). Retrieved March 13, 2008.</ref> After [[Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003|Summer Sanitarium]], the year-long [[Madly in Anger with the World Tour]] followed, finishing near the end of 2004. The songs "[[Frantic (song)|Frantic]]," "[[St. Anger (song)|St. Anger]]," "Dirty Window," and "[[The Unnamed Feeling]]" were performed frequently during the tour. "Sweet Amber" and "[[Some Kind of Monster (song)|Some Kind of Monster]]" were also played live, but not as often as the other St.Anger material. The album tracks were altered when played live. Sometimes shortened, or in some cases a guitar solo was added ("Sweet Amber," "Dirty Window," "Frantic") However, in some cases only one song from the album was played live, and in 2006 the album had almost completely been removed from live sets with most shows not including any songs from ''St. Anger'', ''[[Load (album)|Load]]'', or ''[[ReLoad]]'' (with the exception of [[Fuel (song)|Fuel]] and [[The Memory Remains]] from ''ReLoad''). In October 2007, the song "All Within My Hands" was played [[acoustic guitar|acoustically]] at both nights of the [[Bridge School Benefit]] concerts. ''St. Anger'' sold well in its first couple weeks of release, but then quickly fell down the charts. In the end, it was one of Metallica's least successful studio albums ever, selling just over 1.7 million copies in the U.S.[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003816877] In May 2007, the album was featured in ''Q'' magazine's "10 Most Insane Albums Ever"; due to James Hetfield's recording hours, alcohol problems, and the departure of Jason Newsted. In addition, underneath a section of the article titled "Is it Any Good?," it says the production is "tinny," that the songs "just aren't good enough," and that Hetfield's singing is out of key.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} ==Track listing== {{tracklist | all_writing = [[James Hetfield]], [[Lars Ulrich]], [[Kirk Hammett]], and [[Bob Rock]] | title1 = [[Frantic (song)|Frantic]] | length1 = 5:50 | title2 = [[St. Anger (song)|St. Anger]] | length2 = 7:21 | title3 = [[Some Kind of Monster (song)|Some Kind of Monster]] | length3 = 8:25 | title4 = Dirty Window | length4 = 5:26 | title5 = Invisible Kid | length5 = 8:30 | title6 = My World | length6 = 5:46 | title7 = Shoot Me Again | length7 = 7:10 | title8 = Sweet Amber | length8 = 5:27 | title9 = [[The Unnamed Feeling]] | length9 = 7:09 | title10 = Purify | length10 = 5:13 | title11 = All Within My Hands | length11 = 8:48 }} ==Personnel== *[[James Hetfield]] – [[Vocals]], [[Rhythm Guitar]] *[[Lars Ulrich]] – [[Drums]] *[[Kirk Hammett]] – [[Lead Guitar]] *[[Bob Rock]] – [[Bass Guitar]] ===Production=== *Bob Rock – [[record producer|producer]], [[audio engineer|engineer]], mixing *[[Anton Corbijn]] – [[photography]] *Scott Cunningham – production coordination *Mike Gillies – digital engineer, assistant *Paul Wood – guitar technician *Wayne Isham – director *Dana Marshall – [[record producer|producer]] *Vlado Meller – mastering *Colin Mitchell – camera operator *Paul Owen – monitors *Jean Pellerin – editing, camera operator *[[Pushead]] – cover illustration *Ryan Smith – camera operator *Pascal Brun & Comenius Röthlisberger (TeamSwitzerland) – Robert image ==Charts== ===Album=== {|class="wikitable" ! Chart (2003) ! Peak<br />position |- | U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 |align="center"| 1 |- | Canadian Albums Chart |align="center"| 1 |- | Portuguese Albums Chart |align="center"| 1 <small>(4 weeks)</small><ref>[http://portuguesecharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Metallica&titel=St%2E+Anger&cat=a METALLICA - ST. ANGER (ALBUM)] at portuguesecharts.com</ref> |- | Italian Albums Chart |align="center"| 4 <ref>[http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe2003.htm] at hitparadeitalia.it</ref> |- | Spanish Albums Chart |align="center"| 2 |- | Japan Oricon Chart |align="center"| 1 |- | Australian [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] Albums Chart |align="center"| 1 |} ===Singles=== {|class="wikitable" ! Single ! Chart (2003) ! Peak<br />position |- |rowspan="1"| "Frantic" | U.S. ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="center"| 21 |- |rowspan="3"| "St. Anger" | U.S. ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="center"| 2 |- | U.S. ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks |align="center"| 17 |- | U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 |align="center"| 76 |- |rowspan="1"| "Some Kind of Monster" | U.S. ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="center"| 19 |- |rowspan="1"| "The Unnamed Feeling" | U.S. ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks |align="center"| 28 |- |} ==References== {{reflist|2}} {{s-start}} {{succession box | before = ''[[How the West Was Won (Led Zeppelin album)|How the West Was Won]]'' by [[Led Zeppelin]] | title = [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] [[Number-one albums of 2003 (USA)|number-one album]] | years = [[June 21]] - [[June 27]] [[2003]] | after = ''[[Dance With My Father]]'' by [[Luther Vandross]] }} {{succession box | before = ''[[Innocent Eyes (Delta Goodrem album)|Innocent Eyes]]'' by [[Delta Goodrem]] | title = [[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Albums Chart]] [[Number-one albums of 2003 (Australia)|Number-one album]] | years = [[June 16]] [[2003]] - [[June 29]] [[2003]] | after = ''[[Vulture Street]]'' by [[Powderfinger]] }} {{end}} {{Metallica}} [[Category:2003 albums]] [[Category:Elektra Records albums]] [[Category:Heavy metal albums]] [[Category:Metallica albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Bob Rock]] [[bg:St. Anger]] [[cs:St. Anger]] [[da:St. Anger]] [[de:St. Anger]] [[et:St. Anger]] [[es:St. Anger]] [[fr:St. Anger]] [[it:St. Anger]] [[he:St. Anger]] [[hu:St. Anger]] [[nl:St. Anger]] [[ja:セイント・アンガー]] [[no:St. Anger]] [[pl:St. Anger]] [[pt:St. Anger]] [[ro:St. Anger]] [[ru:St. Anger]] [[sk:St. Anger]] [[fi:St. Anger]] [[sv:St. Anger]] [[tr:St. Anger (albüm)]]