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St. Anger
Metal · 2003 · 22 tracks

St. Anger

A polarizing, raw document of a band in crisis. Defined by its metallic snare tone and lack of solos, it is seventy minutes of unfiltered emotional purging.

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Unvarnished breakdown

A clanging, unpolished hostility radiates from this raw document of internal collapse. The guitars churn through repetitive, down-tuned riffs that deliberately avoid the release of any fretboard solos, while the vocals sound strained and deeply vulnerable. The entire record vibrates with a claustrophobic, basement-show tension, trading the band's historic precision for an abrasive, industrial-tinged aggression.

St. Anger · vs · Metallica
Raw+3.5σ

The vocals lean far further into raw than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 22 Tracks
01
Frantic
5:50
02
St. Anger
7:21
03
Some Kind of Monster
8:26
04
Dirty Window
5:25
05
Invisible Kid
8:30
06
My World
5:46
07
Shoot Me Again
7:10
08
Sweet Amber
5:27
09
The Unnamed Feeling
7:09
10
Purify
5:14
11
All Within My Hands
8:48
12
Frantic
6:24
13
St. Anger
7:37
14
Some Kind of Monster
8:40
15
Dirty Window
6:24
16
Invisible Kid
8:54
17
My World
6:09
18
Shoot Me Again
7:24
19
Sweet Amber
5:54
20
The Unnamed Feeling
7:30
21
Purify
5:35
22
All Within My Hands
9:21
Moments Worth Waiting For
The snare drum is tuned to a high, ringing metallic ping that cuts through the mix like a hammer on an anvil.
Producer Bob Rock performed the bass guitar duties during the recording sessions following the departure of the band's long-term bassist.
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