St. Anger In The Rolling Stone Version Player Album List

JAKARTA - Rolling Stone magazine included the album St. Anger of Metallica's 50 Genuinely Horrible Albums By Allah Artists or "50 Best Albums ofPAt Artists".

St. Anger was released in June 2003 at the end of a volatile two-year period in which bassist Jason Newsted left Metanica, frontman James Hetfield is undergoing alcohol addiction rehabilitation, and the entire band is in danger of disbanding.

The rough album, the production of lo-fi, the lack of guitar solos, and the 'continuing' sound are not well received by many fans, who still often refer to it as Metallica's worst album.

In fact, St. Anger sold more than six million copies worldwide, although most fans haven't liked him in 20 years since its release.

Explaining St's placement. Anger on the list of '50 Genuinely Horror Albums By wayof Artists', Rolling Stone called the album "very disappointing" and described the snatch of Lars Ulrich's drums as "like he was banging on a can across the album".

Author Andy Greene went on to say that "the songs are not focused and don't seem to be finished yet," and argued that "direct lyrics from rehabilitation" Hetfield ('I want my anger to be healthy') could use a more straightforward formulation.

Rolling Stone also notes the fact that Metallica is "clunded from playing St. songs. Anger in concerts compared to their other albums" is a clear indication that the thrash metal giant is aware of the album's status as one of the most divisive endeavors.

Ulrich confessed to The Pulse Of Radio some time ago that Metallica was shocked by fans' 'bad' reactions against St. Anger.

"It makes us a little confused, of course, because we deliberately keep the sound on this album rough," he said. "And I want to think that we reached it [butting], to a clear point a little too harsh for some people, and that's okay. I mean, that's it. I don't regret it. I'm proud of that, proud that we have the guts to finish this album."

Speaking to Classic Rock magazine, Ulrich defended himself for the sound drum in the St. Anger album.

"It was on purpose. It's not that we put it out and someone says, 'Oops! Ups!' I see St. Anger as an isolated experiment. I am the biggest fan of Metallica, you have to remember that. Once again, as we know it, once in a while there are limits that have to be hit. We've made Ride The Lightning, which I believe is a great album. We don't need to recreate such an album," he continued.

"When we heard the album from start to finish, I felt and that's most of me that the experience was so hitting, almost hurting listeners, about challenging listeners, so we let those songs not be edited."