Episode 47: Metallica's "St. Anger", or My Pod Style Determines My Death Style

The P.O.D. Kast

It was perhaps an inevitability that we got around to covering one of the most maligned albums in the "nu-metal" genre, when the biggest metal band of all-time dips their toe into the nu-metal waters about 3 years too late. It's Metallica's "St. Anger", the one that wrought the most cursed snare tone of all-time and the documentary "Some Kind of Monster" upon the world of music. We grapple with this album's legacy as we discuss the often bizarre production choices, the lyrics-by-community, the lack of guitar solos, and the absolutely punishing length. And of course, the band weighs in on everything from this time period from James' sobriety and strict working schedule to Lars' emergence as an art collector. It's a wild ride reviewing this time period from a band of this magnitude's perspective, and we get into all of it. We even consider joining their fan club.

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