Metallica is Having a Little Fun with Their Fan Base’s Hate for ‘St. Anger’
Metallica is well aware their fan base isn’t fond of their 2003 studio album St. Anger. In light of (or in spite of) the hate, it’s still not stopping the…
Metallica is well aware their fan base isn't fond of their 2003 studio album St. Anger. In light of (or in spite of) the hate, it's still not stopping the band from having a laugh about it.
A couple of videos have surfaced thanks to Metal Hammer. Each clip shows James Hetfield at an undisclosed 2022 Metallica show playfully teasing the crowd about their anger towards St. Anger. The first clip shows the band wrapping "Frantic" with Hetfield saying afterwards, "That's from your favorite album 'St. Anger'! Oh, c'mon! It's growing on you now." He then points to someone near the stage and says, "Just give it a little more time, buddy. You'll get it. Okay, eight more songs from 'St. Anger.' You ready? Just kidding."
The second clip shows Papa Het doing a cheer/boo poll on St. Anger before launching into "Dirty Window" from the album.
Metallica Teasing Eight More St. Anger Songs on the Setlist
James Hetfield Polls Metallica Fans Whether or Not They Like St. Anger
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Of course, Metallica also troll their fans about St. Anger on social media, too. On the 19th anniversary of the album this past June, the band shared the artwork to their social channels along with the caption, "Everyone's favorite album, 'St. Anger,' was released 19 years ago #OnThisDay in 2003! Do we dare ask what your favorite song on the album is?"
Believe it or not, the album was defended by many fans in the comments. One fan wrote, "Unpopular opinion it gets me into a fight with EVERYONE in my family and friends group. But right behind Kill Em All, THIS is my FAVORITE album from you guys!!!!!!!!!!!! Never ever ever f---ing listen to the haters and negative comments. This album kicks ass!" Another fan wrote, "People piss on St. Anger, but it was necessary, or the band would have broken up. Plus, I really like 'All within my hands' now after S&M2."
To see where the tracks of St. Anger fall on our ranking of every Metallica song, scroll below!
Metallica is one of the most revered bands of all time with a catalog any up-and-coming band could only dream of having. It's impossible imagining the rock/metal landscape without them.
With this in mind, we did a deep dive on the mighty Metallica catalog focusing only on albums/EPs with new material (sorry, Garage Inc.) but excluding Lulu, their infamous 2011 collaboration with Lou Reed for obvious reasons (not sorry about that.)
Buckle in for a wild ride that will likely get very opinionated, because here is every Metallica song ranked from worst to best. Yeah-Yeah!
Author credits
(EB) = Erica Banas
(AE) = Anne Erickson
(SP) = Sara Parker
(ST) = Sydney Taylor
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127. "Suicide & Redemption" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)
Warner Bros.126. "Purify" - 'St. Anger' (2003)
Elektra125. "Shoot Me Again" - 'St. Anger' (2003)
Elektra124. "My World" - 'St. Anger' (2003)
Elektra123. "Attitude" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra122. “Sweet Amber” - ‘St. Anger’ (2003)
Elektra121. "The Unnamed Feeling" - 'St. Anger' (2003)
Elektra120. “Hell And Back” - ‘Beyond Magnetic’ (2011)
Warner Bros.119. "Bad Seed" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra118. "Lords of Summer" - Single (2014)
Blackened Recordings117. "Murder One" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)
Blackened Recordings116. “Don’t Tread On Me” - ‘Metallica’ (1991)
Elektra115. "Just a Bullet Away" - 'Beyond Magnetic' (2011)
Warner Bros.114. "Better Than You" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra113. “Am I Savage?” - ‘Hardwired… To Self Destruct’ (2016)
Blackened Recordings112. "The Unforgiven III" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)
Warner Bros.111. "Slither" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra110. "Broken, Beat & Scarred" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)
Warner Bros.109. "Invisible Kid" - 'St. Anger' (2003)
Elektra108. "The Judas Kiss" - ‘Death Magnetic’ (2008)
Warner Bros.107. "Devil's Dance" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra106. "Dirty Window" - 'St. Anger' (2003)
Elektra105. “Here Comes Revenge” - ‘Hardwired… To Self Destruct’ (2016)
Blackened Recordings104. "The Unforgiven II" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra103. "ManUNkind" - Hardwired...To Self-Destruct (2016)
Blackened Recordings102. "Cyanide" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)
Warner Bros.101. "Hate Train" - 'Beyond Magnetic' (2011)
Warner Bros.100. "The Shortest Straw" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)
Elektra99. "Some Kind of Monster" - 'St. Anger' (2003)
Elektra98. “You Must Burn!” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened97. "Wasting My Hate" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra96. "Prince Charming" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra95. "Thorn Within" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra94. “Crown of Barbed Wire” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened93. "Carpe Diem Baby" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra92. "The House Jack Built" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra91. "Where the Wild Things Are" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra90. "Poor Twisted Me" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra89. "The Outlaw Torn" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra88. "Rebel Of Babylon" - 'Beyond Magnetic' (2011
Warner Bros.87. “Chasing Light” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened86. "Ronnie" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra85. "Holier Than Thou" - 'Metallica' (1991)
Elektra84. "Of Wolf and Man" - 'Metallica' (1991)
Elektra83. "Cure" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra82. "The Struggle Within" - 'Metallica' (1991)
Elektra81. "Confusion" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)
Blackened Recordings80. “Hero Of The Day” - ‘Load’ (1996)
Elektra79. "All Within My Hands" - 'St. Anger' (2003)
Elektra78. "St. Anger" - 'St. Anger' (2003)
Elektra77. “Frantic” - ‘St. Anger’ (2003)
Elektra76. "My Apocalypse" - Death Magnetic (2008)
Warner Bros.75. “Screaming Suicide” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened74. "My Friend of Misery" - 'Metallica' (1991)
Elektra73. "Halo On Fire" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)
Blackened Recordings72. “Sleepwalk My Life Away” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened71. "Through the Never" - 'Metallica' (1991)
Elektra70. “Escape” - ‘Ride The Lightning’ (1984)
Megaforce69. "The End of the Line" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)
Warner Bros68. "Mama Said" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra67. “Too Far Gone?” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened66. “No Remorse” - ‘Kill ‘Em All’ (1983)
Megaforce65. "Ain't My Bitch" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra64. "The God That Failed" - 'Metallica' (1991)
Elektra63. "That Was Just Your Life" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)
Warner Bros.62. “If Darkness Had a Son” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened61. "Dream No More" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)
Blackened Recordings60. “Phantom Lord” - ‘Kill ‘Em All’ (1983)
Megaforce59. "- Human" - 'S&M' (1999)
Elektra58. "2 x 4" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra57. "All Nightmare Long" - 'Death Magnetic' (2008)
Warner Bros.56. “Room of Mirrors” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened55. "Now That We're Dead" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)
Blackened Recordings54. "(Anesthesia)-Pulling Teeth" - 'Kill 'Em All' (1983)
Megaforce53. “Jump In The Fire” - ‘Kill ‘Em All’ (1983)
Megaforce52. "Fixxxer" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra51. “Inamorata” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened50. "The Memory Remains" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra49. “72 Season” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened48. "The Thing That Should Not Be" - ‘Master of Puppets’ (1986)
Elektra47. "No Leaf Clover" - 'S&M' (1999)
Elektra46. "Dyers Eve" - ‘...And Justice for All’ (1988)
Elektra45. "Atlas, Rise!" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)
Blackened Recordings44. “Shadows Follow” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened43. "Fuel" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra42. "Metal Militia" - ‘Kill 'Em All’ (1983)
Megaforce41. “Until It Sleeps” - ‘Load’ (1996)
Elektra40. “The Four Horsemen” - ‘Kill ‘Em All’ (1983)
Megaforce39. "Ride the Lightning" - 'Ride the Lightning' (1984)
Megaforce38. "To Live Is to Die" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)
Elektra37. "Motorbreath" - 'Kill 'Em All' (1983)
Megaforce36. “Leper Messiah” - ‘Master of Puppets’ (1986)
Elektra35. "Bleeding Me" - ‘Load’ (1996)
Elektra34. "Spit Out the Bone" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)
Blackened Recordings33. "The Frayed Ends of Sanity" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)
Elektra32. "Low Man's Lyric" - 'Reload' (1997)
Elektra31. "Eye of the Beholder" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)
Elektra30. "Moth Into Flame" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)
Blackened Recordings29. “Trapped Under Ice” - ‘Ride The Lightning’ (1984)
Megaforce28. "Disposable Heroes" - 'Master of Puppets' (1986)
Elektra27. "Orion" - ‘Master of Puppets’ (1986)
Elektra26. "Hardwired" - 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' (2016)
Blackened Recordings25. "...And Justice for All" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)
Elektra24. "The Call of Ktulu" - 'Ride the Lightning' (1984)
Megaforce23. “The Day That Never Comes” - ‘Death Magnetic’ (2008)
Warner Bros.22. "King Nothing" - 'Load' (1996)
Elektra21. "Harvester of Sorrow" - ‘…And Justice for All’ (1988)
Elektra20. "Blackened" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)
Elektra19. "Wherever I May Roam" - 'Metallica' (1991)
Elektra18. “Lux Æterna” - ‘72 Seasons’ (2023)
Blackened17. "Hit the Lights" - 'Kill 'Em All' (1983)
Megaforce16. "Creeping Death" - 'Ride the Lightning' (1984)
Megaforce15. "Fight Fire with Fire" - ‘Ride the Lightning’ (1984)
Megaforce14. "Whiplash" - 'Kill 'Em All' (1983)
Megaforce13. "I Disappear" - 'Mission: Impossible 2 Soundtrack' (2000)
Hollywood12. "Nothing Else Matters" - ‘Metallica’ (1991)
Elektra11. “Fade To Black” - ‘Ride The Lightning’ (1984)
Megaforce10. "Enter Sandman" - 'Metallica' (1991)
Elektra9. “The Unforgiven” - ‘Metallica’ (1991)
Elektra8. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" - 'Master of Puppets' (1986)
Elektra7. "Seek & Destroy" - 'Kill 'Em All' (1983)
Megaforce6. "Battery" - 'Master of Puppets' (1986)
Elektra5. "Sad But True" - 'Metallica' (1991)
Elektra4. "Damage, Inc." - ‘Master of Puppets’ (1986)
Elektra3. "One" - '...And Justice for All' (1988)
Elektra2. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" - 'Ride the Lightning' (1984)
Megaforce1. "Master of Puppets" - 'Master of Puppets' (1986)
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