Metallica: ‘St. Anger Was An Isolated Experiment’

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich confessed to Classic Rock magazine that their album “St. Anger” was an isolated experiment in challenging the listener, but that as a result some people see it as their worst album.

“It wasn’t like we put it out and somebody went, “Whoa! Whoops!” I view “St. Anger” as an isolated experiment“, he said. “Once in a while these boundaries have to be f–ked with… It became almost about hurting the listener, about challenging the listener, so we left the songs unedited. I can understand that people felt it was too long.”

Lars went on to discuss his relationship with frontman James Hetfield, highlighting their similarities.

“We both prioritize our families over Metallica. And that’s a new thing. The fact that we’ve both had kids at the same time, of the same age, is probably directly responsible for the band still being together.”

He continued: “Me and him always had the best relationship when we were alone. The problem was as soon as there were other people in the room, we started fighting for pole position or playing each other against the other people in the room. It became weird.”

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