Song · Metallica
“St. Anger” by Metallica
From the album St. Anger (2003)
“St. Anger” by Metallica appears on 10 radio countdowns from 10 stations in 2003. It was first released in 2003 on the album St. Anger. Its best result is #27 on the Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #93 alternative song of 2003.
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"St. Anger" went out in June 2003 as the lead single from Metallica's eighth album of the same name, and it's the sound of a band stripped for combat. Bob Rock produced it with Metallica, recorded and mixed it, and even played the bass, joining James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett on guitars and Lars Ulrich on drums; the four of them share the writing credit.
The sound is raw to the point of rudeness: riffs that lurch between gears, Ulrich's snare ringing like a trash-can lid, and Hetfield barking through a song that feels like a pressure valve blowing. It won the Grammy for Best Metal Performance, was nominated for Best Rock Video at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, and served as the theme for WWE's SummerSlam that year.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 61 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003 | 107 |
| 2003 | 27 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 | 101 |
| 2003 | 61 | K-Rock New York, NY | K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003 | 92 |
| 2003 | 42 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
| 2003 | 74 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2003 | 89 |
| 2003 | 85 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003 | 100 |
| 2003 | 70 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 | 102 |
| 2003 | 28 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2003 | 106 |
| 2003 | 90 | WBCN Boston, MA | WBCN Top 104 Songs of 2003 | 104 |
| 2003 | 61 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003 | 100 |
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