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Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster

2004, Movie, NR, 139 mins

Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster: Review

No matter how you spin Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky's chronicle of headbangers Metallica on the couch, it sounds like a pitch-perfect parody in "Beyond Spinal Tap" mode. The filmmakers signed on to make a promotional film about the creation of Metallica's first studio album in six years; what they wound up with is a highly personal, two-year slog through the aging rockers' personal and professional travails, starting with bassist Jason Newsted's abrupt departure despite the efforts of therapist/performance coach Phil Towle to keep the band together. Read the complete review for Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster

Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster: Cast & Details

Year: 2004
Rated NR

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Cast
James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett
Robert Trujillo
Jason Newsted
Dave Mustaine

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Metallica Drama Part Deux | Today's News: Our Take | 7/19/2004
Everyone makes mistakes, even rock stars. Still, having your worst faux pas recorded in a feature-film documentary has gotta be tough. In last week's Insider, you read about Metallica's interpersonal dramas, which play out in Some Kind of Monster (currently in theaters). For drummer Lars Ulrich, there was something even more painful to relive than watching himself undergo group therapy with the band. "There is a part in there where the drummer gets involved with a company called Napster," Ulrich says, ruefully shaking his head. "That makes me cringe a lot. That is about the hardest thing to watch. I took a lot of hits, and it was a very difficult time in my life. So it is very difficult to re-experience that." He's referring, of course, to Metallica's 2000 lawsuit against the popular Internet file-sharing company. The band disagreed vehemently with Napster's policy on free music downloading read more
Metallica Shares Inner Turmoil | Today's News: Our Take | 7/15/2004
For more than 20 years, Metallica's rocked hard and lived hard, while remaining at the forefront of heavy-metal music. Their current documentary, Some Kind of Monster, chronicles the band's recent near-demise following the not-so-amicable departure of bassist Jason Newsted. It also shows a softer side of the rock giants. Fans peek in on their group-therapy sessions and see lead singer James Hetfield's life post-rehab. This doesn't mean they'll be all nicey nice now, though, does it? "We've been emotional our whole career," says Hetfield. "I think we feel more creative than ever, and the anger is there. It is always going to be there. "Music is a great therapy," the 40-year-old continues. "It has been a great communicator for me and I know that there has always been therapeutic value in writing lyrics since day one." While it's simmering pleasantly below the surface, there's still a lingering power struggle between the fron read more