"Some Kind of Monster" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica from their eighth studio album, St. Anger (2003). The song was released as a single on July 13, 2004. "Some Kind of Monster" was Nominated for Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2005 but lost to Velvet Revolver for the song "Slither".
The Metallica documentary of the same name – Metallica: Some Kind of Monster – was released in 2004, and the single appeared in several developing forms on the film's soundtrack, along with other songs.
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Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Alan Smithee and filmed during the recording of the St. Anger album in San Rafael, California. It premiered on June 28, 2004.
Track listing for soundtrack
All live tracks recorded live on June 11, 2003, in Paris, France.
Personnel
Metallica
James Hetfield – vocals, guitar
Lars Ulrich – drums
Kirk Hammett – guitar
Robert Trujillo – bass (tracks 2–7)
Additional musicians
Bob Rock – bass (tracks 1 & 8)
Production, tracks 1 and 8
Produced by Bob Rock and Metallica
Engineered and mixed by Bob Rock, assisted by Mike Gillies and Eric Helmkamp
Digital engineering by Mike Gillies
Mastered by Vlado Meller
Track 8 remixed by Randy Staub and Bob Rock, remastered by Ted Jensen
Production, tracks 2-7
Recorded and mixed by Mike Gillies
Mastered by George Marino
Packaging
Illustration by Matt Mahurin
Design by Kathleen Philpott