Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

[Sonic 296]

Has anyone here seen the Metallica: Some Kind of Monster documentary yet?

 

If you haven't your missing out on something special. I watched it last night and I was to drawn in by what happend. Metallica's history since 2001 is well known, I had a decent idea of they have been through but Some Kind of Monster is a raw first hand look at everything, the good and bad stuff..... simply awesome.

Even if your not a Metallica fan its great to watch. If you are a Metallica fan you must watch it.

 

Its available on DVD is most regions now. Check http://www.metallica.com to see if its availabe now.

 

FEATURING THE MOST SUCCESSFUL HEAVY metal band of all time, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster offers a revealing and exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the legendary band as they confront personal demons and their relationships with each other while recording their Grammy-winning album, St. Anger.

 

Special Features:

 

# 28 Additional Scenes (77:54 total) (5 with Commentary - 24:53 of total)

 

* Photo Shoot with Kirk (1:17)

* Lars with his Newborn Son (1:52)

* Metallica, Swizz Beatz & Ja Rule (10:00)

* Lars and Kirk Webchat (2:34)

* Management Discusses METALLICA's Future (4:12)

* Should the Filming Continue? (3:34)

* James Talks About Growing Up (4:13)

* Surprise Gig at Kimo's (4:59)

* Metallica honours Aerosmith at MTV's "Icon" (2:38)

* Take the Metalheads Bowling (0:23)

* Bass Lines for "My World" (3:01)

* More Work on "My World" (3:31)

* Kirk's Birthday (3:41)

* Tough Riff (3:14)

* "All Within My Hands" Vocals (1:44)

* Castor Doesn't Want Headphones (0:37)

* Bob is Bitter (0:47)

* Lars Stews in his Anger (0:45)

* Lars and James Have Made Progress (3:15)

* Kirk Goes to Traffic School (3:07)

* James' New Artwork (0:52)

* Album Packaging (2:08)

* Hammering It Out (1:47)

* Sounds Good (3:46)

* Rob Goes Snowboarding (2:54)

* Kirk's Father-in-Law Plays with Rob (1:43)

* A Lot of Work to Be Done (1:38)

* "Frantic" at the Fillmore (7:55)

 

# Festivals & Premieres (46:32 total)

 

* Sundance Q&A (10:45)

* Sundance Press Conference (14:46)

* San Francisco International Film Festival (10:45)

* New York Premiere (6:05)

* Metallica Club Screening (4:11)

 

# This Monster Lives (13 Parts - 61:37 total) (5 with Commentary - 28:07 total)

 

* Predictions about the album (1:39)

* Being Original (2:13)

* Lars and Dave Mustaine, alternate cut (5:30)

* "F$%@! Meeting" extension (6:37)

* LA Raiders tailgate show

* Raiders Fallout (4:39)

* The New Face of Metal? (2:11)

* Touring Confusion (3:07)

* Dee Dee's Legacy (4:11)

* Talking about bass players with Pepper (2:47)

* Rob's First Interview (3:27)

* Lars visits his childhood home (3:37)

* The Oslo Interviews (11:42)

* Music Video (4:53)

 

# Filmmaker Bios (menu text pages)

 

* Joe Berlinger (3 pages)

* Bruce Sinofsky (3 pages)

[Banshee 28]

I hate Metallica. They ruined Napster.

[Sonic 296]

I hate Metallica. They ruined Napster.

Some Kind of Monster covers the battle with Napster. Lars hated Napster and he wanted killed off.... guess who won , People were stealing Metallica's property, I totally supported Lars' action during the who Napster trial.

[Tree 0]

As far as I know, it was mostely Lars who haated Napster. The rest of Metallica didn't like what Napster was doing, but weren't as concerened about it as Lars was.

 

I've heard SKOM was pretty good. I might have to rent it or something. Since I am a fan of Metallica's old (good) stuff.

 

The whole St. Anger CD jsut sucked.

[BWare 0]

yes it did, tree... quite a disappointment. I've been hooked on their old stuff lately.

 

Yeah, apparently Lars wasn't making enough money. Poor baby :lol:

Evil Napster. Increasing popularity of music and awareness of different bands. I'm glad they shut it down. Just terrible. :lol:

 

As the late great Ronal Regan said, "A rising tide benefits all the ships." Napster was good for music, as are the P2P networks in service now.

[Doctor Destiny 41]

I hate Metallica. They ruined Napster.

That's a real good reason to hate something. Good work. :roll: Stealing is wrong and illegal, even if it's the Internet.

 

Anyway, I hope to get SKOM soon. I want those ass kicking special features. Their Live Sh*t set kicked major ass so this ought to as well. Then again, I do have almost every Metallica album (just need S&M).

 

Also, St Anger kicked ass. It was a new style and most of the songs were ace. Frantic and Some Kind of Monster were the best though. Either way, it rocked; don't deny it. Besides, they're returning to their roots: heavy metal. Load and Reload didn't have the heaviness but they were great too.

[Sonic 296]

The whole St. Anger CD jsut sucked.

Watch Some of Kind of Monster as soon as possible. You will get to see all the crap those guys went through to get that album done. Then you will respect the album, the effort put in the songs is huge!

 

I'm sick of people saying St. Anger sucks, people simply hate that it sounds different, they tried something new. St. Anger is raw, in your face and it never lets up. And now by giving everyone a chance to see the band in Some of Kind of Monster it makes you think, makes you see that these guys are human, they have emotions like the rest of us. What other bands have done this before? Answer - NONE!

 

Stop bashing the new Metallica sound and embrace it, enjoy Some of Kind of Monster. You can't expect them play Master of Puppets or the black album over and over you now

 

One of the most interesting parts in Some of Kind of Monster is Lars finally talks with Dave Mustaine of Megadeth. James and Lars dumped Mustaine from Metallica many years ago because he was a drug/alcohol abuser. Seeing Lars and Dave sitting there and discussing their past issues was mind blowing for me.

[Tree 0]

Actually, the SKOM on St. Anger was pretty good. But, I'm renting SKOM tonite and I'll see how it turns out.

[Mario 0]

if it ever comes on tv i'll take a look

[Doctor Destiny 41]

Don't hold your breath on that one. :roll:

 

I'm glad I bought St Anger. Sadly, the CD quit working on my computers but oh well, it's still ace.

[Luk3us 63]

I might nick in and grab it. Got a music voucher so might as well use it....

[Mario 0]

why not