Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Directed byJoe Berlinger
Bruce Sinofsky
Produced byJoe Berlinger
Bruce Sinofsky
StarringJames Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett
Robert Trujillo
CinematographyRobert Richman
Edited byDoug Abel
M. Watanabe Milmore
Production
companies
Third Eye Motion Picture
@Radical.Media
Distributed byIFC Films
Release dates
  • January 24, 2004 (2004-01-24) (Sundance)
  • July 9, 2004 (2004-07-09) (United States)
Running time
141 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2,009,087[1]

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster is a 2004 American documentary film about American heavy metal band Metallica. The film follows the band from 2001 to 2003, a turbulent period in the band's history which included the production of their 2003 album St. Anger, frontman James Hetfield entering into rehab for alcoholism and the departure of bassist Jason Newsted as well as the hiring of his replacement Robert Trujillo. The title of the film shares its name with the song of the same name from St. Anger.

  1. ^ "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 2, 2016.