Some Kind of Monster

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共14首歌曲

艺人: Metallica
语种: 英语
厂牌: Elektra Records
发行时间: 2004年07月13日
专辑类别: EP、单曲

专辑介绍

"Some Kind of Monster" is the fourth single by the American heavy metal band Metallica, taken from the eighth studio album St. Anger. It was released on July 13, 2004 through Elektra Records.

The live B-sides are all taken from the previous single release "The Unnamed Feeling" EP. "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".

Also, a ary was released on January 25, 2005.

Information

The name Some Kind of Monster came from vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield describing the lyrics to producer Bob Rock being about a Frankenstein creature or "some kind of monster". Thus, it was also used as a very fitting title for the 2004 ary about the recording of St. Anger and the turmoil surrounding it. Hetfield has previously described the entity that is Metallica - the burden of fame and life in general - as monstrous.

The song's birth and development are well detailed in the eponymous ary as well. It was one of the first songs put together for the album. It would later be released as the final single and music videos of St. Anger, and would be shortened considerably from the album version. The video contains old footage of Metallica concerts as well as a performance of the song in Metallica's San Francisco headquarters which is included in its entirety on the St. Anger DVD. In some regions, such as the US, the EP was bundled with a T-Shirt featuring the artwork.

During the "clean" intro, the sound of Lars Ulrich's snare can be heard rattling in the background.

On the ary's DVD extras there are a couple of sections entitled "Tough Riff", that show Hetfield teaching the song's main riff to Kirk Hammett, who appeared to have trouble figuring it out.

Personnel

Metallica

■ James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar

■ Kirk Hammett - rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals

■ Robert Trujillo – bass and backing vocals on tracks 2-7

■ Lars Ulrich – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

■ Bob Rock - bass on tracks 1 and 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

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Some Kind of Monster

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