Some Kind of Monster [EP] [EP] [PA]

Performer: Metallica
Producer: Bob Rock; Metallica
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Enhancements include a theatrical trailer and concert movie trailer. This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Metallica: James Hetfield (vocals, guitar); Kirk Hammett (guitar); Robert Trujillo (bass guitar); Lars Ulrich (drums). Released in conjunction with the lauded 2004 documentary of the same name, SOME KIND OF MONSTER, like its film counterpart, features Metallica in raw and intense form. In addition to two versions of the pummeling title track (taken from ST. ANGER), this EP presents the long-running metal band performing at a 2003 concert in Paris, charging through six of their classic mid-'80s tunes. Although frontman James Hetfield's voice has lost some of its signature snarl, the quartet still knows its way around some seriously fierce tunes, as evidenced by formidable renditions of "Damage Inc." and "Hit the Lights." While drummer Lars Ulrich and bassist Robert Trujillo throw down tight rhythms, the true highlight of this outing proves to be Kirk Hammett's blistering guitar solos, which proudly reveal that these elder statesmen still know how to rock.

Metallica deflated the pomposity of 1970s rock, while reinvigorating heavy metal with their fast, fierce, and surprisingly melodic sound. Pioneers of the thrash metal subgenre, vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich set down the foundation for the virtuoso playing of lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Cliff Burton. When Burton died in a tragic bus accident, the band grudgingly moved on, recruiting Jason Newsted and eventually launching the highly successful ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL tour. With a common-man image and no-frills approach, the band lent a hand in slaying '80s glam metal. By the '90s, Metallica's non-stop touring and landmark albums made them one of the biggest--and most respected--rock bands on the planet.

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