Some Kind of Monster (song)

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"Some Kind of Monster"
Single by Metallica
from the album St. Anger
Released	June, 2004
Format	CD single
Recorded	2001 - 2002
Genre	Heavy Metal
Length	8:27
Label	Elektra Records
Chart positions
#19 U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks #40 U.S. Modern Rock Tracks
Metallica singles chronology
The Unnamed Feeling (2004)	Some Kind of Monster (2004)	TBD (2007)

Some Kind of Monster was one of, if not the first song put together for Metallica's St. Anger album. It's name came from vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield describing the lyrics to producer Bob Rock being about a Frankenstein creature or "some kind of monster." It was also used as a very fitting title for the documentary about the recording of St. Anger and the turmoil surrounding it.

The song's birth and development are well detailed in the Some Kind of Monster film, as well. It would later be released as one of the final singles and music videos of St. Anger, and would be largely shortened from the full album version. In some regions the EP was bundled with a T-Shirt of the artwork.

[edit] Track Listing

1. Some Kind of Monster - 8:27
2. Some Kind of Monster (Remix/Edit) - 4:16

[edit] Trivia

In the episode "Phantom Traveler" of the television show Supernatural, while on the plane, Dean hums this song to calm himself down.

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