"Some Kind of Monster" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica from their eighth studio album, St. Anger (2003). The song was released as a single on July 13, 2004. "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".
The Metallica documentary of the same name â ' â was released in 2004, and the single appeared in several developing forms on the film's soundtrack, along with other songs.
The music video for the song was directed by Alan Smithee and filmed during the recording of the St. Anger album in San Rafael, California. It premiered on June 28, 2004.
All live tracks recorded live on June 11, 2003, in Paris, France.
Metallica
Additional musicians
Production, tracks 1 and 8
Production, tracks 2-7
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