Lars Ulrich Explains St. Anger Snare Drum Sound

[@ScoopedMids]

At least Lars can poke fun at himself

[@rokaanalzeer]

AllOutWar5000and1 I like that! he's a funny guy and clearly is like "yeahhh I know"

[@malamindulo]

R.A.s Reviews Yeah, he is a good, dare I say, great drummer, even if he occasionally douchey

[@rokaanalzeer]

+RavionUltimate yeah I don't get the hate for his drumming. I think he's the type of drummer that works great for the Metallica songs.

[@igiveuponhumanity9238]

"...If you can't beat 'em, join 'em..."

[@tydendurler9574]

Seems to me like desperately going along with the joke because it's so embarrassing

[@revanovrpowrd2433]

I like how he insults his own snare I idea

[@SigTheSauceMan]

+Revan Ovrpowrd The real secret is that it's just a Bell Brass Snare Drum.

[@BrainSeepsOut]

Turns out the snare sound was an accident that they ran with.

[@catfatherb]

So he used a steel Tom for a snare..........what an angry mid-life crisis!.. hell, I would have just bought a vet.

[@epsilonadept7301]

@@catfatherb I just googled steel tom drum and laughed so hard when I found the first video.

[@MrClassicmetal]

@@catfatherb You mean the band should've taken him to a vet to put him down.

[@lt.borisattva]

explains the How but not the Why

[@moviesupyourass108]

+borisattva "Black album : fame, fortune"

[@OwlEye2010]

+borisattva "Why"? Well, according to Lars..."One day I forgot to turn the snare on because I wasn't thinking about this stuff. At the playbacks, I decided I was really liking what I was hearing --- it had a different ambience. It sang back to me in a beautiful way."

[@jasper36]

+OwlEye2010 So he said he "...wasn't thinking about this stuff." It must be really hard for Lars to think about stuff.

[@PinkTeamProductions]

BUT THE WHYS ARE UNCLEAR

[@eschmutte86]

borisattva 😂😂🤣

[@XXcowboyfromhell]

Respect to Lars for being able to laugh at himself

[@watnoudan]

Thats like saying respect to Hitler for blowing his own brains out after the fact

[@axa7.77]

Im quite surprised

[@HeavyRaiden]

I like the way he laughs at his fail.

[@metalheadblues]

Fails all the way to the fucking bank!

[@algo2957]

Well he can either laugh or cry, so better to laugh.

[@tydendurler9574]

"You have a sick kind of desperation in your laugh"

[@algo2957]

@@tydendurler9574 Soap. What? I make and I sell soap.

[@0MoTheG]

I doubt that was what he did. To me he was ridiculing the audience.

[@chrisdaniels3549]

"the abortion of St. Anger" lol

[@sleepbetraysme]

Chris Daniels that is the purest definition I've heard yet! And I've heard it ALL about his snare over the years. 😂

[@tristramcoffin926]

I am actually pro-life but this is abortion I can get behind

[@Ottophil]

Tristram Coffin fuck off, pro lifers are idiots

[@nicklangmusic]

Probably the original album title.

[@youtubeaccount17935]

Post abortion*

[@michaelclifford6659]

Wow Lars. Thank You for teaching me how to turn a snare off. I really appreciate it.

[@DannyGatton94]

he's one of the finest trolls alive.

[@19buseye71]

The best way to turn off Lars' snare drumming is mute or skip to the next track or change the disc out to an earlier Metallica CD when Metallica was truly Metallica.

[@DenSvartaStjarnan]

19buseye71 You do realize that a band is always "truly" that band? Changing sound doesn't change that. Sure, most of Saint Anger was terrible, but at least they tried something different unlike most other big Metal bands.

[@19buseye71]

If its terrible then its simply terrible.I don't care what they tried.Metallica lost their metal thunder a ways back there and apparently they did so intentionally.

[@DenSvartaStjarnan]

19buseye71 Well, Kill 'Em All is pretty terrible also. It has the exact same problems that St. Anger has. It might have been new back then, but it certainly hasn't aged very well.

[@iainmarchant9740]

Good to see Lars can take the piss out of himself :P

[@johncloois3301]

@Chester Bennington It is an expression. Maybe you knew that. 😄

[@gnsumas]

Personally, I feel that Lars was accepting St. Anger's reception really well. Pre-release, the band was really psyched and Lars was always saying that it was very good and all that, yet, when it came out, reception was horrendous. This is suprising to me, as Lars has always been the hot-headed one, so seeing this does show the human side of Lars. Kudos to him.

[@RejectedRecords1998]

Reception to the record was largely positive among the actual Metallica fan base. That is undeniable. Poorly received records don’t sell 6,000,000 copies worldwide. The reputation St. Anger has came from a very loud but fairly small minority. There are always going to be contrarians whenever a band changes their sound but the people that didn’t like St. Anger absolutely despised it and made sure everyone knew their opinion of it. Meanwhile the average Metallica fan thought it was a good but not great record that sounded very unique.

[@jonessii]

@@RejectedRecords1998 lol no

[@SystemYTP]

I don't know... this sounds like "Topp! Topp!" or "Puck! Puck!" St. Anger is more like "PONG! PONG! PONG!".

[@MR_FIAT]

probably because he was hitting it with his hand.

[@Metal-Possum]

SystemHatVersagt "Thwong" as described by Rolling Stone.

[@lhommedapresdemain2033]

+Alex Paulsen I hear 'Peng'...

[@beidouvirus3978]

It just literally sounds like trash (cans). Yeah it sounds thrashy, but with the St Anger song which has a ballad type verse, it really doesn't fit

[@zenith8417]

They probably added reverb to it.

[@Gunslingerwashere]

Producer: "Lars, I think your drum set's broken." Lars: "Sounds good to me."

[@gabibonza]

Poor Lars, and poor Metallica... They don't have money to fix the drum...

[@Rando_Shyte]

He left out the trash can lid

[@technoreb4201]

Turning off the snare actually doesn't make it sound bad. My snare drums don't sound like st anger when I turn them off. It's bad tuning and echo that makes the snare sound bad.

[@Hellwyck]

bad mics

[@izreor]

has something to do with the fact that their producer at the time bob rock, said he'd made it that way because it "sounds like four dudes in a garage making rock" & regardless of what enters the mics @Hellwyck; better balance of OH, & Rooms, better EQ and compression profiling, along with resampling/layering, could have made this album sound great, whilst still having that ugly snare 'body'.

[@friendlyneighborhoodethot7998]

TechnoREB also zach hill does the same snare sound live with death grips and it sounds great

[@LetTheWritersWrite]

"tuning"

[@conorm2524]

Danny Carey plays with the snare off quite a bit and it sounds fucking cool.

[@jessea4438]

He's self aware. I almost like him for that. I respect him though.

[@BigFatPauly91]

Lol, you gotta love how he took the "Poor Ticket Sales" and "Loss of Revnue" so well. Even making up his own "No albums sold" lol Lars is Awesome

[@brrrboiplays97]

Damn bro your comment is older than me

[@Ackratz]

@@brrrboiplays97 same

[@copbabycombo1311]

@@Ackratz idk but I automatically look down on people younger than 15. Y'all so stupid lol

[@Zaher74]

When you wrote this Comment, I was one

[@perkele8341]

0:03 Is that 1985 James Back there?

[@dailywarcraftreforged9816]

Wow!

[@spyrowolf3393]

James time traveled to see how they were doing

[@attempt58]

@@spyrowolf3393 He was surprised

[@sheevphotography5036]

St anger is literally it’s own genre from rock n roll to st anger

[@KristianNowak]

nice

[@logann7942]

Well how did he let that happen? That'd be like James going "Oh shit, my guitar wasn't plugged in for the entire album! I didn't even notice!"

[@generalshamic4777]

Logan N Coz he liked the sound probably. I love the ringy sound

[@MaggaraMarine]

For the same reason as why AJFA has no bass. They had some random crazy vision that they liked when they recorded/mixed the album and regretted it later.

[@andrematos5673]

Good sounding: "Sold out stadiums" Bad sounding: "Sold out bars"

[@lennertplayz]

"St Anger, despair, misery, anger, loss of revenue, no albums sold" GOLD

[@47.000]

Lars is not just a legend, but an icon and a genre defining drummer. And one of the most creative of them all. And very unique. You instantly recognize it's him playing by his sound and signature patterns. Haters gonna bring up his tempo fails. Yes that's agreed. But that doesn't make him not one of the greatests.

[@ionia23]

the sad thing is that live, especially ont he last tour, the stuff from St. Anger sounded awesome. What I'd like to hear is a "do-over". Record the whole album again at a live concert. Throw on the usual overdubs, mixdown, and you've got a pretty decent record.

[@12oclocklow16]

It's funny because it doesn't sound half as bad as people make it out to be. We are generally very closed mined and it's difficult for anything new to be perceived well. It's quite refreshing to see musicians mix things up from time to time, even if it doesn't turn out quite like they wanted.

[@divandejager7023]

No its honestly shit. st anger is the only album from Metallica that I don’t like 1 song from. It’s a shame about the snare sound for me as James’s voice in that album is great

[@mehmetsezer1768]

@@divandejager7023 You actually get used to it when you listen to that Snare sound. When I listen to something from St. Anger, I don't even notice Snare sound anymore.

[@lukeraimondi7117]

It does sound that bad, but I won't bash a band for experimenting, just bash the album itself. Give a listen to the 2015 fan cover of the album, it's incredible

[@SomeoneThatIsHappy]

I thought it sounded like an underground style snare which isn't the type of sound you would want in such a personal album

[@IamaCosmonaut]

When you can't hear the rest of the band because the snare is too loud, it's bad. Or when the only lead instrument is the snare, it's bad.

[@wernervon5508]

I like the way his snare sounds on St. Anger. It's got this satisfying ring to it

[@jazzygeofferz]

There's some interesting harmonic stuff to it as well.

[@DimiLeventis]

Snare Drum?!? I thought Lars was using a Sardines Can!!

[@genesisdelmundo4314]

Lol😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@ferabra8939]

I actually like the St.Anger snare sound. It's trashy and, well, angry....They also recorded the whole kit very much like The Beatles used to do. Gives the album a sonic signature.

[@ThierryRocksTV]

They wanted to go with that garage band feel and I liked it.

[@mirzasalkic2617]

THANK YOU, A UNIQUE SIGNATURE

[@ShrubPlays]

Thank you.

[@furkansavc6602]

Fer Abra well, you are a special snowflake huh?

[@Yashiro-nene_dies]

Fer Abra sounds like shit with a hint of direhhia.

[@FlowersInHisHair]

Nice analysis and refreshing self-effacing good humour from a master!

[@misterdubsteppa]

I know it is an unpopular opinion but st anger for a long time was my favourite album, could just relate to the emotions so much.

[@DeviantMyphos]

St. Anger, in my opinion, was perfect. Honestly nothing I would change about it. In its own way it is one the most beautiful albums of all time.

[@DenSvartaStjarnan]

If you have nothing to say about an entire album, I don't think you know much about music. There's no such thing as a perfect album. I find it very funny that anyone can call "All Within My Hands" beautiful. "Hmm, I'm out of lyrics but there's still a few minutes left... should I make it shorter? Nah, it's not like I've cut any other overly long songs I've made. I better just add something cool... I know, how about I just shout kill for three minutes?! I better make sure not to give it any sort of melody either! I'm such a genius!"

[@DeviantMyphos]

DarthUno I obviously said everything about the entire album. It's a great album, sorry for your narrow music taste.

[@DenSvartaStjarnan]

Erik Wolfe You didn't say anything about it. All you said was that you think it's perfect. How do you know whether my taste is narrow or not? Again, if you think any album is "perfect" you're not the one to judge my taste, as that in itself is tasteless.

[@DeviantMyphos]

DarthUno Everyone has their own definition of Perfect, however expanding your music taste is apparently oh so frowned upon in the metal community. I like most things Metallica has produced, but St. Anger really doesn't need all the hate it does get for being a different album. Also at the time I was dealing with quite terrible depression and anger issues, and well it was an album that sort of fit my typical mood. If you don't like it, I honestly don't care, but you really can't define someone elses definition of "perfection".

[@DenSvartaStjarnan]

Erik Wolfe I understand if you can relate to it, and I do agree that some things aren't as bad as people say. However, if you think St. Anger is perfect I must say you are very easily impressed. Nothing in real life is perfect, really.

[@gun4hire]

easily the most beloved snare sound in Rock n' Roll history. right?? right??

[@jarrettwattenburger1272]

I liked St. Anger...

[@Swedishoutlaw]

Jarrett Wattenburger Me too

[@MrTsorge]

+Jarrett Wattenburger I liked it to, but you have to admit the fucking drumming was awful.

[@jarrettwattenburger1272]

No the drumming was good. The drum sound was bad

[@krausenband]

+Jarrett Wattenburger me too :D i listen that album a few times per month :)

[@BillyBob-qw2zk]

+Jarrett Wattenburger its ok some people just have a shit taste in music

[@rustler160]

I like how he could present this sound as undistilled genius

[@am74343]

Come on, people! Broaden your musical horizons! Listen to some of the classic jazz albums of the 1960's and you'll hear dozens and dozens of different snare sounds, and they all sound great and have their own distinct character and tone!

[@eliteinfinity4944]

That's Jazz, not the most influential and famous band in Metal alienating their sound and underplaying their usually good riffs and drumming

[@Orthrus]

St. Anger was fucking amazing. I like it so much that I wish it had been done better.

[@CloggedLacrimalGland]

Lars Ulrich making fun of his St. Anger snare drum sound. Yeah, yeah. That's old news. What we really wanna see is him making fun of his drum playing.

[@justinrochester5852]

Let's see you do better.

[@justinrochester5852]

You don't do better, maybe the 13 year old. You bash because you know you suck and it makes you feel better about yourself. That's okay though. There are hundreds of drummers out there WAY worse than Lars. And THAT my friend is also a scientific fact!

[@CloggedLacrimalGland]

Justin Rochester Woah, slow down there mr. psychologist! Just 'cause you took up Psych101 in college doesn't make you an expert in human behavior. LOL

[@justinrochester5852]

lol how did you know I took that class? lmao

[@tuftatuffta3681]

Keb Moji Let me know when your or your nephew's band makes a gold record.

[@Sweet9964]

I like that he can joke about it like that. It was clearly just an album that was made in the moment.

[@malamindulo]

Any one else like St. Anger, and even more, the drums?

[@malamindulo]

***** Yeah, I enjoy how they sound metallic, no pun intended

[@generalshamic4777]

RavionUltimate yeah, i love the drums on it.

[@ThatSkynyrdKid70]

Felt like I was the only one who did. lol

[@maynx2743]

No

[@Admiral_Bongo]

I do. Especially the drums. Mostly the drums, tbh. But hey, I'm into grindcore and brutal death metal.

[@andrewcory9813]

yea i understand why so many people dislike it its because its so different from all there other albums i admit theres a few songs in there i dont really care for but still its a great album

[@dhoosee]

As a casual (read non-talented) drummer, I actually LIKED the St. Anger Snare sound. A very distinctive ring/overtone that was captured by the mics, and maybe beefed-up in production? It's not his finest hour, but it IS different!

[@wildanS]

I used to hate it when the album came out but now I actually like it myself. The same thing went with And Justice For All sound.

[@brainandforce]

It would be pretty good with black metal, as it provides a bit of atmosphere that otherwise wouldn't be present.

[@tomlewis5105]

Brain&Force Black Metal “no atmosphere”? Pfft.

[@kingcobrajfsofficial]

You people truly have no idea what you're talking about, just throwing buzz words together you've heard other musically inclined people say.

[@anvb5a1]

There is just one minor issue with that snare, i would say: IT SOUNDS LIKE SHIT!

[@tomanders1]

That is the best thing I have seen all day. At least they saw it too. Kudos for DM

[@BurgerHospital]

I liked the album. It was something different.

[@pkmnyellowog]

@a n t i m a t e r i a xD Nice one.

[@skinnybuddha74]

I don't think the entire album was a failure like a lot of people think. I actually like St. Anger, Frantic, Invisible Kid and a few others. I don't think the whole album needed that snare sound, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't like it on some of the songs.

[@nothingnothing2752]

@@skinnybuddha74 Honestly that snare just needs to be in beatdown hardcore. Shit would me mean as hell.

[@flaccid6pancake]

@@skinnybuddha74 Same

[@cmoore1369]

Me too. Not every song, but it’s got some great music in it. 🤘🏻❤️

[@TheSickNeeds]

I feel as though Jason was like "they turned me down but kept this in? I feel like I've been insulted all over again!"

[@andrewvanhalen1984]

The only real problem I had with the drums was the sound, Lars' performance was actually real badass (probably one of his best along with and justice).

[@2lexander]

And justice is not his performance lol. It's so chopped up that the engineer doesn't even wanna touch the tape to remaster it in fear of it falling apart.

[@lutzbacherle1568]

Yes, and Justice is the other album with crappy sounding drums!

[@DeclanEldridge]

I love Lars Ulrich and his drumming work

[@SteinVidarAndersen]

0:54 "Happy... Mad!" XD

[@abdielfromhell]

I've been reading your comments dudes and I think some of you are right about lars... everyone knows that he is not the best drummer of the world or something, he just plays what he should play, only basic rhythms but I know for sure that he has been influenced a lot of great drummers, even Portnoy is influenced by lars! he's a great person and he's a great example to follow! we all must show respect to lars! I think he's one of the most important people in music like the beatles ....

[@ARKWalton]

@kebmoji Yeah, good one. He may not be as good as some of the more modern drummers nowadays, but he is the most influential drummer in metal; he started the world's biggest metal band. Until you do such a thing, you can't comment on his playing.

[@Powerracer251]

Lol you're kidding right?

[@wilhelmshultz2738]

no he isnt downy

[@ARKWalton]

@@wilhelmshultz2738 Oh, so he didn't start Metallica then, the biggest metal band in the world? What rock do you live under?

[@newspaperlightbulb]

I love Lars Ulrich not because of his playing, but because of how humble and honest he is....here he is mocking his own playing with a sense of humor, not embellishing it.

[@mrmisfit635]

I think the St Anger snare sound completely suits the song.

[@subliminallime4321]

"They were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." -Ian Malcolm

[@danielblanas6169]

its funny how we metallica fans hated st anger so much, but yet we still know all the words to the songs and still have a favorite part to each song. thats metallica baby. love for ever!

[@murfdog19]

I love how people say that the only real Metallica albums are Kill 'Em All through Master Of Puppets. And Justice For All was their heaviest album by far. I also bet if The Black Album had not been hugely successful, Metallica fans would consider it their best album.

[@RyanPeters05]

Tim Murphy Thank you. perfectly said. I love the Black Album, but if you tell that to a "true Metallica fan" they say you only like Enter Sandman and their popular songs. I love all their songs, just so happens I think the Black Album is very good as well.

[@JohnDoe_69]

The bad thing of being a Metallica fan and see people trashing St. Anger, Load and Reload, I fucking love Load and Reload man...

[@theoddtimeman2975]

All Metallica albums are amazin!

[@Chainstring]

st. anger is actually one of my favourite songs right now. it fucking rockz

[@mustafasayegh7242]

I actually love st. anger's snare sound

[@djentrification1631]

Me too. I really don't get why people hate it so much. It really captures the pissed off vibe that the album portrayed.

[@uv777gr]

St. Anger album rocked, they should be proud of it.

[@joeyclemenza7339]

At least he’s got a good sense of humor to it. It’s not like the album killed his career.

[@bdavis7981]

For these songs, I like the snare with the ring in it. It sounds intrusive, not the usual, so that fits for the time and the stuff they were going through. Raw and discontented. Then their project in making it led to a tighter, more bonded group.

[@ModernRedneck13]

Don't care how many people disagree, I love St Anger. That album kicks ass

[@raystinsky]

One of my favorite Michael Keaton villain roles

[@mutt3162]

I enjoyed St. Anger. LOL.

[@takingdaggers]

Flawed, but it could have been so much better. Snares off? Ok Lars, let' do that on one or two songs. NOT the whole fucking album! Kirk? Hey I don't know who told you every song needs a solo (with wah sound), but I don't know who told you they were out of style either!

[@takingdaggers]

That's exactly my point. Kirk hasn't turned his wah pedal off since he got one. Metallica always made the claim that they didn't follow trends but doing an entire album with no guitar solos proves that they do.

[@mutt3162]

One must keep in mind the producer of that album. Who also coincidentally was the bass player. They had a trendy producer the rest follows. In my opinion, S.A. was eons better than both load and reload. Which were both WAY more trendy sounding than S.A.

[@takingdaggers]

Agreed

[@DenSvartaStjarnan]

The Anarchist No, it's not elementary. At all. You should only add it if it fits the song, if it gives it a better feel. Not only does Metallica usually force one into every song, but they also make them painfully long and repetitive. They are what ruined their slower songs like One and Sanitarium. One should've ended at the same pace it started, shortly after the last lines are finished, and Sanitarium should've had a much shorter solo, or another chorus at the end. They would be so much more interesting with only one minute of solos or less. In the one-dimensional way that Metallica write them, solos are getting seriously old. The song just loses its entire focus. It loses my focus, at least. What purplexes me about St. Anger is that even without solos the songs were pretty much all too long. Endless waves of riffs and shit. Even Kill 'Em All, so praised, suffers greatly from all sounding the same thanks to their repetitive solo-writing. Dave Mustaine might know how to write good riffs and solos, but he, and everyone else involved in Metallica have no idea how a song's flow works. I guess the kind of Metalheads that Kill 'Em All attracted were too braindead from alchohol and drugs to even notice. But when people think the same nowadays, it just leads me to believe that people are one-dimensional. I guess I am too.

[@Aaron_Berry]

I always knew why the St anger snare drum sounded the way it did. I play drums myself, and the beads at the bottom of the snare is what gives it the snare drum sound, but if you remove the beads you get a St anger snare drum, Tool also uses the St anger snare drum in some of their songs.

[@matiasdejongvanlier3460]

St, Anger is an awesome album!!!

[@rafforca]

Are u Fucking kidding?

[@matiasdejongvanlier3460]

RAFF ORCA , Not in the slighest

I Agree

[@creepshowcrate]

St. Anger is diahrrea on toast.

[@matiasdejongvanlier3460]

@@creepshowcrate Quite an interesting opinion, I already wrote it down. Thank you for the feedback.

[@Fraeg]

nice to see that he can look back and laugh. Really that speaks volumes about him as a person, that in a crowded room full of strangers he can be joking about this kind of stuff

[@dzh1239]

While the drums and everything else sound terrible in St. Anger the lyrics are really well written. So personal and relatable.

[@resevil2396]

I actually think its the exact opposite. I think the lyrics are too straight forward. It might have been what they needed, to sing about their issues and get it out in a straightforward manner, but they still didn't flow well and sounded almost amateurish compared to their previous material. the drums were definitely a major contributing factor though.

[@ZombieJesus1987]

Eh, not really. St Anger probably has the worst lyrics for a Metallica album. It's like a 14 year old wrote the lyrics, instead of a guy in his 40s.

[@roddorfj]

Dzh123 I'M REALLY IN ANGER WITH YOUMY LIFESTYLE DETERMINES MY DEATHSTYLE

[@ZombieJesus1987]

Roddor FJ YOU FLUSH IT OUT! YOU FLUSH IT OUT! KILLKILLKILLKILL!!!11

[@oldGnRrocks1]

Dzh123 i know right, i can so relate to "frantic tic tic tic tic tic tok"

[@MikeThaKnight]

Favorite album

[@lodown505]

I love St. Anger. Snare off and all.

[@patak12]

i dont care what anyone says, i still like that album and listen to it alot.

[@megadrivermegadriver4755]

I've always thought the snare in st anger was so industrial and metal, it went against everything other drummers where doing. There a few songs on st anger I don't dig. But I reckon the majority of it was heavy and stoner as fuck and I like it

[@roldirevan2130]

And that's what life truly is about. 👏👏👏

[@Metal-Possum]

Good to see him laugh at himself.

[@gabibonza]

Laughing at the ignorance of others.

[@metallhead94]

I love St. Anger !!

[@Norg1]

I used to right songs with the hitch unplugged all the time on my snare I always it just made for a different sound made the snare sound like a weird tom I was a break from the common snare drum sound that is used a lot

[@ferMusic7878]

what a cool guy, I never thought he could be that friendly

[@kalapan9]

I love that he has a sense of humor about it. Like he knows it maybe wasnt the greatest idea anyway.

[@MrTNAHD]

The St. Anger snare drum is perfect! Really like the sound!

[@retrogore420]

He did not just turn the snare wires off. The thing was cranked way too high and not in tune with the bottom head.

[@Thiagojedi3488]

I liked the album. Badass riffs, different drums sound, no solo. My kind of thing.

[@DudeMan-xs3db]

If shit is your kinda thing then good for you man.

[@Thiagojedi3488]

@@DudeMan-xs3db nobody can judge music choices. If you think this album is shit, good for you too.

[@DudeMan-xs3db]

@@Thiagojedi3488 Somethings in this life are objectivley shit. Like this album. Even Metallica admitted that.

[@Thiagojedi3488]

@@DudeMan-xs3db they were in a bad moment. This album expressed that reality. I don't know what Metallica said, but at least they had courage to do something different. And in my opinion this album is great.

[@XCenturionX]

It's hard to believe that the snare sound on the St Anger LP went unchecked with all the producers, engineers, musicians and other business people that Metallica surrounded themselves with. That to me is unacceptable as a long time Metallica fan

[@ThierryRocksTV]

I thought it sounded brutal af

[@djentrification1631]

I think you are missing the point of why they tuned the snare like that. It was to capture the full force, and frankly, the anger of the album. The message of the album was about being pissed off and angry, and the snare (if you think about it) really sounds like it's angry.

[@gabibonza]

It's hard to believe that YOU THINK THAT the snare sound on the St Anger LP went unchecked with all the producers, engineers, musicians and other business people that Metallica surrounded themselves with.

[@Breaker197]

Good to see he's got a sense of humor about it. These guys continually amaze me with how un-metal they can be at times, and I don't see that as a bad thing. I see it as four guys leading four divergent lives, that come together for their love of heavy music. Sure you can argue that they're not that heavy, that's valid. They're a product of a different time. In that time, they were the trailblazers and the frontrunners. They not only pushed themselves to the point where they had to step back and take a different approach to their music, but they pushed the entire music industry, whether it liked it or not. They're the reason you can go to Walmart and find any kind of heavy music at all to begin with. They're the reason you have bands that push it harder and take metal even further. They take a lot of shit, some of it valid, some not, but what people forget is what they've done for us all. You're absolutely within your right to dislike their stuff. To each their own. Just understand the contributions they've made in the span of their career extend beyond just the music. Metallica is a lightning rod. They're not just a gateway, they're a well worn bridge that has allowed the frontlines of metal to expand exponentially further in the collective world consciousness. Back to the snare, plenty of people dislike it, and that's understandable. I for one actually kind of enjoy it. Lars doesn't just sit down behind his kit and think about it the same way everyone else does. The dude thinks deep. He paints. His drums and playing and expression are more than just the ridiculously thunderous assault that defies his age, or the backbone that holds the rhythmic chaos of Metallica together, it's his canvas. His hardware is his easel, his sticks are his paintbrushes. St. Anger wasn't meant to be just another Metallica album. Look at where the band was at the time and what they were going through. They almost fell apart. They've always been a very artistically honest band. They really and truly pour their hearts and souls into their art and their expression. They feel all of it. St. Anger was their diary of their climb back out of hell. It was their catharsis. They needed to write that album, and as much as we all like to pick at it, it was necessary for their survival as a band, and I'm glad they did it. I like the album, because it feels emotionally real and honest. Far more than a lot of music out there these days, metal or otherwise. I respect the album for what it is, rather than deride it for what it isn't. I can always go back and listen to Justice or Puppets and still be blown away by it. There's tons of other bands that push that direction still to this day, but none of them are as real and honest as Metallica. Those guys are poets. Knowing where they've been and what they've done, and seeing what they continue to do in spite of it all... that's amazing. It's also metal as fuck. They don't care what the world thinks Metallica should be. They ARE Metallica, and they're the ones writing their story. That's metal as fuck. No other band does that the way they do. I respect them for that. I also respect them for giving the world a different breed of metal that thrives to this day.

[@lmjones7716]

Yeah, it was all the fault of the snare. Not the crappy songs.

[@User-xw6kd]

😂

[@Evelina_412]

I've heard some remastered versions over the years with the snare fixed and the songs aren't *that* bad. Snare really is what ruins them.

[@magicjackm]

@Evelina999 whoa, what? how'd you get those?

[@Evelina_412]

***** There was one brilliant version on youtube, but I searched for it and it's no longer there. The other one was made by my friend when he was really into audio mixing, editing and other crap like that. Just search online, I'm sure that there should be some versions somewhere.

[@dr.banana2828]

pf the songs are GREAT. i listen all the time to the live in studio version of st anger. many people do.. that version had proper sound

[@JRgebruiker]

I love how he says that Black Album was about fame and Fortune and St anger was misery, haha Lars Ulrich is a great guy!

[@MetallicAddict15]

It's great that Metallica themselves recognize that St. Anger was crap. And though his good reputation has been crushed by the media, he always seems like such a nice guy.

[@thesaltybeard1793]

My dude crushed his own Rep when he went after suing individuals for downloading songs on limewire and shit.

[@thesaltybeard1793]

Oh this... This is 13 years old! This. Comment is older than my brother... Wow

[@reapervich4192]

@@thesaltybeard1793 he was right about that though

[@thesaltybeard1793]

@@reapervich4192 right about what?

[@ROUGH-RICHARD]

The actual st. Anger snare sounds like a volleyball

[@tuftatuffta3681]

I love how the snare drum sound on St. Anger is being criticized by people who wouldn't like that record anyway and by people who don't like Metallica anyway.

[@Dinozzo1995]

I like how that is said by people who will like metallica no matter what happens.

[@Dinozzo1995]

***** I like how you're mad

[@koettfaers]

What? Highly unlikely that would be the case (it obviously isnt). Ofc major critics of the album actually are metallica fans and like their music. Justice for all ride the lightning kill em all are really fucking good. St anger sounds so fucking bad, some songs have potential but the recording of the album and Lars fucking snares ruins it

[@koettfaers]

Heres a couple of dudes that know how to record and produce metallica albums better than metallica themselves kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooaQhnxplJt7ma8

[@thewisebread3653]

koettfaers imo it’s not just the snare sound st. Anger also just doesn’t sound like Metallica imo. Metallica ha always had their roots in a more fast paced thrash metal style. There songs always had good heavy riffs, great lyrics, great guitar solos, and drumming that serves the song. St anger falls short on a lot of this imo. Although death magnetic and hardwired are still pretty good.

[@apbf]

of course, every one who's not self centered will say they're not great, thats no suprise. Lars isnt my favorite drummer, but back in the day he had my attention. the new color of his drums are pretty awesome too.

[@DunkyFuddha]

"Black Album - Fame and Fortune St Anger - Loss of revenue, no albums sold, poor concert ticket sales"

[@dioszegizoltan4493]

Joooovis actually Metallica made a lot of money with St anger

[@Teichralle]

Played tours with slipknot. Don't think it went that bad financially.

[@gabibonza]

+Joooovis hahahaah good joke boy

[@Link113322]

I absolutely love it.

[@nipulkradmsinatagras8293]

Mom: Where's our trash can? Son: *It's stolen.* Mom: Who the hell would stole a goddamn trash can? Son: *That drummer from Metallica.*

[@DMEB]

i like the sound of the drums on the garage days re visited...

[@yurimyszkowski]

I like how he describes that St Anger isnt rock and roll. At least he knows the truth about that piece of garbage

[@nothighiswear8869]

Yuri Myszkowski he says that so he doesn't sound stupid since everyone said it was shit

[@billbuck3590]

i really like it...

[@MetalMan1245]

St. Anger was a really good album, but it could have definitely used some better recording. The album itself was fine, it was just produced poorly.

[@AlissonSilva-ox4uz]

Isnt rock and Roll, Is Thrash Metal

[@tomlewis5105]

Alisson Silva No, not Thrash. Pretty much Nu Metal.

[@dillynmykal9795]

The mans got a good sense of humor, I gotta give him that. Anyone who can make fun of themselves

[@QwertyHens]

St anger isn't that bad the only bad metallica album is lulu

[@Hobbit98LP]

And that was Lou Reed's fault... :D

[@resevil2396]

That not really a Metallica album...more of a side project than anything. And Death Magnetic was pretty shitty too. Arguments could be made for most of load and reload as well.

[@QwertyHens]

resevil2396 how was death magnetic shitty

[@andrewvanhalen1984]

The only good thing on lulu was the music and some of the lyrics were pretty cool, the vocals and production quality are what ruined it.

[@Stinkydo0d]

SMALL TOWN GIRRRRRRRL!!

[@jessedover6175]

St. Anger is f*cking AWESOME!!!

[@tristramcoffin926]

Imagine what Kirk Hammett could contribute if he just detuned his guitar...

[@nighthawk9532]

I’m pretty sure they all did

[@ylst8874]

I like how he always enjoys the moment 😂

[@andrewcogan5924]

No Lars. That drum sound wasn't what did it.

[@GamingControversials]

+Andrew Cogan Even though it was the main reason why the album is so bad.

[@andrewcogan5924]

It sure didn't help!

[@DWatersXIII]

he used an aluminum folding chair. it was in an interview

[@maxdank]

It sucks because the music sucks and the lyrics sucks and they sucks (....AJFA = Last good album) Frantic tick tick tick tick tick tock Frantic tick tick tick tick tick tock Frantic tick tick tick tick tick tock Frantic tick tick tick tick tick tock My lifestyle determines my deathstyle. A rising tide pushing to the other side Yeah - fuck the band for not trying. Drums don't sound half as bad as the lyrics do.

[@gabibonza]

@@maxdank if the album makes you angry, the goal has been achieved. SAINT. ANGER.

[@benjamin2783]

Thats the way Lars Ulrich explains the sound, even he is rich and famous now, he can still laugh at his mistakes as a normal human being, that makes him a more valuable person

[@BombasticLove87]

Don't lie, we all didn't totally mind the snare on St. Anger

[@silentphantom7826]

fuck that I'd rather sniff my stepmom butt

[@Zakkarae]

It's the only thing I dislike about the album.

[@herbertthepervert3035]

BombasticLove87 I liked it

[@hartlandgamer]

Lars unlocked a new cheat code: tin can

[@dougiemonday]

Lars let's be a little more positive please. I really liked the 1st two tracks on that record and think your snare sounds in your face brutal.

[@ChristopherMcLarenExperience]

st anger is fucking dope man, shoot me again is unreal. Its like if metallica did the more things change machine head \m/