Reacting to the Worst Metallica Song Ever

Hey TNT Reactions fans! Welcome back to the channel! Today, we're diving into what many consider the worst Metallica song ever: "St. Anger." This track has sparked a lot of controversy among metal fans, and we're here to give our unfiltered reaction.
Join us as we break down the song, discuss its infamous production choices, and share our honest thoughts. Is it as bad as everyone says? Watch to find out, and don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more awesome reaction videos!
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[@GunnerSG]

I am of the opinion that NO ONE is 100% all the time, throughout a professional career, in a consistent "measured" way that we "critics" all have the convenient position to then sit back, judge and go "boooo this shit sucks !!! " We were on the verge of losing them PERIOD when this album came out, James had gone into REHAB and blown his voice out .... Jason had left and Lars and Kirk were trying to keep the boat afloat wondering if they would ever play w James again let alone make another album !!! Do I like all the stuff on this album ...NOPE but I was grateful that they still made it and James was able to get back on the horse swinging still creating music. This album was very cathartic for them as a band and as individuals. They were searching for why they still played music at this point and it definitely shows !! Then you throw in Dr. Phil on top of all that shit and you get "ST. ANGER".... I for one am grateful they still exist and are making music Can't wait to see em in Sept - METAL UP YOUR ASS 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@KingNothing2x4]

same....Did you get your letter from Ticket Master telling you your information was stolen ?!!!!!! Time to change some passwords

[@insufferablethrashelitist9305]

Good call out. In the greater scheme of things, this was actually an important album for the existence of metallica. I'm glad they survived as a band too, despite the album not turning out well.

[@patrickc7627]

i dont like hating on them because they were such a good band and a big part of my youth, but stuff like this just makes me cringe, still love metallica, just not this

[@Aries41474]

I didn't like this album at all. It lacked substance. Sounded so forced.

[@ThirdEye...]

I agree, but apart this song!

[@sdjslkdjlsskldjslkdjsl8262]

2:08 his face here says it all

[@joebrezel]

T... It's about constipation... "You push it out, you push it out". Which is why it sounds like 💩. Actually genius... 👀👀🤣🤣

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Lol

[@insufferablethrashelitist9305]

Ouch

[@insufferablethrashelitist9305]

This was metallica trying to be nu- metal. I have to defend them only in the sense that they were trying to remain relevant. You can do that or become a has-been. It was a swing and a miss. They learned from it and went on to record death magnetic. I won't criticize someone for taking a risk because if you never take risks you won't get very far. What if they never took the risk with kill em all, lightning, puppets, or black album? This was intentionally mixed and produced to sound bad. I found a video on YT where some other band re-recorded the album and properly mixed it & discovered that the songs aren't really bad, its just the mix. This could have been a decent record if they weren't trying to be something they're not.

[@TheUnderdogDe]

You should try *The Warning - “Automatic Sun” from Tecate Pa’l Norte Festival (Studio Version)* for some quality performed by a three piece ( _and it's not Rush_ ).

[@MegaSting1981]

The thumbnail made me think you was gonna say something from Puppets and was gonna throw hands 😂

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Kingcakesoul]

People bitch about the drums in this song I think it sounds 🔥

[@massimocivita7288]

AHAAHAHAHA sound like shit!

[@Sara_Kane]

That horrible snare sound is by far the worst aspect of that album for me. "Ronnie" off the "Load" album is probably the worst Metallica song to my ears.

[@timjenkins4065]

Yep, agreed, this is total shit.. I’m turning it off now ✌️

[@timoteo950]

I didn't care for it either. It seems to be all over the place.

[@danraymondaas7256]

When it came out, I hated the whole album. Now, I love at least 60% of it, and this song kicks ass. The last album though is total shit. In time, you learn to love everything I guess 😛 Metallica was my favorite band ever. Now, Rammstein is my new favorite band. Guess what, I hated them 20 years ago. Do a reaction to Angst by Rammstein

[@KingNothing2x4]

Too Far Gone ....72 seasons.....shit songs? hmmm... Well, if I need to know the newest Taylor Swift song I now know who to ask...... W A F

[@StarsDie88]

It sounds so amateur. I mean the drums sound so horrific. And it's like the riffs are muted. Wtf even is this haha.

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Lol

[@yuritesticoff1141]

I personally loved the album as it came out days after I graduated high school, MetallicA was the first secular band my best friend introduced me to in 3rd grade. I've loved them ever since

[@cidmontenegro8225]

The biggest problem imo is the mix. It is bad. It is strange, the vocals are so prominent, and part of the drums sound close and some sound far away. Musically, the guitar is kind generic, or uninspired. No solo? or even a lick or riff to break up some monotony? The 'push it out' is, jarring? It sounds out of place, like it didn't belong with the song. I do like the bass in the mix, but I don't think Rob played for the recording.

[@mztweety1374]

I saw the documentary it brought me to tears. They went through some serious shit... But if they had Just let it all go and split up in the early 2000s we would still be whining about they should have stuck together and made another album blah blah blah not everything can be the first three records believe me I know ..I'm a recovering Prince fan.. and yes that was definitely too much snare but it's been out for decades so...

[@MAD81589]

Honestly...this album came out when they were on the verge of splitting up. All the in fighting. And Bob Rock getting involved. As a teenager with angst...this song hit on many levels.

[@warmonger1362]

Sounded like Lar's was playing some 5 gallon plastic buckets.

[@mikenastasi8927]

Hey T, I haven't heard back from you. Did you get my message?

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Nope. Haven’t checked patreon yet but I’m doing them today.

[@mikenastasi8927]

@@TheAdventuresofTNT I have a proposition for you. I'll message you. Look for it. It's for you and Tasha. I'd need an answer though as soon as possible.

[@diverdownseattle]

Sober Metallica. Besides Hetfeild and Ulrich, Coors Lite wrote most of Metallica’s songs.

[@boomergames8094]

They had to go through a phase. They are experimentalists and sometimes hit a home run, and sometimes strike out. This song is actually good when they do it live these days. Most of the album is good when they do it live since it sounds like Metallica again.

[@sdjslkdjlsskldjslkdjsl8262]

The gimmick of the album is that it was supposed to be spontaneous and raw, like a return to the mindset of their early days. Yet they were arguing over every drumbeat and riff and they had personal therapists in the studio to deal with their interpersonal problems lol. So there was absolutely nothing spontaneous about it. The fact they were aping "post-grunge" elements also showed Metallica were no longer the trendsetters by any means.

[@brianlangley1082]

As a fan from the beginning, this song and album sucked. I thought they were washed up in mainstream and I was right. No heart, no soul, complete garbage

[@BornRandy62]

this is still leaps and bounds above the newer whiskey in a bottle

[@LeeB41]

This album is beyond awful, but this was a tough time for the band. They came close to calling it a day. You should watch "Some Kind Of Monster" not the music video, but the movie. It was recorded during the recording of this album. The band pretty much imploded on screen.

[@Roh_Echt]

Their worst song will not come from any of the first four albums. That one....$#!@T

[@duaneshank6788]

This album sounds as it should... disjointed, rough, incomplete. Just like the band was at the time. Its not hard to figure out.

[@Wagoo]

Saint Anger and Frantic from that album are decent songs with a terrible studio production and missing Kirk solos. They're alright live with a proper sound setup.. I don't want to hear the rest of the album ever again though

[@jimtatro6550]

This whole album is garbage. As a drummer, all I can hear is that high-pitched snare and it drives me fucking crazy

[@BigHomieSteveTheMetalHead]

Guess I'm going to be the only one here to defend St. Anger, this album deserves some of the criticism it gets but it's massively overblown. This album was one big giant therapy session, exorcising the demons that almost broke the band up. It's about releasing all of that pain, anger, and despair. That's why I find this album therapeutic to listen to when I'm going through some shit, there's a lot of other fans who share the same sentiment. . A lot of fans don't want to admit that they like it, but the crowd goes crazy whenever they play a St. Anger song live (of course without the trashcan snare and guitar solos added in).

[@valdas420]

Love saint anger its the album to listen when you grab a sledgehammer to destroy some shit PS: also this is a great workout song PS 2 : their worst work is the Lou reed album .

[@landgsmith]

I haven’t heard this in 20 years. Yep, still sucks!

[@wompa70]

"I'm madly in anger with you." Ugh. The lyrics are just so bad. There's some really cool guitar work on the album. But overall it's just... not great.

[@andrewcastillo9558]

There are some really nice parts in a handful of songs.. that's about it. It'd hard to find positives in this album lol.

[@johnnesbitt2515]

Did t say a word then was like.....WTF!!!

[@joesshows6793]

Kinda wish this never happened

[@joesshows6793]

I grew up with this and I can’t either. It’s not good

[@cristealaurentiu2440]

To heavy for you, we understand.

[@LxAxNxCxExR]

Listened to the album once and that was enough for me.

[@saul77]

Listened to the entire album the other day. If it wasn't Metallica I think I would actually like it. I love almost every other album.

[@johnnesbitt2515]

Thank you!!!!!!!

[@MrGmonkeywillruleyou]

Horrible. I never want to here it again lol

[@VoltLives]

It is so bad, pure awful incarnate. The first time I heard it I thought it was a bad cover band trying to sound like Metallica. Then saw the video and realized it was Metallica and just said to my self "at least I have the old albums".

[@salommy]

I like Fuel. I also love Prince Charming from Reload. Those (to me) are actually good songs, while anything on St. Anger isn’t.

[@MusicPlayingPeon]

I hate Lars drum sound on this. That being said this soung is decent, and All Within My Hands is my favorite on this album.😊

[@ups5864]

Yeah, at this point they were just Metallica in name only... Minos...

[@drew65sep]

The whole LP SUXED...

[@StormLover3]

I can’t stand Metallica, I always thought Megadeath and Dave Mustaine were much better vocally, lyrically, and musically.

[@psalm23v6]

Not even their crappiest crap either

[@bschuler6216]

St. Snoozefest

[@ThirdEye...]

Worst? Not at all, this is pretty good actually…

[@jamesmyrick9083]

The transitions just don't work. It truly sounds like a Frankenstein of different songs bolted together. IMO, James is a good "vocalist" but a poor "singer."

[@jayleno5652]

load and re load were great albums, this is the worst of the worst, thankfully they got it together after this

[@Brent_P]

Frantic & St. Anger were the only two good songs on this album.

[@DEFKONSIXTYSIXlml]

yeah BUT... still better than anything Slipknot ever did or ever will

[@michaelhutchison2754]

The whole St. Anger album was trash.....

[@Y2G]

It was an awful album but still better then Lulu (I know its not a metallica album as such)

[@massimocivita7288]

Worst metallica album ever and one of the worst i've ever heard in my life XD

[@jasonnielsen5976]

Showing the Master of Puppets cover while talking St. Anger? WTF? Everyone knows St. Anger sucks, I thought you were actually insane enough to be citing something from Puppets. Insert facepalm emoji here.

[@davegustafson7698]

Everything after And Justice For All is a pile of 💩

[@hmpz36911]

@The Adventures of TNT Frantic is worse! This album is a joke! & still went like double platinum. Proving they can release crap & still make money off the new fans who are stupid &/or listen to nu-metal. Dropped their effort & lost a lot of skills they still haven't been able to get back. Better efforts recently, yet lost the passion, heart & integrity... Still hope they can get it back. Not saying i expect a Fight Fire- as they are not the same hungry kids. Just hope for something worthy! J~

[@kennethsonia5350]

Badtellica

[@brandonjones1349]

😂

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

This is still 1,784,094.3% better than "Enter Sandman."

[@TheAdventuresofTNT]

Really?

[@BruGaleen]

I understand your sentiment, but hear me out. Sometimes, a bad song can be somebody's gateway drug. They hear power chords and chuggin', and it makes them wanna hear more of that, and it leads them down the rabbit hole of everything that metal can be. For some older folks, a song like Enter Sandman can be the end, but for younger listeners, it can be the beginning. It's all a matter of perspective. \m/

[@johnbuck3374]

I like the song, but I hate the production. They tried for a raw and gritty sounding song to sound edgy after Load and Re-load got them labeled as sellouts.

[@up0820]

Since load and reload both tucked then they followed up with this garbage, I actually stopped listening after load, technically they started to "sell out" with the black album, but that's because the label changed James original singing style for the worse.

[@masteroftuning6956]

🗑️

[@ThorsHammer88]

Terrible album

[@kennethcarlin9629]

Lulu and St. Anger are the worst Metallica albums

[@terrymills810]

except the drums sounding like garbage cans I like this song LOL

[@MichaelBrown-dc4zz]

When this shit came out I had high hopes thinking it couldnt get worse than load and reload and boy was I wrong.

[@Jizm-m2u]

Metallica was done after the black album. Everything since has been trash and their fanbase has Stockholm Syndrome.

[@KingNothing2x4]

Or, some people never grow up and keep doing , or listening to, the same thing over and over and over......Metallica doesn't make songs for you,they make them for themselves. If you like it cool and if not fine. Calling them trash for not regurgitating Kill Em All is likely why you still wear a diaper

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

Actually, they were done after "And Justice For All... ." The black album was 100% garbage. "Enter Sandman" is absolutely a pop-rock song.

[@Exp.No.Zenar-57]

Both of you are wrong, at least in my opinion. St. Anger is the only bad Metallica album. They've put out great albums past the 80s. Had been as good, no. But great nonetheless.

[@UncleUncleRj]

Yeah, and Dave Mustaine wrote Master of Puppets

[@Jizm-m2u]

@@Exp.No.Zenar-57 This is the Stockholm Syndrome I speak of.

[@ElkSlayer8172]

The Drum sounds like shit

[@roaringviking5693]

I much rather listen to this than anything on Load and Reload. But honestly, I pretty much stopped caring after the Black Album, which was at least decent.

[@kylewallace474]

IMHO, the best albums from them were the first 4. I didn't like but a couple songs from the Black album, Load, and Reload. But the first 4 were the shit!!!! They sold out when they made the Black album

[@southern842]

Their worst song is still better than anything to come out in recent years.

[@MusicPlayingPeon]

Atlas Rise and Now That Were Dead destroy this.....

[@dpilot73]

Sons of Texas

[@russellcharles7839]

Everything after And Justice sucked. The Black album was just the tip of the spear when it came to Mettalica writing crap music.