"The Unnamed Feeling" is the third single released from 2003's St. Anger and the second Metallica music video directed by The Malloys, the team of brothers Emmett and Brendan. The video was filmed in Los Angeles and made its debut on Dec. 3, 2003.

Watch Metallica's Official Music Video For "The Unnamed Feeling"

The video follows several different people who are all going through something very personal, visually depicting different feelings including stress, anxiety, depression, denial and paranoia. Included throughout the video is Metallica performing the song in a ragged room.

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Metallica first played "The Unnamed Feeling" at a U.S. concert on March 8, 2004, at the Cow Palace venue in San Francisco.

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