St. Anger

Rather than lay on criticism of the 20-year-old album, we give you 10 reasons not to be mad at Metallica's 'St. Anger' any longer.

We pulled out all the stops to celebrate the releases of 'Load' and 'St. Anger,' two of Metallica's most-maligned albums.

The most infamous snare drum sound in metal continues to haunt the internet.

Oh yeah!

Classic rockers made bold statements, while pioneering new bands took cues from the masters.

They were madly in anger with dial-up.

Lars would be proud.

'Just give it a little more time,' James Hetfield joked.

On July 13, 2004, Metallica released a limited-edition EP based around the 'St. Anger' track, "Some Kind of Monster."

It's official: The next release in The Metallica Vinyl Club is here, and it's a doozy.