Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

141 mins | Documentary, Music | July 9, 2004

After bassist Jason Newsted quits the band in 2001, heavy metal superstars Metallica realize that they need an intervention. In this revealing documentary, filmmakers follow the three rock stars as they hire a group therapist and grapple with 20 years of repressed anger and aggression. Between searching for a replacement bass player, creating a new album and confronting their personal demons, the band learns to open up in ways they never thought possible.

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

141 mins | Documentary, Music | July 9, 2004

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
After bassist Jason Newsted quits the band in 2001, heavy metal superstars Metallica realize that they need an intervention. In this revealing documentary, filmmakers follow the three rock stars as they hire a group therapist and grapple with 20 years of repressed anger and aggression. Between searching for a replacement bass player, creating a new album and confronting their personal demons, the band learns to open up in ways they never thought possible.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Electra Entertainment, Vertigo
Original title Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Directors Bruce Sinofsky, Joe Berlinger
Writers

Cast

James Hetfield

as Self

Lars Ulrich

as Self

Kirk Hammett

as Self

Robert Trujillo

as Self

Jason Newsted

as Self

Dave Mustaine

as Self

Bob Rock

as Self

Phil Towle

as Self