Kammala wannan magana: A watan Yunin 2003, kundin faifan na takwas na Metallica, "St. Anger", ya fara a lamba ɗaya a kan "Billboard" 200, kuma ya jawo martani iri-iri daga masu sukar. Ulrich ta "steely" sauti snare drum da kuma rashin guitar solos samu musamman zargi. Kevin Forest Moreau na "Shakingthrough.net" ya ce, "guitars sun yi tuntuɓe a cikin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsakin tsaka-tsaki. Brent DiCrescenzo na "Pitchfork" ya bayyana shi a matsayin "mummunan rikici". Koyaya, mujallar "Blender" ta kira shi "mafi muni da mafi munin kayan aikin Bob Rock na ƙungiyar", kuma "New York Magazine" ya kira shi "gaba ɗaya mai ɗorewa da rocking". Waƙar taken, "St. Anger", ta lashe kyautar Grammy don Mafi kyawun Kayan ƙarfe a cikin 2004; an yi amfani da shi azaman taken taken WWE na "
SummerSlam 2003". (Wani ɗan wasa)