St. Anger is a work of music.
St. Anger is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica , released on June 5 , 2003 , by Elektra Records . In 2004 , the album 's lead single , `` St. Anger '' , won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance . `` St. Anger '' is a song by American heavy metal group Metallica . It was released in June 2003 as the lead single from their eighth studio album of the same name . It won Best Metal Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards and was also nominated for Best Rock Video at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards , but lost to `` Somewhere I Belong '' by Linkin Park .