EP
Some Kind of Monster
Some Kind of Monster is an EP from Metallica, released on 13 July 2004 through Vertigo. It arrived the year after St. Anger, their eighth studio album, and sits between that record and Death Magnetic in 2008.
Filed under heavy metal, hard rock and rock, it is a small footnote in a long discography that runs from Kill 'Em All in 1983 to 72 Seasons in 2023. It is one for fans following the band through their St. Anger era.
Some Kind of Monster: tracklist and credits
8 tracks · 43:20Tracklist
- 1Some Kind of MonsterHammett, Hetfield, Rock, Ulrich8:28
- 2The Four Horsemen (live)Hetfield, Mustaine, Ulrich5:22
- 3Damage, Inc. (live)Burton, Hammett, Hetfield, Ulrich5:00
- 4Leper Messiah (live)James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich5:57
- 5Motorbreath (live)James Hetfield3:21
- 6Ride the Lightning (live)Burton, Hetfield, Mustaine, Ulrich6:42
- 7Hit the Lights (live)James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich4:14
- 8Some Kind of Monster (edit)Hammett, Hetfield, Rock, Ulrich4:17
- Produced by
- Metallica, Bob Rock
- Recorded at
- Metallica HQ, Bataclan
- Recorded
- May 2002 – June 2003
- Mixed by
- Bob Rock, Mike Gillies
- Mixed at
- Metallica HQ
- Engineered by
- Mike Gillies, Bob Rock
- Label
- Vertigo
- Length
- 43:20
Line-up
- Kirk Hammett · guitar · guest
- James Hetfield · guitar, lead vocals · guest
- Bob Rock · bass · guest
- Lars Ulrich · drums (drum set) · guest
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 13 July 2004 | |
| Wikidata | 13 July 2004 | |
| US release | 13 July 2004 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 13 July 2004 | earliest UK or European date |
3 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2004 | XE | Vertigo | 602498678107 | original |
| 13 July 2004 | US | Elektra | 093624883524 | original |
| 26 April 2016 | XW | Blackened | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · upscaled: minor: best source 1400x1400, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 1400×1400 | upscaled: minor: best source 1400x1400, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07) |
| coverartarchive | 1418×1395 | upscaled |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |