Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'ọnwa June 2003, album nke asatọ nke Metallica, "St. Anger", bidoro na ọnụ ọgụgụ mbụ na "Billboard" 200, ma dọta mmeghachi omume dịgasị iche iche site n'aka ndị nkatọ. Ulrich "steely" sounding snare drum na enweghị guitar solos natara nkatọ pụrụ iche. Kevin Forest Moreau nke "Shakingthrough.net" kwuru, "guitars na-asụ ngọngọ n'otu ụda nke etiti, nhazi nhazi; ụda ụda anaghị agba ọsọ dị ka mgba iji kpuchie ihe niile dị oke egwu; na iwe bụ ma na-enweghị isi na nke a na-eme ka ọ dịkwuo anya na-ele anya na-ele anya. Brent DiCrescenzo nke "Pitchfork" kọwara ya dị ka "ọgbaghara zuru oke". Otú ọ dị, magazin "Blender" kpọrọ ya "ihe kachasị njọ na nke kachasị njọ nke Bob Rock nke ndị otu ahụ", na "New York Magazine" kpọrọ ya "n'ụzọ zuru oke na ịma jijiji". Aha egwu ahụ, "St. Anger", meriri Grammy Award maka Best Metal Performance na 2004; e jiri ya dị ka egwu egwu maka WWE "
SummerSlam 2003".