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Metallica Expose Their Inner 'Monster'

When  Metallica ( search ) nearly rewrote the heavy metal genre with its 1988 album "...And Justice for All," a prophetic lyric rooted in political satire emerged on the track "Eye of the Beholder.""You can do it your own way, if it's done just how I say," the band's distant, brooding lead singer  James Hetfield ( search ) scorched.In 2004 — after 16 years, tens of millions of records, two bassists and countless brain cells — what Metallica once barked about censorship now eerily applies to what nearly caused the musical juggernaut to crumble — power struggles between Hetfield and the tiny-but-dominating drummer  Lars Ulrich ( search ).Thankfully, the cameras of filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky caught the band's hardships and tug-of-war while recording their latest album “St. Anger” — and also followed the band into group-help sessions with therapist Phil Towle in the amazingly fresh and innovative documentary  "Some Kind of Monster," ( search ) which debuted in limited rele...

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