Some Kind Of Monster (2004)

Now, I've been, or rather was, a big fan of Metallica, since I first heard the awesome "Ride The Lightning" LP back in 1984 (oh gawd I feel old).I had the privilege to see them live twice in the mid 80's (at Donington, and headlining with Anthrax-what a bill!!) and this to me really was their heyday.

Of course a lot has happened since then.
They are without doubt the biggest Metal band on the planet, each album has sold millions, each tour sold out in hours.
It hasn't been all roses though as there have been some lows, the tragic death of Cliff Burton, the Napster fiasco, and more recently the problems that arose during the recording of their last studio LP "St Anger" (their first full Lp since 1996's "Load")

This superb documentary chronicles the bands story from early 2001 when they regrouped to start work on that album, it shows the recording sessions, the arguments, news clips of the Napster episode, interviews with Dave Mustaine and Jason Newstead, and also James battle with alcoholism .
As expected Lars and James come across as self-centered ego-maniacs (though since James has quit drink he does seem to have changed for the better) and Dave Mustaine and Jason Newsted are really decent blokes.
If you're a fan of Metallica or rock music in general then I can't recommend this high enough to you.
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