Metallica Movie Prevented The Total Collapse Of The Band

12/24/2014
. (TeamRock Radio) Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich believes controversial documentary Some Kind Of Monster prevented the band's meltdown become a total collapse. And he admits the thrash giants were thrown by reactions to the finished work - because it was seen as a success in the film industry while being viewed less positively in the music trade.

Originally launched in 2004, it documented the departure of bassist Jason Newsted, frontman James Hetfield's flight into rehab to deal with his alcoholism, and the resulting difficulties in rebuilding relationships as they struggled to make eighth album St Anger.

Ulrich tells TheWrap: "The making of the movie was one of the most extraordinary experiences in my life, precisely because it came at such a vulnerable time.

"The presence of cameras helped keep the process on track - there was another set of eyes and ears there. When somebody else is in the room you watch your Ps and Qs a little more. I think it kept the whole thing from derailing."

He believes the band had previously been able to hide from their problems by suppressing them "with drinking or other extravagances." He continues: "This was the first time we had to talk to each other, get to know each other and work stuff out." Read more here.

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