High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! St. Anger is the eighth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on June 5, 2003 through Elektra Records. It was the band`s last album released through Elektra. The album marked the end of the longest timespan between studio albums from Metallica, with nearly six years between the release of ReLoad and St. Anger. The album was originally intended for release on June 10, 2003, but was released five days earlier due to concerns over unlicensed distribution through peer-to-peer file sharing networks. St. Anger marks the final collaboration between Metallica and producer Bob Rock, whose relationship began with the band`s fifth studio album, 1991`s Metallica.