Metallica’s frontman Lars Ulrich said that in 2004, right after the release of “St. Anger” and touring in support of it, his band was nearly falling apart. The band was literally saved by a phone call from The Rolling Stones who have proposed Metallica to perform together in San Francisco, notes Contacmusic. As Ulrich says, after “St. Anger” came out they’ve received a lot of negative feedbacks from many critics and their fans, so the band’s future was in the deep shadow. He was getting prepared to leave Metallica and begin his solo career. All this pessimistic situation was also going even worse due to James Hetfield’s alcoholism, who had to go through a rehab in order to get back on his feet. By that time “St. Anger” tour was over and musicians didn’t see each for months, internal anticipation in the band was leaving no hope to save it. However, soon after that saving call from The Rolling Stones they’ve decided to just come together and rehearse. Metallica went into a studio only five days before the concert, “There was no film crew, no producer, no psychiatrist, no minders, no babysitters, none of that s**t. It was just us four guys and we started playing music and rehearsing”. recalls Lars.
For the following years Metallica was doing great, their artistic qualities grew and progressed into even bigger spheres. According to IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) their next album “Death Magnetic” was included into the top ten albums of 2008.
A Source: ThatsJustMusic.com
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