Some Kind of Monster

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Title: Some Kind of Monster
Creator: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
Date(s): Released January 24, 2004 (Sundance), July 9, 2004 (United States)
Medium: Documentary, Video
Fandom: Metallica
Language: English
External Links: Album Release Page, Film Release Page

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Some Kind of Monster is a 2004 Documentary by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky. It's about the band Metallica after Jason Newsted departed in 2001, and the band was going through a turbulent time in their history. This documentary isn't compiled in chronological order of events as stated in the band commentary found on the DVD version of the documentary.

During the filming of this, they hired a therapist by the name of Phil Towel to help the band solve issues that the band hadn't fully dealt with since the passing of bassist Cliff Burton.

While the band was going through therapy, a few months into filming lead singer and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield checked himself into rehab which caused problems between Hetfield and Ulrich even though tension had been brewing between the two for a while and only got worse before it got better after Hetfield had come back from rehab.

Metallica: This Monster Lives (Book)

The book Metallica: This Monster Lives is a book written by Joe Berlinger with Greg Milner. It was a look into Berlinger's life while filming Some Kind of Monster as well as a bit of a deeper dive into what was going on with Metallica during the making of their documentary.

Metallica fans claim that if you're a fan of this documentary, the documentary as a whole with what it shows people; you should read the book as it gives interesting pieces of information that didn't make it into the documentary, such as the daily life relation between the filming crew and the band, how some meeting such as getting Dave Mustaine in the documentary happened, a lot of discussion with the band's management, a little more in-depth explanation about Phil Towle's involvement with the band, how the film was made in the editing room.

Metallica is the most successful hard-rock band of all time, having sold more than one hundred million albums worldwide. Receiving unique, unfettered access, acclaimed filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky followed Metallica over two and a half years as they faced monumental personal and professional challenges that threatened to destroy the band just as they returned to the studio to record their first album in four years.

Berlinger's book about the experience reveals the stories behind the documentary Some Kind of Monster, capturing the energy, uncertainty, and ultimate triumph of both the filming and Metallica's bid for survival. It weaves the on-screen stories together with what happened off-screen, revealing intimate details of the band's struggle amid personnel changes, addiction, and controversy. In part because Berlinger was one of the only witnesses to the intensive group-therapy sessions and numerous band meetings, his account of his experience filming the band is the most honest and deeply probing book about Metallica---or any rock band---ever written.

This is the book both Metallica and film fans have dreamed of---a stark and honest look at one of rock's most important bands through the eyes of one of the most provocative documentary filmmakers working today.

- Back Jacket of Metallica: This Monster Lives, 2005

This Monster Lives (Short)

This Monster Lives is a short 26-minute Documentary of the members of Metallica looking back at Some Kind of Monster 10 years after it came out while they were doing press for their film Metallica: Through The Never. The band talks about how important the documentary was in their careers. We see the band talk with filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, Sinofsky unfortunately wasn't seen in the documentary due to health reasons.

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