Editing Metallica (section)

===2001–2006: ''Some Kind of Monster'', ''St. Anger'', and Trujillo joins===
In April 2001, filmmakers [[Joe Berlinger]] and [[Bruce Sinofsky]] began following Metallica to document the recording process of the band's next studio album. Over two years they recorded more than 1,000 hours of footage. On July 19, 2001, before preparations to enter the recording studio, Hetfield entered [[Drug rehabilitation|rehab]] to treat his "alcoholism and other addictions". All recording plans were put on hold and the band's future was in doubt.<ref name="Timeline 12">{{cite web|title=Metallica timeline April 2001 – December&nbsp;4, 2001|publisher=MTV|url=http://www.mtv.com/onair/icon/metallica/timeline/?id=21|access-date=December 5, 2007|archive-date=May 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523122240/http://www.mtv.com/onair/icon/metallica/timeline/?id=21|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hetfield left rehab on December 4, 2001,<ref name="Timeline 12"/> and the band returned to the recording studio on April 12, 2002. Hetfield was required to limit his work to four hours a day between noon and 4&nbsp;pm, and to spend the rest of his time with his family.<ref name="Some Kind of Monster film"/> The footage recorded by Berlinger and Sinofsky was compiled into the documentary ''[[Metallica: Some Kind of Monster]]'', which premiered at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] in January 2004. In the documentary, Newsted said his former bandmates' decision to hire a therapist to help solve their problems which he felt they could have solved on their own was "really fucking lame and weak".<ref name="Some Kind of Monster film">''Some Kind of Monster'' feature film, Metallica, January 2004, Paramount Pictures.</ref>

[[File:Robert Trujillo live in London 2008-09-15.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.8|Robert Trujillo joined Metallica in 2003 after the recording of ''[[St. Anger]]''.]]
In June 2003, Metallica's eighth studio album, ''[[St. Anger]]'', debuted at number one on the ''Billboard''&nbsp;200, and drew mixed reactions from critics. Ulrich's "steely" sounding snare drum and the absence of guitar solos received particular criticism.<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|title=''St. Anger'' by Metallica|website=[[Metacritic]]|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/st-anger|access-date=December 5, 2007|archive-date=September 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100912164851/http://www.metacritic.com/music/st-anger|url-status=live}}</ref> Kevin Forest Moreau of ''Shakingthrough.net'' said, "the guitars stumble in a monotone of mid-level, processed rattle; the drums don't propel as much as struggle to disguise an all-too-turgid pace; and the rage is both unfocused and leavened with too much narcissistic navel-gazing".<ref>{{cite web|last=Moreau|first=Kevin|title=Rattle and Ho-Hum|publisher=Shakingthrough.net|date=June 23, 2003|url=http://www.shakingthrough.net/music/reviews/2003/metallica_st_anger_2003.html|access-date=December 5, 2007|archive-date=August 29, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829005340/http://www.shakingthrough.net/music/reviews/2003/metallica_st_anger_2003.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Brent DiCrescenzo of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' described it as "an utter mess".<ref>{{cite web|last=DiCrescenzo|first=Brent|title=Metallica St. Anger|publisher=Pitchfork Media|date=June 16, 2003|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5250-st-anger/|access-date=December 5, 2007|archive-date=March 18, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318035026/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5250-st-anger/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' magazine called it the "grimiest and grimmest of the band's Bob Rock productions", and ''[[New York Magazine]]'' called it "utterly raw and rocking".<ref name="St Anger by Metallica">{{cite web|title=''St. Anger'' by Metallica|publisher=Metacritic.com|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/st-anger|access-date=December 5, 2007|archive-date=September 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100912164851/http://www.metacritic.com/music/st-anger|url-status=live}}</ref> The title track, "[[St. Anger (song)|St. Anger]]", won the [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance]] in 2004; it was used as the official theme song for [[WWE]]'s ''[[SummerSlam (2003)|SummerSlam 2003]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grammy Award winners – Metallica|publisher=Grammy.com|url=http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx?title=&winner=Metallica&year=0&genreID=0&hp=1|access-date=December 5, 2007|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5mqfKCOyt?url=http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx?title=|archive-date=January 17, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

For the duration of ''St. Anger''{{'}}s recording period, producer Bob Rock played bass on the album and in several live shows at which Metallica performed during that time.<ref name="Some Kind of Monster film"/> Once the record was completed, the band started to hold auditions for Newsted's permanent replacement. Bassists [[Pepper Keenan]], [[Jeordie White]], [[Scott Reeder (bassist)|Scott Reeder]], [[Eric Avery]], [[Danny Lohner]], and [[Chris Wyse]]{{mdash}}among others{{mdash}}auditioned for the role. After three months of auditions, [[Robert Trujillo]], formerly of [[Suicidal Tendencies]] and Ozzy Osbourne's band, was chosen as the new bassist.<ref name="Some Kind of Monster film"/> Newsted, who had joined Canadian thrash metal band [[Voivod (band)|Voivod]] by that time, was Trujillo's replacement in Osbourne's band during the 2003 [[Ozzfest]] tour, which included Voivod.<ref>{{cite web|title=Metallica timeline January&nbsp;3, 2002 – March 19, 2003|publisher=MTV|url=http://www.mtv.com/onair/icon/metallica/timeline/?id=22|access-date=December 5, 2007|archive-date=May 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502231445/http://www.mtv.com/onair/icon/metallica/timeline/?id=22|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Before the band's set at the 2004 [[Download Festival]], Ulrich was rushed to the hospital after having an anxiety seizure and was unable to perform.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fri.dk/personlig-udvikling/lars-ulrich-fra-total-ass-til-familiefar|title=Lars Ulrich – fra 'total ass' til familiefar|publisher=FRI.DK|work=Berlingske Media|date=June 27, 2009|author=Tonie Yde Mørch|access-date=June 7, 2011|archive-date=November 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124063718/http://www.fri.dk/personlig-udvikling/lars-ulrich-fra-total-ass-til-familiefar|url-status=live}}</ref> Hetfield searched for last-minute volunteers to replace Ulrich. Slayer drummer [[Dave Lombardo]] and [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] drummer [[Joey Jordison]] volunteered. Lombardo performed "Battery" and "The Four Horsemen", Ulrich's drum technician Flemming Larsen performed "Fade to Black", and Jordison performed the remainder of the set.<ref>{{cite web|title=Metallica's Lars Ulrich Hospitalized in Switzerland, Misses Show|publisher=[[Yahoo Music]]|date=June 7, 2004|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/metallica/news/metallicas-lars-ulrich-hospitalized-in-switzerland-misses-show--12054238|access-date=December 9, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501034029/http://new.music.yahoo.com/metallica/news/metallicas-lars-ulrich-hospitalized-in-switzerland-misses-show--12054238|archive-date=May 1, 2010}}</ref> Having toured for two years in support of ''St. Anger'' on the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003 and the [[Madly in Anger with the World Tour]], with multi-platinum rock band [[Godsmack]] in support, Metallica took a break from performing and spent most of 2005 with friends and family. The band opened for [[the Rolling Stones]] at [[AT&T Park|SBC Park]] in San Francisco on November 13 and 15, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Metallica Opening for Rolling Stones in San Francisco|publisher=MTV|date=April 3, 2005|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1506869/20050803/metallica.jhtml|access-date=December 5, 2007|archive-date=December 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202030127/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1506869/20050803/metallica.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>