10 Most Underrated Metallica Songs
2. The Unnamed Feeling
In terms of all of the great Metallica tracks, St. Anger seems to be the one album where all metal tunes go to die. The album has broken many metalheads' hearts over the years, as the band's attempts at a more raw sound resulted in a production that could produce headaches. That didn't mean the album was short of saving graces though.
On the back half of the record, "The Unnamed Feeling" comes on and gives the listener the closest thing to a ballad that this iteration of the band could cook up. With James fresh out of rehab, the song's lyrics perfectly capture the temptation of addiction, with the proverbial "feeling" acting as a monkey on your back.
What's even more gripping than the lyrics is James' vocal performance, which, while flawed from a technical standpoint, is the purest form of anger he spits on the entire record.
With the typical one-note tone of the record, this song also has a good sense of dynamics, as it goes from tough verses to soft choruses in the same way the band had done with "The Unforgiven." This one good track may not been enough to save St. Anger as a whole, but it did show that the band we knew could still deliver a few decent tracks even at their lowest point.