Release Info
Release Dates
| USA | 21 January 2004 | (Sundance Film Festival) |
| USA | 2 April 2004 | (Chicago International Documentary Film Festival) |
| Denmark | 3 April 2004 | (NatFilm Festival) |
| USA | 4 April 2004 | (Taos Picture Show) |
| USA | 14 April 2004 | (Philadelphia International Film Festival) |
| USA | 30 April 2004 | (Nashville Film Festival) |
| France | 16 May 2004 | (Cannes Film Market) |
| Finland | 19 May 2004 | (premiere) (Helsinki) |
| Finland | 21 May 2004 | |
| Czech Republic | 10 June 2004 | |
| USA | 11 June 2004 | (Newport International Film Festival) |
| Australia | 12 June 2004 | (Sydney Film Festival) |
| USA | 19 June 2004 | (Provincetown International Film Festival) |
| Switzerland | 24 June 2004 | (German speaking region) |
| Iceland | 25 June 2004 | |
| Germany | 30 June 2004 | (premiere) (Munich) |
| Sweden | 2 July 2004 | |
| Israel | 9 July 2004 | (Jerusalem Film Festival) |
| USA | 9 July 2004 | (limited) |
| Canada | 23 July 2004 | (premiere) (Ottawa) |
| USA | 30 July 2004 | |
| Germany | 31 July 2004 | (Hamburg) |
| Poland | 6 August 2004 | |
| Germany | 11 August 2004 | (Stuttgart) |
| Denmark | 13 August 2004 | |
| Germany | 14 August 2004 | (Cologne) |
| Germany | 17 August 2004 | (Öhringen) |
| Germany | 18 August 2004 | (Heilbronn) |
| Germany | 21 August 2004 | (Augsburg) |
| Germany | 26 August 2004 | |
| Australia | 16 September 2004 | |
| Greece | 20 September 2004 | (Athens Film Festival) |
| Ireland | 1 October 2004 | |
| UK | 1 October 2004 | |
| Belgium | 8 October 2004 | (Flanders International Film Festival) |
| Austria | 19 November 2004 | |
| Spain | 2 December 2004 | (Gijón International Film Festival) |
| Italy | 26 January 2005 | (DVD premiere) |
| Hungary | 8 March 2005 | (DVD premiere) |
| Mexico | 11 March 2005 | (DVD premiere) |
| Romania | 29 May 2005 | (Transilvania International Film Festival) |
| Japan | 30 July 2005 | (Tokyo) |
| France | 20 June 2006 | (TV premiere) |
| Greece | 8 March 2008 | (Thessaloniki Documentary Festival) |
Also Known As (AKA)
| Metallica: Some Kind of Monster | Finland, Greece (DVD title) |
| Metallica | Finland (TV title) |
| Metallica: I kardia tou ktinous | Greece (festival title) |
