When was enter sandman made

Metallica 's "Enter Sandman" is one of the most instantly recognizable and universally beloved metal songs of all time, from its bluesy main riff to its menacing lyrics to its iconic music video.

The opening cut on the band's polarizing but ultimately massively successful self-titled LP — better known as "The Black Album" — it also served as the lead single off the record, released two weeks ahead of the watershed full-length on July 30th, Here are five little-known and surprising facts about the enduring anthem.

The "Enter Sandman" riff was written by Kirk Hammett — with an assist from Lars Ulrich Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett wrote the main riff to "Enter Sandman" at two or three in the morning, he told In the end, "Enter Sandman" has just two riffs in it, something that the group's frontman James Hetfield found "pretty amazing," looking back at the song in , especially in comparison to the long, intricate compositions on "Black Album" predecessor …And Justice For All.

We wanted to streamline and simplify things. We wrote the song in a day or two. All the bits of 'Enter Sandman' are derived from the main riff.

But what's interesting is," he added, "it was the last song James wrote lyrics to. Yet something was stirring in Seattle. Metallica had enjoyed a fruitful relationship with Danish producer Flemming Rasmussen since Ride The Lightning , but they figured they needed fresh input to help them execute their great leap forwards.

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