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- Black Sheep Hit: "Nothing Else Matters", a Power Ballad that holds the title as the only love song Metallica has ever put out. It reached number 11 on the Billboard mainstream rock tracks and is still frequently played on rock radio stations.
- Creator Backlash: When Lars came to That Metal Show as a guest, he talked about rehearsing for a tour and that they were working on "Don't Tread On Me", to which he thought, "What are we doing?"
- Referenced by...: In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run, a Native American contestant in the Steel Ball Run race who competes on foot rather than by horse is named Soundman, but goes by the nickname Sandman, named after "Enter Sandman".
- What Could Have Been: "Sad But True" was originally going to be faster than its studio counterpart with its near-Groove Metal tempo.
