"Enter Sandman" had what Hetfield described as a "wall of guitars"- three rhythm guitar tracks of the same riff played by himself to create a " wall of sound". As the first to be produced by Bob Rock, it was recorded differently from previous Metallica albums Rock suggested that the band members record in the studio while playing together, rather than separately. The album Metallica was mostly recorded in Los Angeles at One on One Studios, between October 6, 1990, and June 16, 1991, although Ulrich, Hetfield, and Rock also recorded for a week in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, between April and May 1991. Nevertheless, according to Ulrich, the song was the "foundation, the guide to the whole record" even before it had lyrics.Īn instrumental demo was recorded on August 13, 1990. For the first time in Metallica's history, however, Ulrich and producer Bob Rock told Hetfield that they felt he could write better lyrics. The song was among the album's last to have lyrics, and the lyrics featured in the song are not the original Hetfield felt that "Enter Sandman" sounded "catchy and kind of commercial" and so to counterbalance the sound, he wrote lyrics about "destroy the perfect family a huge horrible secret in a family" that included references to crib death. The instrumental parts of the song were quickly finished, but Hetfield did not come up with vocal melodies and lyrics for a long time. Originally, the riff was two bars in length, but Ulrich suggested the first bar be played three times.
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"Enter Sandman" evolved from a guitar riff that Hammett wrote, after being "inspired" by Soundgarden's 1989 album Louder Than Love. Ulrich's house in Berkeley, California, was used for this purpose. Metallica's songwriting at that time was done mainly by rhythm guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, after they gathered tapes of song ideas and concepts from the other members of the band, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Jason Newsted. "Enter Sandman" was the first song Metallica had written for their 1991 eponymous album. Problems playing this file? See media help. The whole song evolved from an early version of the main riff, written by guitarist Kirk Hammett.
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In this sample, the main riff of the song can be heard in the beginning followed by the verse and the pre-chorus. Sample of "Enter Sandman" from Metallica's 1991 album Metallica. Acclaimed by critics, the song is featured in all of Metallica's live albums and DVDs released after 1991 and has been played live at award ceremonies and benefit concerts. The single reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and achieved platinum certification for more than 1,000,000 copies shipped in the United States, spurring sales of over 30 million copies for Metallica and propelling Metallica to worldwide popularity. Vocalist and rhythm guitarist Hetfield wrote the lyrics, which deal with the concept of a child's nightmares. The music was written by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. It is the opening track and lead single from their self-titled fifth album, released in 1991. " Enter Sandman" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica.