“Nothing Else Matters” was a departure in sound for Metallica, but that change of pace paid off in a major way. Released in 1992 as the third single off their self-titled album, the song opens with ...

30 years ago, Metallica’s Black Album classic “Nothing Else Matters” proved there was room in thrash for power ballads. But James Hetfield didn’t want to bring the song to his bandmates at first, ...