Metallica's original self-titled album, commonly called The Black Album, contains 12 songs.
The sequence begins with Enter Sandman and ends with The Struggle Within. Between them are major tracks including Sad but True, Holier Than Thou, The Unforgiven, Wherever I May Roam, Don't Tread on Me, Through the Never, Nothing Else Matters, Of Wolf and Man, The God That Failed, and My Friend of Misery.
The 12-song program runs for roughly 63 minutes, a substantial length for a 1991 compact disc. Its balance of singles, album cuts, and contrasting tempos helped make the record feel varied without losing a consistent sonic identity.
Expanded anniversary editions contain additional demos, live recordings, and alternate material. Those bonus discs can make a reissue appear to have far more than 12 tracks, but the original studio album itself has twelve songs.