What is the final song on Metallica's standard 1991 album, commonly called The Black Album?

The Struggle Within is the final song on Metallica's standard 1991 album, commonly called The Black Album. It is track 12 and closes the original studio sequence.

The song follows The God That Failed and completes an album whose track list moves through different moods, from the instantly recognizable opening of Enter Sandman to the ballad Nothing Else Matters and the aggressive late-album material.

Because anniversary box sets and digital editions contain bonus recordings, listeners may encounter additional tracks after The Struggle Within. Those extras do not change the closing position of the standard 12-song album.

The Struggle Within was not one of the album's five commercial singles, so it is less familiar to casual listeners than Enter Sandman or The Unforgiven. It remains an important part of the original running order and provides the record's final statement.