What was the final song recorded for Metallica’s The Black Album sessions?

“The Struggle Within” is the final song on Metallica’s The Black Album, appearing as track twelve.

The song closes the standard album after “My Friend of Misery.” Its position gives the record a forceful ending, following the darker and more reflective material found in the preceding tracks. The lyrics focus on inner conflict and frustration, themes that fit the album’s broader interest in personal tension and emotional pressure.

The title can be confused with the album’s final recording date. Metallica recorded the album between October 6, 1990, and June 16, 1991, but the published track listing identifies “The Struggle Within” as the closing song, not necessarily a claim about the order in which every take was recorded.

The album has twelve songs in total and no title track called “Metallica” or “The Black Album.” The closing position belongs specifically to “The Struggle Within.”