Which Black Album song was recorded without Kirk Hammett playing on the recording?

“Nothing Else Matters” was recorded without Kirk Hammett playing on the recording.

The song’s recorded personnel include James Hetfield on vocals and guitars, Lars Ulrich on drums, and Jason Newsted on bass. Hammett does not appear on the studio recording, although he appears in the music video and performs the song with Metallica in live settings.

The arrangement also differs from many other Metallica tracks because it includes orchestral parts arranged by Michael Kamen and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. The song began as a private guitar idea from Hetfield and developed into a power ballad that became one of the band’s most widely known recordings.

A common mix-up comes from seeing Hammett associated with the song in concert footage or the video. Those appearances do not mean he played on the original album recording. The distinction is specifically between the studio track and later live performances.