Wayne Isham directed Metallica's award-winning “Enter Sandman” video from The Black Album.
The promotional film supported the album's lead single, which was released on July 29, 1991. Isham's video blended performance footage with unsettling dream imagery, reflecting the song's subject of childhood fears and nightmares. Its strong rotation on MTV helped make the song familiar to audiences who did not already follow heavy metal.
At the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards, the video won Best Rock Video. That recognition added a major visual-media honor to the album's chart success and later Grammy victory.
Wayne Isham became a recurring collaborator with Metallica and directed videos for several other songs associated with the band. He is sometimes confused with directors better known for cinematic rock videos, but the Black Album-era “Enter Sandman” video is specifically credited to Isham. The song itself was the first Black Album track written, even though its lyrics were completed last.