Which Metallica album track closes the original 1991 edition of The Black Album?

“The Struggle Within” closes the original 1991 edition of Metallica, commonly called The Black Album.

The track is the twelfth and final song on the standard studio sequence. It is a fast, compact closer that contrasts with the slower, more spacious songs placed earlier in the album.

“The Struggle Within” was written by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, the principal songwriting partnership credited across much of the record. Its lyrics focus on inner conflict, matching the song’s urgent musical attack.

Expanded anniversary editions add demos, live performances, and other recordings after the original album sequence. Those additions do not change the identity of the final track on the original 12-song studio release.