Which Metallica song features a sitar in its introduction on The Black Album?

“Wherever I May Roam” features a sitar in its introduction on The Black Album.

The song's opening uses unusual instrumentation for Metallica, including a gong, sitar, and an overdubbed Warwick twelve-string bass. These colors create an atmospheric entrance before the main heavy arrangement begins. The track was released as the album's fourth single in October 1992.

Although the intro uses the twelve-string bass for effect, a standard-tuned four-string bass carries the main bass part through the rest of the recording. The song's lyrics focus on a wandering identity and the idea of finding home wherever the narrator travels.

The sitar detail can cause confusion because Kirk Hammett used a Danelectro electric sitar for the intro during the S&M concerts. In ordinary live performances, the band relied on the original sitar recording. “Wherever I May Roam” therefore stands out not only for its single release but also for one of the album's most distinctive openings.