Which Metallica song features acoustic guitar and became a major single from The Black Album?

“Nothing Else Matters” features acoustic guitar and became a major single from The Black Album.

The song represented a notable expansion of Metallica’s musical range. Instead of relying primarily on aggressive electric-guitar attack, it builds around acoustic guitar, orchestral color, and an intimate vocal performance by James Hetfield.

It was released as a single in 1992 and became one of the album’s best-known songs. The track reached number six on the UK Singles Chart and number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100, demonstrating its broad appeal beyond the traditional metal audience.

Listeners sometimes identify “The Unforgiven” as the album’s principal ballad, but “Nothing Else Matters” is the track specifically associated with the acoustic-guitar feature. Its success helped make the song a recurring part of Metallica’s live and recording history.