Which Metallica song shares its title with the motto on the Gadsden flag?

“Don’t Tread on Me” shares its title with the motto on the Gadsden flag.

The song appears on Metallica’s 1991 album, commonly called The Black Album, and its title is closely connected to the record’s artwork. The cover depicts a coiled snake derived from the Gadsden flag, whose well-known motto is “Don’t Tread on Me.”

The track was issued to rock radio after the album’s release, but it was not released as a commercial single. That distinction separates it from the five official singles associated with the album: “Enter Sandman,” “The Unforgiven,” “Nothing Else Matters,” “Wherever I May Roam,” and “Sad but True.”

The song’s presence also explains why listeners sometimes connect the album’s cover and title more directly than the band’s official name suggests. Metallica is the formal title; The Black Album is the enduring nickname created by its nearly black packaging.