Which Metallica video won Best Rock Video at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards?
Answer
Enter Sandman
Metallica's “Enter Sandman” video won Best Rock Video at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards.
Directed by Wayne Isham, the video helped turn the song into a major visual as well as musical success. Its unsettling imagery matched the song's focus on nightmares, childhood fears, and the boundary between sleep and danger.
The award came after “Enter Sandman” had already become the lead single from Metallica's 1991 album. The track reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the album itself spent four weeks at number one on the Billboard 200.
The recognition was important because Metallica had previously been identified primarily with the underground and specialist metal scenes. MTV exposure helped present the band to a much larger international audience and reinforced the album's crossover success during the early 1990s.