Which song on Metallica's The Black Album does not feature Kirk Hammett's guitar performance?

“Nothing Else Matters” is the song on Metallica's The Black Album that does not feature Kirk Hammett's guitar performance.

James Hetfield played the guitars on the recording, including the song's distinctive acoustic and electric parts. Hammett does not appear on the studio track, although he does appear in the music video and has performed the song with Metallica in concert.

The song began as a private guitar idea Hetfield played while touring. It developed into an unusually personal ballad for Metallica, whose earlier reputation was built largely on aggressive thrash-metal songs. The finished recording includes orchestral arrangement by Michael Kamen and the London Symphony Orchestra.

“Nothing Else Matters” became one of the album's five commercial singles. It reached number six on the UK Singles Chart and became one of Metallica's most recognizable songs. Hammett's absence from the recording is therefore a specific studio-credit fact, not an indication that he never performs the song live.