Which song on Metallica's The Black Album shares its title with the Gadsden flag's warning?

“Don't Tread on Me” is the Metallica song that shares its title with the Gadsden flag's warning.

The song appears as the sixth track on The Black Album. Its title uses the phrase associated with the historical American flag featuring a coiled rattlesnake and the words “Don't Tread on Me.” A subtle snake image also appears on the album cover.

James Hetfield wrote the lyrics, and the song's imagery draws on American Revolutionary history and ideas of self-defense and independence. The reference is historical rather than a claim that the album itself is an official political work.

The title can be confused with “Sad but True” or “Holier Than Thou,” two other songs on the same record. Neither uses the Gadsden flag's motto. “Don't Tread on Me” is also distinct from the unrelated phrase “Don't Tread on Me” used in other songs and cultural contexts.