Which song on Metallica's The Black Album takes its title from the Gadsden flag's motto?

“Don't Tread on Me” takes its title from the motto on the Gadsden flag.

The Gadsden flag is associated with a coiled rattlesnake and the words “Don't Tread on Me.” Metallica used both elements in the packaging of its 1991 self-titled album: the snake appears on the cover, while “Don't Tread on Me” is one of the album's songs. The connection explains why the snake and the track are often discussed together.

The song appears on the second side of the original album sequence. Its title is a direct phrase rather than a newly invented expression, which makes the historical link to the flag especially clear.

This fact should not be confused with the album's working title, “Married to Metal,” or with the question of who created the cover artwork. The relevant connection is specifically between the song title, the snake emblem, and the Gadsden flag motto. The album's mostly black packaging made both emblems deliberately subtle on the initial release.