Whose voice recites the bedtime prayer in Metallica's “Enter Sandman”?

Bob Rock's son recites the bedtime prayer in Metallica's “Enter Sandman.”

The spoken passage uses the traditional bedtime prayer “Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep” and appears near the song's conclusion. Its childlike delivery reinforces the track's contrast between familiar bedtime imagery and darker, unsettling dreams.

The recording was made during the sessions for Metallica's 1991 album. Producer Bob Rock was closely involved in shaping the song, including the decision to capture the band performing together in the same room.

The detail is sometimes misattributed to one of Metallica's members because the voice appears within a Metallica song. However, the child heard on the recording was Rock's son, not a child of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, or Kirk Hammett.