James Hetfield Says Black Album “Changed Our Lives”
June 11, 2021 12:19PM EDT
INDIO, CA – APRIL 23: Musician James Hetfield of Metallica performs onstage during The Big 4 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 23, 2011 in Indio, California. (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage)
Metallica frontman James Hetfield says the band’s iconic Black Album changed their lives.
It wasn’t just that the record included smash hits like “Enter Sandman” and “Unforgiven” – Hetfield says once it came out, “the perception of the importance of Metallica changed greatly”.
Hetfield says from that day forward Metallica “became a household name” and “hopefully helped the world connect”.
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