“Nothing Else Matters” proves you don’t need thrash and speed to deliver a metal performance. It hailed from the album that finally launched Metallica to the masses. Up until then, they were the band that you only touched if you liked metal. But “Nothing Else Matters” wasn’t a small delicate thing either. It contained a slow-driving power, sung with conviction and structured with classic orchestral roots and metal-inspired arpeggios.
“So close, no matter how far, couldn't be much more from the heart. Forever trusting who we are, and nothing else matters.”