|
Enter Sandman is a song performed by the heavy metal band Metallica on their self-titled 1991 album. The song is probably the band's most well-known track, with it's single riff chorus that expands throughout the song, and the grim tale of a young child who fears falling asleep to avoid the nightmares to come. In the song's bridge, both vocalist James Hetfield and a young child recite the classic children's prayer, "Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep."
The song is considered an anthem to fans of the heavy metal genre. The song has covered by artists diverse as Motorhead and Pat Boone. It is also a popular crowd-inciting theme for sporting events - professional wrestler Jim Fullington went so far as to call his antihero character in Extreme Championship Wrestling "The Sandman".
|
