NOTHING ELSE MATTERS (S&M VERSION)

In an age where CD singles are extinct (or at the very least, nothing more than collectibles for die-hard fans), 'Nothing Else Matters' serves as nothing more than a three-song sample of Metallica's 1999 album, 'S&M'.

'S&M', a live album which saw the metal legends collaborating with Michael Kamen and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, is an outstanding release, and holds up well to this day for its fantastic performances and sound. It's well worth checking out, and mostly makes this CD single redundant.

But with that said, 'Nothing Else Matters' and 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' are done incredibly, with the orchestra perfectly adding to the metal classics, without being either underwhelming or overbearing. And '-Human' (pronounced 'Minus Human'), a new song exclusive to the album, is a great addition, and is a nice little extra for this CD, and shows that even in 1999, amidst their alternative rock lunacy, that Metallica could still out heavy most bands on the planet.

While this is redundant today, especially to fans who already own the S&M album, it's still a nice collectible for anyone that has to own everything that Metallica has ever put out.