The Unforgiven (track)
by Metallica
The Unforgiven appears on the following album(s) by Metallica:
- Metallica (track #4) (this album) (1991)
- Live Shit: Binge And Purge (track #7) (1993)
- Orgullo, Pasión, Y Gloria: Tres Noches En La Ciudad De México (track #10) (2009)
- Live In Las Vegas May 9, 2015 (track #8) (2015)
- Too Heavy 4 Halftime: February 6, 2016 (track #7) (2016)
- Helping Hands... Live & Acoustic At The Masonic (track #3) (2019)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/04/2026 05:17 | Leginlists | 615 | 84/100 |
| ! | 06/14/2026 16:47 | spinout | 41,702 | 83/100 |
| ! | 06/03/2026 20:12 | Siromynian | 20,079 | 71/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 89.1/100, a mean average of 88.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.0.
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Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/12/2012 22:14 | #57704
The first really soft song Metallica ever wrote. This song must have taken Metallica fans by surprise and I'm sure many hated it, but it's a beautiful song that shows the versatility of Metallica.
Some metalheads may say its "commercial" but can they name a song similar to this one? It's more than 6 minutes long but you just don't want it to end.
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/13/2016 17:02 | #174906
Incredible sonic landscape. Creates a movie in your head.
Metallica did a pretty good job with the rhythm and lyrics. It may be soft, but it's still a cool song for Metallica.
