Watch Metallica play 'Enter Sandman' backward with surprising accuracy Publish Date Thursday, 29 April 2021, 11:38AM When you've been playing a song for 20+ years, it's only natural to want to spice things up. For Metallica, that meant playing "Enter Sandman" backward. YouTuber ATARAXIA recently unearthed a clip, which was reportedly filmed in 2013, of the band trying to perform their 1991 hit from end to beginning during rehearsal. Frontman James Hetfield even attempts to sing a line backward in the mic. "Could've been different!" he says with a laugh. The second half of the clip is their work rewound to see if it matches the original — and it's surprisingly accurate! Watch Metallica play "Enter Sandman" backward above.