My Friend of Misery

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"My Friend of Misery"
Song by Metallica
Released	August 13, 1991
Recorded	October 1990 - June 1991 at One on One Recording, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Heavy Metal Hard Rock
Label	Elektra Records
Producer(s)	Bob Rock, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
Chronology
"Enter Sandman" "Sad But True" "Holier Than Thou" "The Unforgiven" "Wherever I May Roam" "Don't Tread on Me" "Through the Never" "Nothing Else Matters" "Of Wolf and Man" "The God that Failed" "My Friend of Misery" "The Struggle Within"

"My Friend of Misery" is the 11th song from Metallica's 1991 eponymous album. This song has never been played live in its entirety, but Jason Newsted often used the riff in his live bass solos. Newsted initially wanted the song to be the instrumental of the album, continuing the Metallica tradition of including an instrumental in all of their previous albums. The lyrics describe an outsider view of someone reveling in self-pity and maintaining a pessimistic view of the entire world.

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