Metallica - The Unforgiven -

Directed by Matt Mahurin, the black-and-white music video visually depicts the song's themes through a metaphorical lens. It follows a boy born in captivity who spends his entire life in a windowless stone room, carving into the wall to create an opening. He finally succeeds as an old man, only to lie down and die once the light finally breaks through.

Musically, "The Unforgiven" is famous for flipping the standard power ballad formula: Metallica - The Unforgiven

The song opens with a mysterious horn sound, which is actually a reversed and pitch-shifted sample, likely from the Clint Eastwood film For a Few Dollars More . Directed by Matt Mahurin, the black-and-white music video