The band didn’t always see eye-to-eye with Rock during the recording sessions for the Black Album, but nobody could argue with the results when it was released on August 12, 1991. With composer Michael Kamen taking care of the orchestral arrangements, Nothing Else Matters was now a stirring, potent power ballad with immense emotional depth. With the benefit of hindsight – and YouTube – the early version possessed the song’s characteristic emotional depth and fragility, but also lacked the sense of enormity that would ultimately turn it into a stadium-filling anthem.įor that, they could thank producer Bob Rock, fresh from producing Mötley Crüe’s chart-topping Dr Feelgood, who had a few ideas on how they could expand their sound, suggesting they add an orchestral component to the song for an extra touch of grandiosity. Initial reservations aside, Nothing Else Matters was one of four songs the band demoed for their self-titled fifth record on August 13, 1990. The event will be co-hosted by Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins of TLC.(Image credit: Time Life Pictures/DMI/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images) Other notable artists appearing this year include Todd Rundgren, Warren Haynes, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Brian Hardgroove of Public Enemy, comedian and musician Craig Robinson, and Carlos Santana’s drummer and wife, Cindy Blackman Santana. Hetfield previously performed with Little Kids Rock at the organization’s “Rockin’ the Bay Benefit” in 2013.

alongside an array of musical luminaries,” often performing together. The event features “students and teachers from across the U.S. This year’s benefit has shifted to a livestream format due to the ongoing pandemic. Little Kids Rock is a non-profit music education initiative that supports the expansion and innovation of music in schools.

The streaming event premieres on April 14th, with “doors” at 7:00 p.m. Metallica frontman James Hetfield, Carlos Santana, and Jack Black are among the musical guests set to appear at the 2021 Little Kids Rock Virtual Benefit.

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