Metallica - The Unforgiven This is my second favorite Metallica song. :D "The Unforgiven" is about James and the controlling environment he lived in. This controlling force was religion. His life as a child was bound in conformity and beliefs that he hated. It made him feel different in school. Basically if he didn't conform to this religion he would be labeled unforgiven. This song was a new style for Metallica. They wanted to try a song with a heavy verse and a soft chorus, something not scene in rock or metal music much. "The Unforgiven" is one of the slower songs on the self-titled album, Metallica (also known as the Black Album). It also has a sequel, in the form of "The Unforgiven II", from the album ReLoad. Drummer Lars Ulrich explained that the band wanted to try something new with the idea of a ballad - instead of the standard melodic verse and heavy chorus (as evidenced on their previous ballads "Fade to Black", "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" and "One"), the band opted...