Jimmy Fallon, Metallica play the toy-instrument acoustic 'Enter Sandman' you never asked for

Metallica joins Jimmy Fallon and the Roots for &quot;Enter Sandman&quot; — (Image credit: The Tonight Show)

Many of the most-coveted Tonight Show viewers were in grade school when Metallica released its fifth album, Metallica, in 1991, with its hit song "Enter Sandman." So things kind of came full circle when Metallica joined Jimmy Fallon and the Roots on Wednesday's show to play that song with classroom instruments. The Casio keyboard isn't technically acoustic, but with James Hetfield adding toy clarinet to his vocals and Lars Ulrich banging away on a Fisher Price drum, this is not your typical Metallica performance. Still, "exit light, enter night" remains a rollicking call to darkness, and "hush little baby, don't say a word, and never mind that noise you heard" is only slightly less creepy when whispered alongside toy instruments. Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.