10 Scariest Videos In Rock Music History

10. Enter Sandman – Metallica (1991)

Director Wayne Isham made exquisite use of jump cutting, strobe lights and sparsely-lit scenery for Metallica's award-winning music video Enter Sandman. Directly relating to the song's lyrics, the video shows a young child who is haunted by the sinister Sandman.

The use of character actor R.G. Armstrong was an inspired move. Known for his distinctive features and varied and villainous Hollywood roles, the aged actor was lit using an extreme white light, giving his face an unnatural mask-like appearance.

The frantic overlays and editing styles mimicked the themes of the songs narrative perfectly, creating a sense that the viewer was in a feverish nightmare themselves.

With all the other nightmarish imagery - including scenes of drowning, falling, snake infestations and James Hetfiled's handlebar moustache - there was something in this video bound to scare anyone.

Admittedly, this video feels somewhat dated now, with techniques and filming tropes that have almost become clichés, but it's important to recognise the context in which it was made.

When it was released in the early '90s, Enter Sandman was ahead of its time and paved the way for all manor of disturbing rock videos to come.