Master of Puppets by Metallica

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    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Battery 5:13 452,786
2 Master of Puppets 8:36 614,293
3 The Thing That Should Not Be 6:37 342,147
4 Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Sanitarium) 6:27 608
5 Disposable Heroes 8:17 279,125
6 Leper Messiah 5:40 263,458
7 Orion 8:28 175,044
8 Damage Inc. 5:33 53,348
9 Battery (live) 4:53 8,162
10 The Thing That You Should Not Be (Live) 7:03 179

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PT. Universal Music Indonesia (2010) Released: 1 Jan 2010 10 tracks (66:47)
Master of Puppets is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. The album was recorded in 1985 and released by Elektra Records on March 3, 1986 in North America.

Now widely considered a classic of thrash metal, the album proved to be a modest commercial success upon its release by reaching #29 on the U.S. Billboard 200, making it the very first thrash metal album to crack the Top 40. With the band’s rising popularity from the release of Metallica, awareness of the album has increased, and according to the RIAA, it has sold over six million copies in the U.S. alone. It was the last album the band recorded with bass player Cliff Burton, who died in a tour bus crash six months after it was released.

Historical significance

The band’s line-up during the album’s recording was James Hetfield on vocals and rhythm guitar, Lars Ulrich on drums, Kirk Hammett on lead guitar, and Cliff Burton on bass. The album is remembered in part due to the death of Burton shortly after the release of the album in a bus accident while supporting the album on tour.

When it was released, Master of Puppets provided many metal fans with an alternative image to the commercially popular glam metal bands, such as Poison, Bon Jovi,Mötley Crüe, and Ratt. The album has frequently been tagged by critics as “one of the most influential heavy metal albums of all time.”

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  • KeIemvor

    Master of Puppets is the most overrated metal album ever

    Saturday morning
  • KeIemvor

    "the arguments on that group are pure no sense and quite ignorant" No, they are obviously all facts, you're just a butthurt fanboy who can't accept it. "Metallica has the best lead guitarist out of the big four." Nice joke!

    Saturday morning
  • Wuzzly

    The other songs just aren't interesting structurally, emotionally, or catchy.

    Thursday morning
  • Wuzzly

    Least favorite of their 80's albums. Way too boring besides Welcome Home, the title track, and Battery.

    Thursday morning
  • veyita_88

    buy it

    Tuesday morning
  • DAnEmpire

    "i prefer their other 80s album over this" ,,,,I'm sorry, what?

    18 days ago
  • DAnEmpire

    ...I think I will go out and buy this album if I have the chance, even though I have it on my laptop. And Metallica themselves said they didn't want the "thrash" word to be used. Their words, not mine. Not saying it isn't or is thrash.

    18 days ago
  • sejaeterno

    Uns dos meus Favorito álbuns

    22 days ago
  • veyita_88

    As good

    26 days ago
  • Joizo

    Not as good as Ride The Lightning and Kill 'Em All

    last month
  • hadomaru

    For me, its between this, Ride the Lightning, and the Black Album,

    last month
  • GabrielFrigeri

    http://www.lastfm.com.br/group/Master+of+Puppets+-+Metallica

    last month
  • DarkEpitaph

    i prefer their other 80s album over this

    last month
  • RottingCarcass

    Overrated or not still a great album. [3]

    last month
  • bigpankkk

    ээээээ.тэма)

    last month
  • euquerosuamae

    when metallica was cool

    last month
  • veyita_88

    what not?

    last month
  • maidenmetal1

    w hah, no way

    last month
  • veyita_88

    Excelent songs: Master of Puppets,Welcome Home,Baterry,Orion,great song: Dissposable Heroes,Damage Inc,Lepper Messiah,The thing that should not be...I don´t get why this is overrated.Overall not a single weak song.Also it has superb bass,great solos and riffs,and even good drumming.And this IS a thrash metal album.

    March 2012
  • Venusfly91

    the most overrated metal album ever. Gotta admit though, Metallica has the best lead guitarist out of the big four.

    March 2012
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