Master Of Puppets

A masterpiece that got be in all metalhead collection 👍

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME

Bought this as a gift for someone. And they were surprised I could find it. They loved it.

The more I listen to this the better it gets. I'm an oddball and I always liked "...And Justice for All" best of the Metallica albums, but "Master of Puppets" has won me over. It is perfectly conceived. There is not a single bad track, not a single bad portion of a track, and everything is memorable. Metallica's ability to combine classical compositions with heavy metal is brilliant and matched by none. Musically beautiful to listen to and lyrically compelling. Metallica takes the same format they used when recording "Ride the Lightning" and import it to "Master of Puppets," so you can see similarities in the types of songs of each album, song by song, until the end, when "Master of Puppets" decides to put its instrumental, "Orion," as the second to last track. Thematically "Master of Puppets" looks at the psychology of powerlessness, and at the cruelty of those who hold power over others. "Battery" begins similarly to "Fight Fire with Fire" by opening up with a soft acoustic and then blaring into thrash. This is a great song. I still recall, when I first listened to this track, that I used to think they sang "Manta Ray" "Master of Puppets" is the longest song on the album and Metallica's best songs ever recorded. This eight and a half minute behemoth still gets significant radio play, and that's a testament to greatness. The feeling of helplessness and cruelty is made most visceral here, especially as the singer belts "Where's the dreams that I've been after" and "All I hear or see is laughter." This is brilliant songwriting. "The Thing That Should Not Be" seems to be a precursor to what Metallica will do in their "Black Album," using a repetitive, catchy guitar riff to cement their song. In this song, the subject to held powerless to his/her own unraveling mind. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" is in the same slot held by "Fade to Black" in "Ride the Lightning," yet it plays a bit differently. It isn't dominated by sorrow as "Fade to Black" is, but with rage against what seems to be an unfair imprisonment. This begins slowly and ends with a brilliant, thrashy guitar solo. "Disposable Heroes" rails against the powerlessness of soldiers with its memorable "Back to the front" repeated over and over, the command for boys to throw themselves in front of machine gun fire. "Leper Messiah" is a critique of blindly following a master, and seems a critique of organized religion. Like "Thing" this relies on a repetitive, memorable, head-banging guitar riff. "Orion" is one of the best metal instrumentals ever created, hands-down. "Damage, Inc." is a brilliant way to end the album, with some heavy thrash, which Metallica would do on their following album as well.

Came in as good of condition as a price of cardboard in a paper bag would come like but I am really happy with deluxe stuff and happy to see the live damage inc tour has some of their greatest songs super happy

Master of Puppets is an absolute classic. I originally had it on CD, so I’m really happy to have it back in my collection on vinyl. The energy, precision, and intensity of this record still hit incredibly hard from start to finish. A defining album from Metallica and an essential piece for any collection.

If you're reading this review, know a few things: 1. I love your taste 2. You have great taste 3. I love you.

While this is a very clean pressing of Master of Puppets, it was not the colored vinyl that was represented. If you are looking for the brick red pressing, this is not it.

Love it. One of my favourites.

Ich habe Album schon lange auf MC, aber schwierig man nicht die Titel einzeln an anwählen kann wie bei CD ein Tolles Alum von Metsllica

A volte, quando la band o l’artista sono tanto famosi, si tende a dimenticare il punto d’inizio. L’esordio e i primi passi. Si viene inevitabilmente abbagliati dalla grandezza raggiunta e si perdono le origini. Eppure quei signori multimilionari all’inizio erano solo dei ragazzini brufolosi con un sogno nel cassetto. Quasi tutti quelli della mia età conoscono i Metallica (attenzione: non sto dicendo che piacciano a tutti), e hanno sentito (i più attenti anche ascoltato) le loro canzoni. Chi per radio, o nei locali, o anche perché un amico o un’amica è un fan della band. Ma all’inizio erano dei ragazzi che avevano solo una voglia matta di suonare. E questo che fa grande un album e una band. È questa voglia che li ha fatti grandi, nonostante tutto. Questo è l’ultimo album di Cliff Burton, il bassista che è morto (troppo giovane e troppo presto) in un incidente automobilistico durante il tour del 1986. Questa è la formazione più amata dai fan (insieme a Lars, Kirk e James) della prima ora. Ma soprattutto è un album che i Metallica hanno desiderato tanto: Potente, Robusto e ormai Storico. Potente perché è l’apice del Thrash-metal. I Metallica ci hanno lavorato moltissimo affinché fosse un album spettacolare, quasi quattro mesi chiusi in studio (e lontani dall’alcol). Robusto per le liriche e i temi trattati (abuso di droghe, la guerra, i predicatori in televisione). Storico perché ormai impresso nella mente di chi ha amato (e continua ad amare) il genere e la band. Da ascoltare la title track (ovviamente), ma anche la strumentale Orion e la selvaggia “Battery” cavallo di battaglia nei live.

La obra maestra de Metallica. Una obra maestra del thrash metal y uno de los mejores álbumes de la historia del rock. Poco más que añadir.

Low quality unlike international records