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For the title track of the album, see Master of Puppets (song).
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Master of Puppets is the third studio album by the American thrash metal band Metallica. It was released on March 3, 1986, through Vertigo Records, Music for Nations and Elektra Records, making it the group's major label debut. The album peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200 chart[1] and was the group's first record to be certified gold for sales of over 500,000 copies. This was done without any radio airplay or the release of a music video. The album was certified six times platinum by the RIAA.[2] Master of Puppets received positive reviews. Master of Puppets marks the last Metallica album with bassist Cliff Burton, who died in a bus accident while touring to promote the album.

Reception and legacy

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
BBC Musicvery favourable[4]
The Daily VaultA[5]
Kerrang![6]
Q[citation needed]
Robert ChristgauB−[7]
Rolling Stonefavorable[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]

Allmusic's Steve Huey commented that Master of Puppets was "the band's greatest achievement." "Some critics have called Master of Puppets the best metal album ever recorded," Huey noted.[3]

Master of Puppets has been featured on several "greatest albums of all time" lists. The album is present in the list "The All-TIME 100 Albums", published by TIME magazine in November 2006.[10] In TIME critic Josh Tyrangiel's opinion, "Metallica didn't bother with hooks or pop discipline" in writing Master of Puppets.[10] IGN ranked it number 1 in a list of the "Top 25 Metal Albums" issued in January 2007.[11] The album is featured in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and Q magazine counted it among the 50 heaviest albums of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked number 167 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Music critic Piero Scaruffi ranks Master of Puppets as the second best metal album of all time.[12] In 2012, Slant Magazine listed the album at number 90 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s".[13] Many have regarded Master of Puppets as the most influential and important metal album ever made, surpassing Black Sabbath's popular album Paranoid. The album has frequently been tagged by critics as "one of the most influential thrash metal albums of all time."[3]

As an early parody of the PMRC's "explicit lyrics" warning labels, many prints of Metallica's 1986 release of Master of Puppets featured an octagonal sticker on the front stating:

"The only track you probably won't want to play is 'Damage, Inc.' due to the multiple use of the infamous 'F' word. Otherwise, there aren't any 'Shits,' 'Fucks,' 'Pisses,' 'Cunts,' 'Motherfuckers,' or 'Cocksuckers' anywhere on this record" (six of George Carlin's Seven Dirty Words).[14]

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its release, Metallica played the album in its entirety on its Escape from the Studio '06 tour for the first time ever at the Rock am Ring festival on June 3, 2006. These concerts included the first-ever complete performances of the instrumental "Orion" (previously, only portions of the song's lengthy middle section had been performed onstage, as part of instrumental medleys and bass solos).

The title track was ranked number 51 on The Greatest Guitar Solos from Guitar World. In 2006, the album was voted the fourth "greatest guitar album of all time" in Guitar World.[citation needed] The April 5th edition of Kerrang! was dedicated to it, providing readers with the cover album Master of Puppets: Remastered.[citation needed] In March 2007, the guitar magazine Total Guitar ranked it in the 100 greatest riffs of all time and the main riff of the album's title track was ranked number one.[citation needed]

"Damage, Inc." is the last of four songs to feature writing from all members of Metallica while Cliff Burton was still a living member of the band.

All of the songs from the album, with the exceptions of "Leper Messiah" and "Damage, Inc." are playable on the music video game Guitar Hero: Metallica.[15] The song "Battery" is also featured as a playable track on Rock Band 2.[16]

ESPN has used the title track, "Master of Puppets", to promote the NASCAR Nationwide Series.[citation needed]

The album's title track is also featured in the 2003 comedy film Old School, starring Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Will Ferrell.[citation needed]

Live

The title track has became an almost permanent staple of the band's live setlist and is currently the most played Metallica song. "Battery" and "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" are also regularly played live.[17] "Orion" is the least played song from the album, having been played only 37 times.[17] The album was played in its entirety in 2006 at Rock Am Ring.[citation needed]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by James Hetfield

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Battery"James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich5:12
2."Master of Puppets"Hetfield, Ulrich, Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett8:36
3."The Thing That Should Not Be"Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett6:37
4."Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett6:27
5."Disposable Heroes"Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett8:17
6."Leper Messiah"Hetfield, Ulrich5:40
7."Orion" (Instrumental)Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton8:28
8."Damage, Inc."Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton, Hammett5:29
Total length:54:46
Digital reissue bonus tracks[18]
No.TitleLength
9."Battery" (Live in Seattle 1989)4:53
10."The Thing That Should Not Be" (Live in Seattle 1989)7:02
Total length:66:35

Personnel

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1986 Billboard 200 29
1986 UK Albums Chart 41
2004 Finnish Album Chart[19] 7
2008 Australian ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart 33
2009 Mexico Album Chart 66

Certifications

Since the beginning of the SoundScan era in 1991, Master of Puppets has sold 4,578,000 copies.[20]

Country Certification
United States (RIAA) 6x Platinum
Canada (MC) 6x Platinum[21]
Australia (ARIA) Platinum
Finland (IFPI) Platinum[22]

References

  1. ^ Pareles, Jon (10 July 1988). "HEAVY METAL, WEIGHTY WORDS". The New York Times. USA: The New York Times Company. p. 8. Retrieved 14 November 2010. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  3. ^ a b c Huey, Steve. "Master of Puppets". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
  4. ^ Stack, Eamonn (2007-04-23). "Master of Puppets Review - Metallica". BBC Music. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  5. ^ Hanson, Paul (2003-05-30). "Master of Puppets - Metallica". The Daily Vault. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  6. ^ Wall, Mick (6 Mar 1986). "Master Blaster". Kerrang!. Vol. 115. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 23. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Metallica". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  8. ^ Holmes, Tim (1986-06-05). "Master of Puppets". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-06-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Metallica: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-06-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ a b Josh Tyrangiel (2006-10-13). "The All-TIME 100 Albums: Master of Puppets". TIME.
  11. ^ Spence D. (2007-01-19). "Top 25 Metal Albums". IGN. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Scaruffi, Piero. "Best heavy-metal albums of all time". Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  13. ^ http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/feature/best-albums-of-the-1980s/308/page_2
  14. ^ "7 words". Cba.uni.edu. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  15. ^ Greenhough, Chris (2009-01-26). "Full Guitar Hero: Metallica track list revealed, Wii version arriving late". Joystiq. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  16. ^ Yoon, Andrew (2007-07-14). "Rock Band 2 on-disc track list revealed, features over 80 songs". Joystiq. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  17. ^ a b "Songs". Metallica.com. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  18. ^ Kaufman, Gil (2006-06-26). "Metallica Put Catalog On iTunes — Quietly". MTV. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  19. ^ Finnish Album Chart - Search. Retrieved on 2009-07-08.
  20. ^ "METALLICA's 'Black' LP Is Top-Selling Album Of SOUNDSCAN Era". BlabberMouth.
  21. ^ "Music Canada – Gold & Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  22. ^ IFPI Finland Searchable database - Gold and Platinum. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
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