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Upon its release, ''Master of Puppets'' was immediately commercially successful, selling over half a million copies at its time of release without any major video/radio airplay, making it the band's first record to be certified Gold by the [[RIAA]]. |
Upon its release, ''Master of Puppets'' was immediately commercially successful, selling over half a million copies at its time of release without any major video/radio airplay, making it the band's first record to be certified Gold by the [[RIAA]]. |
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The album is thought by some to be Metallica's [[magnum opus]], and is frequently regarded by critics as among the greatest and most influential heavy metal albums ever recorded.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kch1z8hajyvn|title=Master of Puppets at allmusic|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|author=Steve Huey|accessdate=2008-01-30}}</ref> It is often ranked highly on "greatest albums of all time" lists.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.time.com/time/2006/100albums/0,27693,Master_of_Puppets,00.html|title=The All-TIME 100 Albums: Master of Puppets|publisher=[[TIME]]|date=2006-10-13|author=[[Josh Tyrangiel]]}}</ref><ref>{{citeweb|url=http://metal-rules.com/polls/index.php?id=6|title=The Top 100 heavy metal albums}}</ref><ref>{{citeweb|url=http://music.ign.com/articles/755/755929p7.html|title=Top 25 Metal Albums|publisher=[[IGN]]|author=Spence D.|coauthor=Ed. T|date=2007-01-19}}</ref> It is included in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]'', and [[Q magazine]] counted it among the 50 heaviest albums of all time. |
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''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine ranked ''Master of Puppets'' at number 167 on its [[The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|list of the 500 greatest albums of all time]],<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6599127/167_master_of_puppets|title=Master of Puppets at Rolling Stone|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=2003-10-01}}</ref> |
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[[Time Magazine| ''Time'']] named it one of the 100 greatest albums of all time.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.time.com/time/2006/100albums/0,27693,Master_of_Puppets,00.html|title=The All-TIME 100 Albums: Master of Puppets|publisher=[[TIME]]|date=2006-10-13|author=[[Josh Tyrangiel]]}}</ref> |
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Another list compiled by Metal-Rules of the top 100 metal albums placed it at number one<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://metal-rules.com/polls/index.php?id=6|title=The Top 100 heavy metal albums}}</ref> as did IGN's list of the top 25 metal albums.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://music.ign.com/articles/755/755929p7.html|title=Top 25 Metal Albums|publisher=[[IGN]]|author=Spence D.|coauthor=Ed. T|date=2007-01-19}}</ref> |
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The album is included in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''. |
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[[Q magazine]] (7/01, p.88) - Included in Q's "50 Heaviest Albums of All Time" - "Metallica's finest 55 minutes....showing them at their most acerbic...and at their most face-pullingly heavy." |
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''Kerrang!'' (p.55) - "Fifty-four near-perfect minutes, Master of Puppets is a genuine classic that will survive even the mortal lives of its creators." |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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Master of Puppets is the third studio album by American thrash metal band Metallica. The album was recorded in 1985[3] and released by Elektra Records on March 26, 1986[1] in North America.
The album proved to be a modest commercial success upon its release, reaching number twenty-nine on the U.S. Billboard 200. However, with the bands increasing popularity from the release of ...And Justice For All, awareness of the album has increased, and has to date sold over six million copies in U.S. alone. It was the last album the band recorded with bass player Cliff Burton before his death later that year.
Historical significance
When it was released, Master of Puppets provided many metal fans with an alternate image to the commercially popular glam metal bands such as Poison, and Quiet Riot. The album sold over half a million copies at its time of release without any major video/radio airplay, making it the band's first record to be certified Gold by the RIAA. The album has also frequently being tagged by critics as "one of the most influential heavy metal albums of all time".[4]
The band's line-up during the album's recording was James Hetfield (vocals, guitar), Lars Ulrich (drums), Kirk Hammett (lead guitar), and the late Cliff Burton (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.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its release, Metallica played the album in its entirety on their 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" (though the song's lengthy middle section had been performed at various times as part of instrumental medleys and bass solos since the early 1980s).
The title track was ranked Number 51 in the "The Greatest Guitar Solos" from Guitar World. In 2006, the album was voted the fourth "greatest guitar album of all time" in Guitar World. And the April 5, edition of Kerrang! was dedicated to it, providing readers with the cover album "Master of Puppets: Remastered". In March 2007, the guitar magazine Total Guitar ranked the 100 greatest riffs of all time. The main riff in "Master of Puppets" was ranked as number one.
Reception
Upon its release, Master of Puppets was immediately commercially successful, selling over half a million copies at its time of release without any major video/radio airplay, making it the band's first record to be certified Gold by the RIAA.
The album is thought by some to be Metallica's magnum opus, and is frequently regarded by critics as among the greatest and most influential heavy metal albums ever recorded.[5] It is often ranked highly on "greatest albums of all time" lists.[6][7][8] It is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, and Q magazine counted it among the 50 heaviest albums of all time.
Track listing
- "Battery" (James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich) – 5:13
- "Master of Puppets" (Hetfield, Ulrich, Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett) – 8:36
- "The Thing That Should Not Be" (Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton, Hammett) – 6:37
- "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" (Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett) – 6:28
- "Disposable Heroes" (Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett) – 8:17
- "Leper Messiah" (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 5:41
- "Orion" (Hetfield, Burton, Ulrich) – 8:28
- "Damage, Inc." (Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton, Hammett) – 5:30
Personnel
- James Hetfield – rhythm guitar, lead vocals, arranger, first guitar solo on "Master of Puppets", second guitar solo on "Orion"
- Kirk Hammett – lead guitar
- Cliff Burton – bass, backing vocals, lead bass on "Orion" and "Damage, Inc."
- Lars Ulrich – drums, arranger
- George Marino – mastering (at Sterling Sound)
- Rob Ellis – photography
- Ross Halfin – photography
- Don Brautigam – illustrations
- Metallica – producer, cover art concept
- Flemming Rasmussen – producer, engineer
- Michael Wagener – mixing (at Amigo Studios)
- Mark Wilzcak – assistant mixing engineer
- Peter Mensch – cover concept
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1986 | Billboard | #29 |
| 1986 | UK Albums Chart | #41 |
Covers
A number of bands have covered songs from the album. These include:
- Trivium who has covered the title track both live and in studio. It is appeared on both their Ascendancy Special Edition album and the tribute album for the 20th Anniversary of the albums release.
- Bullet For My Valentine has covered the song Welcome Home (Sanitarium) which is also featured on the tribute album Metallica Remastered.
- Machine Head released Battery as a bonus track on it's special edition version of The Blackening album
- Dream Theater has covered the entire album in a live concert, something they have also done for other historically significant progressive or metal albums, including Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast and Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.
- Several bands, including Mastodon, Machine Head and Bullet For My Valentine, recorded a tribute album for the twentieth anniversary of the album's release; the project was sponsored by Kerrang! and copies were distributed with the magazine.
- Cello metal band Apocalyptica also recorded a cover of many Metallica songs including "Master of Puppets" in their album Plays Metallica by Four Cellos.
- Shai Hulud has covered the song "Damage Inc." for the series of 7 inches LPs as a tribute to Metallica called "Crush 'em All". The 7"
- Funk metal trio Primus has covered the title track live and "The Thing That Should Not Be" on their EP Rhinoplasty
- Scott D. Davis recorded a tribute album Pianotarium which includes "Master of Puppets", "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", and songs from other albums composed in solo grand piano.
- The Mexican duo Rodrigo y Gabriela recorded a cover of the song Orion on their self-titled 2006 album using two acoustic guitars.
- Fightstar covered Leper Messiah for a free CD that came with Kerrang Magazine
- Welsh rock band Funeral For A Friend covered the track 'Damage Inc.' for the Kerrang; Remastered C.D.
- The Scorched Earth Orchestra recorded a symphonic version of the entire album in 2007.
Notes
- ^ a b "Metallica: 'Master Of Puppets' Sculpture Due In August". Roadrunner records. 2006-03-30.
- ^ Q magazine, issue 253, released in August 2007
- ^ "Metallica's history". Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ^ Steve Huey. "Master of Puppets at allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ^ Steve Huey. "Master of Puppets at allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ^ Josh Tyrangiel (2006-10-13). "The All-TIME 100 Albums: Master of Puppets". TIME.
- ^ "The Top 100 heavy metal albums".
- ^ Spence D. (2007-01-19). "Top 25 Metal Albums". IGN.
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