Master of Puppets (song)
| Master of Puppets | |
|---|---|
| Metallica | |
| publication | March 3, 1986 (album), July 2, 1986 (single) |
| length | 8:38 |
| Genre (s) | Thrash metal , heavy metal |
| Author (s) | James Hetfield , Lars Ulrich , Cliff Burton , Kirk Hammett |
| album | Master of Puppets |
Master of Puppets (. English for " Master of Puppets ") is a song by American Metal - band Metallica . It is the second track on the album of the same name, Master of Puppets, and at the same time its first single. It is one of the most famous songs by the band.
The text for Master of Puppets is, as James Hetfield confirmed, about drugs and how life changes as a result: like a puppeteer, drugs take control of the addict's previously self-determined behavior. The line “chop your breakfast on a mirror” , for example, “chop up your breakfast on a mirror” , represents the preparation of powdered cocaine .
background
The song was recorded like the rest of the album Master of Puppets between September and December 1985 in the Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen , Denmark and released on March 3, 1986 with the help of the Elektra Records label. The producers are Flemming Rasmussen and Metallica themselves. With a total length of 8:38 minutes, it is the longest piece of music on the album and, along with Damage, Inc. , the only one in which all four members of the band have actively contributed to the music.
Awards
The song was voted the third best thrash metal song of all time by the TV channel VH1 . In March 2005, Q magazine placed it at number one in the list of 100 "best guitar pieces". It was also number 2 in the book The Top 500 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time by music journalist Martin Popoff . Popoff made this based on a survey of thousands of heavy metal fans who chose the piece for this position. It was also ranked number 1 of the 100 best guitar riffs by the English guitar magazine Total Guitar . It was also an extraordinary honor that the Master of Puppets solo was voted 61st of the 100 best guitar solos by the readers of Guitar World . Kirk Hammett's solos from Fade to Black and One were positioned even higher on the same list. In 2011 it took first place in the ranking of the “250 best rock and metal songs of all time” by the German music magazine Rock Hard .
Live performances
The song has been played at almost every concert since the album of the same name was released, over 1300 times in total. From 1991 to 1997 Metallica only played it up to the second chorus, but after the DVD concert Cunning Stunts , when the song was last played like this, they began playing Master of Puppets all over again - the first time since Damaged Justice Tour 1989. Complete live versions can also be found on the DVDs for Cliff 'em All and S&M as well as Live Shit: Binge & Purge , with the latter only showing the performance in Seattle 1989, the other two appearances again show the cut version .
Cover versions and collages
Master of Puppets has been covered by various artists:
- David Garrett - cover version on the Rock Symphonies album
- Ugly Kid Joe - Metallic Attack: Metallica - The Ultimate Tribute
- Green Day - Share as a live jam session
- Therapy? - Entry riff with transition to Potato Junkie
- Trivium - Cover on Master of Puppets: Remastered , as well as various live performances
- Primus bassist Les Claypool played the entry riff on Woodstock 94 with the electric bass
- Sum 41 - processing with other Metallica pieces than Metallica medley on MTV, Master of Puppets is also often a fixed part of the Sum 41 setlist at concerts, but they usually play it from the second (faster) guitar solo
- Dream Theater - tribute cover live with other songs on the album
- Apocalyptica - Cover on only 3 cellos on Plays Metallica by Four Cellos
- The Doctors - Partial use in FaFaFa from the album Die Beast in Menschengestalt
- The doctors - partial use in Cpt. Metal from the album also from minute 3:17
- Anthrax - sampling a part for your own song I'm the Man
- Harptallica - The tribute duo recorded a harp recording for their album Harptallica: A Tribute
- Necro - The New York rapper quotes the pre-refrain in his song Underground
- Limp Bizkit - Live cover with guitarist Wes Borland as singer
- Sevendust - Live cover of parts of the song
- Justice - Remix of the song with frequent live presence
- Pendulum - Remix on the BBC radio show Mash Up
- Bang Camaro - The song Swallow the Razor uses the slightly changed line "I chop my breakfast on a mirror"
- Sonata Arctica - The power metal band led a live version of Master of Puppets on
- van Canto - An a cappella version
- Holocaust cover on the Spirits Fly album
- Robert Prince - Using part of the music for the MIDI sequence for Level 2:01, Deimos Anomaly , the computer game Doom
other uses:
- in the movie Old School
- on Michael Savage's radio show The Savage Nation
- in the Simpsons episode The Cook, the Mafioso, the Woman and Her Homer , Metallica played the beginning of the song as a guest appearance on the series
- Dirty Sanchez used the entrance riff during their performances in England in 2006
- The song is a playable song in the music game Guitar Hero: Metallica selectable
- In the film Metal - A Headbanger's Journey
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ James Hetfield, Interview with Pushead . Interview with Metallica from Vol. 6, No. 8 , 1988
- ↑ VH1 40 Greatest Metal Songs " VH1. January 30, 2008.