Master Of Puppets

I want to give this album a 3.5 but I can't so I think I'm gonna go with a 3

Super long songs, love the instrumental but the shouting is too much for me

not my genre

not a metallica fan, but I can appreciate this album for its iconic status

Solid album even if it isn’t my thing. Favorite songs are Master of Puppets and Orion.

I like the instrumental. Quite repetitive and was bored of it by the end. Really good for what it is but not my thing.

Just finished listening to it. I don't know if this genre classifies as rock or metal, but I don't think that it's really my thing. It was a good listening experience though. My favourites from this album were "Orion" and "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)." Overall it was good listening experience. I enjoyed the drum work especially in "Danger, inc."

I was really excited to listen to this but I was a bit let down to be honest. I think it's just been massively overhyped Good album? Yes. But not as life changing as people make out Honestly I enjoyed the music but the songs were too long for me personally. Master of Puppets is a great song but I'm more of an Enter Sandman fan 3 ⭐️

Good, but not their best. ★★★

Никогда не понимал Металлику, особенно эти сверхзатяжные песни, словно не трэш, а дум. Вроде и энергия есть, и скорость, но всё равно не то, особенно в плане вокала, вытягивающего концовки слов.

Not a repeat listen

Hard not to think “this is really dumb” as you listen to this, but in between those thoughts there’s some good rockin. A new find for me is Orion, kinda been playing it on repeat. Title track also rocks.

Saved this album for my first workout after a long Christmas vacation. This album starts off so creepily and cool and then launches into metal heaven and stays there for the first 4 songs. It starts to fall off after that, but I was left feeling pretty satisfied with what this genre gives me

If enough people love a band, I try to give the benefit of the doubt and assume there is something there to enjoy. But my taste is really getting in the way of trying to appreciate this objectively. I guess that’s just a Midwest nice way of saying Metallica kind of sucks. Hetfields voice is one of my least favorites (Steven Tyler comes to mind as well) and I just can’t do the rhythm or lead guitar tone, it’s so serious and lame. Still found myself enjoying moments in a later listen: Battery is cool opener, Master of Puppets I’d never really heard, and Orion is a decent instrumental even if it sounds like Trans Siberian Orchestra and has a cop out fade out as an old band director used to call it (seriously, wtf?).

*Master of Puppets is an all time song but the rest of the album was a little bit of a slog to get through. *The guitar solos are excellent, but its often just mid-tempo rock chugging along in between the interesting parts.

Respect the craft, the complexity, tempo changes, and intricate riffs. But honestly, too much shifting for my taste. Not for me.

Maybe it should be a 4 instead idk. It's good but I'm not sure about it overall.

Enjoyed listening to this while washing dishes

General thoughts: Gets boring with each song. James Hetfield angry singing is a factor in that. Music should be able to convey more, so this album feels very narrow for me. Also, all songs dragged a bit too long. Good trash should be quick and dirty. Outstanding song(s): Battery, Disposable heroes Weakest song(s): Orion Cover: Good - for metal albums' standards Real rating: 2.93

I’m surprised at how energetic this is, and melodic. It’s maybe a 4 because I like how different it is. I do not understand where this came from. I don’t understand in general where metal comes from or who it’s speaking to. Not who the audience is, but who the anger is directed towards.

Pas mon style mais je comprends qu'on aime. Il y a des morceaux entrainants.

Not bad! but not really my genre of choice. I really like the guitars etc but not a huge fan of the vocals.

I liked this much better than the Metallica album I had a week and a bit ago!!! It felt a bit more melodic, and the songs felt like they had more depth to them, even though some of them did drag on a bit for my liking (seriously, sometimes I would think a song was coming to an end and thought "oh, well that was actually pretty good" only to look and find it was ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH). I'm still not a metalhead, but I would sit through this again with little complaint. Faves: Battery, Disposable Heroes, Orion

Harder stuff than I normally go for, but this has some musicality and introspection as well.

A great workout album. I am blessed by 2 Metallica albums in one week. I am sorry for missing yesterday's album.

good head banging, but didn't vibe much with it

Great music to listen to when you’re stuck waiting for delayed trains and want to scream

actually not that bad but they somehow managed to make it all sound like the exact same song

171125 16:28 3

Fun record. Not really my thing, but I enjoyed it.

Bon, je me rend compte que je n’avais jamais vraiment écouté de Metallica. Et, après deux albums, je me rend compte que ce band n’est pas pour moi. Ils ont quelques bonnes tounes, éparpillées sur l’ensemble de leur discographie, mais ce n’est pas suffisant pour que j’embarque dans le projet. C’est correct, ça s’écoute, mais bof. Ça manque d’originalité, d’imagination, de créativité.

Czasami nawet lubię Mettalicę, a czasami, tak jak teraz wydaje mi się nudna, generyczna. Nie wzbudza żadnych emocji, szczególnie kiedy upiera się na zażynanie mojej sympatii długimi instrumentalnymi utworami. 6/10

other than the album-titled track and ‘Orion’ it’s mostly just the same song with minor changes. It is always the same structure with the solo(almost the same every time) coming at around 3/4 of the song. Yet I guess it is one of the best trash metal albums

Just doesn't hit the way it used it. Still exponentially better than anything they released post 1992, but if I'm in the mood for this I'll probably put in Justice instead.

bit of a weird one to start the day. i vibed a little but it was just noise to me then

Master of Puppets (the song) is still (I think) my favourite Metallica song. They have some great songs... but as an album there's a lot of "meh" too. So many of their songs just don't land for me.

'Pounding out aggression turns into obsession.' I think that line articulates well my trouble w/ metal: it's obsessive to the point of being compulsively neat rather than chaotically heavy. Formula reigns - even the occasional shift mid song is too much an anticipated variation. I don't doubt that this record is as influential as it's reported to be, and for that reason I respect it, but Hetfield is not my kind of gruff (I'd take Lemmy), and the messaging is politically upright yet brims w/ cliché: 'Welcome to where time stands still / No one leaves and no one will.' Succinctly, it doesn't give me the energy or the remnants of a shattered beauty I know it gifts others. Wallace Stevens insists that the supremest poetry 'must change.' This doesn't change enuf.

Great guitar solos, excellent drums

3/5. Ok

Eh bom, mas não eh o melhor. 6/10

It’s was pretty good master of puppets was a banger

More teenage anger expressed through various stereotypes of emotional and physical pain.

Like Stranger Things!

it's good and i think that master of puppets and the thing that should not be are really nice if a little long but it just feels a little decadent for a metal album that lowkey consists of mostly yelling the name of the song. i think its a little overrated but def good!

"I was born for dying." Here's the thing about metal: the brief is crystal clear—and when executed to a T, enjoyable as hell, enduringly! Play as fast and loud as possible, unless you're building up a killer guitar riff. Sing-scream. Combine two or more of the only acceptable narrative themes, i.e., epic ones, which include: killing, losing, lying, descending into madness, and Mordor.

Very iconic, but I’m not much of a powerchord person. Also the production sound of that time is somewhat meh

хороший альбом, але повністю слухати його стає нуднувато на половині, бо по факту дуже схоже розповідається історія від пісні до пісні. окремо треки працюють краще ніж альбомом

This album sounds like what Wyld Stallyns wished they'd sounded like. I know this is a famous album and all, but it hasn't aged well and all the songs pretty much sound the same for me. At least I know why I was never a Metallica fan. No melody, no real variation.

Good but not my vibe

This is a 3.5, it might go up to 4 with another good listen. Not enough vocal range of melody for me, but the guitar is good for being in a rage to.

I used to think this was really overrated, but after seeing Metallica live I have a new level of admiration for the band and the songs on this album. low 3.5

Metal at its finest. 3.5 stars

Preferred the live album with the orchestra but still enjoyed this one

I have this album so while I’m not a huge Metallica fan, I thought enough of this that I felt the need for it to be part of my collection.

Leider nicht meine Art Metall, quietsche quietsche Gitarre, nerv nicht. Manche Momente aber noch gut.

Would I come back to it - perhaps, chigging guitars and all that jazz. But not enough loud quite loud for me to really vibe with.

Not a metal guy at all but this is a classic metal album.

Hard, fast, kids loved it. Asked for master of puppets followed by sandstorm by Darude.

Never actually listened to a Metallica record before. Very technically impressive. Did not pair well with reading on my subway ride home.

Big, zesty pot of Rally Sauce. This would be excellent music to install sheet goods or shingles to.

On some level you have to get into this when you're a teenager (or close to it.) There's something about their music that felt world-opening in the late 80s when the slightly older kid of my parents' friends played it for me. And yet, I was plum terrified of their whole thing the first time I heard them and swore Metallica off til their play for mainstream watered down the music and Nirvana was already pushing the limits far beyond what I had been exposed to, making the black album seem far more tame than Master of Puppets. Listening to this now, I still feel the pull to it of a teenage boy, but I either can't find the thing that makes them special, or the thing that made them special was embedded in the context of their time. Or maybe I just don't have the hobbies or habits that lend themselves to getting swept away by Master of Puppets in 2025. Still, everything here is undeniably craftful and feels elevated above the other metal albums that have been served to me in the 1001 albums project so far. I did grow tired of it after awhile and it felt like they were treading the same territory over and over again. Songs that want your attention for five minutes or more require the proper scaffolding to sustain their lifespan. New ideas or movements lift up many of the iconic 8+ minute songs, but even simple shifts in timing, octaves, or textures can do the trick (Stevie Wonder is the GOAT at this.) "Orion" had that going for it, to the point that I didn't even realize James Hetfield hadn't sang one note the entire track when it was over. The title track does that too, though it relies so heavily on speedy guitar solos that it wore thin, though the riff is so wildly kinetic that I can imagine someone living with that song since they were 12 years old holding it up as an all-timer. In general I've lost my taste for guitar solos over the years unless they're delivered by someone who can truly emote through their playing (Prince, Jimi, etc.) Then again, I can listen to house music for an hour and notice every small shift and new element along the way, so maybe I'm just not a fan of metal.

1 Battery: I really like the instrumentals in this song. The intro is also amazing. It lacks on the lyricism part though. 2 Master Of Puppets: Pure cinama, love it. 3 The Thing That Should Not Be: Boring 4 Welcome Home: Another BEAUTIFUL intro, love that. 5 Disposable Heroes: Nothing much, underwhelming, nice guitarsolo 6 Leper Messiah: Boring as hell 7 Orion: LOVE IT, perfect 8 Damage, Inc.: Not for me As a whole: I generally like the album... in smaller portions. It gets enough fast. The instrumental parts are beautiful!! It has some bangers, but also a few bad appels

I listened to a lot of Metallica when I was younger and full of teenage rage, so this felt like a less-than-pleasant trip down memory lane. Metal isn't my cup of tea anymore, I find it repetitive and I need some more performance from my vocalists. That being said, I see the importance of this album and I appreciate its technical strengths (especially the guitar and drums). The title track is a lot of fun and I still dig "Leper Messiah." I also didn't realize how big of fans of Bowie these guys are/were.

At first I felt the album was thrashing just to thrash. But that thrashing allowed me to really get enveloped by the parts where they let the melody ride. The juxtaposition really works here. Guitar was used to keep time in a way I found interesting. In the end, the ride couldn’t out weigh the thrash and it became kind of a slog by the end. Only so much of that cycle that I wanted to go through.

Title song is obviously a banger but the rest of the album was just alright.

Ok, mal se že cel dan izogibam poslušanju, ampak ura je 6 zvečer & I have to. Pa sploh ne vem zakaj, po pravic povedan. To je spet en teh bandov k mam samo površinsko znanje, se prav poznam "Enter Sandman" in njihovo verzijo "Whiskey in the Jar", k sta si pa med sabo tok različna, da ne morm zares potegnt kako bo Metallica dejansko zvenela. (Spomnila sm se še na "Nothing Else Matters"!) Mi je blo pa rečen, s strani nekoga, ki se bolje spozna - da je ta album iz cajtov, k so bli še dobri. Tko da, grem v to s tem znanjem. Prv komad, "Battery" je fine. Naslovni mi je všeč. Je pa kr epski z 8 in pol minutami. Sploh ta del zdj, mal pred 4 minutami. Gre čist v drug vibe mal. "The Thing That Should Not Be" je tud kul. Me pa dejansk kšn del spomne na "Enter Sandman "? "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" ma instrumentalno (na začetku, pol res šopajo) bl chill vibe, tematsko bl temačno. "Disposable Heroes" sam fakin šopa. Fak, prou js sm zmatrana k je konc. Spomin me je spet zafukal, ker večino naslednjega komada, "Leper Messiah" gruntam zakaj mi je ta besedna zveza tok znana. (Fakin Bowie lyric je!!!) Ok, "Orion" ma zanimiv začetek. In na splošno je spet tak komad, k te popelje on a whole ass journey. In, a se men sam zdi, a do zdj še ni blo vokalov? (Ja, instrumentaln je. Nisi totalno zgrešila vokale.) Najs je. Mogoč najljubši do zdaj na albumu. Tazadn mi ma isto kul začetk. Ne bi nujno spet poslušala, ampak I had a good time.

real slog after track 5ish

The dissonant harmonisation on the thing that should not be is so annoying, and by the end I'm a bit fed up as most of the songs sound the same. It's got some of their best points but I insist this album is wildly overrated.

Metallica is fun in moderation - I love a little head bang and thrashing as much as the next guy, but man are those songs long or what?!

Maybe if Lars Ulrich had a puppet master, he’d be good at the fucking drums. My god. If he was in a paper bag, he could not drum his way out. Gun to his head, he would die. That’s not to say it’s 100% shite, but it’s like 87% shite. The rest of the gang are killing it. Technically, I give this a 2.6.

Thrash Metal has never appealed to be, despite being loud, fast, and aggressive. This album singularly brought Thrash to the mainstream… even if it took a few years. The title track alone is one of the best rock compositions ever written, unlike the title track to KISS’s catastrophic 1998 failure “Psycho Circus” which almost killed Rock n Roll forever. Due to this being Cliff Burton’s final album before his unfortunate passing, it holds even more power in the genre’s lore, beyond it just being one of the best representations of that era or otherwise. I wish after all this time that Metallica would learn how to turn up the bass in their album mixes. “ReMaster of Puppets” 🤓

Ihan saatanan kovaahan tämä on, ei pääse mihinkään. M’tällicah!

Metallica trifft nicht meinen Geschmack. Es gibt ein paar sehr schöne Balladen der Band, die mir wirklich gut gefallen. Abseits davon, in ihrem Hauptgeschäft, sind sie mir zu anstrengend. Der Drummer gibt alles, es gibt gute Riffs, James Hetfield hat eine markante Stimme und singt auch, dennoch gefällt es mir insgesamt nicht. Werde ich mir so schnell nicht noch mal anhören. 3/5

Pretty solid rock album, I understand why this is in some people's top albums

Their third album. Metal. Not a huge Metal fan, however this was a technically very good album. Master Of Puppets, the title track, is a good example of this. The Thing That Should Not Be is also a good track. Orion was my favourite. A solid album.

Das Albom esch för mech weder so es Konscht Albom wommer ned eifach so cassualy losst wel mer am beschte aktiv am zuelose esch zoms voll chönne gniesse. Das esch z. B. au bi I Wish You Where Here enorm e so. Was ech s gfühl ha was es zo dem macht esch dass es rächt langi Songs send, wo aber huere guet ufbaut send. Das bedütet eig eifach ned noch em standard schema sondern au mol de Song i sech lo zämegheie. Wenn das Fonktioniert esch es de halt scho huere geil. Das esch zom biispel bi Master of Puppets e so. Trotzdem esch es halt emmer no Metal. Do gods vorallem drom e möglechst energieriichi Musig änezbrenge. Das idem mer möglechst vel Instromänt of einisch lod lo spele. Das ged eim denne chli s gfühl dass de Song eifach chli zämegwörfleti Stemme esch. Wemmer meh it rechtig hard rock god, zom biispel met AC/DC denne esch jedes instromänt sorgfältig platziert. So konkurenziered sie sech ned wie do sondern onderstötzed sech. Während sech AC/DC also wie e suber schmierti Maschene afühlt, esch das eher eini wo eifach vel z vel gas ged zom öberhaupt z laufe.

I prefer Metallica’s Black Album, which is more approachable, I guess, for a non-metal fan like me. But the sound here is polished, and the songcraft is mature. Just not my thing, I’m afraid.

A little heavy for my taste, but it’s definitely a masterpiece.

This was OK but after 54 minutes of brutal noise, the silences that followed the ends of each song felt more and more stark. There were some good riffs but a bit too heavy in places

I guess I'm on board that this is probably the best Metallica album. Still nothing they do will ever top the sheer joy that Some Kind of Monster has given me.

Again: not my kind of music. However, it was a lot more enjoyable to listen to than the Anthrax lp. There was none of that album's ridiculous, embarrassing eighties-ness here. Some parts of some songs I actually enjoyed. Also, I have no qualms about this lp being in the list. It is iconic and deservedly so.

I really don’t click with metal, but I can see why this is deeply respected

7/10

I enjoyed the rawness and epicness of some of the tracks, but a lot of it is too repetetive and long. His voice his really cool though. Best song: Master of Puppets/Orion Worst song: Leper Messiah Cover check: Dark and oppressive, good fit

Never been a huge fan of thrash, so not really for me. It's very technical and superbly made, and you can't deny the brilliance of songs like the title track, but it simply isn't my jam. Fave song on this listen: Master of Puppets

It's a bit of a classic and it hits pretty hard. Wouldn't say it's the kind of album that I would listen to all the time, although my teenage self loved pretty hard hitting music. The more classical music inspired bits are particularly cool, like the first breakdown solo you hear in the title track. Orion is pretty cool too. It's consistent, done well and the production is pretty much in your face. Sonically it's missing a bit of dynamics, I wonder if they did too much limiting/compression on the remaster? Sometimes the album sounds a bit crushed, there are a bit of dynamics missing.

Wouldn’t really listen again but I had fun, though it was dorky, and also gained an understanding.

This album is very consistent. For a death metal style it's probably what you are looking for.

top 3: - the things that should not be - welcome home (sanitarium) - master of puppets

Cool I guess, but I don't really like metal.

A classic!

These stars are all for Orion

This is definitely an album I should have known at least one song off of, however that is not the case. And now that I have listened to the entire album I cannot say that this is really my thing, apart from some of the cool guitar shredding. I am sure a few more listens would make me more of a fan, but ain't nobody got time for that! Favourites were Master of Puppets, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Disposable Heroes, and ESPECIALLY Orion (best track on the album that single-handedly carries my rating to a 3, almost 4)

After listening to the album three times, they all started to sound the same. Master of Puppets is the obvious stand out in the album. Favorite songs: Master of Puppets, The Thing That Should Not Be

Metal-tastic

Metallica…is a silly band. Their lyrics are silly and often their hooks are silly. But that silliness is set to extremely rad and musically proficient and interesting thrash/speed metal instrumentation. I enjoyed most of this but none of it really struck me as essential. I was headbanging and giggling now and then from the silliness.

Album Art review - 10/10. Crosses great logo, red sky, puppet strings - no notes! Released in the middle of an incredible run of metal albums released by Metallica. Their initial body of work through the black album absolutely changed heavy metal music forever. Master of Puppets is a metal masterpiece. Chugging, ripping solos, speed, husky vocals, dystopic and miserable lyrics and melodies. Highlights, Battery, MOP, Welcome Home, Leper Messiah

Oh well! They work hard at it and you can't say they don't have a serious/furious theme going on.

Not as good as their previous album, but not bad

I have this on Vinyl. Good album.

Obviously Okay

1)orion 2)master of puppets

Album is definitely influential, but Metallica have better. Honestly this album is sorta dull.

Fine, very technically skilled but every song kinda sounds the same. Good get amped music though

A bit repetitive but some of Metallica’s best

Raw, loud, fasterrr

Casi había escuchado todas las canciones de este álbum sin saberlo, me gustó, realmente no es mi estilo pero está muy bien. Mi favorita Lepper Messiah.

This might be ground breaking if I'd never heard a metal album before. The titular song is good

it alright. ride the lightning better

Dad- 5 Mom- 4 Mike- 8.5 Lori- 8 Michael- 8 Miles- 8 Cole- NA Avg- 6.92

6/10

Not my buzz but quality stuff

Snoei en snoeiharde gitaren. Tsja, dit is zo'n album wat denk ik iedereen wel kent. Of tenminste het titelnummer. Dat gaat ook gewoon heel hard, benieuwd hoe het hele album me pakt omdat ik bij Metallica wel vaak heb dat het een beetje een harde gitarenbrij word na een tijd. En tsja, wat ik eerder bij een Metallica album had is nu ook weer een beetje het geval. het gaat hard. Snoeihard. Maar niet elk nummer heeft een minutenlange gitaarsolo nodig. Dat is gewoon een beetje mijn issue met de Metallica albums, dat ze zo vet zijn en beginnen, maar als elk nummer tegen de 10 minuten is dan is het voor mij al snel een soort in elkaar overlopende gitaarbak. Neemt niet weg dat Master of Puppets fucking vet is en dat ik vooral erg positief verrast was over Orion. Toch weer een instrumentaal nummer dat mn aandacht pakt. Uiteindelijk had dit van mij een 3,5 gehad als het kon. Dat kan niet, en dan kijk ik naar andere albums met 4 sterren en daar vind ik het gewoon net niet goed genoeg voor. FAVO: Master of Puppets, Leper Messiah, Orion

When this album started to play it seemed the dog felt he was in trouble. He crouched low and looked startled and confused. The same for me. However, as the songs went on, I found that I began to appreciate the guitar runs and drumming. I never listened to Metallica. DId not like the yelling. Yet, I was reminded of music that my brothers listened to when I was young…Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Blue Oyster Cult. The song Damage had my favorite guitar and drum runs. Who knew that I could still enjoy some of this at age 65. lol.

I listened to the album and was not immediately compelled by the musical language. I found it repetitive and relentlessly pounding. Then I listened to Rock Virgin's reaction video to Master of Puppets on YouTube. It really helped me understand the background and intentions of the song. Her review helped me to hear the narrative and artistry in the music. I was originally going to score one star. I've increased it to three. I'm sure with a deeper appreciation of the musical language and additional listenings I would rate even higher.

Didn’t think I liked it and the I realised it influenced no Doubt a bunch of music I did like growing up, so it made sense then! 4/5

To be honest, I don't think it is the best thing they ever did; rather, I’d say it’s more important and influential for the genre of thrash metal, which is not exactly in my taste. There’s a lot of repetitive stuff, which is not what I like in metal. Still, every song has its own best moments, with some great riffs and vocal parts. But I can’t say that about Master of Puppets and Orion - these are just some of the best metal songs ever made.

Siempre me pasa que me encantan los singles y el resto son relleno en mis libros. Nota: 3.6

Mijn favoriet: Master of Puppets Niet helemaal mijn muziek. Orion was ook gewoon allen maar instrumenteel.

If this is your bag, I can imagine this is your bag. It is not really my bag. Interesting time signatures though.

I see how people went apeshit but it's seriously same-y

Bawwww bi bi bihhhh. Big, stupid riffs. Solid, angry chugs. Dumb fucking vocals. This is Metallica doing what they were born to do – cleverly packaged, accessible thrash. “Master of the Puppets” does enough to nod to its forebears in heavy music (witness the Carcass in “Disposable Heroes”) while never knowingly alienating a single of the dumb shits who needs their music to feel by men, for men (the cohort Metallica would, over the following decades, spend a regrettable amount of energy wooing; their lifestyle determining their artistic death style). A true monster of a thrash metal record. Master. MASTER.

Listened to this while playing Evacuation. I won. I was not allowed to listen to this kind of music growing up...but to be fair, I didn't feel like I was missing out on much. I wanted to like this more than I did...but it was just not my cup of tea. I really enjoyed the musicianship...but i truthfully would have liked it more with a different lead singer. The last two songs were definitely my favorites...but there were a couple songs I recognized earlier in the album.

I get the hype! But it’s not fully me

Not my favorite Metallica, but it was good to hear some different songs than ones from the radio

One of my least favorite Metallica records. Love ride the lighting and kill em all. This one is just boring to me, don’t hate it but not one that I come back to.

Ooof. Listened because I should. And it reaffirmed that I support other people appreciating guitar riffs. Makes me wonder if kids who wear Metallica t-shirts have ever listened to the music.

All the songs here are technically good, great playing, good melodies, memorable riffs... but as a whole thrash metal doesn't do a whole lot for me. I get a bit tired of it, and unfortunately the greatest sin of this album is that it extends each song. Each one is about 6 minutes, which I would say is a couple of minutes too long. Better to leave enough time to develop the song, and then end it with the listener wanting more. It is probably the best thrash metal album I've heard, and I'm left wondering whether I actually like this more than the Black Album (not thrash), and if perhaps I'm rating this a little low. But I was already familiar with this album, and I knew before today I considered it about 3 stars. I've found since I started writing proper reviews, I've been paying more attention and finding more to like about the albums, and been giving more 4 & 5 star reviews as a result, and I don't want to get too generous. So, we'll say it's a strong 3. The best song is probably the title track, with Disposable Heroes and Orion being other highlights. Disposable Heroes had the strongest lyrics of the album.

Not my piece of cake (heavy metal) but in a way a revelation for me.

Metallica, again?? I understand why people like Metallica. I felt pretty fired up listening to this album.

Always found Metallica a bit cringey and getting older hasn't helped much. It's not terrible but not for me

Not my fave. Some good cuts.

Honestly, never been too crazy about this one, probably because it’s sandwiched between their two actual best albums. Still great, Orion was much better than I remembered, definitely gonna have that song on repeat for a while. But the rest is just fine.

þetta er bara fínt. meira að segja mjög góðir sprettir. aðra? því ekki? 3,5.

ya des bonnes chansons mais en vrai c un peu long et répétitif

Not my fav metal band, and not my fav album by them. Battery low key sucks! It kinda takes 3 songs for me to like a riff on this thing. There’s no way to know Cliff Burton was a good bassist considering this mix. 5 stars because every metal album I like more is biting this, but lowkey Metallica sucks.

That was a good listen, but not my favourite Metallica album. There was too much repetition on guitar riffs, but it is undeniable the talent and the unique sound they developed.

En tiedä mikä siinä on, mut nää kasarimetallin klassikot on musta yllättävän tylsän kuuloisia nykyään. Ei siinä, taitavaa musiikkiahan tämä on ja kolmonen on helppo antaa.

Classic! Prefer the later Metallica albums.

It is guitar hero music, it does not move me

3.5/5

It’s Metallica, you already know if you’re into it or not. I will say the Cthulhu song was pretty sick

One of my fave Metallica albums, tho haven't listened to it start to finish in a while. Still love it, classic Metallica.

Lemppari: Leper Messiah Vähiten lemppari: The thing that should not be

Le air guitar sur master of puppets ça a beaucoup fait rire Paul, je vais en profiter pendant que ça lui fait pas encore honte. Sinon, c'est assez répétitif comme album. J'ai plus d'attachement émotif à ...And justice for all. Un des premiers albums que j'ai acheté avec mon argent de poche au HMV de la place Versailles!

2* felt too harsh, but a 3 to positive...

Liked it, neutral 3/5

If I were to listen to Metal, they would be my go to. I heard someone say they’re The Beatles of Metal music. I think that’s spot on.

Enjoyed that way more than I thought I would. Could be a 3.5

Good

Not my cup of tea, but pretty neat.

This is a good, solid representation of what Metallica is. It shows of their technical complexity compared to other thrash metal bands of that time. The lyrical themes were right up my alley and had excellent production quality. If you, like me bought the Black Album as your gateway into the Metallica-verse, this would be a good next step, less polished for mass appeal perhaps but more authentic.

Well made album. I see why people like them but I’m just not in love with the genre. I appreciate how incredibly talented they are though. Time signature changes, solos, drums, etc.

Classic metal

Metallica is so boring

Not my cup of tea at 0800 on a Monday lol

Classic thrash but just doesn’t do much more me

Epic I don’t think I’m a Metallica guy 2.5

Not as Epic as the Black Album, but I appreciated the instrumentation.

Not metallica's best but some bangers

i've always been fond of orion

Feels like a heavy metal jam band. Lots of drum solos and guitar riffs. The album is angry and aggressive--gets you pumped up, but I felt like a lot of songs just rolled into each other without much distinction. Still hard.

Cool album. Got Rush vibes in some of the songs, but overall some seriously good metallic deliciousness

Not my usual listening but enjoyed the listen. Ultimately a little too samey for me which knocked it down a star and made it difficult to pick out an individual track

You know what….. not as bad as I was thinking it would be.

Like 2 songs. Not their best album. Seemed repetitive.

Rawk! I do remember this being more interesting

Punchy start! Can see why impressionable teenage men would lap this stuff up. “Battery”, “master of puppets” and “disposable heroes” were the standouts for me.

Whilst I get the impact Metallica have had, and I certainly appreciate how loud and heavy this album is, I felt like too many of these songs run a bit too long. Means they feel more like tests of endurance than thrilling thrash metal sprints.

So so

I enjoyed my listen! Metal songs tend to be little bit too long for my usual taste in casual listening, but I really enjoyed the songs that progressed into 2-3 distinct sounds as they played out. The second half of the album was stronger to me, I really enjoyed disposable heroes and Orion.

One of the best thrash albums with some classic tracks.

Spotify, I don't want to listen to the 10-hour remastered deluxe box set. Anyway I think I listened to the entirety of this album. Embarrassingly for me because I call myself a music nerd, Metallica has been a bit of a blind spot. I know the titular Master of Puppets and enjoy it for what it is. Older metal historically has never been my favorite but I'm working on appreciating and understanding it for what it is. The experience of listening to this album was about what I expected. Really heavy and shreddy guitar and signature Metallica vocals throughout. It's very chopped and unc and just not my favorite thing. I'm not sure why. I understand that this record is massively influential and is so similar to the modern punk and rock I listen to in many ways but DAMN it just feels like it drones on and it all sounds the same to me. Maybe they would differentiate themselves after a handful of listens, but not on initial listen. I feel uncultured not loving this album, but I just don't. The over the top 80's corny lyrics and sounds didn't age well for me as someone who didn't grow up with or around Metallica in my life. Overall, appreciate this record and Metallica for what it is but it doesn't really do it for me. I wish I liked it more because I know that most of my favorite music wouldn't be what it is without Master of Puppets and Metallica as a whole. I wouldn't go out of my way to turn it off, but I wouldn't go out of my way to turn it on either. 3/5.

First time listening to Metallica. Orion. I get it. The rest is ok.

This is a solid bit of thrash metal but I don’t think it’s their best work. It’s all personal preference but I like the more theatrical songs like on Ride the Lightning whereas this is more pure heavy metal. But overall I still enjoyed it.

I feel like this would be the best music ever if I were listening to it in a dark venue with a cold beer. But through my headphones at my desk job, it was just okay. Long songs. Great guitar solos.

It's Metallica! (33 known/71 new)

En classic. Litt kjedelig. De har absolutt bedre plater.

Loud and brings the energy. Feel like I'd grow to love this one a lot with another 3-4 listens

Take one part crunchy power cords, one part progressive rock style synchronized bass and drums and one part growling vocals and go. Repeat 7 times. Throw in one song using the same formula less vocals (gotta give those pipes a break, right James?). Put it all together and you have this album. Good album for those thrash metals fans. Me? I’m still bitter than they helped to kill Napster (talking to you, Lars). Viva la Spotify 🙄

I would give it a 3.5. It's not my favourite Metallica album, but does have some standout tracks. Not a fan of the drum production though. It's very hollow.

Liked a few songs and a lot of the solos, but I just can't get into Hetfield's vocal style.

4/5

Every time I listen to heavy metal it just sounds like a parody of itself. This one was much better than the last Metallica album I listened to, ...And Justice For All. Orion was the best track. That says it all with how I regard their lyrics.

A good, but typical Metal album from the 80's.

Reasonable but too similar throughout. There are a few quieter guitar moments that sounded pretty good and I think more focus on them would be a better album - less time spent at 100% volume. Favourite track: Master of Puppets, of course.

Not the genre for me, especially not keen on this type of vocals but can appreciate the artistry in this. The guitar absolutely slaps! 🔥🎸🤘 Enjoyed listening more than I thought I would but probably won't be coming back to this.

First Metallica. I'm always surprised by how pro-metal this site is, though I guess it makes sense. You have to be pretty hardcore to spend an ungodly amount of time listening to music. I, admittedly, am a basic bitch. A medium plebeian. I like this album way more than the other metal albums I have listened to through this site, so much so that this album is able to get away with some otherwise egregious track lengths. In a surprise inverse when compared to the pitfalls of albums from other genres, the vocals of metal albums are usually good across the board. It's the instrumentals that usually fail at carrying the manic energy of metal across the finish line. This album is fortunately a jack of both trades. What mainly bores me with metal are long interludes where nothing happens and the restrictive nature of mile-a-minute guitar hooks, though this album makes the genius decision to have instant transitions between it's many segues and oodles of creative guitar sequences. "Battery" is fantastic. Some great leading guitars satisfyingly guide the song to a climatic guitar riff. "Master of Puppets" is iconic - at least, I assume so as I have never listened to the song in my life. "Disposable Heroes" is a great tune carried by some clever songwriting. Probably the best on the album. Coin of indecision time. I appreciate this album without properly liking it and I don't think there's room for that opinion to change. I actually used my old coin of indecision to buy a bag of chips because I had become too decisive over the past few albums. Brb gonna rob a bank. Back on house arrest. The feds thought they got one over me, though they never realised that I stole millions of dollars and maimed multiple bankers to throw them off the scent of the single coin that I had carefully shoved up my ass. Alright, let's go. Heads is a 4 and tails is a 3. Tails. Better luck next time, bubby.

fire

This helped me get out my anger issues.

very good, peak of my music taste however, very repetitive, but that might js be metallica’s sound favs: leper messiah, the thing that should not be least fav: master of puppets (biased)

god these songs are long, favourite is "welcome home (sanitarium)" honestly, liked it less than i thought i would, got a bit bored, was all very same-y. but also like will probably be better than many albums we get

Best one so far, enjoyed it. 3.8/5

The title song is fantastic, the rest was fine.

Rough and hard around the edges. These guys know what they are doing, and I like it quite a bit.

Eh. I like Metallica songs with more melody so this specific album wasn’t really for me

Forgot how much I like Orion.

I've heard enough of this album (probably 2/3 of it) to go with a pretty solid 3 for me. I'm not sure hugest fan of the vocals but it certainly was undeniably influential.

6/10 Fine but not very interesting

I came into this expecting to love this album. I generally enjoy Metallica, but... this one just felt lacking to me. It was fine, it wasn't bad, I won't say it's not a fine album. But... it just doesn't really stand out much in their catelog for me.

Time and place album if you are ripping 100 miles an hr in a fire bird look no further.

No es mi género, pero es el álbum que me gustaría jugar en guitar hero

'Thrash Metal' wasn't a genre I was particularly fond of in period. Friends liked it so I had considerable exposure to it, sometimes unwillingly. My opinion hasn't really changed, it's all a bit overblown and lacks sophistication. There is an awkward flow to several of the tracks, 'not really one car, three cars from different manufacturers welded together'. All that said, I thought this was OK. 'Orion' was the track I enjoyed most. It gets my 3/5 'OK' rating, which isn't bad for a musical style I don't particularly like.

Very masterful.. would like the half star option

Great album I won’t lie, a bit of a snooze at the start but towards the end? Straight fire

It’s Metallica. Haha. Great in small doses, but I think I’ll always have a hard time focusing with a whole album.

8 Songs, 54 minutes Metal. Master of puppets and orion

God I hate Hetfield's vocals

The title song is really good, but I'm just not interested in metal music enough to enjoy this.

Started strong but kinda falls off and still not my favorite era of Metallica. Weak 3

Too heavy for my tastes with a frenetic rhythm guitar that tends to match an impressive high rpm drum beat. The effect of this is a wall of noise that makes a repetitive, uninteresting ear assault. I enjoyed the intro of most songs but found I lost interest after the first drop. Welcome Home (sanitarium) is a pleasant mid-album interlude and there are a few great moments in Orion which I really enjoyed. Also, there are killer guitar solos throughout. In general, highly skilled musicians creating a sound that I don't particularly enjoy. The album finishes with the alluring intro of Damage Inc, luring you into the false sense of security before giving way to the ear pounding which I guess is "Thrash metal" - not a fan.

6/10.

I am not fond of heavy metal in general, but I grew up in the 80s, so I have some nostalgia. I did listen to Metallica from Master of Puppets through the Black Album and liked them then- they're still in my iTunes library. Going back to Master of Puppets now- it sounds sort of monochromatic and dry- and like every song is at least two minutes longer than it has to be. there are some good moments thorughout, but it is a real chore to listen to. I'm afraid to go back to And Justice for All now... it was my favorite back in the day...

My favourite from the three Metallica ones I’ve got so far (justice and black), falls just below a 4 for me only really because I’m not the biggest fan of thrash metal or even Hetfields voice to an extent, instrumental and battery were the highlights for me

My head hurts from all the banging…and not in a good way or a bad way. I get it, it’s Metallica.

Good. But dang, it's long.

Not my cup of tea, but well done

i just don’t love heavy metal. it’s obviously good and a legendary album, but it’s not really for me

Historically significant. The best thrash metal album? The 80s was a great time for music.

Certainly enjoyable but not my brand of metal. Master of Puppets becoming a huge hit with that length + time signature is truly baffling to me. I think I'd much rather listen to a metal-core or nu-metal album, but I don't mind this! Fun! Orion is the definite stand out of the bunch.

It’s whatever

2.5

This had more ballads than I remember, probably the weakest of their big three albums (lightning, puppets, justice). Still a solid album with one of the best title tracks in all of rock music.

Amazing musicians playing music that’s not really for me, but I bet it was impressive to record

Couldn't finish. Far too aggressive for absolutely no reason. Master of Puppets was the only one I was familiar with and I kind of liked it, then got sick of it... Then it changed up and I thought I might like it, before it descended back into hell. Just stinks of cans of monster, stale fart ridden furniture and someone who is so good at guitar hero that it could only be a detriment to their social life. But I did often find myself thinking 'to be fair thats fucking sick' when the drums were smashing and the electric guitar was all in sync well. I liked that and can appreciate the talent in it

[6/10]

Not my jam, but there is a time and place.

sanitarium orion ok i like those songs

Hard rocking album, some great tracks on here but not entirely to my personal taste.

I realised from this I don’t like Metallica

not bad there are a few standouts but one too many lack in sound diversity

In my opinion, Metallica never made a truly great album. Master of Puppets has some very strong tracks, but as a whole, it doesn’t fully convince me when listening to it back-to-back. Moreover, the sound feels a bit weak to me, and I prefer listening to live versions of the songs, where the band sounds much fuller. The real masterpiece on this album is Orion, and it’s a tragedy that the band lost Cliff Burton shortly after recording it.

Yeah yeah yeah I love it but it's so overplayed now, haha

Now I know that this is one of the all-time metal classic albums, and inspired hundred of bands to pick up guitars and try something similar. It leaves me stone cold. OK, there's a good variety, with Metallica trying power ballads, instrumentals as well as straight up heavy rock. But, it just seems too Spinal Tap-py for me.

Good for their genre

Cool, but not for me. Too sad, because I'm an Iron Maiden guy.

Classic

I don't like thrashy Metallica as much as after the black album Metallica but this goes alright.

Metallica- Master of Puppets Before listening- growing up, my friends loved Metallica. I dug a few of the singles, but I have never sought out anything further. It’s hard to be a sports fan and not know Enter Sandman or For Whom the Bell Tolls. I know Master of Puppets and Sanitarium. I have no idea what will be on this album, but I am interested. Okay- on this track list I have heard OF the song Orion. A friend in college was explaining music to me, and explained that Orion was essentially a classical song performed by guitars. Battery- I can hear the classical music in the intro Master of Puppets- wow, at least two movements for this song- the passing in the medium is an unexpected transition The Thing That Should Not Be Welcome Home (Sanitarium)- I think this is the best song on the album Disposable Heroes Leper Messiah Orion Damage, Inc After listening- I’m not a metal guy, and I have enough irritated memories from high school to sneer whenever I hear Metallica deepcuts. But the good stuff is excellent- Master of Puppets and Sanitarium are legitimate hard rock anthems. I listen to these at school, so I often start over from the beginning, which means I’m not as familiar with the second side of the album.

мэээ

I love everything about the instrumentals to this album. My favorite songs on it are Damage, Inc. and Welcome Home. The main thing that keeps it at bay with three stars for me is James Hetfield's voice. I'm sorry, I just cannot stand it.

Liked master of puppets song. Guitar nice to listen to but overall not my vibe.

While I have a bias against this band, there's no denying the influence it had on the metal industry. Without Metallica there wouldn't be bands that put it to shame today. Also fuck Lars Ulrich.

Metal has about the same place in my head as hip hop - it's OK but not really something I'd choose on a day to day basis. I know Master of Puppets is a classic, but it's not really for me.

I liked it. It's worth another listen

Not really my thing but fairly enjoyable. 3/5.

I have hated Metallica since childhood and rolled my eyes seeing Master of Puppets as the next 1001 Album to Listen to Before You Die. "Battery" begins with Spanish style arpeggiated guitar playing before bashing away on a thrash metal rhythm, it isn't terrible and they are obviously proficient musicians who alternate sledgehammer noise with complex instrumental interludes. James Hetfield has a distinctive voice. "Master of Puppets" is an almost nine minute epic about governmental control with masterful dynamic shifts. "The Thing That Should Not Be" an ode to the writings of H.P. Lovecraft, with vivid poetic lyrics about hybrid-children watching the seas of madness for the old ones to arise. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" is beautifully melodic. This album benefits from not being the over-exposed MTV era post-1990s material, not recognizing singles or even potential commercial radio pop potential because all of the songs are longer than what corporate playlists would allow. "Disposable Heroes" is brilliant, how a culture uses abstract ideas of patriotism to compel young men and women to enlist, wage wars, and die alone in quasi-anonymity "clutching my gun" rigorously trained to be obedient and to negate identity, and in death called heroes but viewed as disposable. "Leper Messiah" takes on institutional religion "Make your contribution and you get the better seat" pew politics or a better place in Heaven. "Orion" a stunning instrumental. "Damage, Inc." thrashing final track, raging against a system.

Started off loving the Metallica sound, but the album started to get boring toward the end.

Some great songs, some okay songs, some songs left me with permanent confusion at how they're so big. Sorry Metallica, I love y'all but some of your music makes no sense to my ears.

Not quite my type of music mayne cz there were relatively less vocals through out but I will listen to to it once more

point9.

My frequently sung dog walk anthem. That alone saves this from being 2 stars. “Buster! Buster! Obey your master, Buster! Master of Puppies, I’m pulling the strings” With Metallica, I feel there’s a good band in there somewhere who default to basic thrash rhythms and dumb lyrics. Is it wrong to like them most when they sound like Marillion? 😬

This is the best of Metallica in my opinion, but it just never grabs me. The singing feels forced/fake. Also, the shortest song on this album is 5:12, with three clocking in over 8:00. Every time I've listened to this album, it seems like editing all of them down to around 3:00 each would have kept this thing moving and more exciting throughout.

Welcome Home and Orion the standouts. Higher 3, not quite a 4, the songs are just a little too long imo.

There would have been a time in my younger days when I would have given this a much higher rating. I saw Metallica when they were touring this album and opening for Ozzy. The highlight here is the Lovecraftian "The Thing That Should Not Be." This is a pretty good metal album, but it is no longer in heavy rotation on my playlist.

It's a cool album

Heavy metal. Most influential trash metal album. Very fast, very loud. But also very melodic and insane skills. Will never be my music, but it’s impressive for sure. Bit samey.

Songs i knew 3 (damage Inc, master of puppets, battery) Songs i liked: some of em I listened to this album while my blood alcohol content was around 75% baileys but from what I remember, it started strong then just faded a bit. Another solid album from the met but reminds me of slipknots later stuff, OK with some good songs that end up being the singles. Stopped just short of creeping into a 4 because I won't be going back to it. Very high 3.

I'm sorry bur this is just NOT THAT good. Sure the rifts are very crunchy, and the lyrics catchy, and the melodies are very well structured. However, it really just boils down to palm muted guitar and ham fisted drums. This is popular because it's basic. Even the soaring guitar solos become exactly what you expect them to be. I keep reading about the "brilliance" of Orion, the epic instrumental.....zzzzzz, it seems like a song they forgot to write lyrics to, and boy does it need them. Again, this is good music with mostly competent musicians but nothing special

It was fine. I liked some of it but not the super thrashy stuff (go figure)

Good for what it is. Not my cup of tea.

I was only familiar with the Black album, which I never particularly cared for, so wasn’t sure if I was going to like this one. I was pleasantly surprised by the music-instrumentally Metallica does some interesting stuff and I found myself engaged for the whole album. I don’t like thrash metal vocals at all and never cared for Hetfield’s voice-I still don’t. Was also reminded they decided to fight against Napster. What tools.

Overstays its welcome

quin mal de cap no és per tots els moments / si estic trista potser no toca serà guai per conduir

Ngl a lot of Metallica sounds similar. I good

ufff.. Metallica isch jetzt scho ned sone easy every-day musig und brucht scho de richtig mood dezue. De hani hüt sicher ned gha und bin aber au ned so sicher wenn ich de bald ha wird. Drü mal in Moshpit stürchle würdi trotzdem. langsam wirds wükli knapp mit de drüer

dur de gspass hani mi hüt bizli müesse duremogle irgenden mehrwehrt wirds sicher gäh mal es metallica album z‘lose, bin noni ganz sicher was für eine, aber de gids bestimmt 3 gmües ufs bläch

I'm ambivalent about Metallica albums, but these guys put on one hell of a live show

An 8 and a half minute long instrumental song. Come on lads. Otherwise fine. Simpsons: Yes

Tried listening a few times and I’ve got nothing to say.

The instrumentals are like no other but sometimes the lyrics got repetitive

Doesn't really thrill me

Solid, but too Thrashy for my taste. I miss the intricacy that I know other Metallica albums showcase more prominently. The album is also not exactly short and lacks highlights apart from the title song, which makes it tedious to get through for filthy casuals like myself. 3.5/5

Mycket hunter of, master of och annat "ballt" Uppskattade titelspåret men sen var det ganska mycket variation på samma tema och det kan ju vara kul med omväxling när man lyssnar på en skiva i 50 min. Immortal!!

Har lyssnat på albumet ett antal gånger för att försöka bryta igenom. Men det är inte riktigt min kopp te. Det är för "mekaniskt", samma rymt som maler fram. Som ett tåg, chugga, chugga, chugga. Få "krusiduller", men det saknat black.sabbats enkla melodier och rytm.

Unmistakably Metallica. Runs out of steam with the last two tracks. Drumming always a weak point with metal though.

Not for me but I can see why it is acclaimed

Can you appreciate the craft without appreciating the music? That’s how I feel about Metallica. Wouldn’t listen to this again, but can understand why it is well regarded.

not for me

Good, but it feels same-y?

Hell yeah

I never cared for heavy metal.

i like the smiths - i said I like the smiths.

Hard rock gods, at the pinnacle of their genre, where most try and fail to reach. I’m no worshipper, but my respect has been earned.

Mooooooore Metallica? I rated the first few Metallica albums highly at the beginning of this journey. Now that I am so far in, I want to hear other types of music. Not really in the mood for more Metallica. 3/5

I know this goes down as one of the greatest of all times but it’s just not my bag. I could appreciate it and didn’t dislike it but wouldn’t return

Thought that was going to better than it turned out to be.

i didnt really like the singers voice

Classic metal album from the 80s. Standouts: Master Of Puppets, That Thing Should Not Be and Disposable Heroes.

Solid 3 for me. When it's good it's really good then it's just okay. 3/5

Solid overall, but too lengthy. Very heavy and nails the feeling it's going for, but similar instrumentals and vocals that become grating made the album go stale by the end. Favorite song: Disposable Heroes

I expected to like this album more, given the band’s incredibly loyal following, but it’s hard for me to take it seriously. It’s not that I can’t handle harder music/metal - it’s just that this feels so sterile. Everything feels too tight. Where’s the soul? This is about as interesting as a concrete business park from the 80’s. I feel like I gave this a really honest effort over the course of multiple listens, but came up empty each time. Maybe I’ll enjoy other Metallica albums more. I almost gave this a 2, but I’ve given out 3’s to other albums that are even less interesting (and certainly less impactful to an entire genre), so a 3 feels only fair here. 3/5 Highlights: Master of Puppets Damage, Inc.

Just not my thing

Yeah, it seemed fine. Wasn't really (and rarely am) in the the mood for a whole album of this.

I like a lot of metal, but never got into Metallica. I wouldn't even say that I went into this open-minded, I was actively trying to like it, but I just didn't. Maybe that says more about me than Metallica though. Not so bad I'd turn it off, but I just can't get excited about it.

Honestly a slightly disappointing Metallica album. While I thought Ride the Lightning was a perfect balance of dynamic playing and hard/heavy rock, ‘Master’ leans too much into the metal thrash.

The best parts for me: the energy, the stompy chanty parts, and the medieval or classical-sounding lead guitar. 'Orion' stood out too me. However, this album feels LONG, and a lot of the songs sound the same, and the lyrics aren’t always memorable. The grunted, strained lead vocals also wear thin.

Y'know, I've never really liked or gotten into Metallica, but this one was alright. Some corny lyrics, but I respect that they were talented and went pretty hard. Solid 3 stars.

Was alright. Songs went on a bit long and got bored after a while. Ok to listen to but nothing on this album moved me.

Still adore the riffs but the mix was dreadful.