Master Of Puppets

Battery is great, the rest is decent, give or take. This type of metal tends to have dimishing returns for me.

Good but not quite my style… Vibed but not as much as some others. respect it tho

Not their best album. But still great!

Schon stark. Aber für mich unnötigerweise etwas zu brachial.

Faster does not mean better And neither does longer. Too long for what it's worth.

i almost feel stupid for not caring about this.

Oh Metallica...never had a connection or felt strong either way about them. Listening to their album for the first time, there were some nice parts. The guitar riff halfway through Master of Puppets was nice. Orion was good mostly because it was different and showed depth. The rest of it just meshes together and ultimately sounds the same, loud drums and loud guitar. Maybe that is my problem with metal...its very two things, loud and screaming (and I don't like either). I will give them a 3 only because I can see the influence here. They made metal mainstream and something more people can enjoy. Some might argue that is bad, but I think anytime you can introduce people to something and make more people accept it you are doing something right. Maybe they are sellouts, but they did make metal palatable and a few good sounds.

This was much better than their self-titled album. Fewer songs which were more distinct. Battery and Master of Puppets were great opening tracks. The only thing holding it back is just how samey his vocals are on every track and how dated and compressed the instrumentals are. 3/5

Pretty solid Metallica. I continue to be impressed with the band's actual skills as musicians, and the songs I wasn't already familiar with were decent. Still not really my genre, but I can appreciate it.

7/10 Great overall sound but became repetitive after a while. Opened well and finished poorly in my opinion. Metal isnt really my genre Fav=Battery/Master of Puppets Least Fav=Orion

Not Metallica's best album by far, but some good tracks.

Day270 - i guess i just like the hits you can have the rest of their songs

I’ve never been the biggest Metallica fan. There is only so much you can hear big James shout “YEAH” before it feels a bit silly. That said, this is probably the first time I’ve listened to Master of Puppets in full, so I tried to go in with as open a mind as possible. I did enjoy this for a few songs, but then it all quickly started to feel a bit to samey with the latter half of the album not really giving anything that hadn’t already been given by the former. I wouldn’t say I disliked this album. It was perfectly fine. Just not amazing.

Metallica is pretty good at what they do, am a fan of a few of their songs only! I like how it is hard rock but they’re not screaming into the mic the whole time. Like how it feels like a basement special. <<master of puppets

Oh Man, I already love Metallica and Im not sure I know this album, we going hard today! This album is quintessential 80's loud metal, but after listening to Beach Boy, The Who, Pink Floyd, in that order you can kinda hear the lineage. I don't remember Metallica being so anti-war, but it definitely has a message. Orion is dope, but I love Rodrigo y Gabriela's version Album is decent but not my fav, maybe 2.5 - 3 stars

Not my taste in music. However, beautifully constructed - a true classic

I'm not a metal girly. Like I said when reviewing Judas Priest, I find it to be very tedious and I get bored with it very easily. That being said I can appreciate this for what it is. It's definitely fun and there are moments that I'm like ok... I like this, but then the biddly guitars start and I just drift off a bit. I get why people love it but yeah not my thing.

2.5

I think what sets Metallica apart from other heavy metal bands is that musically they are beautiful. The instrumentation is exquisite. With that said, I still don’t love their music. The title track is fantastic, but the rest is just alright. Not bad, just okay. They have moments of brilliance here, but not enough for me to love it.

Really not for me but not terrible to listen to. Light 3.

Too much thrash. The gutteral sounding vocals don't make it any more appealing. There are some great guitar parts hidden behind those things. I think the best song is the instrumental -- Orion. This is a high 2, maybe 2.75, but I'll round up since others think think is one of the greatest albums of the last 50 years.

Master of puppets and Orion are great!

Es ist allgemein nicht meine Art von Musik. Aber der Song wie "Master of Puppets" ist schön künstlerisch aufgebaut, sowie die Instrumental Nummer "Orion". Das gefällt mir durchaus.

Some baller stuff.

I am not into heavy metal or thrash metal in any way at all. I was surprised that I enjoyed Master of Puppets and Battery as I went into the album with a negative mind frame. The guitar riffs were good and catchy, only downside is the songs are a little long. I grew to like the album. It has some good melodies and acoustic moments. its a 3/5. Favourite song: Master of puppets Least favourite: Disposable heros is not for me. there is a lot of screaming involved there. Album artwork: Cool cover, I won’t hang it up at home though

Like it 3/5

Good album. I’ve always liked “Battery” and the whole album works well. Just like some of their other albums more. 3.5/5 Probably will listen again

I enjoy some Metallica songs, and I was fairly excited to listen to this album, as I realized if I have listened to it in it's entirety, it was more than 25 years ago. That being said, I didn't love it. I felt it was too long. I don't mind a long album, I listen to a lot of Doom and Stoner metal, but I just didn't jive with the fast guitars playing the same riff for multiple minutes. I'll graciously give is 3/5 stars, because I did find myself enjoying it at times, and even though I was ready to turn it off before it ended, I didn't. There's songs on it I'd listen to again.

3.5/5

Na

Fast, energetic and loud. Some interesting songs but I just don't love Metallica. This is probably close to a 4 but a 3.5 for me.

Don't love metal so I got about 40 mins in before needing a break. Good to listen to something different - it just is a bit too intense for me after a while.

I liked it better as Iron Maiden. Guitar solos just came out of nowhere.

Interesting lyrics but not my everyday taste

It’s ok

🎧Didn’t love this but it’s probably the best metal album I’ve gotten so far. Title track is cool, didn’t need to be over 7 mins long though. Some cool solos throughout and impressive musicianship, especially on Orion.

It's decent. As far as heavy metal goes, it doesn't get any more legendary that Master of Puppets. The instrumentals are superb, however the lead singer's voice got pretty annoying at the album went on. I could probably take the songs in doses, but not for a whole hour.

Somehow, best guitar riffs don't impress me much. This kind of rock starts to bore me pretty fast. Metallica definitely pioneered the sound, but it's not one I particularly like.

Typical Metallica album before they went mega. Average tunes average playing nothing to get exited about.

Goeie rock

Not as “pop metal” as the ubiquitous Black Album, which made me enjoy this more than I thought I would.

Didn't much like the Black Album and HATED S&M but this was actually alright.

Okay for yesterday's weights workout music.

I don’t know. It’s OK. I was hoping this would be Ride The Lightning II. There’s some thrashing going on but some songs go hard into the head banging chugga-chugga stuff too. Orion veers into Eric Johnson guitar harmony territory. Master of Puppets is a mixed bag.

Masters of their genre, just not my genre.

I like this, but, honestly, every song sounded the same.

1. battery - 2 2. puppetz - 5 3. not be - 1.5 4. home - 2 5. heroez - 1.5 6. mezziah - 1 7. orion - 2 8. damage - 1.5

Understand the significance of, but I listened all the way through and still don’t get it.

This is a pretty good album!

It was okay. Not my style of music really but I could enjoy them on a nice long roadtrip. Maybe if I was bored and wanting some nice concentrating music for studying or something like that. Would probably listen again? Not really, but it was enjoyable. 6/10.

Wow, i was really looking forward to this album when it popped up on the screen. Master of puppets is a classic tune. Really good stuff. However, i found the rest of the album pretty meh. Not a patch on the black album. A talented band for sure, but the songs were just OK.

I probably won’t ever give a metal album more than three stars. I usually suffer through them and give them a two unless they truly hurt my ears in a special way(looking at you Sepultra). So the fact that I didn’t mind this album either means it’s really great metal or it’s really lame metal! I’m not the one to judge.

A lot of good guitar doesn't constitute a great album. It wasn't awful by any means necessary, but I kind of expected more.

Kind of exhausting to listen to although I do appreciate how rad the guitars are.

Well this is definitely better than that 2 hour live Metallica album. I’m not really much of a metal guy, but I am a tad biased because this is one of my son’s favorite albums of all time. And I can’t lie: for what it is, it’s pretty good. Just not necessarily for me.

Listen, I’m by no means a metal guy. And I can’t dispute that this should be on this list. Buuuuuut….. This was pretty meh for me, and at times, I found myself rolling my eyes at it. I’ve heard metal that I like much more.

OK in small doses, but I don’t like screaming vocals. The instrumentation is good.

fantastic!

My firs Metallica album. I enjoyed it. I'm a sucker for anything played this fast, with that much enthusiasm. Some times listening to a bunch of dudes absolutely wailing on their instruments is exactly what you need. But I don't think it could ever be an everyday listen.

Not my type of music but I appreciate the popularity of the band.

Meh

A good album but not quite as good as Metallica 1 for me so 3 stars or C+ rating.

I put on track one immediately after leaving a screening of Furiosa and I was like, this is the best album ever. Then I listened to the rest of it the next day while running errands and stuff. You need the appropriate context for this kind of thing!

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Appreciate the skilled musicianship on show here, they really know how to play. I enjoyed the instrumental track in particular, and the title track is of course a classic. I find nearly an hour of Metallica a bit intense tbh, prefer them in small doses, but I can see why this is considered a classic.

Things I have learnt from this list, yes I do love rock, but there is a reason I never really got into thrash.

Didn't really care for the first listen. I've only ever dabbled once a decade in metal and while there were things here and there that I liked, it was never enough of a package for me to care. Kinda same thing here, I don't really care for the technical guitar work at all, the overall sound is also not for me. But then I immediately replayed it and liked it a bit more. It's still not for me, but there was more that I picked up on and dug. I like the vocals (but it also makes me laugh listening to James Hetfield growl this shit out, knowing he sued Napster like a little bitch). I still don't care for technical guitar work and I'm fine letting Ramones be my hardest, fastest guitar strumming band, but this is another step along the way of me saying "Nah, there's something to metal that I really wish I dug more. In a different life, I'm a metal boy."

this was great fun

llega un punto en que se vuelve repetitivo, aun así un par de canciones destacan. no es lo peor que he escuchado.

Not for me

I was never into trash metal, it is too heavy and intensive music for me. I'm aware how big this album was in the mid 1980s, and I was a bit surprised that I enjoyed this album a bit more than I tought I would, it's very tight and precise music. The more intense and faster songs were more difficult to listen to, but overall it's an OK album.

Very heavy, really like the instrumentation. Makes sense as an album, just a little too heavy for my sensibilities

Like, yeah man, alright. Some of these songs I've heard so many times throughout my entire life, I don't know if I like them or I'm just used to them. The generator gave me this one right after "Metallica" and I gotta say I enjoyed the other one slightly more.

amzing start, but i think is very repetitive in the rest of the album. i loved orion, cause i love song which are just instrumental, a masterpiece, deserve more fame. fav: battery, master of puppets, orion.

i want to giv it more but there is too much guff on this album. 4 or 5 very good ones though

Metal still isn't really my thing and the every single track could have been cut by 50% but Welcome Home and Orion are pretty cool.

Great album, but I don’t think it’s near metallicas best. Sounds a bit over commercialized to me

Listened to this on the way to the Billy Strings show at fka Rosemont Horizon. Perfect lead in.

not really my thing, not as annoying as most thrash metal though

I like loud music so I loved this, but I’m not sure I could listen to it in full that often. I saw them live at a music festival about 10 years ago and it was awesome. Gotta love Metallica.

Naja, einige Abschnitte waren ja nicht so übel, aber insgesamt halt doch nicht mein Geschmack

I know some Metallica but wasn't very familiar with this album, except for the title track and Sanitarium. I like the mix of acoustic guitar and hard hock. The sound is tight but the songs are ok. I think their other albums are better.

Enjoyable for a metal album, but I think there is a limit to how much metal I want to listen to these days... and that amount is less than a full length album.

Of the metal albums I've been exposed to, this is the Goldlilocks so far. Not too screamy (Pantera), or with juvenile lyrics (Slayer), or comically falsetto vocals (Iron Maiden.) Ultimately not my genre, but can understand someone being a fan of metal based on this.

Highlights: Orion, Sanitarium. Turn the bass up you fucks

Not my favourite Metallica album (that'd be the Black Album) but it's perfectly ok to me. The last of the classic line-up and has great bangers on it list the title track and "Battery". Absolutely overindulgent though as no song clocks in at under 5 minutes.

It sounds fine, but also very samey.

80's speed metal. Metallica are probably the best of the second wave of metal bands. It's rare that I'm in the mood for that high energy stuff -- not usually a metal fan. Today was not one of those days.

I really thought I’d like this more. Kinda disappointing.

It's fine. I just don't want to listen to the whole, angry thing. Master of Puppets is a classic and will always be Metallica to me. I like the guitar on Welcome Home, it is very skilled playing by Kirk Hammett as usual.

An 80s metal album, and at 54 minutes for 8 tracks, these songs are long. Some don't feel so long, but the mid- to slow-tempo songs feel long. Even some of the faster paced songs like "Master of Puppets" is long at 8 and a half minutes. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" and "Disposable Heroes" are well written lyrically, but I didn't enjoy the listening experience all that much. "Leper Messiah" was my favorite, as it has a driving melody and it's less than 6 minutes long. Oddly enough I did also enjoy "Orion" for the most part even though there weren't any lyrics to carry it. "Damage Inc" was okay.

boring and uninspired

I'm not a usual listener of Metallica, but the album did not seem to be that bad.

Vocals were harsh but everything else sounded good

Rhythmisch sehr anspruchsvoll Gitarre grandios Melodien geht so

Metallica is one of those bands where all the talent in the world doesn’t change the fact this type of music does nothing for me. They’re really good, I’m just not interested.

I've never really liked Metallica, I hadn't heard this album before though (besides the title track). A few weeks ago I got their love symphony album which really impressed me, this one was mediocre in comparison.

Master of puppets was the slight stand-out Decent album high-quality performance can get a touch repetitive

“Pounding out aggression turns into obsession”…. Lyrics from the album opener Battery. Yeah, I get it. But this just ain’t my cup o tea…. I can see why this was popular, and it does what does well. But it’s all a little exhausting to me. I’ll give it a 3 since it is certainly quality, and was hugely successful. But no higher because I don’t like it at all. It’s like opera, I appreciate it without liking it at all.

Not my vibe. Very chuggy.

I’m just not a huge Metallica fan. It’s a fine album. I’m giving it 3 but can see why others would rate higher

I understand Metalloca had a cult following and influenced alot of the metal music around that era. I just don't think I am a fan of Metal like this. 3/5 it's OK.

Highlights: Battery, Welcome Home (Sanatorium), Disposable Heroes, Orion In a nutshell: master of (thrash) metal Came into this familiar with Metallica’s live album S&M and of course, Enter Sandman. Metal isn’t my thing…yet this album was surprisingly good. I can see why many teens from the late eighties through to the nineties idolised early Metallica- challenging instrument work (especially the drums!), thoughtful pace with tracks, lyrics of blistering angst… I need to give the band props for their endurance and building an album with little filler. I give Metallica a reluctant pass for the song length. This Puppets was not made for radio. This needs to be heard at least once all the way through. Or just listen to Orion and see how you go. Overall: 7/10

me grita

not my thing but i didn’t dislike it either

It's OK, nothing to really make me like it but nothing against it either.

Just a bit more "eh" than I was expecting

metallica albums are like listening to one really good song but 8 times (every metallica song is the same)

I mean, it's Master of Puppets, dude. Lars Ulrich still sucks though.

I want to like this one so much. All my cool metal friends tell me this is when Metallica was awesome before they sold out with the black album. I turned it on once on Tuesday morning and just couldn't play it. I finally listened to the whole thing today. Honestly it felt more like homework than checking out music. Master of Puppets is awesome though! Listened to that one a few times. Of course, I had been indoctrinated to that one from Stranger Things. Anyway, another description for 3-star albums: albums that are critically acclaimed but that you just can't get into it for whatever reason. See Notorious BIG for another example.

80’s thrash metal passed me by at the time - I always preferred British metal bands like Iron Maiden or Motörhead or the occasional bit of cheeky hair metal, and thought that thrash wasn’t for me. I was expecting this album to be hard work, but it turned out to be surprisingly accessible, with some interesting songs and allusions to the Cthulhu mythos. The whole thing is technically brilliant but it still didn’t completely grab me for some reason.

One of the best that they put out

This is my third Long Album in a row and I've never been a big Metallica fan, so let me try to be fair here. They are clearly accomplished musicians. The remaster of this album is a massive facelift. When their long songs work, it's because they managed to include a new hook every minute or so. Hetfield is not a good lyricist (I feel silly for caring about that at all on a Metallica record), but he is a good frontman and strong vocal presence. I wish I could hear the bass, which is not an uncommon complaint of mine regarding metal albums. Overall, I kind of enjoyed my listen but do not plan on returning, except to the highlights if the spirit ever so moves me. Highlights: Master of Puppets, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Orion

Master of shredding

Eddie made the ultimate sacrifice when he played a rendition of Master of Puppets to distract a flock of Demobats from killing his friends......hero Obey Your Master

Better music than vocals

They just kinda have that one sound, ya know? It’s ok sometimes, fits nicely with a few songs, gets the head banging a bit. Even the acoustic guitar can shine here and there, but people come for the yelling “yeah-hah” and the wailing guitar. I like it enough, just not craving it.

Never mind Metallica. Some fun stuff on here but not going to put it on the "to buy" list. 3.5 stars

Genre defining. Epic metal album. Love how Metallica always kept true to themselves too. It’s just not my genre enough to score it hi. Sorry 😉

It's difficult for me to listen to listening to this genre without thinking it's satirical like Spinal Tap. I do like their youthful energy and idealism. The songs are very socially conscious - anti drug, anti war, anti evangelical grifters. I appreciate why some people like it, but it's not something I would generally listen to.

I'll allow it. But only if Sad Wings of Destiny and Number of the Beast are also in this collection.

Good but not great

Iconic sound and obvious talented. A bit repetitive in sound.

I have a deep appreciation for this album, but can’t really get behind it… Just not my style, and seems repetitive

Great thrash metal album. I think this one will rise with subsequent listens.

Metallica purists will not agree, but I prefer some of the more melodic entries in their discography. This is a face melter, but feels more “one note” than other albums. The title track is still incredible though!

Nice thrash album though I am not a huge fan of thrash or Metallica in general. I think they're just Okay and listening to this whole album kinda confirms that.

6/10

Gran disco pero no es mi estilo

Ahh man too many corny ass guitar solos. Still better than I expected

I appreciate their long hair. I think that King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard listened to these guys a lot. Not a huge fan of some of the guitar solos, the whole quick tapping thing isn’t for me. Their rhythm sections are a lot better. The singer’s voice works on some of the songs but really doesn’t on some others (tendency towards corny). Maybe I would feel differently if I was growing up in the 80s. They didn’t have King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard yet.

This isn't a genre I particularly like, but there is no doubt that this is an essential classic from within that genre

I've never been able to get super into thrash metal. After spending two years being obsessed with KG, I thought I'd like classic thrash metal more since they draw a lot of inspiration from 80s thrash. Turns out I mostly just like KG's version of psych/prog thrash. I don't dislike this by any means, I just found myself getting a little bored at times. I can totally understand why this was such a cultural phenomenon though. Getting music like this in the 80s would have been a lot of fun and would absolutely generate a cult following. I think this genre was slightly ruined for me by high school sports. It seemed like classic thrash metal was the anthem for high school sports teams and I can't help but think about that whenever I listen to it. Makes it feel a little cheesy to me. I like the technical aspect of the album. I wish the riffs and solos were a little catchier though. I liked the anti-war messaging in Disposable Heroes.

In general, I like metal; but it seems that, on this album at least, Metallica often sacrificed melody for fealty to the genre. A few of the songs on this album started out well - with interesting riffs and chord progressions that I would like to have seen explored - but they quickly morphed into stereotypical metal. Virtuoso guitars aside, I prefer it when the melody comes first.

Did you know the guys from all those SalesForce conferences and podcasts used to have a band?

Not a huge Metallica fan. obviously very talented people, but it's not for me. songs are too similar

Rock.

Not my fav Metallica album

A classic, I know, but quite an assault on the ears to just listen to. Not my cup of tea, although I acknowledge the complexity.

A little metal goes a long way for me, but when the mood strikes, it fits the bill perfectly. I have to get in, get what I need and get out before it all starts to sound the same. I appreciate the musicianship that goes into it. This album makes for a solid collection. Leper Messiah is my favorite here.

My second Metallica album in the project (first was the live album S+M). I've never listened to this album and only know the songs that were on that live album, which was hit or miss for me. It's been interesting for me to learn just how anti-war Metallica's tunes were - I've always associated them with the very cop-minded fans I know, another case of poor media literacy I guess. These are long, dark, brutal songs about needless violence compelled by cruel leaders. I preferred the tighter thrashier songs like "Battery" to some of the longer slower ones.

Not a big Metallica fan... They are incredible musicians, and the album is mixed to perfection. All the instruments sound great. But the music is a little too dramatic for my taste. If I'm in the right mood I can listen to a few songs, but it starts to get a little grating past that.

Know a couple of tracks of this bit never listened tobthe whole thing. It holds together well but it is not a sound that draws me in. Influentisl and heavy

It's okay

Wegweisend. Ich kann es mit heute noch am Stück anhören.

Didn't like

Started strong. Didn’t realize master of puppets had the orchestral interlude.

Intro (Battery) amazing, Orion amazing

Classic maar niet echt voor mij

# 146 : Not as good as the hype would have you believe IMO, but in saying that it has some good tunes.

El mejor de metallica

Conosco una canzone: master of puppets e mi piace ma non è il mio stile. Si non è un album che riascolterei, riascolto solo la canzone che già conoscevo. Poi non sono un'esperta di questo genere musicale, probabilmente è un capolavoro. - orion mi piace un po' di più delle altre, bella melodia. La mia valutazione è solo basata sul mio gusto, non se sia fatto bene.

Metal is typically not my lane, but all-in-all a great representation of the metal genre.

Hell ya brother

Enjoyable, but it doesn't feel quite as original as other albums by Metallica. It could be due to my own lack of historical context. The guitar riffs are as usual quite powerful, but the instrumentation at points feels somewhat dry. I did quite like Orion for its sonic diversity and melodic lines.

I’ve always been metal-curious but never enthusiastic enough about that curiosity to give it a try. And I don’t think listening to this has helped, really. I appreciated the lyrical themes presented throughout, especially the anti-war sentiments in “Disposable Heroes.” But musically, I honestly don’t get it. It isn’t for me.

Listening to this music made me anxious. lol

Very good album, even I'm not into Metallica too much. Need to listen again and again, this album Is a must

Tja, Metallica eben. Ziemlich hart, nicht mein Geschmack

I appreciate how important this album is. However I find myself unable to get into the endless thrashing. Still some incredible and iconic performances. 3/5

Good rocking out

A bit too heavy for me. I really liked master of puppets, orion, lepper mesiah, welcome home, which is about half the album... it's like 3.5

It was fine

It’s good, but silly. It’s hard to take seriously. The riffs are pretty cool though.

Die ersten Titel sind Top, die anderen nicht so

I’m not a metal fan so this was kinda hard to get through. I enjoyed parts of it. I much prefer the black album, and I gave it a 4, so this one is getting a 3. Does it objectively deserve better than a 3? Probably. But, personally, it’s just not my cup of tea.

05/09/24 S Tier—————————5 A Tier—————————4 Battery Master Of Puppets Orion B Tier—————————3 Damage Inc Leper Messiah Welcome Home Disposable Heroes The Thing That Should Not Be C Tier—————————2 D Tier—————————1

I like Metallica. I think this album is just alright, Master of Puppets is a banger, obviously, but I think a lot of the others do the same thing as that song but slightly worse. Orion was a surprise, I hadn't heard that before and enjoyed it a lot. Looking forward to any other Metallica albums which turn up. Standout Track: Orion (Instrumental)

Track 1. Decent thrash metal track, nothing too special about it tho 5/10 Track 2. Catchy riffs and a classic song. 7/10 Track 3. Another catchy song, with seemingly lovecraftian lyrics. 8/10 Track 4. Good lyrics, decent song 5/10 Track 5. Same as above but abit better 6/10 Overall good rock album 7/10

I really had high hopes for this one, but it was really underwhelming. Obviously the title track is awesome, but everything else was just kind of meh. Nothing bad but nothing that tops the title track. 6.5/10 Top 3: 1. Master of Puppets 2. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 3. Damage, Inc.

Ez Metallica... Nem rossz, de nem lenne jó a háttérben, és csak amúgy nem hallgatnám. Legjobb számok: Master of Puppets, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Orion (csak instrumental) 5/10

One of those bands/albums that I know was formative and fundamental to its genre when it came out but feels dated and silly now with decades of better music that it inspired to compare it to. Won’t be too harsh because it’s perfectly fine but it didn’t really impress me.

It was good. Songs were a bit similar in sound and long but enjoyed it

Metallica is a group of extremely talented musicians whose music I don’t really like. However, I can appreciate their contributions to the metal genre, including this album.

Instrumentals are awesome, but the vocals and lyrics aren't my jam.

Et «bra» album, men kanskje metallica som tar seg selv till for høytidelig. 6 låter på en time blir fort litt slitsomt. Tenåringen i meg som elsket Metallica-låter gir dette 5/5 stjerner. Den slitne voksne mannen som hører på så ufattelig mye bedre musikk (både innenfor og utenfor sjangeren) klarer ikke gi det mer enn 3 stjerner. Jeg hører liksom både hva metallica VAR og hva Metallica HAR BLITT i dette albumet. Og når man først hører hva de har blitt er det vanskelig å høre noe annet.

Joa auch ganz ok. Kann man hören aber ist mir zu repetitiv

Metallica, eine der größten Bands, kann man gut hören, muss man aber in der Stimmung sein.

Three stars out of respect

Enjoyed some of the drums and guitar, but overall bland.

Don't have the DNA to appreciate metal but they're still pretty cool.

Dernier album avec le bassiste Cliff Burton mort en tournée (rip). Album de thrash métal le plus influent ever? Dommage, parce que ça drum sur un osti de temps.

Fine?

I can acknowledge that this is an important and well-made album while also having no interest in its sound personally.

Respect, respect but not my style.

That first song suuuuucks. Master of Puppets is good and so is Welcome Home. I like the more melodic stuff but the grindy tracks are annoying. I appreciate the political message of a few of the tracks. I only recently figured out that Ozzy Osbourne had some political messages too. Who knew that these crazy thrasher bands could do that stuff?

I like the instrumentals but not the vocals as much

Not really my jam. But certainly important culturally.

Not my jam, but i still enjoyed it

Underneath the thrash there's a lot of musicality that I liked. But the thrash gets in the way for me.

Not my jam, but I get the appeal. Favorite track is Welcome Home (Sanitarium).

Metal doesn't fit me

This is probably the best version of this type of music. The guitar and drum work is excellent. But it's just not my thing.

Obviously influential to metal but gets a bit samey for me. Some good chugs to be had though, just don’t think I’m much of a thrasher.

this album showcases noteworthy musical quality; while the song durations do not entirely align with my personal preferences, overall, it offers an enjoyable and commendable sound; however, i have not yet managed to establish a complete connection with it

MASTER!! Niet echt metallica van, vond het wel geinig maar tegelijkertijd ook wat saai. Ik weet niet of Metallica gewoon slecht is verjaard, het voelt soms een beetje gimmick-y. Desondanks, prima album.

its metallica - wasnt quite in the mood for it

Just a bit samey. It’s like a kid saying “hey wouldn’t it be cool if the song went like…” and then they just play whatever he says.

Can appreciate the goodness of it, but a bit heavy for my taste.

The record drew me in first because of its energy and power, but after the first couple tracks, it started to go a bit stale. I realized that what bothered me the most was that a bunch of these tracks don’t really have enough of a diverse set of ideas to justify their length, so after a while they started to melt together into WWE 2K character select music with a Power Rangers guitar solo thrown in (even if I know the music from those two are cheap imitations of Metallica). Every song has its golden moments for me, but “Orion” really blew me away from start to end. I wish more of the album was as adventurous as that song. It’s a solid record, though, and I’m happy that I checked it out in the end. Fav tracks: Master of Puppets, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Orion

It was fine, nothing that really caught my interest though

First listen Saved 4/8 Top track: Welcome Home (Sanitarium)

I was cringing at the thought of putting up with another hour of Metallica. The growling, the rapid fire guitars and drums, American thrash heavy metal at it's finest, right? This might be as good as it gets for metal (for me) and I can tolerate it. Obviously, it's not one of my favourite genres, but my younger self might have thought this was kinda cool in it's day. You can do a whole lot worse, so turn off your brain, have plenty of cold ones and sell out your soul, at least for an hour.

Haven't listened to it in years, so it was kinda fun going back to it. Each track felt a bit too similar, but overall the album is solid.

Alright. Not my thing

Ok, men ik lige min kop te

Battery: Killer intro, nice tribute to their fans Master of Puppets: Do I dare say it overstays it’s welcome? No, the riff’s too good The Thing That Should Not Be: Not feeling this one tbh Welcome Home (Sanitarium): Not a huge fan of the “softer” tracks, Hetfield needs heavier instrumentals for his voice to work for me Disposable Heroes: This proves my previous point, best song on here Leper Messiah: David Bowie reference Orion: Ok Damage, Inc.: I feel like I can destroy a brick wall with my face Overall: While, I appreciate the significance this project has on metal music, I was left wanting more as the songwriting and Hetfield’s vocals were lacking on some of the tracks. Kirk Hammett killed it though.

A bit loud

As always with Metallica there are some parts that are beautiful but the album as a whole is just tiresome. Am gonna give this one the benefit of the doubt because I am currently listening to a beautiful part.

Liked it. Orion was a nice surprise

Top songs: Master, Damage Inc., Orion (instrumental)

There was some decent headbanging going on during particularly gnarly moments, and some decent foot tapping too. They're really tight as a band, with some great musicianship, but it's just relentless.

What is it about Metallica, why do they leave me cold. Maybe I just find Hatfield's delivery kind of emotionless. Master of puppets = some thrash, stop, say Master. Master! Then some thrash. Repeat for 8 minutes. Next song is just sludgy for 6.5 minutes. Admittedly I think there's a good song hiding in there somewhere. I'd probably say the same for Sanitarium. Disposable Heroes is good. Orion is a welcome change of pace. Ok. This is getting better as it goes along, even if I probably wouldn't ever choose to stick it on. I gave Justice For All 2 because I didn't like over half of it, this has fared better but I'm still not crazy about it. There's just so much metal I find better, funner, harder. 3.

The title track is a classic. But the rest of the tracks don't have near as interesting song structure or the insanely catchy riffs so a whole hour of it is kinda wearing.

Good content but needs polish. I’m one of the few who liked Black album and on a bit more.

This album marks the day that music moved on from the execrable "hair metal". Start with Black Sabbath and go straight to this.

They're definitely talented and artistic, but there's just something about the overall sound of metal which gives this a low ceiling. Heavy distortion and pumping chords wont ever not remind me of ridiculous arcade games. For that reason metal will always seem like what young kids must think hard music is meant to be like.

3. Not my fave from Metallica.

No interest in this

It's powerful and surprisingly "clean" guitar and drums. Just don't personally enjoy this music and was waiting for it to end. 3

My opinion of this album shifts a fair amount, but I think I can confidently say I like about half of it. ”Disposable Heroes” and ”Damage Inc.” Are the songs I really like, and if the rest of the album was as good I would agree with the hype. ”Welcome Home (Sanitarium)” I remember enjoying, Orion and Battery being decent. The other tracks I don’t care too much for, even the classic title track. The songwriting could of course be improved at quite a few places, but the biggest improvement overall would just be removing 2 minutes of runtime from most of the songs. If Metallica would’ve just cut the fat, the resulting album would be much better for it. Basically? Kill ’Em All is their best album

Noise on steroids

Some of the better Metallica but they really just beat you over the head with it.

I never liked these guys because they were so late to the game and by the time they came out heavy metal was like, two decades in my rear-view mirror. At their best, they’re heavy-metal-on-steroids and at their worst, a parody of heavy metal. That said, I can see why the next generation loved them so much. They definitely know how to throw together high-power riffs, the riff-per-song ratio is way up there and the guitar solos need to be played holding your axe vertical.

this album is the posterchild for angry metal.

Classic. Perfect workout music.

I'm not a big metal fan, but this is fun and beautiful. It is an iconic album for a reason.

I enjoyed it more than the last Metallica and got behind a few of the songs. For metal this is pretty good for me.

Pretty good, Master of Puppets (the song) was a banger. Rest is a little average.

Kind of disappointing. A lot of long, plodding tracks, which I'm generally not a fan of.

There were moments in songs that I really enjoyed, but generally it was just alright.

Not bad.

This one really set me back. I just couldn't find the energy required to listen to it - not because I was averse to doing so but I usually listen to the albums first thing in the morning and I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Then, each time I tried, I would have to stop and then I couldn't find my place so would have to start again and then the same thing would happen... so I finally have heard the whole thing and I love the effort and the playing is truly extraordinary (and influential) but I'm really not planning on playing this again anytime soon.

I’ll never understand why this is the critic’s metal album of choice when all of Maiden’s 80’s albums are leaps better. The big songs are overplayed and overhyped beyond belief and the lesser-known tracks aren’t very acclaimed for a reason, and the album recycles Ride the Lightning’s structure with only slightly better production values. Meh. C

Score for the song "Master of Puppets": 4.5. Score for the rest of the album: 3.

Puppet fuckers.

RIP Eddie. Long live hellfire club. That's the most I know about this album

Metallica was always way too hardcore for me as a kid. Still find it pretty intense for regular listening. All the peaceful interludes and instrumentals are pretty amazing and do attest to the technical chops of the band. Overall, gratuitously performative with advanced skills.

OG, next-level shit when this came out. I love how tight Master is ... so good. This album made me realize there is a lot more to music than Top-40, However, I couldn't get into metal and still can't. It all seems too repetitive and I'm not a fan of the Flying V sound.

I mean they’re good but a lot of this starts to all sound the same.

I always held them at arms length (put off by the image and merchandise) but I watched a documentary on them that gave me newfound respect and after which I find their music varied and more interesting The musicianship is impressive and at times quite sensitive before ratching up into the hardcore stuff. This is a great album although I prefer the eponymously titled album that came a few years later.

2/8, 25%

It was a good album but I still don't need an hour of Metallica. I knew some of the songs and I would listen to those songs again. The songs themselves are all way too long.

I don’t listen to these guys much anymore, but this is a solid album. Their first four albums are all pretty great. But when I compare these guys to other metal bands, I usually am left unsatisfied. When I DO want to listen to metal, I want to listen to more technical/complex or dark stuff. My favorites rn are Death and Opeth. I also like Megadeth and Judas Priest plenty. My least favorite thing about Metallica is Lars’ drum sound (especially on 'And Justice For All': great songwriting but dear god what a horrible mix). The drum sound is really harsh and piercing in a bad way, but at the same time it sounds so flat. And it's much too loud in the mix in my opinion. I want to be able to hear the guitar and bass without my ears being destroyed by the annoying drum sound. Favorite track: Orion

The guitar in this album is SO good. Such a short album yet great songs!!

As far from ‘my thing’ as it’s possible to be, yet I enjoyed a few of the tracks.

Good

Solid album, some great instrumental work in the longer tracks, and some nice fret wanking on the closer. Highlight: second half of Orion, Welcome Home also a banger.

Wow! What a great debut album from a fresh new band. I just heard their first single, Master of Puppets, on Stranger Things last summer, and it's been getting great exposure on TikTok! So cool to hear their album in its entirety. I like that this album sounds like it was recorded in the late 80s, which is a pretty interesting choice. I get they were going for an ironic thing here so that's pretty cool. All in all a cool album from the young men in MetalLica! Looking forward to hearing their next big single on another Netflix show!

I used to hate Metallica because they seemed so serious and ridiculous but as I've aged I've realised they are actually camp as balls and it's genuinely rather hilarious and I like to think they are in on the joke too. They are genuinely brilliant musicians, and the silliness of it all is good fun. Everything on here would benefit from a trim though. How do you play so fast and still take so long to get to the point?

One of the later Metallica albums I discovered, still can't say why... It's good!

17th January 2023 Listened on the drive to and from Jess in the afternoon. Gym and Liverpool wolves FA Cup. His voice and the band are intertwined, the energy is unrelenting

I liked Metallica more when I was a teenager. Now it sounds kind of the same most of the time.

I'm a very casual Metallica fan. They're a fun concert, I like their sound, and their playing is tight. Overall, I like this album even though I'm not a speed metal fan and, after a few songs, I can't distinguish this album's songs from one another.

Best Song: Welcome Home. The guitar riff in the latter half of the song is really quite good. Worst Song: The Thing That Should Not Be. That boring, overly serious trudgery that I expect from Metallica. Overall: Metallica is the plain Cheerios of metal. Not that heavy but not that melodic, not that fast but not that sludgy. They're inoffensive, but certainly metal should aim to do more? It really gets quite boring towards the end of the album.

I like this older Metallica more than the newer stuff, but still can't get into thrash metal too much. I am always impressed by the musicality of these guys, but Kirk and James can absolutely shred and Lars is a pretty great drummer (at least in the faster type stuff). 2.5/5

Idk I never liked Metallica

This was an amusing listen. I've generally stayed away from Metallica due to prejudices developed in early high school. I've moved on from this mindset though. I listened to this with an open mind and honest interest. I found myself loving some riffs and large parts of songs; then the guitar twiddling and shallow lyrics would hit my funny bone and I'd laugh out loud. Thanks 1001. I'm glad I've ticked this off the list.

Still not a huge Metallica fan.

A thrash metal classic, but it's not really to my taste. To my mind heavy metal music is, by definition, funny. I therefore prefer my metal bands and albums to acknowledge the overblown ridiculousness of the genre and inject a bit of humour and fun into the music. This is just a bit too earnest and samey for me to really enjoy. Rating: 3/5 Playlist track: Master Of Puppets Date listened: 15/12/22

Heavy metal is not my jam- 3 stars tbf

The audio engineering is stellar

I've never been a huge fan of Metallica, but I've also never gone out of my way to listen to any of their music. As expected, there is some pretty impressive guitar on this album. I wish a few of the songs sounded a bit more varied. I just can't bring myself to give it a 4. Even so, there was some enjoyable music on this record. My favourite song was Master of Puppets.

Well, I didn't expect this to be as hard to decide what to rate as it did. I figured it would either be a case where I only liked Master of Puppets and the rest was boring (I already have had run ins with Battery and Sanitarium and I still think those are boring), but the songs I had never heard are suprisingly good. In an almost cruel twist all the best songs are the long ones, while the shorter ones almost always seem too long. Basically the whole album is high highs, such as the absolute fantastic guitar, and lows such as the honestly very subpar singing, which wouldn't be that big of deal but it usually makes up half of the songs run time (seriously, Orion was a godsend and a nice break before the finale), and for whatever reason the band acts as though it's just as important as the musicality, when obviously the instruments were the most impressive. It does feel far better though then the Metallica output nowadays, where they actually seemed like they cared about the music and not just because they were THE metal band. I'm just all over the place here with thoughts, and I'm gonna smack it right down the middle of the rating system, but my thoughts here feel more conflicted than a star system can really express. All I know is that as this was Cliff Burton's last album, I wish his bass playing showed through more. Throw a bass solo in there, you were willing to back in your debut! It almost feels like they're hiding it in audio remasters, but perhaps my listening apparatus of choice for this album is at fault.

OK. More varied than I expected

Прослушано! Хороший альбом, мощно и драйвово.

Instrumental masterpiece but not interesting as an album

A little too hardcore for my taste, but it's good to listen to something different.

On a whole, I do think this is pretty good but it didn’t age as well as I hoped. Perhaps though as a 16 year old when I first listened to this I was more susceptible/impressed by solos and heavier riffs. I find them boring now, and I extend that to the long repetitive riffs which at first sound class but after hearing it a few times they get old quick. Agree with Jamie that this is too long. 20mins shorter with less of the ‘my dad’s harder than your dad’ riffs/solos and this wouldve been a solid 4.5/5! Oh, and another point chalked off for some incredibly 6th form-esque lyrics. If they were playing a festival I was at I’d definitely make the effort to see them. Anyway, once through is enough for me, I served my time back in 2004 with this one. I’m going back to B-52s…

Þetta er alveg töff á köflum og stundum skemmtilegt, þótt þetta sé ekki beinlínis hljóðheimur að mínu skapi. En hér skynja ég amk. hvað er vel gert.

midtallica

3.5 stars - pretty cool, never listened before.

I didn’t like this album as much as I thought I would. The high point are really high, but the rest was technically impressive but didn’t wow me

I guess it's the American touch: I finally am getting some of the evil assigned to metal, though it's very high-school-impression-of-Lovecraft in the form of Thing. Unfortunately, Orion is a bit of a black hole in the tracklist, performing the same function as one of the breaks of the title track. Metallica are good when they mix whatever prog ambitions are evident here with their meat and potatoes; The instrumental jamming is less convincing.

I like metal, I like some Metallica, but I've always felt that they're really overrated and a load of people that came after them did it better and made them look poor by comparison. I like some parts of MoP but, yeah, never really gotten on with them like lots of metalheads have.

Classic!

It's pretty cool but not really my thing.

Le brocoli est un chou-fleur originaire d'Italie, à longue tige et fleurs vertes.

Le problème de cet album, c'est que l'on a déjà entendu plusieurs de ses titres en version orchestrale sur l'album S&M. C'est un peu comme si l'on devait manger un plat de brocolis après avoir degusté un superbe magret de canard, le brocolis souffre immédiatement de la comparaison.

sygt

Pretty good for metal. Master of Puppets was probably the favorite

already knew and liked and it was very nostalgic

Still not a heavy metal fan, but I liked some of the arrangements and solos.

Not bad, not bad

Not my favorite of their albums, but it's good some great songs on it.

Not a huge Metallica person but like I could vibe with this. I would listen to this high

Master of puppets slaps, but I continually struggle with how the mixes of Metallica seems super thin for me. I want more low end damnit

I think I liked S&M more but that was really a concert album. Peaks and valleys on this one, but #JusticeforEddie

Better than expected.

This is the fucking thing with 80s metal, man! If each of these songs were like 50% shorter, this would’ve been really solid, but as is they’re not interesting enough to justify how long they make you spend with them.

Identifying Metallica : It’s Metallica

I like their music, but it’s hard to get past their personalities. Plus this is far from their strongest effort

Good album

This doesn't really speak to me, though it's fun to drive to and these guys sure can play their asses off. I can dig one or two Metallica songs. A whole album's a bit much, though I did dig Leper Messiah, so that was a cool new find. Sadie digs Metallica, though she said Kill 'Em All and Ride the Lightning were better.

Another Metallica album, and where does it leave me? Unimpressed with this beloved band and sad. Sad because I don't get it. I feel like I'm missing something. I like heavy metal but this is just repetitive. The lead vocals do nothing for me. It's long and doesn't feel like it goes anywhere, like every other Metallica album I've listened to. Maybe one day I'll get it, but that day isn't today.

Okay. Little heavy fit me.

Master of puppets is by far and away the best single on this album.

I liked that album more than I thought. I wouldn’t listen to it on its own, but I’m glad I got to hear this legendary Metallica album in full at least once!

Classic metal to close the week. Life is good

Didn’t really grow up with metallic as I’m a 200s boys, so I don’t have the same nostalgia s everyone else, not their best album at all