Master Of Puppets

Definitely not my genre of music. The tracks all run together for me. The heavy metal hard-driving rock all sounds the same (in a way that I don't enjoy).

Man I love this album.

Fantastic although not lars best work

Finding this on my hard drive was a small pleasure: a slice of my adolescence before Big Black and Sonic Youth seduced me got caught on my sleeve. I quite enjoyed this! Apart from the first two and the last song, most of these had long left my memory, which was unsurprising as I was a half-hearted metalhead. Master of Puppets commits to its daftness, its countless passages and riff-shifts, and I salute that while realising I may never listen to this again. Simon, I look forward to the “Battery’ that you will undoubtedly deliver to them with this!

I guess this is technically impressive but the style leaves me cold, and it all sounds a bit silly and pretty fucking irritating. The band seem like dickheads, to make it even less attractive

Nothing special here.

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.

Very good! there are apparently other good Metallica songs besides enter sandman!

Metallica halt! Master of Puppets ein frühes Album. Die großen Hits kamen später.

Trés content. Je connaissais déjà le son qui a donné le titre à l'album. Mais tout le reste de l'album est principalement dans le même registre est c'est un banger. Des gros riffs, des solos et des paroles méchanteeeeeeee. Tiptop

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

I own this record. I've listened to this album many times. I love this album. Cliff Burton's final album before his tragic death. I enjoy all the songs on this album, but my favorite is the eight and a half minute instrumental Orion. This is also the final album before Metallica took over MTV with One and before the mega selling black album. 5 out of 5

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.

Very fun, actually good despite the band

8.5/10 Its master of puppets. Metalica is not even close to my favorite metal/rock band but this album is a great experience

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.

Listened to the title track and realized I was still listening like 10 minutes later. Definitely not my style and hate the lack of lyrics but I think it could be really fun to see this type of music live.

The best album by Metallica! Every track is a masterpiece!

too bad these guys became such tools

Mäster, mäster - sit alamäkee

Nicht meine Musik .. zu anstrengend

Best album from metallica

Little heavy to listen to at the office

Great for doing pushups! HAHA

Listening to this music made me anxious. lol

This album is perfect. I loved it when it came out. I had not listened to it in years. It has aged quite well. The buildup from the start of the first track is awesome, and the high note it ends on is equally awesome. Arguably this is one of their best albums if not the best.

Admired the neoclassical guitar riffs and appreciated the technical prowess. Beyond that, I was resisting the mantra in my head: “make it end, please, make it end.”

No me gusta el metal

Not new to me, an old favourite. Not bad Monday morning listening!

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

A classic… I’m not a huge metal fan, but of course this one had some classic songs

Great vocals and some excellent guitar solos

Tja, Metallica eben. Ziemlich hart, nicht mein Geschmack

🤘🤘🤘 🔥🔥🔥 5/5

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

Brings back all the 15 year old teenage angst ! 4.5

Good rocking out

Terrible - total bunch of noise and screaming

FUVKING MASTERPIECE

I didn’t like Metallica going into this and it didn’t change my mind. Just not a heavy rock/metal guy.

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

5/5 damn tämä on yksi kaikkien aikojen albumeista

It was fine

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

Classic. Every song gets me moving which is when I know I love something! Hard to believe it took me so long to get into metal, but here I am. Listen again: definitely Purchase for my collection: yes Favourite Song: all of them, but I’ll go with Orion.

It was really interesting listening to this album front to back. All I could hear was the influence to the bands I listened to in the mid-late 90s and early 2000s. Especially metalcore, post-hardcore, and even some skate punk. I absolutely recognize this album's significance, but I also recognize that I'm just not this kind of metal fan. My favorite track was probably the instrumental Orion which I think is one of the reasons we have bands like Coheed and Cambria and Thrice.

metal rock

Die ersten Titel sind Top, die anderen nicht so

Metallica deliver here without a doubt - great album.

This was a decent album some good songs some I would like to have skipped over all 4

Definitely the best of the big 4 in my opinion. One of the best Metallica albums for me, though it's not as thrashy as I remember. Still a banger all the way through. Mixing could've been better--it sounds hollow at times and the vocals can get lost in the mix depending on the sound setup. 4.5/5

Best metal album of all time? It's up there for sure.

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.

Yoink

Uh this is the best Metallica album. I mean it just hits in every possible way

Liked it more than the other Metallica album. Hard to piece my thoughts together on this as it’s not my favorite genre, but it was still good.

Awesome album, just the right amount of kick ass. Master of Puppets, Orion, and Thr Thing that Should Not Be are my favorites here.

Battery - 4 Master of Puppets - 5 The Thing That Should Not Be - 3 Welcome Home - 5 Disposable Heroes - 4 Leper Messiah - 3 Orion - 5 Damage - 3

Battery - 4 Master of puppets - 2 The thing that should not be - 2 Welcome come - 2 Disposable heroes - 3 Leper messiah - 2 Orion - 4 Damage Inc.- 2 2.62 Amazing technical ability, decent vocals (although not much range in this album) but way too repetitive for a continuous listening session. Each song individually would perform much better than the album as a whole.

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

Master of Puppets by Metallica Thursday 5/9/2024, 1:15, office S Tier————————— Battery Master of Puppets A Tier————————— Leper Messiah Welcome Home (Sanitarium) B Tier————————— Orion Damage Inc. The Thing That Should Not Be Disposable Heroes

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)

Thrash trash?

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

Music for insecure schoolboys and mid life crisis males

ok, it's a classic and it's better than i wanted it to be.

Cudowne 5/5

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.

Voces y ruidos. Molesto. Sin ritmo.

Delighted to see this pop up, I've been listening to it a lot this year. This is Metallica's only perfect album IMO. A big improvement on ...AJFA, and better than the self titled. I'm still not sure why so many Metallica albums are included, this one and The Black Album would be enough.

Just not a vibe. Better than justice for all...even if we've somehow ended up rating that one higher.

Coming off of Ride the Lightning, Metallica did the unthinkable and wrote an even better record. Master of Puppets is a flawless record. The direction they went in with this album was risk taking and it paid off. It doesn't stray too far from Metallica's sound that preceded this record but the introduction to more melodic structures, acoustic parts, guitar swells, bass solos... This is Metallica writing in their prime. All members are on fire. Yes, even Lars. To me, this was Metallica best album. This was Cliff Burton's last record with the band before his premature death. I can only imagine what Metallica would sound like, what type of records they would have put out if Cliff was still around. No shade to Jason Newstead or Robert Trujillo. They definitely have their place in Metallica History. I mean, Jason co wrote one, if not THE most commercially successful metal album; the self titled Black Album. But after that record, to me, Metallica adopted a more hard rock sound that almost hindered their career. Jason was also on And Justice For All... But you can't hear him. The ego that is Hetfield and Ulrich ruined that album. This is a discussion for another record though.. This album starts with an acoustic intro to Battery that sounds heavy itself. Once Battery kicks in with the whole band.. This song is a punch to the face with technical speed and aggressive riffs. Following that song is the title track, that we all know and love. To most, I'd say it's the favourite. My personal favourites are Damage Inc. And Disposable Hero's. The Instrumental track Orion, shows off their skill and risk taking in writing a song. It's one of the best metal instrumentals to date. There isn't a bad song on this album. The flow is perfect. Slow acoustic build up to fast gut wrenching riffs in Battery... Followed by more fast riffs in Master of Puppets but introducing some melodic guitar solos.. Slowing down with Welcome Home (Sanitarium) and then dialing it up to 11 with agrresiveness of Disposable Hereos and Leper Messiah. Then comes in the instrumental which, I mentioned before showcases how skillfully and crafty this band is. This band ends on a high note with Damage Inc. I can't say anything wrong with this album. Each song has its own identity. And they all fit cohesively and copacetic.

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

Enjoyed it - will listen again.

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.

Rinsed this album dry as a teenager so it's hard to listen to it freshly. But having just had Back in Black, which I rated as a fun 4*, surely MoP has to be in 5* territory. Not their best album (RtL imo), but with only one week track on the album (thing that should not be) and 4 or 5 absolute bangers, including one of the most powerful album openers of all time... Well done.

I could do without Metallica

A total classic, can’t say anything else.

The drum mixing kinda sucks but it's made up for by the guitar. A good time.

Just not my scene.

This is probably my favorite Metallica album. A friend introduced me to the band through this album shortly after it came out, and it’s really the album that brought me back into the metal fold, after moving on from metal for a couple of years prior. Master of Puppets really opened up all the possibilities of what you can do in metal. The sheer sonic power, the incredibly nuanced musicianship, the lyrical depth… I imagine hearing this for the first time was somewhat akin to what it like hearing Sabbath when they came out. And my people, the band just simply rocks, harder than we knew was possible at the time. I said this in another review, but listening to this for the first time was like having someone turn the lights on for the first time, and everything was different after that. But also, for as hard as it rocks, the band never loses their musicality. The album is full of really lovely, classically beautiful moments, and it's never particularly hard on the ears. It can be as elegant as it is blistering, and the band balances this dichotomy on the thinnest of lines, which is just about the hardest thing a band can do in this genre without sounding forced or inauthentic. Loved hearing it again today. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Master of Puppets, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Battery, Orion, Damage, Inc., Leper Messiah, Disposable Heroes, The Thing That Should Not Be

Sometimes you just have to draw a line in the sand: I'm not listening to any more Metallica.

There is far too much Metallica on this 1001 album list!

El metal como herencia de los 80 para todas mis influencias más grandes, aquí se nota.

Perhaps the best metal album ever. This was followed up by an excellent EP. Then the garbage album Justice came out. So enjoy this as peak thrash metallic.

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.

If anyone wants to know what heavy metal is, I think give them this album and it sums it up and done well. I’m not a fan of heavy metal, but this album…I believe Metallica’s best, is a perfect heavy metal album. It has great riffs, driving beats, songs that change up and even a whole concept of “Master of Puppets”. I was surprised how much I did enjoy the album, it won’t be on my regular playlist but I have to give props to the masters.

I must admit, I am not the biggest fan of metal and yet I'd admit that there were a few bangers in here, a few ditties if you will

Just too much for me. Apparently I can’t handle that level of rock and roll.

Nice

La cumbre del thrash metal en un álbum, mítico y trascendental sonando hasta el día de hoy.

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.

Ikke fan av dette. Føles litt pubertalt:/

Huff dette er virkelig alt jeg ikke liker med metal i ett album. Cheesy og ingen følelser annet enn "headbanging". Følelses så fryktelig tomt ut. De kom seg noe VELDIG til neste albumet, som vi hørte på tidligere. Not for me.

One of the most iconic metal albums. MOP was truly a game changer for the genre and lead the way for continued greatness of metal.

High energy. Fun album, but some of the songs drag on pretty long and the whole things starts to blend together.

I don't know. I tried... 2

I see it's a seminal album in thrash metal and I think for that genre that's a fair comment. It's really interesting, complex, musical whilst being of course in your face. I enjoyed it.

Quite enjoyable

I was done with metal around 1982, so I never got into Metallica. Probably wouldn't have ever given them a listen if not for this site. Enjoyed this a lot.

Rating: 10/10 My favorite album of all time. This is heavy metal (and thrash metal) at its finest: heavy, intricate, and melodic with virtuosic songwriting. The riffs are incredible, the production is incredible, and the solos are incredible, everything about this album is to the highest standard musically while still being very heavy and interesting throughout. All of the songs are amazing, not a single second is wasted on this album.

loved pretty much every song in the album

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.

Classic thrash metal. It's way more polished than their first record, but its still one of the most influential metal albums out there

Three stars out of respect

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

Surprisingly, I've never listened to this album fully before. I enjoyed it, but not as much as I thought I would, if I were honest.

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

One of the most legendary albums of all time. I love every song.

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.

Good album

classic

I was a fan of Metallica for about 2 months as a middle school student. After that, they just don't resonate with me. Every song on this album sounded and felt just like every other song on this album.

Another classic Metallica album. My favorite is still ...And Justice For All, though.

Almost perfect. Great 80s metal

metal gonna metal

Fine?

A metal masterclass. Every song is just peak thrash, and the production is perfect - there’s a clarity you don’t quite get on the preceding Metallica releases (or on And Justice for All) but still keeping an energy that is missing from some of their later records

I may be a metalhead however this is some of the most amazing music I've ever heard. Elton John said they made some of the best music ever as well.

iconico, avrei dovuto ascoltarlo per intero prima. tra metal e melodie, anche testi profondi e tecnica elaborata.

Classic metal album. Intoxicating and energetic. It's songs are all powerful and incite you to move.

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?

This is their best album with no room for speculation. Top of their game, after perfecting their sound on previous albums. It is scary to think how good they would continue to be with Cliff if he survived. One of the best albums of the 80s.

I like the instrumentals but not the vocals as much

I get the sense of why this was important and is on the list, but this one just isn't my cup of tea.

5. Beautiful album. It flows so well overall

I like this album

Not really my jam. But certainly important culturally.

Fuck yeah

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.

the “big 4” of thrash metal… anthrax, slayer, megadeth, and metallica. to this day there is a debate amongst metalheads as to who is the best. three of the four of them (the exception being anthrax, just so you know) released their breakout album in 1986. all four bands have distinctive styles and have evolved their sound over the years. today’s entry was metallica’s breakout album of 1986, the monster that is master of puppets. this is a thrash masterpiece and many consider it one of the greatest metal albums of all time and it’s kind of hard to argue with that. themes of drug abuse, mental illness, war, and religion are all on the table. great songwriting, crunchy guitars with technical soloing, james hetfield’s classic growl, and a solid rhythm section holding it down. so who do i think is the best of the big 4? well, i prefer either slayer or megadeth (in spite of dave mustaine’s political views). however, clearly the biggest of them turned out to be metallica, for what it’s worth. fun fact: dave mustaine was one of the original members of metallica. in spite of the band being notorious drunks with fans lovingly referring to them as “alcoholica”, mustaine was fired from the band for being unreliable due to his “substance abuse” issues. go figure. after being fired, he regrouped and formed the band megadeth. mustaine has since buried the hatchet with the boys. yet another fun fact: after the death of cliff burton, bass players from all over tried out for the band, including les claypool of primus fame. the one who ended up with the gig was jason newsted, formerly of flotsam and jetsam. highlights: “battery”, “the thing that should not be”, “leper messiah”.

This is a solid offering from Metallica. Thrash gem.

Classic

Play some fuckin SLAYERRRRR!

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

Metallica has great advantage over other heavy metal bands. And it's pretty simple. James Hetfield can sing with a clear voice. You can hear it on this album. He does it with ease. You can hear what he is siniging, instead of the usual heavy metal vocals. It turns the perfomance in the great direction. Add the original guitar riffs. Boom. You get a great album and one of the greatest metal bands in the history overall.

My dad listened to a lot of Metallica when I was growing up.. Things like Alice in Chains, Metallica, Even some early Kid Rock (lol I know) was on often in the garage as he worked on bikes.. Now of course I have listened to Master of Puppets before but I never really gave Metallica my full time of day. As a teen I loved metal like Slipknot and as a young adult I was more into bands like Power Trip or Loathe.. So relistening to Master of Puppets as a complete work, I was reminded how sick this band really is.. I won't get into a full review of each track that I loved on this album but my favorite song on this album is 'The Thing That Should Not Be'.. It starts with a slow build but quickly you're led into this buzzsaw power metal riff that you just want to start moving to. My one gripe with this album is I don't find it as replayable as some other albums.. Once I've listened through once, I feel satisfied for awhile.. anyways, I love this track. I love this album. I love Metallica. Some of the greatest metal of all time for sure. Overall: 4.4/5

Metal doesn't fit me

Disposable Heroes is magically manic, complete with fake finish. Hammett's solo is also quite musical instead of his usual jarring speedshow. A bit more light and shade and a bit less Orion would give this 5 stars.

Staple of my late teens

maybe their best

Classic Metallica. Not my favorite of theirs, probably top 3. their best sounding album of the 80's

I can see why it's an ultimate Metallica album. And i admire the driving guitar. What they do, they do very well. And i just don't care for it at all.

Not a fan of Metallica but there are bops on here for sure.

Did not listen to this one at this time. Metallica was my favorite band when this album came out. I listened to this probably more than any other album except for maybe Ride the Lightning and Master of Reality.

Liked 3.Welcome Home(Sanitarian) and 4.The Thing that should not be. Honestly thought heavy thrash? matal sounds like shit. Not all though. I'm actually not sure about Orion after a second listen and seeing a comment praising it.

A classic metal album. Metal is a very hit or miss for me. But, I gotta say..there was very little wrong with this album. It's nostalgic, there are a bit parts where it's a little bland, but I don't think it affects the album to say it's bad.

Is this or "... And Justice for All" the best Album?

Iyi

Великий

I was a freshman in high school when this came out, talked about timing, perfect age for this music. Was my favorite album for quite a long time, played it almost to the point of exhaustion. I still love to put this album o, crank it up loud, bang my head and hear a ghostly echo of my parents telling me to turn it down.

Polished and thrash don’t feel like descriptors that should apply to the same record. This record moves at breakneck speed but with tight precision and is so clean that I wouldn’t consider it thrash at all. Hammet is an amazing guitarist. Semantics aside, this is an excellent record that set the course for broad market acceptance of speed metal. So also the beginning of the end of Metallica (after AJfA).

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.

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this. I've been all over the place with Metallica on this list but this one I liked. Or maybe I was just in the right mood for it.

It's interesting to listen to this now. It's been a long time. In my brain, the vocals aren't nearly as sludgy as they are on this recording. I don't know if it's the difference of equipment, or if the CD is mixed very differently, or what. I'm fairly sure my main way of listening to this album was on cassette and it was a portable system, nothing fancy and the system I have now is definitely light years better. The songwriting is strong, and they definitely tapped into something that wasn't in the forefront of metal at the time. Faster tempos, more sophisticated topics. I would never have suspected that the title track would make a monster comeback 35+ years later... I do think this is my favorite Metallica album, though it's a lot less clearly mixed listening to it now than it is in memories in my brain LOL

not for me

GOAT

I have never been able get into this album. Their others were much easier to listen to for me.

I'd give it five! But reality is - 5 should be for those albums I'll Love Love which is only my own music taste... this is a AGREAT album! Amazing drumming and guitar.... just Love it. Not a huge fan of his voice tho... :[

10

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.

Angry, not to my taste, too much power chord grinding. 1/5

BATTERY

Nice

Classic thrash metal album by the originators and masters of the genre. The assets of this one are too numerous to be all taken into account in a short review: off-kilter time signatures, dark subject matter for the lyrics, some "progressive" moments mixed with full-blown agressive sequences, a very dynamic tracklisting... James Hetfield's vocals are an acquired taste, yet they're here noticeably better than on Metallica's other classic LP *Ride The Lightening* (and they're not yet burdened with the man's hicupping vocal tics on subsequent releases). As for "Orion", it is the cream on the cake: an extraordinary ambient twofold instrumental sending this legendary thrasher band to the stratosphere and beyond. The stats of this app say I don't like metal. Nope, I've warmed up to it a lot in the last decade. It's just that I don't exactly see eye to eye with the metal selections in the 1001 Albums book. There are not enough recent bands, and too many cheesy examples of the genre during the eighties--either lame acts such as Judas Priest, or clearly underwhelming records by musicians that had otherwise mastered that style elsewhere, like Metallica's own *... And Justice For All*. But I guess that's a story for another time, kiddies... In the meantime, it's great that most people can agree about *Master of Puppets* at least. Number of albums left to review: 392 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 274 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 144 Albums from the list I won't include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 193

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Classic metal album.

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.

Some of their best. Opening with Battery and MOP is a great way to bring the heat

Just what we all need. Angry white boys being loud. No notes. No benefits. No mercy. All that being said, they sort of teased me with "Battery", the opening track. It starts with a Zeppelin feel right before they realize they can't get out of their own way.

its metallica - wasnt quite in the mood for it

A force of nature. The essential thrash metal album. Full of all time classics and headbanging deeper cuts.

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.

The best

Cult

I'm envious of anyone discovering this album for the first time. Metallica has perfected the art of the guitar solo. Their lead guitar sings and screeches. It really steals the show in most of their songs. They do such a good job of building up each song by ramping up the pacing. Then it crescendos when the solo kicks in and the solos are always face melters. I love the way they weave soft vocals in with the harsh scream/singing too. There are so many good Metallica albums that it's hard to pick a favorite. But Master of Puppets has to be one of the most iconic and it easily makes my top 3.

Good

One of my all-time favorites, a seminal and brutal thrash record that stands the test of time.

Yeah!

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

Absolute banger.

Love love love. Many popular hits on this one ..even my wife enjoyed some of them, and she is NOT a metal fan

I didn't get around to this until later in life. As I get older, this one gets better.

I grew up listening to this album. It was up there with Ride the Lightning in how different it was. Changed the face of heavy metal.

I'm more surprised that it took me so long to listen to this album in its entirety

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

Very samey and too raw for me. The best song on this album is instrumental which is saying something. Stand-out: Orion

Impeccable rhythmically. It's crazy how humans have come such a long way musically, that's possible to create this. Especially heavy powerful playing. I like the theme of the abuse of power. So well executed.

Mast of Puppets as a song was pretty rad but damn did the rest of the album not change a thing. Classics are classics and they got to start somewhere but man did this put me to sleep...

Man... so my dad played a lot of metallica while i was growing up. I knew I wasn't going to like this album but this was kind of painful for me to listen to. I like the influence Metallica brought to modern metal music. The guitar and drums in this album are amazing, but damn i hate the vocals so much D: Orion was my fave, no vocals.

My initial impressions of this album were not great. I was really struggling with this album til I got to Welcome Home. I felt most songs take way too long for any of the lyrics to be said and the music isn't interesting enough to carry the songs but maybe that's just my impression of metal as a genre in general. I enjoyed Welcome Home and Disposable Heroes has grown on me quite a bit. It is a great commentary on war and has the best lyrics of the album with a great guitar solo.

Ni oubli ni pardon (napster)

mettez un terme a nos souffrances

I have already listened to this album; Metallica is already my favorite band. Has an awesome opening song and one of the best songs ever on it. Need to add to my CD collection.

It was fine, nothing that really caught my interest though

Good metal music

Metallica good, what else can I say.

Metal that feels solid to this non-metal fan

Rules!

great

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

EW METAL

Been listening to this for over 30 years. It's part of my DNA. Brilliant.

Bangerz

good thrash metal classic album, aged very well and is still a banger.

Legendary album for a reason. This era of heavy metal was such an apex for the genre, it was just so full of epic symphonic progression that keeps the energy building and changing 4.5/5

I thought Megadeth had some sweet rifts but this was even better. I was boopin and boppin

Really not my thing

Brought me back to being 16

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.

Aaaack. Most annoying bunch of wannabe posers in the industry. Even worse, they’re boring. How anyone takes them seriously is beyond me

A few moments of interest but on the whole just not my style.

Metallica at their best

Not normally my thing but really enjoyed

A timeless album that is still headbanging worthy.

N/A

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.

Good enough, not my favorite but good enough. 2.5/5

No review needed.

Not for me

I've been listening to Metallica for decades now. Great album, maybe their best.

Don't know if I've listened to this album all the way through before but I can see why Metallica was such a huge success

Alright. Not my thing

First listened to this album back in high school when I was 15. Been a fan since. Learned the title track in guitar before graduation.

I loved it! Doesn’t maintain the pacing as good as some of their other albums but it is unapologetically aggressive throughout

Amazing album, fantastic instrumentals and voice performances, but I don’t really care for the lyrics, and the songs could drag on for a little too long. But those flaws are overshadowed by their pros. 8/10

Ok, men ik lige min kop te

Classic metal album

cmon its just the fucking best

Top thrash metal

La petite intro à la guitare acoustique avant de sortir la grosse artillerie est bienvenue. Pas très convaincu par /Battery/, mais /Disposable Heroes/ et /Orion/ étaient sympa. C'est pas l'album de Metallica qui me convainc le plus cependant.

Pas pu reproduire les conditions optimales d'écoute (avoir quinze ans, le mettre à fond dans sa chambre à partir d'un cd gravé avec les mp3 trouvés sur eMule). Quand même top, rien à redire.

work of art, great album

As far as thrash metal goes, I always preferred Anthrax over Metallica, but it’s hard to deny this as a masterpiece. I’m sure I heard all of these songs when I was a teenager, but only the first two track were familiar. Favorite track: Battery (or as I like to sing it, Batt-er-rang).

Fucking RAD

I have heard this before Can not take anymore Will you please leave me a lone.... Long lost lyrics to Metallica song better than what was released.

I'm noticing a notable harder rock theme on Fridays. I'm assuming this is not a coincidence. Generally this is not the genre for me. I know this is a well-known great album, it's just not for me.

Meh. We tried listening while walking, but it didn’t resonate.

An absolute classic

One of the greatest albums of all time. What else needs to be said?

Awesome record. Have loved forever. Still goes hard.

F’ing Metallica! I’m not very much into this kind of music anymore but they always have been the exception! Standouts: Master of Puppets, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Others: Battery, Damage Inc.,The Things That Should Not Be, Disposable Heroes, Orion,

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

Terrible

Terrific!

Probably one of my favorite Metallica albums

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

Great album start to finish.

The epitome of the thrash metal albums.

Love love love...all of it.

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

Fun album, it feels like very melodic metal. 4/5

Never listened to this album before. Good all around. Wish they still sounded like this.

Not my cup of tea at all.

the album was pretty good. i listened to it with my dad. i don’t think he liked it too much 😭 my favorite songs were “Master of Puppets,” “The Thing That Should Not Be,” “Welcome Home (Sanitarium),” and “Orion.”

Peak Metallica imo

Finally some REAL music. Middle school boys RISE UP!

Never actually listened to this front to back, which is a cardinal sin for any metalhead. Really enjoyed it though, Metallica are at their best when they're experimenting and having fun. Orion really demonstrates that

8 tracks, all largely indistinguishable to my ears. Quiet intro, suddenly excessively fast guitars, loud drums and shouting. Wasn't into this in 1986 as an impressionable 18 year old, and no change 37 years later

mostly okay to listen to. i probably wouldnt listen again by search but would be fine if it was playing. the guitars were beautiful but im not a fan of the chunky sound that seems to span multiple of their songs. i think that noise takes away from the music for me. i downloaded orion and welcome home

Don’t quite have it in me.

It's Metallica what more do you want 🤘🤘🤘

Pure Metallica. The title track is worth the price of the album by itself.

One of the best metal albums and my 2nd favorite Metallica album. Fav songs: Battery, Master of Puppets, Orion.

Can’t go wrong wrong with the OG metallicas

Strong opening with track ‘Battery’ Powers into the mighty title track! Malevolent power Elaborate riffage taking you on a sonic journey Then, penultimate track Orion arrives and sweeps everything away in its majesty and summons up the most glorious Sabbath like moments

Really good great piano and drums and vocals 100% would listen again

I never realised how much I loved all the tracks until I looked at the tracklist before giving this a listen. Like it’s probably my album of the year for 1986 maybe only to be challenged by the Queen is dead and maybe Graceland. Battery is just awesome the acoustic intro leading way for a stadium ready riff then going into pure thrash metal and it all working so well is just admirable. Thinking about master of puppets, stranger things really did a great job of making genuinely good song’s successful, the song is cool I feel as if the instrumental is a bit out of place especially when it begins but it picks up well enough for the song to still work. The thing that should not be is this slow heavy track that looms over the rest of the tracklist, I absolutely love the verses in this song also the S&M version is great (also that version of ‘of wolf and man’ is incredible too). I know that’s black album but it’s just incredible. Sanatarium is greatly and quite catchy, I feel as if it’s overshadowed by some of the other tracks though as it’s by far the weakest on side one even if it’s really good. ‘BACK TO THE FRONT’ I can’t believe disposable heroes is so long I know there are longer songs on the album but really it goes by quickly probably because of how fast and intense it is. Amazing choice for side b track 1. I love the line ‘solider boy made of clay now an empty shell’. Leper messiah has an incredibly infectious little riff. I love the meaning of this song too about the corruption of religion, specifically about televangelists. I also wouldn’t be surprised if the title/hook off the song was taken from ziggy stardust. Orion is this long, long spacey instrumental, I won’t lie the middle bit does bore me a bit but it’s nice to let the guitars really breathe in this song. The start of damage inc is really cool especially after Orion and having the slower intro (kinda harkens back to battery) but honestly I find it to be one of my least favourites on the album it’s solid but I don’t think it’s as great as some of the other tracks. Master of puppets is slightly front loaded but overall one of the best metal albums of all time, it doesn’t ever slip massively and every song is of a high level of quality. 5/5

pure raw metal

Nope. I just can’t deal with Metallica beyond the big hits.

two nice tracks, rest forgettable and not for me

Classic

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.

Eugh it just all sounds the same and I genuinely have no idea if I can give it the credit of good song writing. I know it isn't my genre of choice so therefore maybe it is unfair, that said it did nothing for me so maybe I just rate on that

Meh, same old Metallica stuff really

Masterpiece. an album I have listened to more than others.

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.

Meh

Thrash, men litt gøy også.

I WAS BORN FOR DYINGGGG!!!1

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

Masterfull! Some of their best tunes on here. Perfectly heavy AND melodic.

5/5. An amazing thrash metal album. Every song has amazing riffs and catchy vocals, despite the aggression. The lyrical content is just as important, with anti-war and anti-government themes. The instrumentation is so heavy and good, I've put this on repeat so many times. Although the instrumental song is not perfect, this album as a whole is awesome.

9/10

Classic album! Title track is obviously the star of the show here. That song alone has inspired many! Opening track opens great, but kind of fizzles once it comes in. Overall really classic 80's Metallica. I think I like Ride the Lightning a tad more... Probably a 3.5 though, I'll round up.

The GOAT of metal

It starts with my all-time favorite Metallica song: BATTERY!! Great album, have been hearing it a lot of times during my younger years, as I had many hard-rock fans among my friends.

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.