Reviews (page 3 of 15)
5/5 I'm so glad I got this for album #100
One of my favorite all time albums I still listen to this regularly
Good but maybe too much thrash?
not really my genre, but I can still appreciate it.
There are classic individual songs, but as an album, it's too much at once. Might be a problem with how I view the genre.
Interesting that this was only a few days after a Megadeth album… trying to start a ruck? 😂 Still don’t get thrash/death/doom/etc but the singing and lyrics were better on this than the Megadeth album. It’s ok. About as excited as I can get for it 🤷♂️
It’s Fine. The songwriting isn’t reeeeally up to scratch for me. Playing is fine Bit I’d rather listen to van halen. But I didn’t hate myself while listening
Good album from the metally boys
A classic for a reason, hits hard, the band is at their hair-raising best!
A-siden er betydelig bedre enn B-siden.
Mørkt og tungt. Tøft og teit.
(86/100)
The Granddaddy. What an album! If you forced me I'd probably take Ride the Lightning first, but I'd have to think about it for a while and you'd have to use a lot of force
Slow pedantic stuff. Doesnt so much rock as creaks. I think i have a tin ear for heavy metal as the vast majority of it is just nonsense
Oh son las 8 de la mañana… I’m into it. Not my style, but it made me feel powerful.
fire
This album is a masterpiece. Fucking BA-TTE-RY!!! 🔋🔋🔋🔋🔋
This was the first CD I bought when I was about 12 and it was my gateway into metal. It's one of the best thrash has to offer I've always been more into riffs than solos (not that Kirk doesn't have some amazing solos here) and few could write riffs like 80s Metallica. My favourites are probably the closing ones on Battery and The Thing That Should Not Be, the bass one in the middle of Orion and of course the spider riff If I had any complaints it would be I'm not that crazy about the first half of Leper Messiah but when it picks up speed that more than makes up for it. Just a phenomenal album Highlights: Orion, Disposable Heroes, The Thing That Should Not Be, Battery, Master Of Puppets
Absolutely a banger of an album
Need I say anything at all?
IDK, a lot of love for this one and most of it just washes over me. Maybe the victim of a million copycats. Some great shredding here, but I think a couple of times Lars couldn't keep up with the timing so it sounded off. Master of Puppets the song is an all timer, but the Metallica rhythm guitar sound and James' voice always feel a bit off for me. The Black album is definitely better.
Metallica is so many things to so many people. One of those things is "something to have a dumb argument about while attempting to sound smart." There are all sorts of permutations of this, most of which begin with "I checked out when [Cliff died/they got into the whole Bob Rock pop-metal bullshit/they got bloated and made *Load* and *Reload*/they fucked with the sound on *St. Anger*/etc.]." And then everybody in the [car/bar/designated outdoor smoking area/back row of freshman concert band/etc.] nods along solemnly, except for the One Guy who wants to argue about it. And so you argue until you get tired of arguing. Rinse and repeat. So it's telling that I don't think I've ever, in a lifetime of bullshitting (both as participant and observer) heard any Metallica [fan/stan/contrarian/hater/amateur anthropologist/etc.] argue that *this* album is anything other than an unquestioned triumph. And remember, these are people who will argue just to have something to do or to hear themselves talk. But nobody wants to take sides against this monolith, and how could they? If I had to explain thrash to aliens I would just have them listen to this, maybe while lifting weights (do aliens lift weights? I suppose it depends on what gravity is like where they're from). But I digress. We bullshitters have a habit of that sometimes. This rules. Everyone is right about that.
When I saw this come up I smiled. I remember listening to this on a CD in the early 00s. I've loved Metallica and metal ever since so this is a slam dunk. Its not the best produced (drum sound always a contentious subject) and they may not be the greatest band of all time, but this is a great album through and through and I'm always happy to listen through it. 5/5
This is my childhood so I'm biased but this album do have some of the best vocals, riffs and songwriting in all of metall.
it was okay, started getting repetitive real quick unfortunately, so much so that the bars honestly just sounded identical even in different songs. sorry metallica but Geppetto has you beat on this one
I would give it a 3.5 if I could, I like thrash and I think there is some really good and iconic stuff in master of puppets but it loses points for being a bit unfun and sounding like mud tbh
I can see why some would love it but very much not my thing. Kinda just keeps going on and every moment of good feels fleeting.
Not the biggest fan of Metallica but I'll give it 3
feels like i've been getting so much metal lately and i'm not complaining at all... fucking epic album, no skips, made me want to start galloping like a horse, shoutout orion for hard carrying my instrumental study playlists all these years
Love the Phrygian opening of Battery and the album. Impressed with the intricate guitars. Enjoyed every Metallica album so far. I would never have listened to them if it wasn't for this process. 5/5
Not the great album I listened to with Sandman etc in high school
Still great after 40 tears
Amazing album. Not only if you'd one of my favorite albums ever, but this is one of the greatest hard rock/heavy metal albums ever. The Master of Puppets song is equally as good by itself, but the album as a whole from start to finish is amazing. Even Orion which is all instrumental flows well with the album.
A game-changing metal album that’s consistently strong throughout. Riffs galore - both heavy and fast. Songs about power, control, and corruption. Progressive elements with longer songs, varying tempos and time signatures, overall a big evolution in song-writing for the thrashers. Big sound. A great album and important album, though I think some of these elements were perfected on the follow-up And Justice For All.
I've come to the conclusion that Metallica are some of musics biggest aura farmers. Their rhythm section is incredibly straightforward, James's lyrics are entertaining but shallow, and the majority of their output is dramatic and serious. This album in particular has such a grand, spacious sound to it that makes you expect a long-winded story to play out. It's all about the guitars. It was always all about the guitars, the really fun melodies and riffs they'd be able to come up with, and how one would smoothly play into the other, ideally in some epic journey that never leaves you bored. And that's what this album (in regulated doses) achieves - bombastic entertainment. This is some of the most easily listenable metal you can find, and these riffs are downright delicious. If someone told me Kirk is the real hero of the band, I wouldn't be surprised; he seems like the one member that consistently had his shit together. And yet, I still can't say I love it, even with my newfound appreciation for Orion. I love guitars too, but I've been listening to them for most of my life, I can't live off from them alone, man. I need more than just 55 minutes of admittedly awesome guitar melodies. That eventually gets overbearing no matter how great your chops are. I need sauce. I need a rhythm section that's more than just functional. I need lyrics I can actually connect with. I need a version of Welcome Home (Sanitarium) that doesn't have its second half so good that it makes the first half feel like a chore to get through. I need riffs that aren't necessarily just earworms. I need music to not treat me with oven mitts, but hit me hard enough that I forget who I am for a second. I need my metal fix from literally anyone else but Metallica.
bored me to death
not listening to ts
Two great songs but other than that it was okay
i dont think i like metallica or unc metal
Another victim of the five-point rating scale. This is better than a three, but a four seems like too much. Hmmm... Loved it when I was 12. It just feels so bloated and overwritten listening to it 30+ years later. I'll save the 4 for Ride The Lightning. Oh wait, that's not on the list??? Shameful.
Somehow, this Metallica album didn't do it for me? I normally enjoy this kind of music, I don't know what it is...but I really wasn't hooked by much of anything.
I like a lot of the intro sections and then it loses me once it gets heavier or the vocalist enters. Orion is cool bc there's no singing just awesome instrumentals. Just not a fan of someone yelling in my ear I guess.
I'm sure there are many who could disabuse me of the notion that this is a paint-by-numbers metal album but that is what most of it sounds like to me.
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Within Metallica's discography, I prefer the highs of Ride the Lightning, but Master of Puppets is probably the more consistent album; nearly every song here is a classic.
So boring to me. I fear I won't ever understand metal - just repetitive thrashing and headbanging to me. Title track was pretty good though.
Classic!
Super loud and hard hitting, the last 3 minutes of all the 8 minute songs are perfection.
eh. I don’t really like metallica
The first Metallica project I’ve heard that really grabbed me. Some of the most insane solos and instrumental work I’ve heard in a second, and starts with two of the bands best songs. I still find myself butting up against the vocals but they work much better in this than in the later work I’ve heard. Save for a bit of the middle of this album blending together a bit this is a really solid experience.
Thrashing good time.
Grateful for the ways in which this project is deepening my metal knowledge. Previously I would get in a Metallica or Sabbath mood every month or so and put on a mix. Or occasionally the Black Album. The project has made me appreciate the political and emotional statements of Paranoid and now this album too. I had thought of the title track as an anthem of defiance, but in the context of the whole album (and probably my own getting older) the humility before the power of addiction seems clearer. Yet as we know, these guys have fought on, and albums like this make me want to keep going too. Also -- as I've said I'm far from an expert -- but it seems clearly superior to the Black Album to me. I gave that a somewhat reluctant five -- megahits and emotional connection put it over the top, I guess -- but this is more clearly an eternal metal record.
I'm sure I've listened through this album before but most of the tracks except the highlights aren't that familiar to me. Master of Puppets and Welcome Home (Sanitarium) are the best tracks off the album and the only ones I'd really consider spinning up again, even if Master of Puppets runs a little long for me. The rest falls right in line with what I expect from an early Metallica album, crunchy chun-chun guitar interspersed with Hetfield yelling words and the world's weakest drumming behind it all doing nothing at all but keeping time. I still think Lars is a mediocre drummer at best (he gets better on later albums but still isn't creative as his peers). I thought the guitar work on Orion was pretty decent.
Thrash metal isn't my thing, but I know there are a ton of folks that love it, and this album more or less defined it. The performances are strong and tight, and unlike something like the Slayer album I reviewed earlier, the lyrics are actually mostly comprehensible and actually have something to say. And "Orion" stands out as proof that the band can do more than just thrash. Not something I'd seek out to listen to, but a great exemplar of its genre.
One of my favorites. Still haven't seen my #1 Metallica album yet though.
My final thoughts can sort of be summed up as "Eh?" I think. There's some things I really like here, good guitar riffs and drums, some songs I like more than others. But overall this is not an album I want to be listening to frequently.
Found myself a bit bored tbh. The middle of Orion and the start of Damage Inc was a nice break from the chugging riffs. Enjoyed Sepultura more. Would’ve preferred 90s Metallica probably.
As far as metal goes its probably as good as it gets. Took me back to being 15. Orion is great innit. I still prefer kill em all however
Most of the songs sound the same. Gets a bit boring. Nowt against them. I can appreciate them and i did like bits of the album; but i just cant take bands like this serious. Corny metal music! Generous 3
Part of my formative years. Doesnt have the same relevance to me as it did when I was 15. But still enjoyed. Can understand why Battery might turn people off, is a little too much as the start of an album. But I appreciate it Damage Inc and Disposable Heroes arent my fave Rest of the album is great though.
Always got a soft spot for Metallica There the first band I remember properly getting into in Marvell Don’t listen to them as much now but when I do it’s always a vibe
Better than the first Metallica album I listened to but lots to be desired. Master of puppets is solid the rest I can do with it without.
Like lowkey no thoughts about this album. It was fine. Some good parts and some bad parts. At some point everything started to sound the same. 3/5
I’m way behind on this list I have to lock in
interesting as a form of music, complicated rhythms & tact, not very pleasant to my ear, lyrics seem shallow to me
I'm sure fans of Metallica think this is great but I'm no fan
They are way better when they have bass! And it's not bad at all but definitely not my thing
Kriceni, dlouhe zacatky Zajimave postupy akordu, spousta temat v jedne skladbe
Without a doubt, the best heavy metal album of all time.
🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Muy yo del 2023
Master of puppets. What an influence on so many bands.
I'm just not into metal
Meh
I like that it's ok that I don't like this. And I really don't like this.
Ohhhh man..this was always going to happen. In amongst the albums I’m vaguely aware of, ones I know well and ones that are new to me… one like this would crop up. This is one of about 5 albums on this list that are so profoundly important in the way my taste in music developed they have left an indelible mark on my musical life. From first hearing it on a copied tape through a boom box sat in a park in the Welsh valleys as twilight fell, to listening to it via Spotify on the way to work today it holds a brutal bludgeoning power over me. The grinding riffs, the growled vocals it still has a visceral power for me. Undoubtedly the finest thrash album, arguably the finest metal album. A masterpiece and a personal core text
I can appreciate how good the album is from an unpersonal opinion, the band sre incredible muscions. the melodies and talent in playing the instruments are very good. The songs are also lengthy wich is great. However it's not my music taste at all, i couldnt casualy listen at the bus stop for me. Its not somthing I would listen to unless I was drunk at a gig. So it's about a 6.5/10
🌪️😈🌚🦾🦇
classic lol
Thrash metal just isn’t my thing. How they slap together two different songs into one does not impress me at all. There’s never any cohesion or any apparent reason for why they take songs in the different directions they do. Maybe I’ll return to this after the wife takes the kids and it’ll connect with me. Rating: 2.3
I know it’s iconic but …
This is pretty cool actually. I think the guitar in this album is really good. It's not usually something that stands out to me, but I thought it really popped in this. I think I liked Battery best in the album, but it was pretty good on the whole. Very loopable but also very similar so the tracks do blend into each other. 4/5 stars.
A thrashin' good time
Its a classic
Heavy metal Reminds me of trans Siberian orchestra
I will never understand the love for this album. The self seriousness is laughable and the sound is repetitive and barely discernible from other metal bands.
hellllll nah
Great natural flow to it
Jag Va typ inte helt här, inte dåligt men bara inget för mig personligen..
Battery - 5/5 Master of puppets - 5/5 The thing that should not be - 3/5 Welcome home - 5/5 Disposable heroes - 5/5 Leper messiah - 5/5 Orion - 5/5 Damage,Inc. - 3/5
Any album that has master of puppets on it is brilliant, great album to give you energy when exercising. The songs at the end didn’t stick out as much to me, but was a well made album in every way
Why yes, I do like to rock.
great music, too "metal" for my liking, used to be addicted to this tho.
Couldnt finish it :(
I have already listened to this album before , when I was still in school and it's just such a classic heavy metal album solid 8/10
1-6 2-7 3-7 4-
8.0 / 10
6.5
Classic Metallica
Peak.
solid
I am not the biggest Metallica fan, but this album blends the classic with the evolving metal of the late 80s so well!!!
Faves: Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Orion (specifically that bass section in the middle)
This is Metal perfection!
Throwback enjoyed this
meh
I’m not a heavy metal fan, I’m not a big fan of the vocals, however the guitar play is top tier!
I'm so glad I got this so soon after getting the self-titled record and feeling underwhelmed. Hearing this today was a reminder of why Metallica are so beloved. This is loaded with muscular riffs and lightning quick beats that help the songs build up to their crescendos masterfully. The album peaks by the time the second track concludes. That might sound like a big criticism, but the second track is "Masters Of Puppets", which is a perfect thrash metal epic. Everything that follows the title track is still excellent, so it is only a minor gripe. I'm not entirely sure if this is my favourite Metallica record (Ride The Lightning would potentially take that crown), but this is a damn fine album for sure.
Black album is so much better than this one. Disappointed.
Почти лучше чем St Anger
Slaps
Yes this Metallica album!!! So glad I’ve listened to 4 of their albums now!!! Really don’t care!!!
I C O N I C. absolute banger by the masters of metal
I’d never properly listened to Metallica other than their cover of Whiskey in the jar - which I enjoyed before I heard the original and there’s just no comparison. Anyway this was like an endurance challenge, I just wanted it to be over. I just find this so try hard and over produced from lyrics, to music, to image. Not for me at all.
3/6
Great album each track flows so well together and despite being a longer album with not many songs it goes by fast. Just a really good album overall.
Not really my style of music but damn they’re good
Riffs.l for days, this thing is a beast
They must've thought the album title was so tuff when they came up with it 🥀. Favorite track: "Onion"
Metal is terrible. I hate listening to it, and I hate Metallica. It’s everywhere, and I’ve had enough.
Pretty cool, heavy rock
Gross
It's so peak man like cmon
Not my type of music and I thought it got a bit repetitive, but I don't know there's some parts that sound cool
Good heavens this album is shrill! It's all snare and tinny guitars. Nasty riffs though, made "the face" many times. I legit don't know Metallica well, but decades on to an outside observer, The Black Album, Load, Reload etc don't seem that out of place - you can hear the same approach to harmony here, just less tight riffage and more melodies. Also, Lars really isn't great is he?
ugh
A real all-timer of a metal album. From start to finish, this anti-war epic exudes pure speed and power, producing head-banging tunes and heavy lyrics. These guys are just on another level here, and I cannot believe I never gave this one a chance before. Hell yeah! Favourite track: Disposable Heroes Least favourite track: Leper Messiah
Good! enjoyed the listen and can definitely listen again although Im not a rock fan. For rock fans I expect it to be rated amongst the greatest so can't do worse than a 4
alltså sån här hårdrock är inte min grej...
It’s Metallica doing what Metallica does
St s4 core
Og sånt her må man høre på på bursdagen sin! Takke mæ til alle andre gaver enn Metallica. (Æ skjønne det ikke, for det e jo bare bråk og trommer som går for fort?)
Rabid songs about darkness, death, demons, destruction, and dying. Very formulaic, very similar songs; simple base line, high speed lead guitar, immediate pause, scream one word (or short phrase) repeatedly, speed it back up. They are talented musicians, but (1.4*s) very glad when Master of None was over and behind me.
When it comes to thrash metal, Metallica has been the most successful band to bring it home. I am not a huge metal guy but I appreciate the musical skills involved. I like Metallica and I think they have been able to make the genre more listenable. Master of Puppets may not be their best album, but it did echo across the industry. Dark themes of war/PTSD with heavy guitar and drums are common for the band and Hetfield has the perfect delivery. This record deserves a spot for the impact it had and I'm betting we get at least one more from them...2.62 stars.
Even if I'm not the biggest thrash metal fan it's hard to deny that Metallica are masters of their craft and deservedly the most cited and influential band. They carved out their lane, honed in their sound and were able to really revolutionize and popularize the genre by making it more appealing to the masses. Master of Puppets is a perfect example of this as it is full of the cliches that you see elsewhere in the genre, yet nobody else has been able to match anywhere close to their popularity. While I don't regularly go to Metallica I can't deny that in small doses I enjoy them. They are really effective at walking the fine line between the melodic sounds and extremely skilled instrumental work. Hetfield's vocals are powerful and effective without diving into demon-wretch status that turns me off otherwise. While Metallica is never listed as one my favorites I also don't go out of my way to turn them off when I run into them. I can't see any argument against Metallica appearing on almost any list. 2.99 stars
Jeg er ikke begejstret for dobbeltpedal men har så meget nostalgi i den her plade
Det er sgu bare ikke mig
*84 Kæmpe revenge - det er den store, det her. Det bliver dog stadig lidt for ensporet all-in Thrash Metal for min smag, så vi bliver lidt under topkarakter.
Bevæger sig på et knivsæg mellem at være totalt drengerøv og virkelig cringe. Metallica har en forsanger jeg har svært ved at udstå, hvilket blev utroligt klart for mig på dette album, hvor Orion (ingen vokal) var højdespringeren for mig. Jeg er også all for dobbeltpedalet, når leveringen er som den er her. Samlet set en kæmpe fornøjelse.
Dobbeltpedal er én pedal for meget Støj 1.8
Kæmpe upgrade fra justice for all - og vi skal bede om mere dobbelpedal! Tror dog aldrig Metallica når op på en 5'er for mig, der er det trods alt lidt for ensporet.
Der er måske lige et par numre hvor de slipper speederen lidt for meget, men ellers er det fuld smadder derudaf - på den gode måde. Og så havde jeg nok givet den 5 stjerner alene for titelnummeret.
YEAAHHHHHHHHH
OK, I get the hype around Metallica if you need album to lock in I recommend this one
The instrument play is amazing. Solid lyrics and top to bottom a wonderful album. I do think they have a couple of other albums that are better but this one is up there.
Another great band with a fantastic album
Awesome, not as good as the black album so I can’t give it the same rating but I do think this is an incredibly well made album. Very thematic with the lyrics which I love, great storytelling, as always well executed. They’re incredibly talented and it shows on this. “Master of Puppets” is one of their best songs for sure.
it does kind of blend together over the last few tracks, but overall, I understand the hype behind this album. driving drums, guitar & bass, plus actual depth the lyrics.
Orion actually made me stop doing what I was doing, which was not really Listening to the album... But that's only enough to bring it up to a 3 for me. I understand that this album is important to others, but it just doesn't do it for me. I can only Listen to a couple Metallica songs before I get bored. Oh and I should probably use the word douche canoe in here somewhere... Because of the Napster drama and all.
Nice
Me gustó el álbum, un poco extraño, pero siento que eso es lo que le da un toque especial. Me gustaron más unas canciones que otras, pero está padre que el mismo álbum va contando una historia que, según yo, tiene relación con la portada.
Can't decide if this or Ride the Lighting is my favorite album of theirs. I always found funny the outrage that came from the furning commercial with the Black Album because of the tempo of the songs. They were already laying the ground work for that transition since back here. The real outrage was Load and Reload, that's when I got into them, those are super run of the mill rock songs. Sad that this is Cliffs last album, his influence in the thick thrashy sound they made so pupular is forever missed. The titletrack has always been one of my top 3 Metallica songs, Battery is amazing, Orion is my favorite instrumental of theirs.
Puppets and Kill 'Em All are my two favourite 'tallica albums. Takes me back to my days as a surly, wise-cracking teenager with all the answers, gleaming the cube and grinding rails on my supermarket pink skateboard with the skull stickers, and generally giving off "don't fuck with me vibes"* in suburban (and incredibly affluent) Johannesburg. Like all idiots of that generation, I discovered this album about 20 years after "The Black Album." More than that, thrash is the best music for concentrating on my incredibly responsible job as a dam safety engineer. Best track? Disposable Heroes. No, Leper Messiah! No, Orion!!! *(yeah, in my dreams)
⭐️ could be interested, maybe for workouts?
YES!!!! Greatest Metal album OF ALL TIME!!!
4.5 stars rather than 4
The signature album by my favorite band of all time. Perhaps not my personal favorite, but it easily deserves the 5 stars for me here. 5/5
Genre defining
Fantastic album. No skips on this. Gets weaker towards the end, but still all bangers. Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this over and over today, much needed after a couple of days of garbage.
METALLICAAAAA!!!!!!!! BAM BAMBMBAAAAMMMMM
MASTERRR MASTERRR gwn echt lekkere goede metal
My third favorite in the discography. This stuff was heavy for its time for sure. SoCal heavy metal through and through. Right on the cusp of switching to that butt rock black album nonsense. But, bottle it up and keep it in the 80s. Metal became so much more than this and as a result is much more niche and sounds alot better.
had its moments but all sounds kind of similar song to song
This is probably my preferred Metallica album, but I'm just not for this sort of music. Sorry, not sorry.
Rico disco. Sape
I'm sure I would love this if I was in to Heavy Metal
Yes Eddie
Soy más de hard rock que de heavy metal, supongo.
It just isn't my thing. The guitar work is great though.
Fun. Don’t love the vocals, and the songs are too long and repetitive. But fun to exercise to.
Love me some classic metal
Would be much better if he kept his mouth shut.
Stunning!
They are technically brilliant but they leave me oddly cold - I'd imagine seeing them live would be a note perfect rendition of songs from the album. Weirdly joyless
Probably would have been great when i was a teenage,, but not so now. A bit repetitive.
Can’t do it
"мастер ляльок" "дер пуппен майстер" "ле матр де пупэ́" единственное реально гениальное, что сделала metallica - название. потому что в детстве я думала, что любой металл - это про них. ну а так молодцы суки чо скажешь прост с утра ебать так мозги не нада пж
Used to love it, now I’d recommend 1000 album of same genre before this one. Boring.
primera vez que escucho un album completo de metallica 3.5 / 5, thanks eddie and the hellfire club
Ever since those first few acoustic chords I’ve been hooked then when the inevitable drums come in and the album starts and just does not let up One of the best thrash metal albums ever …. Strike that one of the best metal albums … no one of THE best albums ever .
keep pulling my strings
The Holy Grail of Heavy Rock
Like the beats and rythym in Leper Messiah.
Metal too heavy for me.
In the cafeteria during ninth grade, before I'd discovered my high school friend group, I would sit at a lunch table crammed with greasy, pasty freshman boys. As I'd scarf down my sandwich, and I'd listen to these guys talk about obscene shit, like how hot Sarah Palin was, or the violent videos they'd found online, or Two Girls/One Cup. I hated it, but I was lonely, and these guys at least let me sit there. Many of these guys also loved metal, almost exclusively. And I think that association has always tainted metal for me—when I hear its "edgy" lyrics and its chugga-chugga rhythms, I can't help but picture these dweebs expectorating gobs of wonder bread while they bragged about how many times they could masturbate in one day. I'll never really be able to look past the goofy spookiness of metal (I mean... look at this album cover...), but I can appreciate Metallica in a way I struggle to appreciate most metal artists. The thing that has always set Metallica apart for me compared to a lot of metal is the sheer skill in their melodic writing. Rather than simple thrashing or anger, there's some real beauty within these tracks, some real knowledge about harmony too. I remember one of the pasty freshmen (his name was Mikey, and he was my least favorite) smugly proclaiming that "Metallica isn't even metal," which might be why I can stomach them. Huh.
Master of Puppets gotta be an easy 4.5 but they dont let me put up 4.5s best tracks: Master of Puppets (obviously), Sanitarium, The Thing That Should Not Be Battery is also quite good
phenomenal but not my favourite
I would definitely be listening to some of the songs again like the guitars alot and have a Rockstar energy 6/10 Orion instrumental is great it feels like 2 songs in one when it switches up the second one is goated and I didn't know how deep rock songs were great messages
5/5. Master of Puppets is pretty much the perfect thrash metal record and the best album in Metallicas catalogue. One of those albums where not a second of its runtime feels wasted. The intro track “Battery” is basically a perfect tone setter as it starts with only a guitar before the instrumentation fully kicks in, and damn even hearing this song as many times as I have it still hits just as hard. Another favorite of mine on here is “Welcome Home (Sanitarium)” which is one of the slower songs on the album, but the build it goes through is incredible. and the closer “Damage Incorporated” is probably my favorite Metallica song. it really is one of those albums like Abbey Road or Dark Side of the Moon that’s just an undeniable classic. And though Metallica has spent the past 30ish years at this point being a hollow shell of its former self, those first four albums are still all essential listens.
4.75.
I tried to find a reason to knock a star off and I couldn’t.
No skips on this album. The 1-2 punch of Battery and Master of Puppets is the greatest 2 song album opener on any album I've ever heard. I really want to know how different Metallica would sound today if Cliff Burton was still around.
4.5 - Such a great album. The title track is simply a masterpiece.
fine
peak, songs can be a bit long tho however still amazing
Not my kind of music
Listened before
Listened to this one already. It's THAT good, like wow holy shit! I love!
De lo mejor de Metallica. Magia y velocidad.
Thrash before this could often sound like adrenaline with guitars. Master of Puppets sounds architectural. The songs are longer, smarter, and more developed than the genre supposedly allowed. Britannica’s summary gets at part of the point: the title track’s riff became one of metal’s signature figures, while songs like “Battery” and “Damage, Inc.” helped define thrash metal itself. My verdict: not just Metallica’s best album, but one of heavy music’s clearest cases of raw power becoming high art.
This one's going to get me into a little bit of trouble, but I don't think this album is anywhere near the greatest metal album of all time like most people seem to think. Hell, it isn't even close to Metallica's best album (That being ...And Justice for All, even with it's complete lack of bass). Overall, it's a solid album. But the quality is a tad spotty for me. It starts off very strong with Battery and Master of Puppets. Two absolutely fantastic songs. The Thing That Should Not Be is a decent track, but repetitive and let down big time by Lars' drumming (Which honestly lets basically every album of Metallica's down, so not really unique to Master of Puppets, but there's just so much sloppy and frustratingly simple drumming on this album. For once I want Lars to be able to come up with a fill that's more interesting than just walking the toms or a basic single stroke roll, and to play with feeling instead of just holding the drumsticks with a deathgrip). It's frustrating because Lars' drumming makes up a huge aspect of Metallica and their sound. It's legitimately iconic, and they probably would not have been anywhere as big had he not been behind the kit making the music accessible. But I honestly feel like basically any other metal drummer could have done a better job and made every Metallica album better. Anyways, I'll try not to bitch about Lars as much going forward but god is it difficult when drums are generally the thing I pay attention to the most when listening to music (Particularly metal, a genre that is replete with drummers who could vie for the crown of greatest drummer ever). Onto the next song, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), which is another fantastic cut from the record. Great musicianship all around. I will say, when Metallica got past ...And Justice for All, I really felt like Kirk Hammet got extremely formulaic and repetitive with his guitar playing, but here it's just generally great, inspired riffs and playing all around. And Welcome Home/Disposable Heroes are great examples of that. Not to mention, having Cliff Burton's bass playing to play off of helps a lot. Just great basswork here. Disposable Heroes, despite my praise of it though, I do have some small quibbles with, particularly with some of the odd phrasing from Hetfield, along with some of the cleaner rhythm guitar going on feeling a little at odds with the heavier riffs from Hammet. Leper Messiah is probably the weakest track on the list barring The Thing That Should Not Be, and the biggest reason is again Lars, so many stilted little breakdowns and bad fills. There's some good in here, particularly when it speeds up and Hammet and Burton are allowed to really get heavy. Orion is a fantastic instrumental. Not much else to say there, although would have liked a little more distortion on the rhythm guitar earlier in the song. and finally Damage Inc. is better than I remember, with one of the better performances from Lars on the album, honestly. So yeah. I know I was far more negative on this album than my rating will suggest, because it really is a great album. Just in the grand scheme of Metallica's discography, thrash metal, and metal in generally, I honestly think this is one of the most overrated albums of all time. I do think my previous listen to this years ago is coloring my opinion of this album a bit, but I did enjoy it more this time around. TL;DR: Great album. Wildly overrated. Lars' drumming is horrifically bad.
What was initially an eye roll at today’s album pick immediately became appreciation as I delved back into what was long forgotten in my mind, the world of Metallica. A memory of seeing them back when I was a teenager with my friends and feeling an electric atmosphere. Are those days behind us? Maybe I haven’t given up on metal yet. Melodic, anthems, head bangers, a good range of crescendo and slower tracks.
Metallica is a great band and Metal has actually been my highest rated genre so far in this countdown. But I wasn't amazed by this. Certainly, the title track is a cool song. I also liked Orion. Instrumentals don't bother me at all, and I would encourage anyone who likes that track to go check out Joe Satriani's catalog, as it is a lot like this song but more melodic and with (much) better guitar work. Beyond this, the only other track that I thought was very good on this was Welcome Home (Sanitarium). It has a bit of that One feel to it. The rest of this was very average to me, and this record pales in comparison to And Justice For All or the Black Album. 3 stars.
metalperfectie
3,5 sal ma ni echt mijn ding om een heel album van te luisteren
It's definitely a chore, but not doing the dishes. More like cleaning your room. You don't absolutely love doing it in the moment, but after you feel fulfilled.
I wanted to give this less stars but James Hetfield broke into my house, beat the shit out of me, and stole all of the cash out of my wallet.
You ever notice that there’s two hands in the clouds doing a goatse?
Psh more like Puppets of Napsters!
bla bla historical value... bla bla big steps bla bla i dont car. its fine
This is pretty peak “this”. It makes me laugh that basically every song has a fake out ending. The drumming pattern in the title track is a little awkward even though the song itself is admittedly an all timer.
It’s probably telling that I preferred a lot of the intros to the main body of most of the songs. Not very original. I do like some of their later material, but this album doesn’t really do anything for me.
It was raw and lacks the sophistication of the commercial approach of "Metallica" album. There were quite a few tracks I enjoyed and even though I'm not a fan of this type of heavy metal, I see see why this album was popular.
not much of a Metallica person
I do get why it's a classic
Just not my speed, no pun intended. Obviously the musicianship is exceptional (even Lars sounds good) but I had no emotional connection except for Disposable Heroes, which is a great song.
10/10 What do I even need to say. NO SKIPS
Ui jui jui! Mitäpä Master of Puppetsista sanoisi? Yksi parhaita hevilevyjä ikinä, mutta Ride the Lightning saattaa olla parempi. Harmi ettei sitä levyä löydy listalta.
I am more of a "classic rock" guy over metal, but I like it at times, and if you are going to like it, Metallica does it pretty darn good. For me, just for where my tastes sit it is a 3.5 but I'll round up as a nod to how well done this is. 4.
Hell yeah.
Honestly feel like Metallica would be an even doper band if they turned down the gain knob and just made chiller epics
not my thing but Orion rules
Not my thing
Bof
Kinda all sounds the same? But good for aggressive pre-studying walking and the general I hate my live situations.
The only thing this album needs is a remaster to emphasise the lower end a little bit. Other than that, and absolute classic.
Have I listened to this album before? How familiar am I with this album? No How do I feel about this artist? Metallica is very cool but I’ve never been very into them First impressions: I think this is gonna be the quintessential metal album and if I’m not into it then I’m not into them Favorite track(s): Welcome Home Overall Thoughts: This was my second Metallica album in a row, I had S&M yesterday. I would’ve rather had it in the other order. I think I am just not big into metal, it’s not that I don’t enjoy it but it just does not really grasp me. But I can tell this is a good record and I see why a lot of people love it.
MASTE
Muy buena
Wow, Hammeralbum!
idk the riffs are cool and the performances are great but this type of music was never engaging for me. it feels pretty one note to me and im not a big fan of the vocals at all.
oh i’ve heard this before. not my favorite metallica but it’s fine. was not in the mood for this today. the title track is a little corny, hetfield’s lyrics are pretty consistently corny. i miss when metallica was good i’m a bass player, of course i like orion.
Quintessential heavy metal album!!
Four Metallica albums??? That's a bit much.
I think that for the first Metallica album I've ever listened to, I found it... well, honestly, Metallica's style—or the band itself—has never really caught my attention, but I think I found this really interesting and wild for someone who isn't familiar with them! I think I can see why they have such a huge fan base ;)
Honestly I listened to this one a lot and many will tell you it’s a masterpiece, and I think it had its highlights, but it wasn’t a front to back banger
bueno, es Metallica. excelente. no le pongo 5 estrellas porque no es taaanto mi estilo. es más, le pongo 3 estrellas y media, ya que esto se basa en mí opinión personal. la canción master of puppets 1000/10 otra cosa es q no estoy en un buen momento entonces capaz no lo viví con euforia
if this didn’t have master of puppets on, i wouldn’t have listened soz metallica fans, it was a hard listen
Not my thing. I like some of Metallica’s later stuff. This is a little too angry for me
I had seen the logo around town, but this was my first listen to Metallica: kinda hits a 14 year old perfectly and what an introduction to metal!
This is not my cup of tea. I like some metal, but it's gotta have a touch of drama and camp, and more interesting musical elements. I found this just so straight ahead and self-serious, it got boring pretty quickly. It tends to just fall back on this mid temp chug that puts me to sleep, and all of the more technical elements were pretty predictable. Much respect to them for building a lot of what the genre is known for today, but this just sounds hollow to my ears. 2/5
Genre-defining!
It’s fine enough but all sounds like the same song after a while! They can play, they can pause and they can play again!
Classic
I thought the music itself was really cool, but the songs just began to blend together by the end of the album. The way the vocals were sung was also very much the same for each song. It was still enjoyable, though, especially in the gym.
Ovo je otprilike svjetlosnu godinu ispred svog metala osamdesetih. Opet nije meni najdraži stil metala ali je dobro bez ikakve sumnje. Samo mi malo dugo traje.
Loud and FAST. Forget heavy metal, this is speed metal. It’s funny, I respect the heck out of Metallica and I like some of their work quite a bit, but this album was a disappointment to me, even though I know it was widely considered one of the greatest heavy metal albums ever. I’d never listened to the whole thing before, so I was excited when it popped up. But I quickly discovered this was not for me. The tempo is so fast it feels like it eats the songs. I just can’t appreciate what they are doing because the guitar and drums are so accelerated. Maybe that’s why I personally like some of their later material better. So, objectively, this probably should be a a 4 or 5. But for me, it’s a 2. But because it is a pivotal and quite influential album, I have lt at least give it a 3. I won’t begrudge all the 4 and 5s out there. I get it. Just personal taste here.
Another light 9 but not a 10
What do you say about a band you don’t like - who influenced a bunch of bands you DO like and defined a whole genre - that you haven’t already said three times in reviews of their other records? This is a technically well made album and you can tell they put effort into making it... but reading the wikipedia article paints it as a kinda try-hardy effort to win over critics and gain some more popular success. That sounds exactly like something Metallica would do and I don't love it. This album and I both turn 40 this spring. With just two days to spare, I appreciate the album generator unburdening me of all the Metallica albums before my next decade begins.
Met dit album snap ik Metallica fans wel wat beter, maar nog steeds niet zo boeiend tbh. Gelukkig nog maar 1 Metallica plaat te gaan.
Met grote afstand het beste Metallica album wat mij betreft en daarmee ook met afstand het beste trash metal album. Het blijft echter trash metal, beter dan dit wordt het gewoon niet.
sure there's a lot of craft in puppeteering but I've never found it that engaging. I certainly don't see why you'd make a whole album bragging how good you are with puppets. besides, based on the album cover I think there might be some weird evangelism going on in this puppet show.
What good are puppet strings on a headstone? A headstone doesn’t move, all all. What kind of puppet show is this. A good one. One of the best ones
Possibly Metallica'a magnum opus. One of the best thrash albums ever released.
A good album by Metallica, not my favourite.. I like the newer ones more 4/5
Kinda rips
The titular song of this album is one of their best. And the album overall is really good. Nice
There’s a lot to be said about an album like this by people more qualified than me… I’m into Metallica for a few of their songs but I’m not sure the full album experience is for me. I’ll take one rendition of “Nothing Else Matters” over an entire album again. Talented but not my taste
A beautiful album and one of the perfect trilogy of albums by them (ride the lightning and ..and justice for all). the blending of classical riffs with blistering solos is a match made it heaven
Some all right angry white boy metal. Lots of tracks though could be shorter, especially towards the end as I lose interest. Top tracks: "Master of Puppets," "Battery," "Disposable Heroes"
I don't like metal
—Battery…\m/ —Master of Puppets…good rhythm guitar in the opening. Some solid riffage but it’s whatever —The Thing That Should Not Be…nice guitar chug. Lovecraftian imagery. Other than that, a little basic —Welcome Home (Sanitarium)…Hammet doing work here --Disposable Heroes...the speed is really impressive. Hammet again! The end rips --Leper Messiah...didn't love how it started but the ending fux --Orion...\m/ --Damage, Inc....sounds like an AK-47. hells yeah
I understand why it's a classic - it's timeless and it's clear to see how it's referenced as an influence even today. On a personal level, I found it to be a little repetitive and while there wasn't a song I necessarily didn't like, I don't think this is an album that I will find myself wanting to revisit. (as of right now my rating is 3.5/5)
Liked it overall; guitar got heavy at times. And some songs carried on too long. Liked Disposable Heroes and Orion and the instrumental interlude builds in Battery and MoP.
that album just wasn‘t it
Their biggest strength is their guitar solos. I love the solo in the middle of the title track. Ah, the guitar harmonies... Orion is another highlight.
The title song was great. The rest made me refuse to believe there is a 12 hour version of this album
Surprised at how much I liked it, clearly a classic album for a reason. I think I would probably enjoy it more if I looked into the lyrics or if I was a generally more angry person
OKAY fine i like some metal
I think it was fine, just not for me. Loved the music composition, really talented guitarist.
still holds up start to finish
I mean.... yeah it's probably Metallica's best album, but I found it lacking in a few ways. It definitely popularized thrash and pioneered a lot of themes so I'm scoring it highly, but I think there is better music from far-lesser known bands. Savatage put out some really great albums before their guitarist sadly passed away in the early 90s (his bro was in the band too and they became Tran-Siberian Orchestra)
battery - good start, very nice master of puppets - i think ive heard this sumwhere.. (jk ofc ive heard it) very good song. ooo ok it got more chill now at around the 3min mark thats nice.. holy hell this is a long song tttsnb - i like the start yay! i like the continuation yay! ooo i like the guitar at around 3.40 welcome home (sanitarium) - my mums played this 4 me b4, very good damage, inc - intrestin start very good album, not exactly my taste but i can appreci8 well done music
These guys take themselves too seriously. None of these long-ass songs have long song vibes. It is fire though
RIP Cliff Burton. What an incredible album. When I was in 6th grade my best friend was a 7th-grader who I looked up to like a big brother - he knew about the best heavy metal before I did and would impart his wisdom on me. That Christmas my parents said I should get a Christmas gift for him so I asked him what he wanted. He told me he wanted to get three tapes and I could give him any one of the three: Megadeth's Peace Sells..., Slayer's Reign in Blood, or Master of Puppets. I ended up buying all three and giving him the Slayer tape (knowing he and I would just dub all of them for each other.) It was my first exposure to Metallica and the other bands, and it changed my life. Very formative age regardless, but this album in particular sent me in a musical direction I would follow with religious fervor until I discovered punk and skate music about a year later.
Not my cup of tea in terms of the metal genre
Me gustó. Canciones muy largas. Me gusta sobre todo la instrumental, algunas son demasiado heavy para mi, pero están buenas son intensas. Me guardé 5.
I never can decide whether “Ride The Lightning” or “Master Of Puppets” is the better album. But as it’s Cliff’s last contribution to the “good Metallica”, I’ll go with this one.
Great to have the opportunity to listen to this album closely. been playing a game of ‘Thrash and…’ ‘Thrash and running’, ‘Thrash and looking through family photographs’ ‘Thrash and making dinner’ ‘Thrash and driving’. All provide a new way of seeing and speed of doing. The title track, Master of Puppets kinds of stands head and shoulders above the rest of the album, but others that stood out for me were Battery, Orion and Sanitraium. 4 Number tracks 8 Fave track 2 Master of puppets 20/04/26
One of my top five favorite thrash metal albums AND the first I bought on cassette
Old school Metallica, one of the best. One I’ve heard countless times.
One okay semi famous song, and a whole bunch of guitar noodling.
The summer I was 17 I worked as a dishwasher in a restaurant in the touristy area of my town. I would drive back home at night around 1-2am, going way over the speed limit in my dad's Dodge Caravan. On this journey, I had this album (and a couple more Metallica albums) playing. This album brings back memories of that time. I absolutely hated that job and to this day it's the worst job I've ever had. But this album was a silver lining on that time in my life. 5/5 many bangers, probably the first album I think of when I think of old school metal
Not my favorite era of Metallica
High2
Full Album Thoughts: Album Rating: 2.88 (B) I am down with the Trudgemank, but this is no Taranchula's hit "Moving Very Slowly". This suddenly makes Infest The Rats Nest make more sense. This is, as I say elsewhere, "Easy Listening Heavy Metal", nothing is offensive, the production is clean and crisp, no parts are actively harmful to listen to... but it does tend to blend together. You hear one song, you kinda hear them all? Which is not to say there arent stand outs! I just get tired by the end of the album. I am actually going to give it a 3 star, as its Fine To Listen To In Full... As Background Zone Out Music. Track Thoughts: "Battery" B+ Okay so I never listened to Metallica, so I had no idea what to expect, I was not prepared for Baroque and or Spanish Guitar intro. Fast == Gooder is not always true, as there are slower breakdowns in here. The tones of the guitar+drums+bass, while muddy and heavy on the low end, actually are still mixed to where they still stand out. "Master of Puppets" A- Hello E1M1. This escaped containment, but I cant say I've ever listened to it in full? Like, legitimately, I am more confused that this is NOT E1M1 exactly and so hearing it feels akin to a cover/re-interpretation? Why the sudden "mastar" lower pitch pirate echo, and then we have this really beautiful classical breakdown... I am getting Castlevania vibes here too. The back half of this song is actually killer, better then the Famous Riff part. Both are good in their own right, but one is an S tier song (the later half of an 8 minute performance of virtuosity) and the first half is Iconic. "The Thing That Should Not Be" B+ I distorted swimmy detuned guitar? And then back to the chugga chuggas... I am most intrigued and find my enjoyment the highest when NOT being bludgeoned (or battered eh) by the chugs. So this is just proto-Enter Sandman. Like its not FAIR that I go "Oh 'The Thing That Should Not Be' is just a proto version of Enter Sandman" but that is all my brain can think and then I spend the whole song going "I should just be listening to Enter Sandman" instead of artistically engaging with the piece as is. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" A+ I keep getting my hopes up by the intro to these songs that they are going to have a different pallet to paint from. And this time I wasnt disappointed. I love this tone. It has a smooth transition to the heavier chorus briefly, and then we get back to this again, soaring guitar solo showing off the more melodic composition, rather then the percussive chugging. I dont know if I can claim ANY Metallica song is a deep cut, but this tail end of side one is like, the album highlight so far! "Disposable Heroes" C+ What is the version of "Easy Listening Heavy Metal"? Idk why I feel like this music is just mellowing me out. Very regular rhythmic structures coming at you fast, with enough variation to keep you interested in different phrases, if not individual bars? Now, this song starts to lose me as its lack of melodic variance, its very One Note for the chorus/verse, even if the solo is very beautiful (though a criticism of "its just scales played fast" is not UNFAIR). Also, while the message "War Is Hell" is important, I am not sure the emphasis is on WHY this is bad, just "this is bad" and so also "well we are wanting to write music about hell... this is hell on earth... lets just... take this iconography then" just kinda falls flat FOR ME. And you know what, its just too long. I said it. Sue me. "Leper Messiah" C+ Everything I said about the musical structure in Disposable Heroes holds true here, points off for lack of as sweeping a guitar solo, points... well do I add points for being only 6 minutes as opposed to 8? What is my time worth? Oh no hold on, there was a brief guitar solo that literally did sweep the scales. Okay so maybe we just keep this also at a C+ as an also ran? "Orion" (instrumental) C This is marked as an instrumental. I know I havent spoken much about the Shout Singing yet. I dont mind it actually, as it helps cut through the low end heavy production. But I have so far enjoyed the actual Song Writing when they have given it the focus, rather than the rhythmic chugging. So I had high hopes for this. What I got was... Trogdor the Burninator? aaaand ive checked out. Im sorry. This instrumental did nothing for me. "Damage, Inc." C Mercifully short. The album drags. I am now done.
Look, I'm also not the Metallica man, not am I a great metal enjoyer, but this is surely on the short list för most impactful albums of all time. It has to be a 5.
Ya escuchado. Estuvo bien
A bit long and a bit heavy for me but I actually enjoyed this more than I thought I would
Some legendary song intros in here got me real pumped. But it can become a bit of a drag
Surprisingly didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would. Master of Puppets (the song) was good though.
I just never got the wider Metallica thing apart from a few songs. I really really dislike Lars’ drumming on this album, he sounds sloppy and weak.
I was exhausted after this
Bestie
Album #124 Metallica: Master of Puppets I think I’ve given up on trying to enjoy thrash metal. After listening to Rust in Peace and Justice for All, I came away thinking that they weren’t bad, yet never really did anything for me. I assumed the more I heard, the more I would get it, and when I saw that my album today was Master of Puppets, I figured this would be the time that it finally clicked for me, since this is meant to be the magnum opus. Yet again, none of the sounds and noises are actively displeasing; however, I am just extremely bored by this music. I hope one day I can see what others like in this, but I can’t say I’m going to put much effort into it. Best Songs: Master of Puppets, Battery, Orion Worst Song: Damage, Inc Score out of 10: 5
Classic.
no lo llegue a escuchar
i dont like metal sorry
Metallica started out with three classic all-timers, then one 4-star decent album, and then followed up those four with about 12 total duds.
Had a wholesome moment in the barber where they played this album and everyone started to sing along. I’m old now, but I was so glad to see this was still a right of passage album for the youff.