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El mejor disco de metal de la historia
This is a big one. I entered my Metallica fandom through the Columbia House record and tape club. Or in my case, I think it might have been the CD club. I assume the statute of limitations has all expired by this point. I got Metallica’s …And Justice for All, and I wasn’t ready for it. It came as one of the new albums that the club would send you. You only had to buy like three albums to complete your membership, but they didn’t inform me that each album would cost around $1,200. So, up theirs. I never paid for one of the albums they sent me, and after not paying for any albums they sent, funnily enough, they quit sending me albums. I got And Justice and listened to it. I fell asleep after about three songs. Plus, I hated James Hetfield’s voice. I hadn’t learned to appreciate the finer points of growling or yelling lyrics. I still haven’t when it comes to most modern metal or hardcore bands. I ended up selling And Justice to a friend, and I was never going to get into Metallica. Then, during another foray into The Club a little while later, I was sent Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All Remastered. I thought, “Oh boy, not another Metallica album.” This one was a CD. I listened to it, Hetfield was still yelling, but then I heard their cover of Diamond Head’s Am I Evil, which starts with a blistering solo from lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and then chunky riffs from both Hammett and Hetfield, and a new Metallica fan was born. After Kill 'Em All, I then started buying all the Metallica albums up to that point. Master of Puppets could have very well been the next album I bought, I really can't remember. I just know I loved it. Track one is Battery, and the band tries to batter your ears with LOUD, pulsating, speedy riffs, and it’s incredible. I’d never heard an album sound as this album did. Though I would listen to Ride the Lightning after hearing this album, and the production was pretty much the same. Listening to this song makes me want to pound my desk as hard as I can with my fists. I’d thought maybe this song was about domestic abuse and how a father batters a family, and then the son grows up to carry on that “tradition” and batters his family. “Pounding out aggression, turns into obsession. Cannot kill the family, battery is found in me.” Or it could be about war, which was a theme Hetfield loved to write about. Track 2 is Master of Puppets, and it’s probably their masterpiece, if not for Enter Sandman, maybe. The song is about drugs and how addiction is your master. I can imagine Hetfield, this big, tough guy, hating himself for being a poet. For being vulnerable enough to put his feelings out to the masses in song. Maybe that’s what led to all the booze? Anyway, there’s not one person alive who doesn’t know Master of Puppets. You may not know it’s by Metallica, but you’ve heard it. My favorite line? “Chop your breakfast on a mirror.” Brilliant. While this song is heavy and scary, the middle section has such a brilliant, slow, beautiful section. I wonder if that’s when the puppet gets his fix, and the world is gone and he’s in his comfortable cocoon. Believe me, I’ve not really given much thought to Metallica songs, lyrically. I come for the chunky guitars and aggression. But I imagine there’s a method to their madness in these long, almost operatic, pieces of music. When you hear a song 12,439 times, you pick up on the lyrics, though. Track 3 is The Thing That Should Not Be, and it’s HEAVY. This song is about a familiar subject to the Metallica boys, or at least Hetfield, H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu. Ordinarily, this would be my favorite song on the album as I love the huge, slow riffage of doom metal, but there’s something about the song that always kept me at arm’s length. Maybe I have a fear of Cthulhu from childhood? But I can’t deny it’s a badass song and probably the heaviest on the album. Track 4 is Welcome Home (Sanitarium) and it’s maybe the actual scariest song on the album. It’s also based on the book One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, which is set in an insane asylum. The lyrics are angry and sad at the same time. A man frustrated with his lot in life until he figures, why not just give in to the voices? “Fear of living on Natives getting restless now Mutiny in the air Got some death to do Mirror stares back hard Kill, it's such a friendly word Seems the only way For reaching out again.” After around four minutes of a slower, almost more menacing song, the intensity and the heaviness ramp up. Great song, and it’s no wonder it’s a live show highlight. Track 5 is Disposable Heroes, and it’s about war and the ease with which old men in power treat the young as disposable plastic toy soldiers to wage their wars. “Soldier boy, made of clay Now an empty shell Twenty one, only son But he served us well Bred to kill, not to care Do just as we say Finished here, greetings death He's yours to take away.” Songs like these always seem to bubble up into importance about every 15 to 20 years, it seems. The music is incredible, the lyrics powerful. This album is full of the best of Metallica, or at least of this iteration of Metallica, as the tour for this album will cost the band, arguably, their most important member, bassist, Cliff Burton. Track 6 is Leper Messiah and it’s about a subject that resonates deep within me, using God and Jesus as a grift. It makes my skin crawl to see these charlatans on TV or now, online, preach their gospel, and naive, easily manipulated people find themselves fleeced or influenced by these frauds. I feel like these days, we can also label politicians as leper messiahs. I don’t want my Jesus mixed up with money or politics. “Send me money, send me green, heaven you will meet Make a contribution, and you'll get a better seat Bow to Leper Messiah.” Track 7 is Orion, and it’s an instrumental essentially to highlight Burton’s bass playing. I always looked at Burton kind of as the older brother of the rest of the Metallica guys. He was a little older, maybe a little more well-read, a little more worldly. He was, of course, killed in the bus accident in Europe, but one wonders what would have become of Metallica had he been there to temper Hetfield and Lars Ulrich’s ideas for the band, and where the band would go in the future. I’ve heard people say Burton would have never wanted them to go the route of the Black Album, but who knows. Bands have to grow and mature, or they’ll stagnate. Look at AC/DC. They’re one of my all-time favorite bands, but after For Those About To Rock, they haven't made an album with more than one or two tracks worth listening to. Except Razor’s Edge, of course. Their music essentially all sounds the same. IT's not horrible, for the most part, it's just derivative of their peak. Orion is a beautiful song, and it makes me sad that Burton wasn’t able to share the joy and pain of being the biggest band in the world with his mates. Though who knows if in that timeline they would have become as huge as they did. Orion does a good job of bringing us down for track 10, Damage Inc. I love this song so much. The beginning sounds weird and backwards, but it also has the same vibe as Orion. Then it’s full on fire in the face. The song is about pure aggression and non-stop violence. Not a them you want your fans to take up as their charge, but for a stadium full of people getting out their aggression in life? It’s perfect. I love the whispered “Damage Incorporated" chorus. This song, like the opener Battery, is just fast fast fast. Even the half-time part in the middle of the song is faster than most doubletime parts in other rock songs. Hammett’s solo shines in this song, but it shines throughout the album. I hadn't mentioned anything about Ulrich's drumming. It's fine. I think Ulrich sometimes gets a bad rap for his drumming. On the albums, it's mostly good, or what's needed. Live, however, Ulrich can struggle and relies on his main licks most of the time. But he is the best drummer for Metallica. With no Ulrich, you have no Metallica. So I'll take mediocre drums for a full Metallica legacy. As you can probably guess, I love this album. It’s not my favorite Metallica album, that’s And Justice, yes, I ended up coming around on it after later listens. Master of Puppets is probably my second favorite, depending on the day. This is a must-listen album. Even if you don’t like aggressive thrash metal, it’s worth delving into one time if, for nothing else than to broaden your horizons. Who knows? You may find your new favorite band, like I did all those years ago.
Top of the world guitar play. Not being their greatest fan, I can’t argue that this is a legend.
A classic metal album. Some really iconic songs here like Battery, the title track and Disposable Heroes. My only problem here is that this album feels like it meanders a bit and I'm just not a huge fan of metal in general but it's still great album to listen to even if you're not a metal fan 8/10 Favourite: Master of Puppets Least Favourite: Welcome Home (Sanitorium)
Heard it before. Metallica is very nostalgic to me in general and their music basically has a calming effect on me. Master of Puppets is an absolute classic. RIP Cliff \m/ 4/5
Great, not really into metal but it was fire
é um bom álbum mas parece que to ouvindo a mesma música 8x
I'm very thankful for this album list. It has introduced me to music I otherwise would have never listened to. Metal is a genre I never dared dip my toe into, being a lover of the indie/pop genre and constantly seeking out a chill song. As time has progressed and the longer I have been with my husband (an avid metal/rock fan), the more the metal genre has grown on me. Funny enough, my favorite elements of indie were always the drums and guitar - something that Metallica (or metal in general) does really well. I enjoyed listening to this album more than I expected. The instrumentation felt tight, and well thought out. The aggression in the drums was energizing, the guitar riffs gnarly. This album was perfect for a gym day. Favorite tracks: Master of Puppets Disposable Heroes Orion
Kill, It's Such A Friendly Word 1001 Albums Generator 268 (4/14/2026) It's Master of Puppets by Metallica. The best album from 1986, one of the best albums of the 80's, and one of the best metal albums ever. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY. The band was firing on all cylinders, and it's no wonder that the final album before Cliff Burton's untimely death also happens to be their masterpiece. Not only his bass playing, which is always top notch, but also his songwriting was defining for the golden age of Metallica and essentially birthed technical, progressive thrash metal. Between the massive title track, which probably has 20 distinct guitar riffs in it to the beautiful instrumental Orion, the songwriting here is so unique. I love how many of these songs start with beautiful guitar before they get heavy, notably Battery, The Thing That Should Not Be, and Welcome Home. Additionally, this is when Metallica knew how to write these beautiful, melodic guitar solos and there was more to it than pentatonic scales and wah pedals. Dude, there's just nothing to say other than easy 5/5. What an album. Side note - I've noticed that any albums on the list that I grew up listening to because my dad had them on CD happen to be pretty much all 5/5's. Maybe I'm not an "objective judge". Oh well. \m/ Favs: Master Of Puppets Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Orion Least Favs: The Thing That Should Not Be
Not completely horrid, but mostly banal metal without a single highlight, unless one considers OMG groans to be any sort of light. 2 " begrudging half-life" stars. I'm sure there are those who find this dredge to be supreme....
So thrashy, so fast, so many arpeggios, yelling, screaming, anger, young male energy. While the black album may be the perfect example of pop metal, this album is not far behind, it just has more jamming.
Muy metal
Great record, couple of true bangers, but some duds as well.
Eh.
espraba mas
meh
J'ai vraiment essayé mais je peux pas
Première album que je ne finit pas ...
Powerful album, great guitars, perfect drums and crazy vocals!
Yeah it's one of the greatest metal records of all time, it's also my favorite metallica album.
Battery - 4/5 Master Of Puppets - 4/5 The Thing That Should Not Be - 4/5 Welcome Home (Sanitarium) - 4.5/5 Disposable Heroes - 3.5/5 Leper Messiah - 4/5 Orion (Instrumental) - 3/5 Damage, Inc - 4.5/5
7/10 Favorite: Master of Puppets
Just a bit too much thrashing on the guitar, too many songs sound so much alike.
Tamborazos, riffs, cuerdas melódicas.
I mean come on. This was the first metal album I ever heard and even to this day it stands as one of my favourites. Great riffs here as you'd expect from a thrash album but it's the song structures and songwriting that sets this apart from other albums within the genre. A lot of these song are very lengthy and progressive with a lot of extended instrumental sections that are really well crafted. Lyrically this album touches on a lot of things, whether that be drug addiction, mental illness, war and, of course, Cthulu. Despite the varying topics of all of these songs, none of them feel out of place and are all well written and respectful to the subjects they relate to. There's also not a bad song on here either. With only 8 tracks they couldn't really afford to miss so they went all out on every single one. Even my least favourite song here could probably stand as the best track if you were to put it on any other album. I can't really say enough good things about this honestly. Some of the best, most replayable metal music you're ever likely to hear and one of my favourite albums of all time regardless of genre. Fav Songs: All of them but specifically Master Of Puppets, Disposable Heroes, Battery and Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Least Fav: none but if I had to pick, probably The Thing That Should Not Be 9.7/10
Master of Puppets is, needless to say, a powerful, aggressive, and tightly constructed album. Every riff is sharp and precise, and the band’s performance feels incredibly solid. Battery and Disposable Heroes are my favorites for their intensity and energy.
I am not a metal head, but this is a very special record.
Can't stand thrash metal. Best: Orion Worst: Battery, The Thing That Should Not Be, Damage, Inc.
One of Metallica’s top 3. It gets you going.
Not their best album, but it still rips. Listen to it as loud as possible.
I like it in small parts, but not as a whole album. The formula becomes a bit repetitive, the lyrics are not their forte and I can't stand "ballads" from metal band (here "Welcome home"). Ugly cover. 3.75 / 5
1 song (Battery)-not bad, but to long for me ❤️2 song (Master Of Puppets)- well thats hit obviously, surprisingly cool solo 3 song (The Thing That Should Not Be)- well yeah this thing I honestly don't wanna add to my playlist, just not my cup of tea I guess ❤️4 song (Welcome Home)- nice catchy intro, my god really great solo and vocals. Absolute peak, definitely adding this to my playlist ❤️5 song (Disposable Heroes)- very heavy intro, lowkey hard to listen cuz I rarely listen to thrash metal, but still way better than 3rd song for me. like this part: Back to the front You will do what I say, when I say Back to the front You will die when I say, you must die Back to the front You coward You servant You blind man well really great lyrics 6 song (Leper Messiah)- nice solo and riff overall, heavy shit ❤️7 song (Orion)- catchy an kinda mystic intro. Oh I really like this ,already added to my playlist. Peaceful. And ooooh what a solo, great recording 8 song ( Damage, Inc. )- mystic intro and heavy start ,equally as the ending
not my thing. but recognize the historical significance
I don’t like this type of music, but this sounds are amazing. Great album
weiß nicht. irgendwie ganz cool aber gibt mir nicht wirklich was, bisschen confidence gibts einem
#90/1001 🇺🇸🤘 This is the sound of Metallica hitting their best form, only surpassed by their next 2 records. After the Black Album it all gets a bit bloated. I love the title track, its one of the best things they have ever done and will always give me goosebumps. I have memories of it playing in rock clubs and it just turning the floor into a whirling frenzy of hair. Best tracks: Master Of Puppets, Orion, Battery.
Chugging prog metal, isn’t my thing.
No me gustó mucho, ya que ese género no es como de mis gustos, le dijo una oportunidad pero no hubo ni una sola canción que me gustará. Igual ya es son mis gustos.
i don’t like it
i’d never listened to an album by Metallica, and wow, what a incredible music. i’m astonished with the use of the instruments. it is 4,5 to me.
it's good just not for me
Bat-Ter-Rey!
Really delightful. Not my normal musical taste, but I can appreciate excellent technique when I hear it. They have the hard hitting thrasher bits that are quality and the more melodic parts that make for compelling music.
I am hopeful that in this exercise, I will find a 5* that I wasn't already familiar with. This is not that time. Honestly, this album makes as good a case as there is for heavy metal. It is regularly both melodic and heavy. Just that intro to Battery… stunning, layered, and perfect as a lead in to the onslaught of riffs and drums that immediately follows. It touches on all the normal points: violence and mania, abuses of power and the inhumanity of war, dark entities and light heresy. All the things you might want in a metal record. But this is also composed. That breakdown in Master of Puppets is proof enough… it goes from riff heaven to this beautiful dual guitar lead up to an emotional solo, and then builds back up to the heaviness. But then, so is Orion, a song that fits in like a heavy classical opus. These guys were serious about showing off what they could do, not just in speed or technicality, not just in brutality, but as songwriters.This is an album that is impossible to not headbang to, but it's also an album you can sing along with, you can go into a reverie with. It is Music that can mask the occasional metal cornyness in the lyrics (“kill” is such a friendly word? Dying time is here? Oh you scamps). It's hard to overstate how mindblowing this was to hear at 13 or so. It's hard to overstate how nice it is that it still holds up as an adult. This album may as well be heavy metal's Abbey Road. 5* well deserved, and a shout to Disposable Heroes, which I have always had a soft spot for and I think sometimes gets lost among all the other classics here.
Pretty fun didn’t think I would like it but it’s definitely got flow and you’ve got to give a head on to 6 to eight minute tracks
No wonder they are still revered so many years after. Never got too much into rock/metal but this was an awesome introduction.
Repeat listen
I've played this so much that it no longer has the impact it once had, and my CD is actually worn out. Nonetheless it's a 5★, can't really be anything else. Is it their best though? Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ✅️ ★★★★★ (9/10) Total reviewed : 279 Already owned : 63 Purchased : 15 To buy : 3 Nope : 198
bro ofc i love this one
Overall: 10/10 Once upon a time, Metallica actually made good music! I know it's crazy to think about, but it's true. This album is a masterpiece in my eyes and the eyes of many others. It hits you in the face with a brick and doesn't give you any space to stand up afterwards. It's a perfect culmination of everything they had built up to this point. Personally, it's not even my favourite Metallica album (Ride the Lightning takes that spot), but it's very close and it's a shame that they never reached this height again in their long careers. The music they make now isn't the worst thing in the world but I choose Puppets over Hardwired any day. Fav Song: Battery
Don’t listen to Metallica much anymore but damn this is one of their best
Battery is still one of of the opening blasters ever! 55555555555555555
Mag Black Sabbath mehr
3,5 Highlights: Battery, Master of Puppets
As someone who really loves 70s prog rock, I see a lot of similarities on the technical ability, syncopation, and cool time-signature front; for that I enjoyed this. However, each song felt barely distinguishable from the last, even if they were pleasant to listen to
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I appreciate the talent, but it's just not really my jam.
In my opinion the best Metallica album.
Title track aside (which is still an absolute banger), I found this increasingly tedious as time went on.
There are about 30 seconds to a minute of each song I like, often towards the end. But the songs are too long. 1.5
Would enjoy it more if it wasn't 60% widdly guitar and was maybe the length of Reign In Blood. Hetfield has a set of lungs and the drummer is impressive though.
Err…55 minutes of my life that I’ll never get back, utterly without merit.
Not my thing
3/30/26. Not a big metal guy but Metallica stands on their own. Love the complex songs and soft/loud dynamic, making their music progressive in the genre.
Genre defining
Welcome to the jungle me gusto y orion la soporto
Very shouty. Can understand how people like them, but too heavy for me
This is not my kind of music but I can tell it was very good at what it was trying to do. I added “Orion” to my Generator playlist.
сара 5 марко 2.5
Thrash metal.
Metallica is good, but this is a lot for one sitting for me. I prefer them in smaller doses.
No es mi tipo; solo me gustaron dos canciones
Good album. Classic.
Unpopular opinion. This record is actually not very good. Kill em All was a better record as the incorporation of punk influences was better realized. I get that this is recognized as the defining moment for thrash. I appreciate the political slant of the lyrics. It’s just that the songs are almost prog length and the sound is kinda thin to be honest. 1986 was a great year for punk and metal. Dead Kennedys released Bedtime For Democracy, Agnostic Front released Age of Quarrel which is a markedly better album than Master of Puppets. Agnostic Front - Cause For Alarm mines similar territory and then Big Black released Atomizer. So when I start stacking up Master of Puppets against those records it doesn’t. I know that there are several other great records that were released that year that I’ve omitted but I guess that’s the point. When the Metallica record is just part of the pack, it really is just average. I get it. This is when they started to blow up and become mainstream popular. They were loud, melodic, but not scary. And that is the secret. They were no longer scary. They played these long ass tunes and while admittedly they are enjoyable they are not earthshaking bone rattling in your face metal massacre type songs. There is even an instrumental. Nope. Just average. 3/5
me gusto mucho, pense que no era tanto mi onda. me encantaron las guitarras, tienen unos inicios muy buenos e hipnotizantes. no soy tan del metal pero buen album
One of the best modern metal albums ever
goat
A great album I normally don’t listen to Metallica but every now and again is nice
Had verwacht dat ik wel meer sterren zou geven, maar ik vond het wat te eentonig. Ik vind andere albums leuker
Fantastic!
Meaty
I expect it’s the best if you like this sort of thing.
Not fan of metal but always a pleasure listening to the old ones
This album sounds the way incense and blacklight posters smell, not in a bad way Battery is a great opener Master of Puppets is one of my favorite bridges they have done. 8 and a half minute song and it doesn't feel too long. So many good guitar solos The guitars on Disposable Heros are soo good The songs start feeling very monotonous but only because James Hetfield lacks any sort of dynamics Fade outs are so lame. Write an ending to your songs Sanitarium ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Love the outro on Orion, the rest of the song is kinda meh I like the ambient opener of Damage, Inc. into the really chuggy main sound. The whispered "damage incorporated" thing so many times is cheesy.
great
This is Metallica's finest album, which puts it high in the running for finest metal album of all time. I don't listen to much metal anymore, but I could keep this one on repeat all day.
I liked this one more than ...And Justice For All though it still suffers from the same issues. Tracks linger a bit too long, Hetfield isn't my favorite singer, and the longer the album goes on, the more it seems to all blend together. But between the titular track, “Welcome Home,” and “Orion” I found myself nodding along. And though I don’t often pay attention to lyrics, I admit the lyrics to “Master of Puppets” stand out. I'll give it 4/5.
Banger of an album
A solid metal album. Definitely felt like some songs were long for the sake of being long and could have been trimmed down. Loved all of the creative guitar solos though, they never disappointed.
Excellent gym album
This just doesn't do anything for me. The drone of the drums and guitars muddies the musicality and lyrics. If I could remove the 'heavy' I might enjoy this.
Metallica is so droning and boring
Not my favorite Metallica album. And justice for all, and kill em all are both way better albums.
I like one off Metallica songs but an entire album is a bit much.
This is a truly legendary album with a lot of bangers. Some songs are less good but still cool. Rate 9/10
estranhamente, eu tinha memória desse álbum ser melhor do que ele realmente é. no final das contas, é o famoso álbum de uma música só. mesmo que provavelmente seja um dos trabalhos mais coesos do metallica, fez perceber que não passou de uma fase na minha vida. 2,5/5.
Me faltó el centavo para el peso. Guitarras inmaculadas, Sanitarium me gustó pero la voz del tipo no es mi estilo, siento que lo melódico es más mi estilo. Un tre. El día que le de 4 o 5 a un álbum es porque voz y música matchean
Lowkey relentless.
I’ve been told this is a classic. It’s too.. uhm.. hyper. Idk. It all sounds the same to me, I’m sorry.
There's so much texture and atmosphere that I overcame my aversion to James Hetfield's yarling
Well, this list is off to a fun start! I haven't thought much of Metallica since my peak classic rock years as a teenager, and even then I only liked Metallica's singers. I tend to believe that people whose favourite band is Metallica are either 13 or 45 - either they've just gotten into harder-edged music or they were around for their peak years. For me, this is too catch-all as metal music to really pique my interest. Despite the thrash-metal underpinning, this album is already trending in a more accessible, generic "heavy metal" format in the vein of Judas Priest around this same era, but while Priest made the heaviest album of their careers by the dawn of the new decade, Metallica had firmly veered in a more commercial direction. Master of Puppets is their definitive statement because it's situated right at the intersection of their genuine thrash roots and the heavy rock direction they would take from the 1991 self-titled onward. This album is carried by Hammett's soloing, which take up the bulk of the runtime. Most of it is surprisingly transient as there isn't enough substance to make these songs into favourites without repeat listens. Overall, a fine first album to give me, but I wish there was something more to grab onto. Key Tracks: Master of Puppets, Welcome Home (Sanitarium,) Disposable Heroes, Orion
This was fine; Metallica might be more of a "hits band" than an "album band" for me.
This was my first time sitting down and listening to this genre. I have to say that it really just isn't for me... The instrumentation, the vocals, the production - really well executed, but just not my kind of music. I feel like, as a singer, I just prefer a melody I can follow within a different style. That, again, is not to say that this isn't a good album. I can see why it is as big as it is amongst fans, and I can see why this album was detrimental to the development of this style of music moving forward, but it's just not for me. They also felt a bit too long for my liking. Stand-outs: Master Of Puppets Battery
An incredible album with the confidence and swagger of a band at the peak of their powers
I mean...its Master Of Puppets...it's great :D
This goes pretty hard
not for me
one of the best metal albums
Classic thrasher metal, very iconic to me. They do a good job of building out the sections of their songs which prevents the feeling of repetitiveness. The Guitar and drums are the powerful backbone of the songs and drive everything forward with aggression without losing the instruments like others tend to do. Master of Puppets, Battery and Sanitarium are top 3 but all the songs are enjoyable even though metal isnt my preferred genre. Whatever the criticisms are this is undeniably a very important and influential album and deserves to be recognized.
Not my taste but cool запил
Good album. Havent listened to in it in years, but its better than i remember! Good fun!
Alright. Didn’t really buy into the many 8 minute songs- felt a bit too long. Not as good as the black album in my opinion, just overall quality wise.
Knew a few songs. Hadn't listened to the others. Absolute bangers on sanitarium and master of puppets
A true metal classic. The songs are long and tell you a little story every time and yet never too boring (sometimes it's a bit too much yeah). It's also really energyzing. Favorite Songs: Master of Puppets ; Welcome Home ; Leper Messiah ; Orion
Ja ergens vet maar niet echt mijn ding meer nu
I'm a pretty casual metal fan. I don't like crazy screaming of death metal, or the headache of industrial metal, or the obnoxiousness of nu metal. But this stuff. This. THIS. This I like.
I am no Metallica super fan, but there musicianship and arrangement make it understandable that they brought metal to the mainstream.
I liked this more than the Black Album, but not by much.
Has some great songs on here!
A classic with no skips
Marginally less frenetic than ‘…And Justice For All’ and somewhat more comprehensible. Still an acquired taste that I do not possess. Nice that it exists for those that enjoy it.
Stonking good thrash again. The remaster album is too clean, though. But the bass comes out better than on Justice, which may also be about being pre- and post-Cliff Barton.
I've tried to like it, but i just don't get the love for Metallica, I can see why people like it, but to me it just sounds like shit
I’m not a huge metal fan but this album is pretty great. This and Ride the Lightning are the Metallica albums I enjoy a lot and would listen to on my own
i dont get the metalica hype. i don't know what makes it so special, its boring dragged out old head metal. i don't even hate metal im just bored asl by this
One of my all time favorites.
This album was so much better than And Justice For All. It's better than the black album. This has gotta be their best work
I'm sure this is a very good example of what it is. I just smell sweat and stale tobacco.
ok thank you but this is so severely not for me.
This is the album you put on when you're 16 and see your high school crush kissing another guy... too specific? Anyway, this is Metallica at their peak, 5 stars!
guitar go brrrrrrr
It's just SO GOOD.
🤘 Got a little repetitive towards the middle, but it's Metallica. Master of Puppets alone makes this album worth it.
Another 5 for me. Just hard to place above or below the black album. Love the riffs, the solos and Orion in particular.
Great album, I love the blend of melodic riffs and thrash. Pacing wise, I think ideally I'd switch the last two tracks. The journey that Orion takes you on would be a perfect finale
Not an album I am familiar with but has become my favourite Metallica album. Good combination of the early thrash and more melodic elements. Very solid 3
I enjoyed today's Metallica album a bit more than their eponymous LP, but still a 3. Probably the max for this genre for me.
One of the joys of the last six months for me has been getting into Metallica, who I’d previously thought were beyond me. They have taken me from feeling slightly detached toward Metal to straightforwardly loving it. Going backwards from the black album (I know, I know) I’m enjoying even more hearing them in this genre defining mode. It’s no less atmospheric than them making pop music, but there is a definite edge to the relentless crunching, pummelling and chanting. In both modes it stands out to me how focused the band are on making sure a bright melody is never too far away from poking through the mix. It’s a fantastic mixture of fuzzy, crunchy and bubbly. I’m a fan!
It might take me some time to truly love the default thrash mode of much of this record but the proggier sections and the solos are stunning and wouldn’t work as well without the rest of it, will need more listens but going with a low 5
fine but not my cup of tea
Not a big fan but can respect the talent
El mejor de Metallica, para mi 100% recomendado
I didn't know Metallica had so many epic ballads. I think the shortest song was about 5 and a half minutes so these guys really know how to jam for the long haul. I've seen Metallica live and they were really good.
Master Piece
Possibly the best metal album ever made
148/1001 A timeless classic. 10/10
Not bad
I enjoyed it more than I thought I would given that there weren't many of the traditional hits on it. I particularly like Orion
So not as good as I remembered lol the hits are still hitting but the rest is actually pretty forgettable. 2.5
Best Track - "Master Of Puppets"
As with much of Metallica music, it's hard not to recognize this as a masterpiece.
first half are bangers but latter half are mid so it evens out
Yea this album fucking rocks, not my favorite album from them but its still a great one nonetheless. Battery and sanitarium are my favorite tracks on this album. 8.7/10
alrdy listened to
Give me a two 40's of PBR and put this on in the background and there is nothing in this world I would not be able to do Best Song: Master of Puppets Rating: 10/10 Stars: 5
banger
What a way to start!!
Riffs on riffs on riffs on riffs! loses a point because there's too much reverb on the drums and voals and it kind of just sounds like the same song for an hour
First three songs were good, then the rest was average at best.
Forever respect the first four albums of the band that really got me into music. The shredders here are well known but, "Orion" is a masterpiece that still gives me goosebumps to this day.
This is a 3.5. I like some songs but the whole album isn’t quite a 4
I am sure it's good for those who love the genre.
I'm probably missing something, but I just found this wearing after a while. Master of Puppets is great, but I found a lot of the tracks very samey. Orion was nice as a change of pace/tone near the end, however Damage, Inc took us straight back to where we were. Disappointed.
Classic
I can see why it’s popular
The perfect blend on raw thrash pummelling and epic neo-classical bombast, each balancing the other, giving a bit of pompous ambition that elevates the hard charging riffs and plenty of gritty energy that keeps the grandiose stuff from veering too far into prog wank - you can feel that they're itching to get back to some headbanging, shredding, and chugging even as they stretch out into harmonized leads and sweeping melodic passages.
I haven't always been the biggest fan of Metallica, and I would even say they're a bit overrated. However, I did like this particular album quite a lot, and it is probably their best. The titular track is a banger, but the rest of the album also pleasantly surprised me. 8 / 10
The first Metallica album I listened to. Love it.
Classic
Suprisingly prog! I still like megadeth more but it was pleasantly suprised :)
Not really a thrash guy, but it’s easy to see how impactful it is and how it’s aged so well, also the core theme is really solid too. I can totally understand giving it a 4 and i’m on the edge of that myself, but i’m more of a Ride the Lightning kinda guy.
Wow did I hate that!
Was always more of a Lighting guy during my (in retrospect, surprisingly long) Metallica phase. Something like Lighting = Justice > Metallica > Puppets > Kill. Puppets is pretty good, but always felt one note, more in the Mustaine lane.
Incredible album. Thrash metal as a genre can get a little campy specially in the mid 80s. This album is different, it takes itself seriously. The production is impecable, a truly seminal piece of metal that has stood the test of time. Personally I think that Metallica never reached these heights ever again. It is their best work by far.
A classic
7/5!
Noch Fragen?
It's hard to describe how critical this album was for teenage me, how it shaped my musical taste for the rest of my life, and how it set me up for the massive disappointment that was Metallica trying to court popular appeal and in the process becoming a parody of themselves. But that was all in the future when Master of Puppets was released. Influenced hugely by the writing and arranging skills of bassist Cliff Burton, the album takes metal in new directions, both savage ("Battery") and cerebral ("Orion"). If I could give this 6 stars I would. RIP Cliff.
This is #day570 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… coincidentally, two days from now marks precisely forty years since Master of Puppets by Metallica came out, a beast of a record that cemented itself as a thrash metal hallmark. I don't really know what else to say about it. Go dig Discogs. Read Wikipedia. Or better yet, sit back and blast it out loud. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" is one of my favorite songs of theirs. This is a 5 out of 5. Looking forward to #day571.
This is one of the few Metallica albums I know songs from. Used to love singing "Battery" just a few seconds after Hetfield would shout the word out. Made for fun times. "Master of Puppets" is the other well-known song from here. And of course, loved the cosmic reference in "The Thing That Should Not Be". Overall, a solid album.
A diferencia del otro disco, en este caso las canciones largas funcionan mejor, y creo que es simplemente porque son superiores. Es una obra que te patea el culo desde que arranca hasta que termina. Gran disco de Metallica, hacia años que no lo escuchaba.
Cannot do Metallica, not enjoyable.
Probably my favourite Metallica album. The title track has some incredible riffs and never feels like it’s over 8 minutes long. The influence of this album and much of the bands 80s output is clear on thrash and indeed metal more widely. The heavy, high octane moments are also balanced with some gentler, almost medieval sounding passages in songs too. The main issue I have with this and much of Metallica’s classic era output is that the production renders everything sounding a bit thin and flat. Still, the power of songs like Master of Puppets and the instrumental Orion overcome these shortcomings to create a pretty much essential metal album.
I've never been interested in Metallica, always though they came across as complete tossers, and the fans the same. This is worth a listen though and I can see why some will love it more - it's crisp, musical and angry. Orion is a highlight. I can stand an hour of this but probably not much more.
This is pretty banging. Master of puppets is obviously a classic, but I was equally as impressed by some of the other tracks, particularly Sanitarium (my favourite on the album), Battery and Orion. I've never gotten into Metallica (down to my own ignorance) but I enjoyed this.
The worst one of the Ride-Master-Justice trio, in my humble opinion.
Every song on this album has been my favourite in the past. Just brilliant
Solid from front to back. The guitar ripping throughout never gets old.
The era of big hair and big guitar. It's fine. I'm off the opinion that many who loved this type of music stopped listening to everything else, and I find that sad.
One of those bands I 'know of' and definitely recognize some songs from but have never actually sat down and listened to an album. I don't think I've heard any songs from this album though. I really enjoy screamo, which is like... metal's child right? Opening notes of Battery absolutely hooked me. I think this will be a good listen. I enjoyed most of this album. A good one to just sit and headbang to! Master of Puppets had such an interesting time signature!
8/10
Phenomenal album from my childhood, listening to it again was very nostalgic
enjoyed the guitar a lot, the vocals less so
5/5
as someone who came to metal through Deafheaven, Converge, and Holy Roar Records (remember them?) rather than the Big 4, this was such a fun first listen. the metal of 1986 feels more fluid, exploratory - it feels like this would be a thrash record with some serious qualifications these days, given the prog and goth and doom of it all. the open-road, shark-like velocity of tracks like Battery aren't dulled at all by the fact that chunks of Welcome Home just sound like the Cure - instead, they're colored by it, anger sharpening the pathos, pathos guiding the anger. in 2026, it's easy to hear this as a record made of its building blocks - speed and politics from punk, song structures from prog, soloing from classic rock, atmosphere from goth - but it's just So Fucking Fun to hear these guys putting those things together in at-the-time revolutionary ways. found this really illuminating and weirdly grounding as a piece of genre history - a feeling that is, in part, the point of a project like this - on top of being a good fucking time
The greats always seem to figure out how to appeal to masses. Not the biggest metal fan but these songs are approachable to anyone that can appreciate music.
Basically a must listen for metal fans. A bit overrated? Yes
Great metal album with well written riffs and solo sections. Love how they portray metal as an intense and upbeat but also beautiful thing in music. 8.5/10, Favorite Song: Orion
Battery = Thrash. Instantly memorable riffs. Thing that should not plods on too long. Interlude in Master saves the song. Sanitarium is fantastic song. Disposable, great chorus amd bridge. Leper best part is last 14 seconds… Orion, proggy mid section to break up the chuga-chuga is great, maiden/sabbath nod. Love the lead guitar rather than solo guitar approach. Disappointed by fade out to end the track. Damage inc likely much more fun live
good
9/10
Not my favourite to listen to ever, would give 3 stars
too much double bass drum, not a fan.
Yeah
classic
El trabajo de James Hetfield en las guitarras es lo que marca la diferencia en este álbum de Metallica frente a otras bandas. Master of Puppets y Orion destacan como los puntos álgidos debido a su complejidad y duración. Curiosamente, no logro conectar tanto con la interpretación vocal como sí hago con la atmósfera que rodea a las letras
so sickkk
BOM
Decent album A bit hard to listen to start to finish (too much fast tempo at once). Some of their greater songs too.
Not a fan of Metallica at all. I really tried to keep an open mind and give this album the benefit of the doubt but Thrash Metal like this really isn't my genre.
eita pega FAVS (top 3): master of puppets, welcome home (sanitarium), leper messiah mençoes honrosas: the thing that should not be, disposable heroes sinceramente nunca fui fa do vocalista do metallica, nunca curti a voz dele KKKKKKK acho as musicas mt parecidas mas elas sao boas entao pelo menos isso ne KK :P nota final: 3/5
This is a very good album, lots of energy and good riffs but once again too long and some parts just sound repetitive but I'll give it a 4. The thing that should not be is a banger
I just don't get Metallica, or metal in general. Chugging distorted guitar - Check Angry lyrics screamed into the mic - Check Drummer smashing the kit up - Check This seems a good example of this genre I suspect, it may even be a great example of it. But I just can't stand it. Turned off after 2 songs 2 - and that's generous
Master! Master! I just simply love this album. A masterpiece from the metal world, a classic. I still remember so vividly the performance of Sanitarium live in Munich - magical experience
They are the best at it hat they do.
3.5
kinda liked it
Great start for Metallica. Master of Puppets is goated, but the other songs can feel unnatural
One of the Greatest metal albums of a time.
Saved? ❌ Would listen again? ❌ Would recommend to anyone? ❌ Would buy on Vinyl? ❌
I’M YOUR SOURCE OF SELF DESTRUCTION
Odradilo me
I would probably be a happier person if I could hear the greatness others hear in Metallica but I am deaf to it. To me, this album the musical equivalent of hearing someone pound on your neighbor's door. It's not for me but somehow I am involved.
It’s a testament to Metallica’s cultural heft that certain moments of this album today sound like “classic rock,” whatever that means. I’m thinking of the guitar solos on “Sanitarium” and the title track and the bridge in the middle of “Orion,” which echo the ambitious progressive compositional elements of an earlier track like “Fade to Black.” Metal has only continued to splinter and grow ever darker in the years since this album, of course, but I think it reinforces how foundational the band is to the broader heavy metal genre, and it helps explain their appeal to audiences who weren’t necessarily into thrash metal. Master of Puppets is technically and sonically impressive and the lyrics are strong, and there’s enough variation from the pummeling in these compositions to avoid monotony. It’s a high point for a band with whom I find plenty of other faults.
Masters of melding "I can actually understand what the vocalist is saying" a la the New wave of British Heavy Metal and the playing very fast speed metal that would replace the NWOBHM. Not my thing but definitely foundational.
The defining sound of metal.
nie moje klimaty
Good, not the best Metallica imo
Fast, intense , incredible guitar work. Vocally strong if a little too much angry growling for me. Masterful though. Strong 4.
My first Metallica album on this list was "... And Justice for All". I was hoping to have a better reaction to this one - but alas, that was not to be. I dig the point of view of the lyrics of these songs - such as "Leper Messiah" (anti-organized religion, also cool that they took this title from a line in David Bowie's song "Ziggy Stardust"), "Disposable Heroes" (anti-war), and "Master of Puppets" (addressing the dangers of drug addiction). I respect them for not doing the stupid hair metal band crap from the 80s. The Instrumental song ("Orion") is ok and is the only song I "liked". But ... I just do not enjoy the listening experience to pretty much all of this. It just sounds like a guy shouting over completely spastic, hyper music. I don't have any desire to sit and listen to this again. I'm thinking thrash metal is just not for me. Silver lining - at least I only have 2 more Metallica albums to be forced to listen to on this list :) Liked songs on Spotify: 1/8 Rating: 1/5
Very likeable metal and iconic tracks. Ending felt a bit dragging, though.
Many powerful songs, but since I'm not a metalhead, listening to an entire album was a bit much for me.
Oh well ... It has its moments. But I've never really been into Metallica and their brand of metal. Too ... adolescent, I guess.
Not a huge Metallica fan, but they have my respect.
Probably their best album.
FK
Great record. Every track bangs. Favourite Track(s): Master Of Puppets Least Favourite Track(s): Disposable Heroes
Försöker att relatera till hårdrock jag gillar, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath. Inte lika bra.
Boring metal
Heavy as it gets. Great album but not my bag really
Excited for this one !! Quintessential Metallica right here. Really dark and gritty. Songs are REALLY long. Fav song is ‘Welcome Home (Sanitarium)’.
I tried. I really did. Thrash metal is just not my thing. I will say that I do appreciate the musicianship and production of this album. It "sounds" good. And I'll admit there was "some" slight head nodding on my part. But it's just not my cup of tea....
Will be easy 5 today, metal masterpiece easily
Amaze-balls!
Amazing
i prefer ride the lightning but this album is still near perfect
I get that this is influential and basically a classic album at this point. It’s objectively well done, but I just do not enjoy it. Metal remains not my jam
I understand that this might be the best metal album of all time but still don't like it. Yes they can play fast and furious but just doesn't do anything for me.
Already listened. Strong 9/10. Second only to Ride the Lightning in Metallica's discography
Long ass album
Most heavy metal bands are unknown to me, but I have heard of Metallica. That means they must be very popular, or they have been around a long time, or both. Other than “Enter Sandman” I don’t know much else from them. The music on this album is well done, so I can understand how heavy metal fans would enjoy it. But for me it’s not memorable.
Is this our first Metallica? Maybe so. Well, they belong on here, no doubt. The genre "thrash metal" is a bad omen*. Also the album cover. The songs are very long. I don't like the genre, but it seems fine for what it is. Is that a 2 or a 3? I don't know!! Highlight: 'Leper Messiah' * Is 'Orion' space thrash metal?
Metal, as a genre, as a product and as an artform, peaked right here.
אני מתנגד למטאליקה
לא מספיק אוהב מטאל בשביל לתת לזה 5 אבל איזה אלבום מטורף
Metallica at their very best.
I really like the first half of this album but, and I know this is the least cool opinion in the world, I don't really get into Metallica until they shed some of the thrash metal and get more melodic first four tracks are about in the sweet spot and the rest loses me a bit
My definition of thrash metal, and probably metal. Awesome.
I'm just not a metal fan. There's the DOOM riff. That was fun. I've realized these reviews are public. Keep in mind that I'm giving it 2 stars out of 5 understanding that it is part of the "1001 great album" cannon.
Tiresome, one-dimensional nose occasionally punctuated by a decent guitar solo. One listen was enough. The idea that this is a must-listen is laughable.
Along with Black Sabbath's Paranoid this record is in contention for greatest metal record of all time. Unrelenting thrash metal until the levy breaks and it gives way for moments of calm before continuing the onslaught
one of my favorite metallica albums ever love master of puppets
Amazing album. It all went downhill after this for Metallica in my opinion, but this is a masterpiece.
The opening of the album is sickkk. Oh my god that guitar? And then followed with the heavier ones… its fucking epicc. Surprised how much i liked this. I did start getting tired of the guitars on like the last 2 songs but for the most part it was really cool and hyped me up!! I almost started levitating during the second part of Orion, when they slow it down, i can’t even explain how much i loved it, literally life changing. good album!
Every single track!
No sweat
A little too intense for my taste
Couldn't make it past the second song!
THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THIS. VERY STRESSFUL BUT GOOD
I mean, it's a super famous album, so
Incredibly skilled, but not my jam. If this is your thing, I can completely see why this album is highly rated. Pitchfork: 10.0 Rolling Stone: Top 500 Albums #97 (2020) Best Songs Master of Puppets
Master of Puppets - Metallica Battery - 9/10 Master Of Puppets - 10/10 The Thing That Should Not Be - 7/10 Welcome Home (Sanitarium) - 8/10 Disposable Heroes - 9/10 Leper Messiah - 7/10 Orion - 9/10 Damage, Inc. - 8/10 ФИНАЛНА ОЦЕНА: 8.37
tbh I was jamming to this more than anticipated
Loved this album which I heard for the first time today. Particularly love Master of puppets, welcome home and orion.
okay yeah i can see why this is regarded as an all-timer. i was worried that it'd be like a seinfeld where the thousands of other acts copying off of it diluted its impact in retrospect but nah everything here's still world-class. i dont have much respect for metallica as people but i can recognize quality.
Enjoyed more than expected, some good musicality in here
Heavy Guitar Riff, repetitive drum beat, screamy lyrics with the the odd guitar solo thrown in. Rinse and repeat for an hour. There was nothing in remotely notable. same score as the self titled album 2 stars
My second album by Metallica I listened to after the Black album. Milestone.
:)
This doesn't do anything for me. High 2. Some interesting phrasing but generally unappealing for me
I mean it's good music but the lyrics are a bit over the top. I get that's the point.
#1/1089 --------- One of the best thrash albums to ever exist, and the album that managed to get metal into the mainstream. It also sounds good even to this day. Favorites: Master of Puppets, Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Least favorites: Orion, Battery Rating (out of 10): 9/10
Quite possibly (still) Metallica's high-water mark. No offense meant towards Jason Newstedt, but Cliff Burton will always be the GOAT when it comes to Metallica's bass lines.
Eräs levyistä. Ja ehkä Metallican paras vielä. 5/5.
40 years after its release this record remains the gold standard for flawlessly tight metal composition and execution. Conceptually and aesthetically it is Metallica’s greatest triumph and the defining statement of the metal genre.
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oh hell yeah. i gave another record from metallica a middling rating and people assumed that meant i hate them despite my enjoyment of metal, but this one slaps hard. i actually don't know if i've ever listened to it in full. some of the tracks are probably a bit too long as it tends to be with metallica, but this is pretty electric the whole way through. the title track is just great. "disposable heroes" is another great one with how much it chugs. delicious stuff. they carry the energy well here in an album that very easily could feel too samey after a while.
So remember that whole spiel I give whenever we get to heavy metal? Well luckily I don't have to give it this time because this is an album, as it turns out, I actually quite like! Which probably says a lot due to my general apathy towards the genre as a whole. When people tell me what they like about heavy metal they tend to cite the energy it carries, the punchiness, the sheer sonic power- and usually I don't hear it. Here however? Absolutely! The eponymous Master of Puppet track especially works so well that I was very suprised did not feel like it dragged on to me at all. I also did a double take and had to google it immediately when I noticed the crazy David Bowie reference in there that somehow sounded just at home in the song as in the original. Other highlights for me was Battery as well Orion. I really don't feel like EVERY song needed to be so long, but it's a minor quibble. I dunno if I'm rating this a 5 because I really think it is one, or because I'm just shocked that Metallica gave me an album full of music I actually quite like in a genre I don't at all.
Childish nonsense
5/10 A slog. I appreciate there is some serious skills here, but it is gets a relentless bludgeoning of the ear.
Driving guitar and drums and first-class composition, but the album doesn’t grab me the way I think it should. I think this is maybe because the Metallica trash metal sound is so imitated over the years, you don’t get the impact of hearing it for the first time here. And then there’s the perennial problem that, even though I grew up listening to metal, I’m now too old for it. I’d happily own this album, but I don’t think it’d get as much play in my collection as even other metal albums.
The only Metallica album I actually own. Not one I listened much, chuggs away nicely. Some duds, but mostly good. 3.5 rounded down. Heard before? Some Owned: Yes 48/196 (24%) Will I get: Already have
Peak Metallica
Energizing!
(3/7) Too loud
Metallica is one of my favorites but I have never listened to an album of theirs back to front. I found some new gems in this, but I have to say that they have a very destinct style that they never really stray from. Its a good style so I don't mind it, but it would have been nice to have some experimentation.
4/5 Yeah that's one good album alright. My only complaint is that they were very tame with their style, there's near to no experimentation and that often makes an album a little dull for me. But there were still some bangers and some timeless classics on this, so I'm happy to give it a 4/5.
Favorite Track: Master of Puppets
Not bad, but not my vibe.
Phenomenal album, I was unsure at first but was blown away by the second song, absolute peak