Master Of Puppets

Brings back all the 15 year old teenage angst ! 4.5

FUVKING MASTERPIECE

5/5 damn tämä on yksi kaikkien aikojen albumeista

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

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

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

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

Cudowne 5/5

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

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

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

A total classic, can’t say anything else.

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

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

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

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

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

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

loved pretty much every song in the album

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

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

classic

Almost perfect. Great 80s metal

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

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

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

5. Beautiful album. It flows so well overall

Fuck yeah

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

Classic

maybe their best

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

Iyi

Великий

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

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

GOAT

10

BATTERY

Nice

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

Classic metal album.

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

The best

Cult

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

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

Yeah!

Absolute banger.

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

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

Metallica good, what else can I say.

Rules!

great

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

Brought me back to being 16

Metallica at their best

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

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

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

Classic metal album

cmon its just the fucking best

Top thrash metal

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

work of art, great album

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

Fucking RAD

The epitome of the thrash metal albums.

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

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

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

pure raw metal

Classic

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

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

AWESOME !!!

Brilliant. Soaring solos and vocals. Bangs from start to finish.

Man what an album. Electrifying, aggressive and powerful. The drums and guitars just sound awesome in this. The vocals are fantastic as well. What usually turns me away from the metal genre, are the unintelligible screaming vocals. There is almost none of that here. I mean they're still somewhat rough and harsh, but it's a prefect mix between a more melodic and aggressive tone. Definitely gonna listen to this again.

If you are gonna listen to thrash this is the album for you.

Bombastic, loud, ridiculous, political, anti-war, tasty album.

Sólo por Master of puppets se merece el 5, pero es que además tiene casi todas buenas.

Awesome, no notes.

Sometime during the spring semester of my senior year in high school, my parents found two CD cases tossed into our yard (long story). One of the CDs in the cas was Metallica's Master of Puppets, which I happily kept. I used to listen to the title track pretty regularly, even trying to make it from my house to my job before the track ended (I can't remember if I was ever successful, but at least there were never any negative outcomes from this stunt). However, I don't think I've ever listened to this album in its entirety until today. This album is thrash metal perfection. The lyrics are sharp and poignant, from the criticisms of American militarism on "Disposable Heroes," to the criticisms of the false prophets of evangelicals on "Leper Messiah," this album doesn't pull any punches. Musically, it's exactly what I want from Metallica as well: fast when it needs to be, loud when it needs to be, and yet melodic enough that you realize just how talented these guys are as songwriters. Hetfield's vocals are outstanding here as well, even though he only gets better on later albums. This is a fantastic album, and I'm ashamed that I've owned it for nearly two decades, but never listened to all of it until today.

Very good. The Thing That Should Not Be is my favorite lesser known Metallica song. My only complaint is that the songs eventually blend together toward the end. Still very good.

One of the best metal albums od all time, if not THE best

Dos clásicos al hilo

Another classic, flawless. Love all the songs on this from start to finish.

Classic and way better than the 80's deserved.

A bonafide slap merchant.

классика

Fuck yeah Metallica

Hell yeah. Hard to beat old school thrashy Metallica.

Rips. We all know it rips. Will always rip. 5/5

Fuckin fantastic headbanging metal. It's no wonder this is a lot of people's favorite band. Strong vocals, excellent guitar & bass, and perfectly executed percussion. As a side note, I'm glad Master of Puppets was featured on Stranger Things. I hope the younger generations carry on with the meal tradition. I never want it to die. 🤘

Next to Ride the Lightning, this is my favourite Metallica album. Solid from start to finish. Kirk Hammet is a virtuoso on the guitar. His solos and leads are borderline classical.

Classic metal album

Classic

Groundbreaking...

What a … masterful … album! eh, anyone??? That’s a good one. I’m sort of glad I didn’t discover old school Metallica in my younger years. I probably would have burst a neck disk from head banging so much. This music pairs well with a smash room, one of those places you pay to break stuff. Everything about the title track is amazing except the guitar solo at 5:47-5:49, which drives me crazy. I fucking hate the whammy bar, at least I think it’s the whammy bar making that god awful, cheesy “woooo woOOOoo woOOoo” sound. It is a stain on the song, the album, and Metallica’s legacy. Alright maybe not a stain on their legacy, but I can’t not hear “woooo woOOOoo woOOoo” any time I think about this song. I prefer Ride The Lightning to all their albums, which isn’t on the list, but only slightly over Master Of Puppets. This album thrashes in every good way possible.

Thrash-terpiece.

GOAT thrash album.

So great! I prefer Ride the Lightning, but this is is still a perfect album.

Master Of Puppets was released in 1986 and improved on the sound of Ride The Lightning. Production and songwriting have been perfected and missteps like Escape have not made the cut like on its predecessor. Even the structure of the album is almost identical. The first track Battery hits right in after a quiet intro. Metallica at its loudest. The title track, as well as Disposable Heroes, with their eight+ minutes, are epic songs in which everything comes together. Hard, fast riffs, a quiet passage with beautiful melodies and a lightning fast solo by Kirk Hammett. The quiet Welcome Home (Sanitarium) is then a ballad with a somewhat harder chorus and beautiful guitar solos that eventually builds to a great climax. The instrumental Orion is another highlight. Atmospheric, chock full of riffs and solos and a real bass solo from Cliff Burton. Burton also opens the album's closer, Damage, Inc. With this sledgehammer blow, the album is closed even more furiously than it opened. Metallica would never reach the level of this album again. Master Of Puppets is still regarded as one of the best and most influential metal albums. The metal album everyone should know.

Seriously? If I could, I'd give it 6 stars.

🤘🤘🤘🤘

Still one of the best metal albums I've heard, and a relisten proves that yet again. Everyone knows "Battery" and the self-titled track, but "Orion" just makes this album even better as an incredible instrumental track.

An amazing album from start to finish, iconic

Metallica became a a juggernaut with this album. The opening to Sanitarium is about as good of a front half of an album ever.

This is one of my favorite all time best of albums. Almost perfect!

Not sure that I’ve ever sat down and listened to this front to back until today, but I still knew every song. You can’t deny this album’s legendary status. I’d be a fool to dock any stars!

Not a fan of the entire album as a whole but it certainly takes me back to a time when it was one of my faves. Still love Sanitarium as much as ever. Still deserves a 5.

It's Metallica. Good all the way through.

My top 10 album of all time

Best album given so far (it may also align with my music tastes more than any of the others lol)

🤘

Sonunda harika bir albüm omfg. Zaten arada sırada Metallica dinliyorum; buradan da dinlemediğim bir iki şarkıyı dinlemiş oldum, gayet de memnunum. Tam dinlerken delirmelik şarkılar, aşırı gaz veriyor gerçekten ele geçiriyor insanı. Diyecek laf yok resmen. Ayrıca şu elektro gitar güzel doğru ellerde olunca eriyorum, mükemmel bir alet. solid (9/10) for me

My only qualm is that, if you're gonna recommend the studio version of this album, why bother showing multiple live Metallica album before. It took the magic out of the listening experience.

Episch album is episch album. Niet alles is even goed, maar wat goed is, is geweldig!

All-time album. No misses. The best track is Master of Puppets. Alright, let's listen to the album now.

The best

Top tier

I looked up the definition of “Going hard in the paint.” All I found was a picture of this album! Yet another master metalpiece from true pioneers, Metallica! TBz 1. Master Of Puppets 2. Orion 3. The Thing That Should Not Be 4. Battery 5. Leper Messiah 6. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 7. Damage, Inc. 8. Disposal Heroes Every song a banger, obvious 5!

CHUG! CHUG CHUG CHUG!

Master! Master!

Metallica's second best album after "Ride the Lightning" which is excluded from the list for some reason, even though "S&M" is on here! Fuck you Robert Dimery!! This album is nonstop energy - banger after banger. "Battery" is one of the best opening tracks of all time. "Master of Puppets" is a song that I tried to beat on Expert+ difficulty in Beat Saber once and almost died. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" is my personal favorite on the album. The only "meh" song is probably "Leper Messiah", but it's still three times better than any Metallica song post-Black Album.

Non-stop, head-banging, floor-shaking, Tinitus-inducing thrash metal! MoP will mark, in my opinion, the penultimate good Metallica album and just about as close to perfection they could get. 4.5/5.

Grew and grew on me. It's not my usual thing but every song seems to get better and better the more you listen to it. It's also so technically brilliant. Loved it.

5/5 Ich muss nicht viel dazu sagen. Ich glaube das beste Album bis jetzt. Bang bang bang banger

This was an easy 5/5. One of the best/most influential metal bands from the 80s/90s. I've listened to this album so many times. \m/

Great album, classic, a must-listen for metal heads!

Total banger.

Classic peak Thrash

This is JUST exactly what I needed to hear today!

Один из лучших метал-релизов, что я когда-либо слушал. Высший пилотаж в плане инструментала, здесь собраны одни из лучших соло не только в карьере металлики, но и в мире метала тоже, антивоенные тексты просто идеально ложатся на эти душераздирающие рёвы гитар и удары молниеносных барабанов. (8.5 - 9)

I had a good album send me more of this kind of music…

One of the very best heavy metal albums of all time.

It's tempting to refer to this as the sibling of "Ride the Lightning", better sibling even. Not really because it sounds like Lightning 2 but because it sounds like Lightning version 2. Lightning but more complex, more polished, and more epic. But that may only be because of Metallica's conservatism, making the albums follow the same pattern of tracks. Not to mention the overlapping themes. On top of that, the tricks and thrill of Lightning and Puppets are almost the same. Nice headbanging riffs, aggressive vocals, melodic section that catches one off guard, power ballads that ravages like avalanche, epic instrumental track, etc. So which one is better? The epic Lightning in bright blue? Or the wild Puppets in fiery red? I think it doesn't matter, because both equally blew my mind.

Muito massa o sonzao

It was thumping, bumping and I couldn’t get enough of it

Fantastic album, one of the best metal albums. Kirk’s guitar riffs and Cliff’s bass drive this album from start to finish

Rust In Peace>>>>>

Classique et mon préféré du groupe. Probablement le meilleur album des fans. Malheureusement le dernier avec Cliff Burton qui était tout un bassiste et un mélodiste. Je me demande comment le groupe aurait évolué par la suite avec Cliff s'il n'y avait pas eu cet accident d'autobus. Master! Master!

Siendo el tercer álbum que sacó la banda, es increíble lo rápido que llegaron a un pico tan alto de madurez compositiva y cómo cranearon un álbum que se ha convertido en un clásico y emblema del género. Embarcándose casi por completo en el thrash metal, hacen que éste género equipare mucho más. Dándole personalidad a cada sonido y con un reespaldo tanto de composición cómo de producción muy bien dado. Todas las canciones están justificadas y brillan por si solas. Las baladas suenan sublimes, los momentos de velocidad son frenéticos, cada instrumento destaca a su forma y cada integrante de la banda lo hace excepcional. Es el último álbum en el que participó el legendario bajista fundador de la banda: Cliff Burton. Debido a un trágico accidente que sufrió la banda, el cuál lo dejó como víctima fatal. Es un anhelo cada vez que se vuelve a este álbum y es increíble disfrutarlo como si fuera la primera escucha.

Incredibal album, few songs but with great length and an incredible energy to them. Iconic songs but more importantly you feel the power in some of the musical parts... Solid 4.5/5

Classic thrash. Never gets old.

Nice guitar solos

A great album. 80's Metallica is such a joy to listen to. You know, before the dark times began. I personally like Ride The Lightning better, but this is no slouch as the runner up for the bands best work.

A true classic. I'm not a big fan of metal but this is one of my favourite albums of all time. There's a nice mix of fast thrashers, melodic ballads, and slow heavy grooves, sometimes all within the same song. There's also no weak tracks either which plague the best of albums as well. Master of Puppets, Battery and Welcome Home (Sanitarium) have always been my highlights since listening this for the first time 8 years ago but there's always a time and place for the rest, including the instrumental Orion. On a sidenote, it's cool Metallica and this album gained some popularity with the title track being featured on Stranger Things.

All-time classic album. I absolutely love this - and it gave me a motto to use for life.

Masterpiece.

This album is a 5 just out of nostalgia alone. The way that Metallica was able to weave tension into their music was like a bomb going off in my tiny little brain.

going back in the list to rate this since it is my favorite band. MOP start to finish is great. Aggression, sadness, fear, descent into madness, unspeakable monsters, fuck you to the military, psychiatric, and religious industrial complexes --- great stuff. Oh, you say you can't have a 8 1/2 minute instrumental on an album -- fuck you. Oh, and it is basically a bass solo but the bass does the work of 3 instruments -- double fuck you. Did I mention the bass is recorded playing fingerstyle, none of that pristine picking, just nasty and raw -- triple fuck you. Oh, wait, the bass player is wearing bell bottom jeans in 1983 - that is a fourth fuck you. Song about a Lovecraftian monster from the deep? No one asked for it but Metallica is serving it up anyway cause we should want it. Anti religious establishment song title snagged from Bowie's Ziggy Stardust? you guessed it - fuck you. Battery and Damage, Inc. -- no one cares what they are about -- they are the perfect opener/closer in your face combo. The main riff in Battery shouldnt work but somehow it does because it is willed into existence. Time signature? Irrelevant. What is Damage Inc.? It doesnt matter because it already punched you in the face. Master of Puppets' opening downpicked riff, the slow two guitar harmony bit, the call-response -- great. Hearing it all live when they hit their stride made your bones shiver. It all seems tame now especially seeing it on Stranger Things (which was perfect), but this was the band's 3rd album, the oldest member was 23, they had no radio play, no music video, and no fear. Fuck you.

Absolute banger

I'm not into metal yet I still know these songs. That is what makes it an absolute and a genre-defining album.

5/5

Brilliant. Nice to listen in full as I usually only listen to the first half, which is a shame - orion might be my favourite track from the album now. Gives a great change of pace and tone, which is fairly static earlier on. Not a single bad track Enjoy the lyrics, solid I will have to relisten to 'ride the lightning' because this might well become my favourite Metallica.

masterpiece, mooie themas en sterke instrumenten. Classic

Beste gitaren ooit

3/3 mastered

Brilliant!

Best album ever.

Album goes so hard. Not a dull moment, everything is great from start to end. Favorites are "Master of Puppets", "Disposable Heroes" and "Leper Messiah"

I have heard this countless times. It is peak heavy metal.

Masterpiece

Amazing

good

Stone classic.

"still looking for that wow" is what I said yesterday, and maybe is something I should say everyday since we have been given a WOW. Still not my favorite Metallica album, it's an easy five stars. This, along with many other Metallica albums, has a special place in my heart. This on in particular, I picked up my first CD at Half Price Books in Chicago. Listening to Battery in the car with Auntie Susan and family and having to turn it off after that song because I don't think anyone was a fan. But I also made a movie based on The Thing That Should Not Be when I was in highschool which was a mixture of me playing my electric drums, stevies guitar, and searching for where Dad was in the house. Master of Puppets is probably one of the best Metallica songs of their entire discography and only recently Lisa told me that its "Master of Puppets, I'm pulling your strings" not "is pulling your strings" so I'm still learning the intricacies of this band. Favorite Songs: Battery (that intro...), Master of Puppets, The Thing That Should Not Be, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), and Orion (an 8 minute instrumental that gets your head bobbing). Album Art: The Master of Puppets (perhaps the government? since that is a theme that carries into their next album) pulling the strings of all the disposable heroes (maybe veterans if you look closely at the dog tag on the front cross). ICONIC.

Truly epic. One of the great Metallica albums to be certain. Not sure where this ranks in the catalog for me but it's up there. Opens with one of my absolute favorite Metallica songs, "Battery." Love the acoustic guitar part, and then of course the explosion into electric sound. Some other classic hits on here too like the title track. This was a staple in the Metallica phase that Alex and I had, and I really can't in good faith give it less than a 4.5. I had to run it back today to see if it's a fiver, and on second listen I knew it had to be done. I know so many of these tracks very well, and to end up with 6 of the 8 staying in my playlist, it's gotta be a five from me. I have a feeling this would end up my number 1 or 2 Metallica album, up there with the Black Album and And Justice for All, we'll have to see when those pop up. Favorite tracks: Battery, Master of Puppets, The Thing That Should Not Be, Sanitarium, Leper Messiah, Orion. Album art: Definitely iconic, I've always loved this one. Great colors, like a sunset inn hell. Creepy puppet master pulling strings on the crosses in what seems to be a military memorial/graveyard. Someone much wiser than me will have to explain the political implications, if any. 5/5

amazing metal album, not even a huge metal fan but this album is GREAT.

I actually enjoyed that way more than I though I would It’s so easy for metal to be so generic and repetitive and while this album started out like that for me, by the end it definitely won me over with a lot more creative songs I think my favorite song was Orion, I really digged that 3/4 groove, reminded me of Pink Floyd and yeah the latter half of the album was a lot more likable to me, it felt more creative and experimental in the AC/DC vs Metallica argument, I’m always gonna pick AC/DC but still, Metallica has some neat stuff I can appreciate 9/10

Absolute masterpiece

Glorious!

It's up against tough competition but this is probably their best album. It contains an outrageous number of powerful and catchy riffs. I love the instrumentals and guitar solos that appear throughout the album and make use of the less common modes. I really enjoy the devastating, chugging riff on "The Thing That Should Not Be" that is so dark and heavy it has it's own event horizon. "Orion" is another highlight for me. An 8 and a half minute metal instrumental that is exciting and engaging all the way through and even has some delicate and vulnerable moments.

Amazing. Reminds me of the good parts of Middle School

Hard rock makes my rock hard

Amazing

Metallicas thrash metal masterpiece. Personally I prefer the black album but this hits harder and is a 5 star album.

Metallica was my first favorite band as a kid and will always hold a special place in my heart because of it. I'd personally put Ride the Lightning above this album but both are unimpeachable classics.

Una obra mestra del thrash. La primera cara és simplement perfecta. La segona només mig esglaó per sota. 'Ride the Lightning' encara va ser més inspirat, si és que això es possible, però del que eren capaços aquests 4 durant els seus primers 10 anys de carrera està fora de l'abast de qualsevol

A classic heavy metal album. It sound like a tank.

Basically everybody's favourite thrash album

Well I’m no Metallica fan per se… always felt the they were a bit naff… but I grew up on a post Black Album Metallica - one where they were lost in self absorbed excesses and not the Metallica of Master of Puppets. Besides maybe the overwrought evil cackles at the end of the title track - listening to this album now with hindsight is this is unparalleled genre album - this is as Beatles as metal can get yet still retain its cred. It’s an opus of grand proportions - wonderful musicianship (except Lars - fuck Lars), and surprisingly lucid songwriting - even after all these years. There have been better metal songs and maybe one or two better albums - but none as influential and important as this one. Now with the benefit of time past - so far after almost 4 decades no one has made metal so good, accessible, yet still heavy and ballsy.

Very good

I was starting to think after around ~50 albums rated that the genre of metal was being forgotten about as I think we’ve only gotten a single other one so far (Black Sabbath). Thankful to be proven wrong here with MOP >:O >:O This album has so many definable characteristics. It is DYNAMIC in its instrumentation. The first thing you hear is Battery, with acoustic guitars that start to increase in harmonic complexity, adding harmony on top of harmony... until you get hit at 39 seconds in, and are given an EPIC soundstage on your ears. then at 1 minute in you get the ENERGY OF THE RIFFFFFFFFFFF >:O >:O And then you are set on a crash course where it’s hard to take a breath without hitting the pause button. I genuinely love this album and I think it's a masterpiece in not only the genre but in music as a whole. Metallica gets an interesting response these days from metal people as they are seen as generic compared to the breadth that the genre has expanded into, but their music is classic songwriting genius- track after track after track. Master of Puppets might be their magnum opus and is in the running for the magnum opus of the genre of metal. It is so dynamic, energetic, surprisingly approachable, monumental, and even catchy. After one listen through you will have parts that you remember. You will remember guitar parts that sound like a cat scratch or tires screeching on a road. You will remember vocal parts! That is so incredibly hard to do in metal, as most metal vocal parts are rhythmic and devoid of melodic qualities or obvious pitches. Somehow my biggest takeaway from this album has always been trying to figure out how a metal band from 1986 has the tracks Orion and Master of Puppets on one album. Both have so many emotions and standout variables for me- with distorted guitar chugfest sections, with soaring guitar solos that are still tasteful, fun offset rhythmic groovy parts (Orion at 2:12 specifically), and yet they are somehow introspective, contemplative, and still unrelenting and epic. This album was released March 1986 and only 6 months later the bus accident occurred where bassist Cliff Burton died at the age of 24. The section in Orion that starts at around the 4 minute mark is one that I’ve always shown to naysayers of the metal genre as an unquestionably brilliant testament that the genre can produce genius level music composition. That section starts with an emotional Burton bass line, that evolves into Bach-like lines at around the 5:40 mark (seriously listen to the bass at 6:00 - with headphones it is breathtaking) and then further evolves into more emotional playing – 6:33 the bass re-enters with distortion with Burton’s infamous no-plectrum technique and then syncs up with the lead guitars. Unquestionable. I’m always a little sad when I hear Orion because of this (and there’s the slightest hint of some chopped onions here as I write this on a Monday morning at 9:39am) but it usually doesn’t take long for me to remember how that song and this album are timeless and will be listened to forever. Easy 5/5 for me and possibly a 6/5.

Disposable Heroes ***** good idea. Álbum muito bom!

One of the definitive metal albums. I loved this and handed listened to the songs many times, and well again.

Síntese do metal em direção ao ápice.

I love Metallica.

Heavy

No comments necessary.

Few albums did more to change the path of music, metal specifically, than this one. Amazingly one of the others was Black. Amazing.

Curious never heard of this ><

Possibly the best metal album of all time

Lotta great heavy tunes here. Masterful🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

The album that solidified Thrash as a force in Metal music. Wall to wall bangers. Aggressive, heavy, anti-war. Every time I listen to this I think what Metallica would've been if Cliff Burton hadn't died in a bus accident. || Favorite tracks: Orion and Damage Inc. Bass on Orion in particular goes hard.

another great album by Metallica, this album raise the roots of the modern metal

Quite frankly the best entry point to Metallica and their music. What more can be said about this excellent display of riffage, sheer tenacity, brute force and one of the four pillars of thrash metal being at their early, hungry best? A must listen for anyone who either love and hate Metallica and understand what they mean to not only the genre of metal but music as a whole. Excellent.

Hauntingly beautify. Battery / Master of Puppets is a strong 1-2 opener. Lots of energy throughout the album. Orion is a fantastic interlude so that we can finish out strong with Damage Inc. This is a low 5 for me

A metal masterpiece. RIP Cliff Burton

\m/

LOVE LOVE LOVE METALLICA!

Masterpiece

Metallica is the only metal band universally liked even among non-metal fans for a reason. They maintain a heavy sound without compromising the beautiful melodies or meaningful lyrics.

First of all, I’m not the biggest fan of metal. It’s not something I listened to growing up but as my palate expands I’m giving it another go. Having said that, I loved this album. It was cohesive, cinematic, and the musicianship was incredible. James Hetfield’s vocal delivery is supercharged and clear, Cliff Burton’s baselines are acrobatic and driving, Lars Ulrich’s drumming is precise and full of momentum, and Kirk Hammett’s lead guitar is melodic and virtuosic without being muddy. This album is cohesive and exciting despite its 54 minute running time.

One of my all-time favorite albums. The last great thrash album by Metallica. What other band plays music in 21/32 time signature at 200+ bpm? It's insane how clean Kirk and James' guitars are here. And most likely Lars' best drum work. This is a masterpiece of thrash metal and likely the very definition of it. I actually like James' later mature voice rather than his earlier voice, but the higher pitched/younger voice still fits well. My only criticism is the mixing could be better as I really wish I could hear Cliff's bass work more, but with decent headphones, you can hear it. But it's drowned out with speakers, which is sad. But not enough to not make it an instant 5 star album. Every song is memorable. RIP Cliff.

The five stars I wanted to give ...And Justice for All but couldn't. Might have something to say for listening to albums in order of release in cases where bands have more than entry in the book. This is the Metallica I expected and loved but I think I'm now far better equipped to dive back into Justice with this context behind me. What a massive fucking album though flipping heck.

Perhaps a little too metaphor driven, but a masterpiece nonetheless. I will suggest that it's a pretty standard formula of "angry verse, crunchy guitar, angry verse, witty chorus, squeely guitar, crunchy guitar angry verse, backed with aggressive bass and drum." I love this album, and it defined a genre, even if the formula exhausted itself. Callouts to Orion, Welcome Home, and Battery.

Classic album. Every song is a hit and pure energy building.

I can't even give this an honest review. It was one of the first albums I ever owned (about 30 years ago now), I've listened to it more times than I've had hot dinners, I've learnt the whole thing on guitar, I know every single song inside and out. It's legit the epitome of heavy metal, even of rock music in general. 5/5.

Great album, liked the atmosphere throughout the album. Having a poster of it as a teenager says enough and still like it.

Best Metallica album, rated previous Metallica albums as 4 (AJFA) and 3 (Black) so this should get 5.

Great classic thrash album, lots of nostalgia for me personally so this is an easy 5 as I grew up on these tunes. Still bangers.

Amazing!!!

An album that I have dipped in and out of over the years. I'm not a massive fan but I enjoy what I hear

What a ride!

The first time I've heared this album. Great! Should listen more Metallica.

Easily one of my all time favourites. Let’s GO!!!

Always love older Metallica! And this came up on the 3-year anniversary of my last show of theirs!

Excellent - every song a banger

10

I mean, c'mon.

I don't even need to listen to this to give it a 5/5... buuuuuuuut I'm still gonna listen to it anyway :D

Super fast, super powerful, with killer songwriting. Battery is a hell of an opener, and MoP is an all time classic track. Spectacular from beginning to end.

as good as I remember from 10 years ago

A metal masterpiece. A must listen for any fan of the genre. Highlighted songs: Master of Puppets, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Orion

lurve metallica!

absolutely legendary. best thrash album of all time

I think I'd go to bat for this as the most essential and best Metallica album, definitely a classic, definitely belongs on the "must listen" list.

Love it

One of my favourite albums

Masterpiece

ja tinha ouvido umas tres vezes antes, por isso fiquei com preguiça de ouvir denovo, mesmo assim vou dar 5 estrelas, muito bom

Provavelmente o segundo melhor álbum de trhash metal de sempre, melhor apenas o Rust in Peace. Um excelente album, destaco o Battery, o Master of Puppets, Disposable Heroes e o Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Nota: 9/10

Perfect

biblical

Heard it a thousand times.

Great to listen, I recommend playing agressive Red dead redemption 2 gameplay while listening to it.

you KNOW it's a dang five

Classic

METALLICA MOFOS

Masterpiece!

Ce classique !

Classic. One of the best by one of the best.

Holder seg

Gammal Metallica er gammal Metallica

Awesome thrash sound. Consistently hard and fast.

Masterpiece. What a ride. Headbangers dreamland.

BEST METAL ALBUM EVER. I'd give it six stars if I could.

Very good album

This rating was not pulling my strings

RIP Cliff who knows what may have been post And Justice For All. This album still slaps

I feel like I can understand people who don't like metal, but I really enjoy it. Metallica, especially, has a lot of symphonic and classical influences apparent in their music. Just look at a song like "Battery", or pretty much anything on this record. I'm not Metallica's biggest fan, but damn does this record rip. Favorite tracks: "Battery", "The Thing That Should Not Be", "Sanitarium"

S tier thrash album!

This album is awesome!

Metallica and I have had a patchy history. But this? I can get behind this. It has the same problems as its successors in that most of the songs wield very similar textures, but the band mostly makes up for that in pure energy, diverse riffs and melodies, lengthy, proggy song structures, and more. Battery is instantly likeable, moving from soft electric to earth-shaking electric in a heartbeat. I like Hetfield's delivery of "bat-ta-ray", the multiple consecutive guitar solos just past the halfway mark, the relentless drumming, and the basswork that's mixed down a bit much but is still seriously impressive. In case you felt severely deprived of riffs for some reason, the title track has you absolutely covered. I could listen to that riffs for hours (and judging by how familiar it sounds, presumably I already have). The little time signature jumps, the agitated drums, the moments where the instruments all drop away and you're left out in the cold for a beat or two. The extended instrumental section in the middle is incredibly strong, easily topping the vocal-based sections (no offense, James). The Thing That Should Not Be is a little more hesitant, more broken up, then fills out partway through, peaking with a Queen-esque self-harmonised guitar line. Then all three songs thus far get heavily juxtaposed with the softer, mesmerising, almost psychedelic atmosphere of Welcome Home (Sanitarium). Nice evidence that Metallica really thought about the whole album experience. Also, easily the most "listenable" singing thus far, even if it's less technically impressive. Kind of anticipates grunge and alt. I like Disposable Heroes, though after the 8-minute juggernaut title track, following with with another 8-minute piece might raise some eyebrows. Leper Messiah makes do with a slightly less rambunctious texture than seen previously, to pretty great effect. I think I like the (slightly) quieter side of Metallica, rare though it may be. Again, the different song sections create some nice contrast and transitional moments. Orion (Instrumental) is a pretty good standout for a similar reason. I almost had the complaint that it wasn't particularly progressive for an eight-and-a-half-minute epic – but that switch-up at 4 minutes is legendary. A strange, mysterious side of Metallica I've never heard before. Hard to describe – gloomy, maybe? Or at least introspective. The guitar and bass lines each tell a story. Finally, we get Damage Inc., a song that begins unassumingly (almost balladesque, actually) but breaks at some point into an aggressive, punky rehashing of earlier tracks. The outro solo is pretty sweet, though. 4/5 Key tracks: Master Of Puppets, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Orion (Instrumental)

1) Disposable Heroes 2) Master Of Puppets 3) Battery Least Favourite: Leper Messiah

Not really a fan but respect it for excellent execution.

There are definitely far too many Metallica albums in this collection, but it would have been a shame not to have this one that not only launched them into the arenosphere, but also was the catalyst for transforming the (American?) metalscape into the unholy four horsemen of the apocalypse (Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeath). I've never really found a way to embrace Metallica the way I know I should--although I *will* say that "Fade to black" from "Ride the Lightning" is one of my favorite songs of all time--and I think it's in large part because they always sounded too precise and antiseptic and dispassionate, especially starting with this album. Despite that, they produced a number of classic (and somewhat interchangeable) songs with this album, especially "Battery", the title track, "Welcome home (sanitarium)" and "Damage, Inc.". I enjoyed reading a few odd tidbits on the Wikipedia entry: (1) they really wanted to get Geddy Lee (from Rush) to produce the album, but the timing didn't work out; (2) apparently Cliff Burton (RIP) and Kirk Hammett were/are big Bowie fans, and even managed to pull a riff from Bowie's "Andy Warhol" into the title track; and (3) Stranger Things season 4 created a new legion of Spotify fans for "Master of puppets", placing them just behind Kate Bush and "Running up the hill" (also featured in Season 4). I never really expected to see Metallica and Kate Bush in the same sentence, I must admit, but kind of satisfying that they couldn't quite place *ahead* of her....

It is a bit too coherent to truly be great in my eyes, like not enough things dared, but at the same time it is mu inderstanding that it is genre defining. Some songs run a bit long, and they are not all great, on a 8 track album it can be a bit much. Overall, I was interested

This is probably my favourite Metallica album. In the 90s, I enjoyed a good mix of US alternative rock and British indie music. Never had time for Metallica, but slowly got in them via Load and Reload as they were the latest albums at the time. Got banned from Napster by Metallica but not before I leached their entire back catalogue. Honestly, great memories. I love how trashy and melodic this is. This is what I listen to when I'm under pressure at work to get shit done.

Great album with great songs. Loved the energy. 4/5

Most iconic metal album ever for a reason, this shit rips. While I do prefer Ride the Lightning, this album doesn't waste a moment. The performances are heavy, the pace is so fast straight from the opening to the very end. Every riff feels purposeful. The pumping tempos on Battery make my blood fizzle and that's a good thing. Then the title track is one of the most anthemic metal songs ever, like it's made for a packed arena. The Thing That Should Not Be breaks up the pace a bit, probably the weakest song here but still by no means bad. The record picks up speed right after with some of its biggest bangers. Welcome Home starts off slow with these beautiful guitar arpeggios before leading into an amazing buildup. The song does that multiple times, it's so beautifully structures and on top of that contains one of James' most emotional vocal performances. Then Disposable Heroes is a lot more straightforward, just blasting riffs that sound amazing at high volume, fast tempos and unforgiving vocals. Then there is the amazing Leper Messiah. Love the super odd tempos and time signatures of the song, gives it this wild, uncontrollable feel. I like Orion too but I feel like it could have gotten a stronger back half. Thankfully Damaged Inc makes for a thrilling finnish to an iconic and incredible album. It's wild and heavy but also catchy and accessible which is why it's a great starting point for metal and probably why it's so popular.

The Black Album allowed me to tap in to the heavier side of Metallica. I like this album good heavy metal sound to it. Love the riffs and stop start it is tight and you can have a raaa moment to it but you have eto be in a raaa mood.

This isnt my bag. but Metallica are very good. They do the heavy and growly and angry, but they also include some real tunes, excellent songwriting, variation and top dtaw musicianship.

Hard to dispute the technical mastery of some of this music. I’m not a huge fan of the genre but their talent shines through on this album

One of the classic albums in metal, and not without reason. The album contains many highlights, like the title track (and the magnificent middle part of it), the ballad 'Sanitarium' and Cliff Burton's instrumental masterpiece 'Orion'. And then there is the fantastic intro of 'Damage Inc'. If there is one weakness, it would probably be the a little bit monotone heavy thrash metal riffs, but the clean embellishments around it are really the thing that enhance this album.

Surprisingly good for a heavy metal album. I wasn't expecting to like it so much

el inicio de battery 10/10 inesperado. mmm no es que no me haya gustado, pero no es mi tipo de música creo o al menos en este momento no lo es, a pesar de las intros o solos de instrumentos que tienen algunas canciones son 🔝

enjoyed more than i expected. the songs drag a bit (i don't like guitar solos) but there are some right stompy riffs

Loved this, but I did already. The first metal band I was ever introduced to, I remember listening to this and playing Doom in like 1994 - a formative experience

classic metal, so you know it's good. Master of puppets is a masterpiece

The last really great Metallica album. After this they really just got in their own way. Apparently, Cliff Burton was the anchor and aesthete of the group. And Justice… could have been good if they hadn’t restrained their new bass player. They got haircuts and started writing ballads which confused their fans into thinking they were still good, but after that it’s been very hit or miss (mostly miss). Hunting sleepy bears, mocking the suicide of infinitely more talented and relevant musician and making documentaries exposing themselves as dumb babies were not great choices… however, this album and the two previous are classic metal records that everyone should own. RIP Cliff Burton. 4.7

Den den deeeen (lightning)

1. "Master of Puppets" 2. "Orion" 3. "Battery"

classic, i’m not a fan of all of them but doesn’t mean i can’t appreciate how well made it is and how it is constructed

A classic for a reason. I like it.

Metallica really knows how to make instrumental beauty.

4.5/5 Battery is a rousing opener, memorable Title track is a clear highlight obviously Thing that should not be and welcome home drag a bit. They aren't bad but they lack the punch to justify track length. Back half of welcome home feels like a rehash of master of puppets Disposable heroes is back to thrash at its best. Great antiwar track, great chorus Leper messiah is just standard metallica thrash. Certainly not a bad thing but it's not remarkable Orion is spectacular. It uses the space perfectly. Everything is earned, it does not overstay it's welcome despite its length or lack of vocals. A 10/10 song Damage inc is similar to leper messiah. It's a fine song but on an album so otherwise excellent it feels like a lackluster closer. This is a killer 55 minute album. It could be a perfect 40 minute album. The best songs on here are biblical. The worst are still very good

Listened to this a ton of times in my teens. It’s the same album I remember. The latter half is much weaker than the beginning. I can hear some of the bass in the remastered version. The guitar tone gets a little tinny at times.

When I saw this album on the list I wondered when I'd get it. Apparently just 30 albums in. Ironically it also generated while our gym was playing the song Master of Puppets. This was one of the first albums that introduced me to rock, and really music in general. Master and Orion are my favorites, Disposable Heroes is a solid third, but relistening to it again I'd say all the other tracks are just alright. Thing that Should Not Be is probably my least favorite, but it's okay. 8.5/10, I'd recommend someone's first Metallica album to be this one

Epic guitar riffs. "Master of Puppets" will never die as a classic banger.

Even a hater of heavier music like me has to admit it rocks.

Metallican tuotannon parhaimmistoa ehdottomasti. Joka suuntaan tuttu levy, Metallicaltahan se kuulostaa. Lopetuskappale on vähän niin ja näin, mutta muuten alusta loppuun hyvää tuttua juttua.

Solid. I think it starts out like a bat out of hell, but it slows a bit at the end. I'm tempted to give it 5 stars because it's not a 300th shitty "classic rock" album, but I think it'll be 4 stars from me.

Damn that shit’s good. I’m still more of a Death fan myself, but I get the Metallica love now.

For one of the first metal albums I've ever listened to - it's wonderful. I can see how it became so popular and is so highly rated. Tracks like Orion showcase some real mastery in music. Awesome album

my favourite metal album of all time, top 25 album for me. strong 9/10. first listen tracklist ranking: 1. Master of Puppets 2. Disposable Heroes 3. Battery 4. Orion 5. The Thing That Should Not Be 6. Damage, Inc 7. Welcome Home 8. Leper Messiah

Muy bueno, elementos del trash y buen inicio de Metallica excelente álbum

The kings of metal do not disappoint from the opening track Battery to Damage, Inc.

A true piece of art, who has had a revival with the Stranger Things soundtrack, still relevant and still a head-banger ❣️🎸🎶

LISTEN LISTEN!!!! I reeeeeallyyyyy have high hopes about this one but I haven't listened to it hehh 1. Battery's riffs???? UH HUH 2. MASTER OF PUPPETS AMAZING SPECTACULAR LIFE CHANGING (love it since ST4 okay?) 3. The Thing That Should Not Be: good soup 4. Welcome Home (Sanitarium): i see myself relistening to this one 5. Disposable Heroes: IT MADE ME GRIMACE IN A GOOD WAY (yk what I mean) 6. Lepper Mesiah: eh 7. Orion: okay this one got me from second 1. Verdict: UFF 8. Damage, Inc. THE LAST ONEEE??? solid 4

Great metal album, really enjoyed master of puppets, welcome home and damage inc to close out the album. Sound wise it's a little bit repetitive but melodies are really sound and great to listen to Overall: 8/10

Харош. Цілим цей альбом ніколи не слухав. Трек Master of Puppets ніби вже чув багато разів, але тільки зараз помітив які епічні рифи і соло в середині пісні. The Thing That Should Not Be це наступний трек і тут теж дуже жирні плотні рифи. А вже Welcome Home не так заходить, це мєдляк, а мені їхні агресивні треки з важкими рифами більше подобаються. Хоча ні в середині цього трека рифи порядні, а потім ще й соло епічне. Disposable Heroes тут зразу дуже хеві початок. Ще й щось по зрадницьки антивоєнне: « 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». Orion це інструментал, і мені подобається як він вписується в альбом. Трек традиційно важкий, дуже в стилі, але є й повільні, розтягнуті пасажі, майже як Blood Incantation. Damage, Inc дуже красиво починається.

Bought this on vinyl back in the 80s trying to stay current. Never really got into it at the time, just wasn’t my jam, so it remains in excellent shape as I pulled it out for this exercise. Older me now does appreciate what the lads were trying to do. While still being quite thrash-y, this is very musical and well played. With this album, you can see where they came from, but also where they were going.

I didn't listen in order.. Accidentally left shuffle on 😅 A lot of the songs sounded the same, and they dragged on.. I did have a good time though 😊😊😊 My favorites are Leper Messiah and Disposable Heroes ❤️❤️Yaaaay thanks (ෆ˙ᵕ˙ෆ)♡ 🤗🤗

I have the need. The need for speed. It’s not the black album that puts Metallica on EVERYONE’s radar. It’s better. ~Orion 5/5

Achei que seria mais básico, e que teria mais hits. Não esperava apenas 8 faixas

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Iconic