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No puede fallar. Es un clásico indiscutible y cada canción hace resonar el nombre 'Metallica'.
I get it. This album is a big deal, and bits of it are awesome. But there are a couple of points where my heart sinks. The first is halfway through each track when you hear 'Screeee! Diddly Diddly Dee!' and you know that you're in for a minute or two of some of the most directionless, un-musical guitar aerobics ever committed to tape. The second is when the guitar solo finally stops - because then you realise they're just going to play the entire fucking song over again. Honestly, there are some awesome riffs and ideas here but there is no earthly reason why some of these songs need to be over 8 minutes long. Less is more, gentlemen.
I'm definitely one of the lesser Metallica fans and my views on my fave album of theirs may cause consternation for the majority, but still, I can recognise game and there's no doubt that this is great, even if I don't think as highly of it as many Metallica fans do! There's not really a lot I can add to the discourse of this album but from a Metallica novice, I will say that despite having not listened to this loads, I do know pretty much every song on here and that's because they're all great because whilst they can obviously write killer riffs, they can also write killer songs. My issue with a lot of metal, apart from vocals, is that there's not enough dynamics within an album or within the songs but that's not the case here and in particular, the title track and Orion have loads of movement that make them interesting beyond just a cool riff. Ultimately this is why Metallica had such a crossover appeal and became so massive which may be a negative for some but for me it's a huge positive!
A masterpiece
I get why people like this, but it never really jels with me. It’s kind of like too perfect or something.
Just a personal preference l. Im not into metal/rock but I still wanted to give it a try.
able to keep me entertained and engaged. tempos are nice. really enjoy the solos, especially in Welcome Home (Sanitarium). i like the sound, in general. i think my favorite is probably Battery. overall: good for driving
Peak
I'm not a huge Metallica fan, but this album rocks pretty hard.
This album smells like Mr. Barnes 4th period homeroom in 1986. But seriously, I haven't listened to this whole thing in decades. While I enjoyed it as a kid I was still a little dismissive, considering it kinda dumb metal. However there's more going on with these songs than I originally gave credit. It's also interesting to consider its place in music. In mid-80s an album needed 2 things for success: a hit single released and a music video for Mtv. This album had neither and it still was a massive influence on the genre. This album along with Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax and the like really brought metal into the mainstream. I used to just think heavy guitars with Metallica, but there's a lot among those crunchy riffs. There's a feeling of symmetry with their compositions here. Plus, like it or not, they write hooks; there's catchy parts all over this thing. Like, not just head banging, head bopping too.
Metallica debut follow up is a bit more cohesive and a pretty good slab of metal.
Saw Metallica open for Ozzy in this tour and they outstaged him. Absolutely love this record, groundbreaking for the genre.
What a great album!
I'm 97 albums into this exercise and the summary page is listing my favorite genre as "Metal" and while I don't think that's exactly true, this album isn't going to buck the trend because I think it's pretty freaking awesome. Honestly, I like all of Metallica's first four albums. Give me fast-paced or heavy (or both) music with aggressive guitars and melodic compositions, and I'm happy. Give me a varied collection of music with those qualities and I'm very happy, and that's what Master of Puppets delivers.
Okay, this was better than the last Metallica album, but still very much not for me.
Likes: Huge sounding production, soaring guitars, intriguing bass, locked in rhythms, vivid lyrics Dislikes: Not much; lyrics can be a little blunt at times; the knowledge of what this band becomes haunts the album’s greatness All in all, an undeniable and great album that illustrates why Metallica deserved to become the biggest band on the planet. I’m not often in the mood for something this aggressive these days, but I loved this album growing up and it has a deserved place in my all-time list.
"Master of Puppets" is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. Thrash metal is the sole Wiki-listed genre. Yep, I guess, although more could have been added. Due to the band not being satisfied with the acoustics of American studios, the album was recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark and produced by Flemming Rasmussen. The album explores themes of control and abuse of power. It was their final album with bassist Cliff Burton who died in a bus accident in Sweden while touring for the album. Other bandmembers on the album included James Hetfield (vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitars), Lars Ulrich (drums, percussion) and Kirk Hammett (lead guitar). Commercially, it reached #29 on the US Billboard 200 and #41 in the UK. The album had wide-spread critical acclaim, is considered one of the best and most influential metal albums of all time and, in 2015, was the first metal recording to be inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress for its artistic significance. Classical layered acoustic guitar strings open "Battery." A distorted guitar leads to aggressive guitar riffs and a blast of drums. The band is in full thrash mode. Hatfield's angry vocals about, ah, just anger. A relentless song with beat changes and guitar solos (that's just about every song). The, at this point, classic metal guitar riff slashes begin "Master of Puppets." Drum ticks and the band kicks in. Hatfield comes in with a tale of being controlled by cocaine. A constant driving song with a few interlude breaks and guitar solos. The song climaxes with Hetfield yelling "Fix Me." The band amps the speed even further with the songs ends with a chaotic evil laughter ( I had to give "Stranger Things" and Eddie Munson a D&D nod). The best song about cocaine, ever? It's up there. Every time I hear "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" I think of the chilling documentary "Paradise Lost" where three West Memphis teenagers were convicted of murder. This song was chillingly featured. And chillingly is how this song starts with eerie electric guitar strikes. More of a ballad start with layered guitar riffs. Hetfield's vocals describe being caged in a mental institution. Dynamics change as the song goes thrash at the end. Pretty intense. Intense is how "Disposable Heroes" starts and finishes. Powerful layered guitar riffs in an anti-war song where a young soldier is controlled by his superior. The band really shows their skills in the instrumental "Orion." A song mainly written by Cliff Burton. Dramatic, melodic and even soulful. The band gets a metallic groove going, if that's possible. Various layered melodic guitar riffs, pace changes and ringing high-pitched guitar solos. Each song takes you on a ride and each song at some point goes to a thrash-metal base. The songs' lyrics are varied: drugs, anger, anti-war, madness, televangelism and senseless violence. The album is organized extremely similar to previous ("Ride the Lightning") and subsequent ("...And Justice For All") albums with song-style album placements: the ballad (#4), the hit song (#2), the thrash rocker (#1) and the instrumental (#7/#8). But, this is the album which stands above the others. The band and their songs at their very best. This is a great album, one of the best metal albums of all time for sure, and a must listen for any metal or hard rock fan.
Muito bom
There’s some beautiful melodies in here. Something this album does very well is turn those melodies into the exaggerated, thrashing core of the songs. The speed is extremely impressive. This superfast style isn’t that evocative for me, and I found myself wishing for more time with the slower parts, but I see the appeal! Seems like an insanely fun live experience.
Nostalgija 😅 dobro mi je došlo za stresan dan na poslu, nekako ugodnije slušati Larsa da mi buši bubnjiće nego ljude. Takav dan izgleda 😁 2/5, 4/10
Foundational and amazing instrumentation but not my favorite.
This is definitely not a genre I've spent much time with. I liked the slower songs, particularly Orion. Otherwise, not for me, though I can appreciate the skill.
It works.
Vraiment sympa j'ai bien le métal donc ça me plaît, même les parties pas chantées
jamais trop écouté, vraiment trop cool
J'ai vraiment kiffé au début le son est excellent surtout la guitare, puis ça devient un peu long
While the self titled album was peak Metallica for me, this album goes HARD. It was already 5/5, but I have a deep nostalgia for the album. I'm happy to say it still holds up and to give this album another 5/5.
Metallica is overrated. Or maybe I just don't really go in for metal acts. Disposable Heroes is the best song on the album.
This turned out to be a genuine surprise. After the first song and the beginning of the second, I was ready to hit 1 star and blame it on metal fatigue. Thrash has never been my thing and the only song from the genre that sticks in my mind is Enter Sandman! However, I stuck with it and it paid off. Sanitarium is such a great, melodic song and I've never heard a military rhythm played on a guitar like it is in Disposable Heroes. Plus, playing the title track earns me street cred with my sons through it being played on Stranger Things. Granted, Battery and Leper Messiah are too metal for me, and The Thing That Should Not Be is just too 'chuggy', but this album has been played, loud, multiple times over the weekend and I've felt better for it. A solid 4☆.
As a drum teacher master of puppets sends me into fight or flight and the entire album sounds like that song
Just amazing. Solid piece of work here! I loved "Kill em All" but then sort of dropped out of the Metallica club for years. The next thing that brought me back was "One" which is almost a perfect song. But it still wasn't enough to bring me back into the fold. I thought that they were just too repetitive, playing the same notes over and over, but really really fast. Coming back to this now makes me realize I missed the boat. It's well constructed, both musically and lyrically. Solid, chunky guitars and James has got a perfectly gravel-ly voice for this. Glad he stuck with it and they didn't hire a singer. They definitely changed this area of rock music. Props! Could I give it a 5? I mean... yah, I guess so! Even the few in the middle that I didn't like very much at the beginning grew on me after few listens.
Whoa, now I get it.
Hard to add anything of value to the conversation on this one. A stone cold classic, every second absolutely rules. It’s layered, immersive, punishing, and just awesome in every way.
Not a heavy metal guy
Orion was sick. Metallicas sound is a little too heavy for me at times. I find myself ready to be done listening at the end of the album or song.
Brings back memories of Guitar Hero. The guitar work is insane.
Bro what did I do to deserve two metal albums this week :( but there were enough melodic interludes and real singing on this one to get me through it at least
I thought the album was ok. Solid hard rock but nothing really jumped out as special
Yeah obviously it’s iconic, but two Metallica albums in one week, both listened to before 8 am, means I’m kinda burned out on thrash metal
Slightly better than the last Metallica album (black album) but still a 4. I thought there was more musicality in this album despite it being heavy metal
I just don't see why Löded Diper couldn't make it if Metallica did
Two Metallica albums in three days might seem like a lot for you, but this is normal for dark and twisted guys like me. 😎 3
I can certainly see why people would like this. The appeal is there and it's well-made, but it's just not for me.
Perfect
On the second day of this challenge, I was super highly anticipating this album. I love thrash metal, and was a huge fan of songs off of Ride the Lightning and the titular track, "Master of Puppets." I was expecting this album to be full of straight thrash bangers that would make me want to head bang and air guitar. However, what I found was different, and yet even more crucial. While the first two songs, "Battery" and the aforementioned titular track gave me that energy I was looking for, the rest of the album was not as earwormy. Instead, I found that I was listening more intently for the first time. I was analyzing the lyrics to see how they fit with the larger themes of manipulation and loss of power. I was trying to figure out how the instrumentation, guitar solos, tempos, and time signatures helped tell the story of each song and the greater story. Especially on my second listen, I gained newfound respect for the songs that didn't give me as much instant gratification. For example, hearing the differences in how "Disposable Heroes" and "Damage Inc." portrayed war, with the former displaying war's chaos, and the latter focusing on the war industrial complex making each soldier an identical slave to the state using the music was so fascinating. Besides what it represented for the genre of thrash, I am grateful to this album for being a major stepping stone in how I interact with music, and because of this, it earns 5 stars from me.
Just incredible ‘80s classic metal. Sometimes thrash-y, sometimes melodic.
top 3 - Disposable Heroes, Leper Messiah, Welcome Home (Sanitarium). Really amazing! Would listen to this again!
Now I understand why some people enjoy Metallica.
Prob some of the worst bombolclat ever (Not racist btw)
Not listening to that it’s apparently meh
It’s ok, a bit too metal for me
PULL ZE STRINGS!!! PULL ZE STRINGS!!!!
favorites: master of puppets; orion; damage inc
3/5
Kosmos
It’s Metallica before Lars sucked as much as he does now
Это последний альбом Metallica до больших денег и компромиссов. Они были: • злыми • голодными • умными • и абсолютно бескомпромиссными
'm not a Metallica fan at all, but I can admit that this album is undoubtedly a legend. It's not my favorite, though. I still think that they made better albums, such as Ride the Lightning or AJFA (my personal favorite). I understand why everyone kind of collectively agrees that this is their best one. I mean, the riffs are heavy and iconic, the lyrics are solid, but for me, it seems a little bit all over the place. Will I listen to it again? Probably not, except for a couple of songs (the title track and "Battery" — I do actually like them). But I respect the impact, so that's why it's a 4/5 and not lower.
Good but not my favorite of theirs
Not for me.
Iconic
Is the average length of every song on this album nearly 7 minutes? Yes. Does every song justify said length? Also yes. Fuck this shit rips. The riffs go hard as, drums complement everything great. Fantastic stuff.
Excellent!
One of those dread days of enduring aural pain for the project. Initially I was hopeful as it only has 8 songs, but then noticed the album is 54 minutes so they are unfortunately interminably and unecessarily long. When albums like this are listed as the 99th best album of all time, maybe it needs ratings like mine to temper this, but too many non-metal heads steer clear and can't tolerate enough to give it a proper critical rating. Half way through the title song the mire pauses for some musicianship and my brain wakes up & can believe for a minute that it's listening to music and not an barrage of machinery. That break doesn't last of course and we're chundering away soon enough and shaking our hair around. You have to be there (and have long hair to shake), I guess. I am not against heavy hard rock per se and two of my favourite albums are by The God Machine, but this is like purgatory before the pleasures of hell.
01) Battery - 6,0 02) Master of Puppets - 9,0 03) The Thing That Should Not Be - 6,5 04) Welcome Home (Sanitarium) - 6,0 05) Disposable Heroes - 6,0 06) Leper Messiah - 6,0 07) Orion - 7,5 08) Damage, Inc. - 6,0 TOTAL: 6,63 (66/100) Current ranking: 542/802
Absolute banger. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) is fantastic.
Holy shit how do people listen to a whole album of this? One song is like "hell yeah" but then it just keeps coming. So discordant and angry and unrelenting
Genre defining
One of the most influential albums of all time on my life. Controlled aggression and anger, with moments of beauty and interspersed melody peeking through. Simply one of the greatest moments in metal history. Metallica have been one of my favorite bands for many years and have provided me so much enjoyment. While the entire record has dips in quality, it is undeniable how much power songs like "Battery," the title track, and "Orion" have and will always have for me. That being said, how in the hell is Ride the Lightning also included on this list. That's clearly the superior record between the two lmao
A classic of thrash metal, where the guys from Metallica mostly start to chart their own path outside the writing of Dave Mustaine from Megadeth, except apparently parts of Leper Messiah. It's tight, well-measured and expertly executed. Prime Metallica. Maybe not my favourite of their albums, but then again all the first four albums are epic before things start to go downhill in the black album. The title track and Battery are the classic thrash tracks, but most of the rest of the tracks are great songs. I really liked Orion, which I don't remember much from the 90s when I had this album. Damage Inc. still comes on hard. Sanitarium is the first sign of things to come in the mostly bad 90s Metallica era, but it's still a good track. 5/5
I want to like metal music but this didn't help me in that quest
Such strong guitar lines and sounds. I've always enjoyed the title track but enjoyed listening to the entire album.
bah un vrai banger quoi
This album has been a favorite of mine for well over 30 years. Without Orion, this album would still be five stars. With Orion? Five more. There's not a single note here that's anything less than perfect. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Really cool vibe lots of guitar great rock Saved 3 songs
Good album for the gym. Not a fan of heavy metal but there was nothing I didn't like. It was good listening and obviously hugely influential. The instruments went crazy, so epic. I liked it, no songs really stood out like crazy but I really enjoyed my listening. 4 stars
It was technically good I just have never preferred this album
I expected this to be a bit of a slog and BOY was I wrong
I know this is considered a classic of the genre, but as someone who isn't a big fan of that genre, it left me cold. Gave a second listen to be fair, and I liked it a little bit more but overall I think it's just not for me.
RIP eddie
Oh Boy, This will be a good Day, No only one of my favorite album of all time, but also my favorite from Metallica. Orion and Battery all the way.
It’s records like this that made me enthusiastic about doing this project. Never would I willing choose to listen to Metallica, but the drive to give records and artists a real chance is very cool. That being said, this record is not for me. Doesn’t make me feel much of anything. Songs are too long, too alike. Not a huge fan of the whole white boys writing about themes of rage and oppression via screamy vocals and fast guitar. -Ruby I had a period as an adolescent where I was really into heavy music but I never really dug Metallica and I’m not sure why. By all metrics, I should fuck with them — they can play their instruments (hell, they sort of invented a whole new way to play heavy music), the compositions are interesting, and the lyrics and their delivery could be much worse. This album is exemplary of that and why it’s a landmark in the thrash genre but at the end of the day, it isn’t for me. —Noah
Just a killer album, definitive for a reason. Standout Tracks: Master of Puppets Battery
full of vim and vigor, novel sound for 1986.
Ok 3/5
Um, they totally rock.
quiet slow FAST FAST FAST LOUD quiet slow Repeat, sometimes for 8 minutes.
Didn't like the black album much. Liked And Justice some. This one is super solid.
A little repetitive by the end but really fun and sharp sounds. loved it!
This is not my favourite album by the band, but the song Master of Puppets still whips ass!
Ughhhh the fourth Metallica album on this list. Ok here goes. Back to hell 😅 Ok right away the mix on this album is dog shit. How is there like actually zero low end? —— Ok I found the remastered version. Def more enjoyable. And I'm not a purist to make a case for the original. I'm just listening on my computer after all. "Where's the dreams that I've been after?" —— Made it. Not nearly as bad as the live one. I agree with folks that Orion is good. 2.5
Not for me
Classic.
Metallica has made so much music over the years, with some of it even being good!
Ok
Probably the best metal album ever, or at least in a tie with "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath. Muscular, musically complex and emotionally intense. When Inwrote my first book, I listened to it over and over to stay on edge. And the whole thing actually makes sense. I don't know how you can do anything in this genre that's better.
Much better than Metallica’s self titled. Still metal though, which is just not my genre.
Que c'est épuisant ... Très peu varié, j'ai eu l'impression d'écouter un seul est unique titre de plus de 1h. Le métal n'est décidement pas ma tasse de thé.
this is as sophisticated as thrash metal can possibly be. How do you not listen to the first track and NOT expect sheer and utter greatness all the way through?
I've listened to Master Of Puppets more times than I can count bur never to a whole Metallica album. Therefore I expected a lot from this album. But what …? Everything sounds the same with small variations. I am very disappointed!
Surprisingly melancholic in places. Consistently making me question whether I actually don't mind Metal. Pick : Orion
Is Orion Metallica's best song? Possibly.
Surprising I liked it
Metallica has always been about the hits for me. I don’t really love too much else. I’ll rank the albums I know in order for me personally. 1). Ride The Lightning 2). Metallica 3). Search and Destroy 4). Master of Puppets 5). …And Justice For All 6). Whatever else they’ve got going on… … Infinity). St. Anger (and that fuck ass snare Lars is smacking around that sounds like he’s hitting a metal propane tank)
Already listened, and I think it's a little overrated. Not bad by any means, the title track is still probably their best song in my opinion, but that is the only point in the entire album I revisit. Good album, even if only carried by the title track, 7.5.
Not the best Metallica album on the list. It’s probably good for working out, but I didn’t enjoy enough of the songs outside of the title song to rate it higher
I actually liked the album. More dad rock, but that’s okay this time. I appreciated the lyrics that were criticism war and religion. It actually said something. I thought the songs were very long… and it did get repetitive and a bit boring hearing the same screaming male vocals. But, there was quite a bit of variety, really impressive instrumentation, I enjoyed the instrumental no vocals the most, and their slower ones with non screaming vocals. I can see how it was probably experimental and unique at the time. Still felt overly theatrical and campy and too serious, but that’s the genre. I would listen to more Metallica
i’m sure it’s amazing for those who love the genre
master of puppets is one of the best songs ever. album is classic
Their best!
Amazing one of my boyfriends favorite albums
Almost perfect.
Unbelievable Wednesday pull! While not my favorite Metallica album, that's AJFA (also on this list) by a slim margin, this by far Metallica's best album. Battery is one of the best opening tracks of all time. From their its nothing but banger after banger and killer riff after killer riff. Nothing else to say except this album rules!
Donnerstag, 15.01.2025 - in der Ringbahn auf dem Weg zur Uni, in der Bib, beim Sport, auf dem Weg nachhause
Donnerstag, 15.01.2026 In der U3 Richtung Thielplatz, in der philologischen Bibliothek der FU Berlin
Battery - 5 Master of puppets - 5 The thing that should not be - 4 Welcome home (sanitarium) - 4 Disposable heroes - 4 Leper messiah - 4 Orion - 4 Damage, Inc - 4
10 hour long album is fucking insane. I am only going to listen to disc one which is 8 songs. I have never been a huge fan of Metallica and I doubt this will change my mind on that. I think as a band, they are extremely overrated. Track 1 is one of their better songs. Track 2 is THE Metallica song and, once again, I think it is entirely too hyped up. I feel like Metallica is only good to men with overly large egos and a God complex who think they are better than everyone else because they listen to Metallica. Stop trying to be different, there is heavier music that is exponentially better than this. I think the only thing saving this album from a 1 star review from me is the occasionally cool guitar riff/solo. The vocals are subpar and generally, the music is boring and the songs are way too long (just like the whole album). I am so bored with this I honestly might just stop here.
Cool guitar solos, but otherwise sounds a little bit samey.
Masterpiece. Still works as well as when I first listened to it.
Fuck yes. Metallica's best album in my opinion, not a huge Metallica fan, but this is a damn good album.
Yay!
Me gustó, no es para nada como mi go to en música pero lo disfruté Es algo q si escucharía más seguido me gustaría mucho ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Classic
"guitar riffs, assembled and reassembled until they start to sound like a song" triffts ziemlich gut. Die entstandenen Songs sind ziemlich gut, verlaufen sich aber manchmal ein bissl. Größter Kritikpunkt: Der Sound ist ziemlich flach. Alles ist zusammenkomprimiert und dumpf. Highlights: Battery, Master of Puppets, Welcome Home (Sanatarium)
Not my vibe
Good album
instant classic, they bring insane energy at their shows and sound amazing at their age. Lars still cant drum for shit though.
A perfect metal record .One of the few albums on here that I would call perfect
Good enough
Another solid thrash metal entry from Metallica, and with actual bass this time! Cliff Burton was the GOAT, as can clearly be heard on Orion.
The way this was mixed or something made it so low. I had to turn my volume up to max to hear anything. Also I don’t think this is some of their best stuff. Loved the Orion instrumental though.
I only knew the first two tracks on here beforehand, which in-context make for an awesome, explosive opening. Love it! My main problem with Metallica is that their weaker songs tend to blur together and sound almost formulaic. On this one, the whole middle stretch (particularly Disposable Heroes) sounds indistinguishable in composition from numerous songs in their catalog. It's never *bad*, just kind of forgettable. Even then, their godly guitar shreds are fully on display the whole time, and the album picks right back up on Leper Messiah. Orion might genuinely be a new highlight for me in their discography, and Damage, Inc. is a pretty sick closer. All in all I can't deny it's a classic! Standouts: Battery • Master of Puppets • Leper Messiah • Orion • Damage, Inc.
Is this a good album? Obviously it is pretty good but once again for some reason they put all the really good songs on the back. Would I ever choose to listen to this of my own free will? Never.
SHRED
Cranked
hell yea. dope cover. look at all those tombstones that the master is puppetting. gotta respect it. def leppard put out hysteria within a year of this album, which helps me get perspective on how rad it is. the mix for me sounds a little compressed, maybe its the guitars? I don't know, but apparently this is an unpopular opinion online orion forever 4
Banger
A classic.
My favorite cut was the Orc Battle Hymn - just kidding. Most cuts sound like Orc Battle Hymns. Disposable Heroes was interesting. Well-executed metal is still angry af music and just doesn’t appeal.
Metallica’s fandom makes much more sense to me now
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) is a certified new-to-me banger
Rating: 8.5/10 Short Review: Very dynamic record, it felt like at any point a song could take a turn in any direction at any point which made for a very enjoyable listening experience. Essential album in general, but especially if you like metal in any capacity
06
In the mood for metal? This won't disappoint. Favorite songs: Orion, Welcome Home, Master of Puppets
I haven't really listened to much metal, but this was an awesome album. The intros to all of the songs were great but all of the songs are VERY long. Overall a very enjoyable listen though. Songs I liked the most were: Battery, Welcome home (Sanitarium) and Damage Inc.
Really Good 👍
Puedo valorar que es una gran banda de música, pero no puedo con el metal.
What is the hype with these guys? This is just average 80s rock music.
Nothing really to say that hasn't been said already. It's just really, really, REALLY fucking good. I find that the lesser talked about songs - like Damage Inc., Disposable Heroes, and Leper Messiah - are the best ones. Everything else is still phenomenal, but these are my standouts, and some of my favourite thrash metal songs as a whole. Orion is the only one that doesn't hit as hard for me. It's definitely better than I remember it being though. Maybe it's just beginning to click. Still not their best album. AJFA rules supreme.
Thank god that's over. Absolutely not for me in any way whatsoever.
Metal!!!!! Yassss ! An amazing metal album.
yeah no, not my type of music
Not for me but headbang on everyone 🤘🏽
Pretty solid
A great great rock album
Of Metallica's first four albums, Master of Puppets is probably the most refined for some newbie's first metal album or for those that don't like the general (because they are scared babies hearing loud music for the first time). Master of Puppets still rules, although my favorite of theirs is Ride The Lightning. MoP was the correct combination of a good sounding [production/mixing] metal album, which if you knew the thrash metal scenes at the time of the 80s, did not exactly have some of the cleanest sounding recordings around. Just remember that without Diamond Head, Metallica probably doesn't get their signature sound. RIP Cliff Burton
yeah scott made me love metallica see if i care
Decent listen.
Not a note out of place. Perfect.
I listened to this on the wrong day and it just made me angry over nothing. From previous experience, it's a great album for getting sh*t done.
master of metal. this album sells... AND IM BUYING ! if I were Eddie I'd still buy this album. FIVE. see, naren?
No es mi estilo, pero aprecio haberlo escuchado. Hay temas clásicos en este.
Meh, was okay till the singing started
I've landed back on yet another album which the world of music would look quite different without. Master of Puppets (along with Slayer's Reign in Blood, which came out later in 1986) finally took the sound of thrash metal to the mainstream. with cleaner production than Metallica's previous efforts, an ambitious, quasi-progressive compositional approach (did you know the band wanted Geddy Lee to produce at first?) and more refined lead vocals from James Hetfield, it's no wonder that this album became such a sensation. of course, this is also their last album with Cliff Burton, after which things were never really the same. ...And Justice for All might have even better songs, but it's famously weighed down by its production issues. the "black album" launched them even further into stardom, but at the cost of most of their cred; the rest of it left with Load, Reload and especially St. Anger. for as hard as they tried afterwards to recapture their glory days, you and I both know it never panned out all the way; I think we can safely make the call that Metallica *needed* Cliff Burton. decent 9/10.
The production on this album is unbelievable. You can feel this was meant to be played on a stage in front of THOUSANDS
Starts very strong but teeters out in the second half of the album
Absolutely rips. Insane percussion, trashy fun, shreddy and power riffs, changing beats and trippy time signatures in opener. Great sense of melancholy, menace that acknowledges it's a bit campy, great vocals. So fucking fun to listen to, clearly made with fun and love, great skillful playing. Orion is nuts
3.5
3.5
havent listend in a long time. even if the gender of preference is changed some things are always iconic
All time classic
geet go hard hard solid album to start this challenge on favorite song: damage, inc.
not a big fan of metallica
I get it, and I’m surprised I’ve gone this long without listening to it, but all of the songs kind of sounded the same to me.
Technically impressive metal weighed down by juvenile aggression and too much Kirk.
more unnoticeable than i expected
Metallica could not be stopped on these early records man. Love the thrash, and then the more introspective pieces.
Classic thrash metal album that begins to show the versatility of Metallica’s sound. As expected, there’s no shortage of blazing fast riffs and explosive thrash energy, but there’s also a lot of beautiful melodic moments and creative songwriting. The album is a bit front-loaded, but there are some late standouts such as the amazing bass feature “Orion” (which unfortunately does overstay its welcome a tiny bit). Majority of the songs are nothing short of incredible.
Very good Classic Defined the thrash metal genre Not my favorite Metallica album but top 3 for sure
Metallica is a band that I can appreciate that just does not fully speak to me in the way that other bands to. This is a good collection of songs, but its not my sound. 4/10
Kann ich gar nix mit anfangen 2/10.
Cool and musically interesting, but I probably wouldn’t seek it out again.
Opening track got me. Is pretty metal for me... Long angry songs well played and sung. Listened before? N Saved tracks? N ⭐⭐⭐
Great title track. So long, though. ⭐⭐⭐
I liked it all tbh but the songs are soo long, idk if I can have that in my general rotation
Already listened to, great metal album
Classic Metal. What I would expect from Metallica. Good listen but wouldn't own it.
Crazy that this came out in 1986 and is STILL influencing thrash metal. Not a big metal genre listener, but I did enjoy this very much!
Had me on a string.
Love this album!! The sound, the commentary on addiction, and so much more make this album great!
I liked this album more than I thought!
I know they make people happy, so enjoy away. But I was happy when it ended.
its metallica for sure. wasnt super excited but then i noticed that earthbound definitely sampled Battery and thought ohkay yeah i could rock with this!
Metallica at their finest. Although I am more partial to Slayer in terms of thrash, this is obviously undeniable. Before they started writing songs that repeated parts incessantly to fill an 8-minute runtime, the songs here bother to be dynamic when they run five or 8 minutes.
Energiegeladen, kompromisslos und wegweisend: Mit „Master of Puppets“ lieferten Metallica 1986 ein Thrash-Metal-Meisterwerk ab, das bis heute als eines der einflussreichsten Alben des Genres gilt. Die acht Tracks strotzen vor technischer Präzision, düsterer Atmosphäre und musikalischer Wucht. Herausragend ist der Titeltrack „Master of Puppets“, ein kreatives Epos voller Dynamik, das mit komplexen Riffs, abrupten Tempowechseln und gesellschaftskritischen Texten beeindruckt. Auch Songs wie „Battery“ und „Welcome Home (Sanitarium)“ zeigen die Band auf dem Höhepunkt ihres Schaffens.
Unnecessary
Best song: Master of Puppets Not much of a metalist.
This album has it all; fast blasts, epic instrumentals, amazing riffs, more amazing riffs, master pieces songs with melodic solos, and yes more amazing riffs!
Thrash metal isn’t it for me. Sorry if I’m a poser, but I prefer Nu metal.
Unexpectedly enjoyed it, not typically a fan of music without lyrics or heavy metal but I was bobbing my head along. I think some of those guitar solos would hit on a run. Started it quite late in the day, but went back to listen to the track Master of Puppets again - really is amazing.
Epic driving rock.
The opening track just blew my expectations out of the water. "Battery" has one of the best openings for a song ever. The rest of "Master of Puppets" is good ol' fashioned Metallica. It's definitely their best album. I also liked "Orion", a song that had been sampled on one of my favourite albums. 4 stars for "Master of Puppets".
- Very enjoyable listen - Songs are long as fuck - I felt like 60% of the songs sounded exactly the same, one step too far into repetition instead of cohesion - Top songs: Master of Puppets (duh), Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Damage Inc - Overall: 3.5/5
legendary album, peak influence
This here is my go to Metallica album. Title track does the heavy-lifting here as it is flawless. The back half gets gnarly and I am always down for a cool instrumental. (Orion)
Fine, but not my style of music. The slower songs were nicer.
Oh Metallica, super! c
Foundational thrash metal album. Yes, it's good. It's not THAT good. I know the metalheads love it, I know the Metallica fans love it. It's not perfect. Let's not pretend it is. They get full of themselves with the song lengths.
not a fan of metallica, not my vibe
Every song is too long, however, the energy is undeniable.
This has some pretty good stuff on it but I still don’t like the band because James Hetfiels is an archetype of an rightwing hillbilly.
Mid. completamente mid. Llevo dos álbumes de rock, los dos, mid. Simplemente, el género no es lo mío. No pude terminar de escucharlo, me estaba poniendo de mal humor. Canciones de 8 minutos del vocalista edgy gritando, la batería siendo violada sin descanso y la guitarra desgarrándome el tímpano. NO PUEDO.
Full of good songs
Pretty good! Probably a 7/10 just because the songs are very long! The guitar riffs are amazing and so is the sound overall. Usually not my kind of music but it’s fun to venture into new stuff every once in a while.
Absolutely peak
Metallica always hits. It brings me back to being a kid, playing guitar hero with my brother. This album is great and has one of my all time fav Metallica songs - The Thing That Should Not Be.
Good album I’m just not a huge metal fan
i know this one backwards and forwards. i have owned this since 1986. Metallica's last album with their original bassist Cluff Burton (died in a tour bus accident in Sweden). and part of their core four albums. other than the song, "Master of Puppets", there are some other great songs on the album. my favorite all-time Metallica song, "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", "Battery" (the opening song on the tour), and "Disposable Heroes". While this my not be my favorite Metallica album ("Ride the Lightning") it's usually considered their best (along with "....and justice for all").
I'm not the biggest Metallica fan, but they are growing on me. Regardless, when it comes to the music, they are talented beyond compare. And this album is the epitome of that to me. Not a bad song on here. One of the best metal albums of all time, even if I probably will never listen to it in its entirety again. Disposable Heros is my favorite. I'll take sludge metal (like Sabbath) over speed metal (like this), but I have to give credit where credit it due and give it a 5.
Too much metal for me. Although, I guess that is the point
I was never a big Metallica fan. I like individual songs, but all in all, I enjoyed it
a classic what can i say 😉
>>>>>> the Beatles This is, without question, one of the single greatest albums of all time. It's a Thrashterpiece. Every song is incredible and intricate and so well done. However, Orion is a beautiful, masterful, amazing song. It shines above the rest and really shows off the bands talent, especially Cliff. RIP Cliff Burton.
Enjoyed all the heavy instrumental parts
Metallica…. Nuff said!
Not My Headliner!
Meisterwerk und mein persönlicher Favorit der Band.
Front to back this record slaps, bangs, thrashes and fucks. \m/etallica
A nearly perfect metal album. Actually, it's a nearly perfect album period.
not a metallica fan at all, this was so hard to get through
so boring, i prefer the other album much more. i like “disposable heroes” though 3/5
Great instrumentals but not my cup of tea
I have a certain disdain for Metallica. Sorry, not sorry. This feels like homework I didn't want to do. It feels like a physical endurance test. There’s no breathing room, just endless, repetitive, technically proficient shredding. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - Welcome Home (Sanitarium) - Orion (Instrumental)
Don’t really like when metal is mixed with joyful chords, but it was fine
good, but a bit overwhelming with the lack of vocals and the control of the song with the use of guitar solos, however, would listen again
hab nicht wirklich gehört, kein Bock drauf gehabt
repetitivo, nada se destaca além de master of puppets. não achei ruim, só não gosto de metal básico.
é como se eu estivesse ouvindo uma música ruim de 54 minutos, nenhuma música chama atenção e tudo eh igual, te odeio metallica
I'll listen again later as I am prone to do with Metallica, but I don't really need to listen to rate this one now do I?
Aww, hell yeah! What can I say about one of, if not the greatest thrash metal album ever written, other than 🤘
I had Anthrax (the band ha ha) yesterday and wondered if Metallica were overrated. The universe provided me with their best album to compare. It turns out no, not at their peak. This is a perfect heavy metal album. It might be the best metal album ever. I’ll just leave this 5/5 review and let you decide if you agree.
I listened to this album so many times as a young impressionable teen. Metallica has long been part of the soundtrack of my life. Say what you will about them nowadays, this album absolutely slays. Learning the "Master of Puppets" riffs on guitar was like a rite of passage for any young guitarist interested in metal. I hope it still is. MoP is hard, fast, and fun. Lyrically it's got some poignant themes, very war driven which is pretty commonly explored across their discography. Face meters? Gottem. I think this album is around the time Metallica started to mess with more melodic stuff, like the breakdown in "Master of Puppets," "Welcome Home," and "Orion." It's so well blended into their sound, it's Metallica at their best. The band also plays with tempo changes and every one of those hits hard when you come across them. Every song is good, this is a front to back listen. The one that I always forget just how good it is is "Disposable Heroes." Master of Puppets is one of the classics. Instrumental in developing my music tastes when I was young. It was really nice to go back and get a listen of this in, it's been years. Absolutely a 5/5 album.
Comes hard out of the gate, and the first half is some of the best thrash you will ever hear. Loses steam in the back half and the last three tracks don't really do it for me. 8 minute instrumental? No thanks Metallica. Fave tracks: Battery, Master of Puppets, The Thing That Should Not Be
Eh, it was fine. Loud and fast, not much differentiation. But I didn't hate it. I wasn't listening to the lyrics very closely, but it seemed like there was less toxic masculinity than in the other Metallica album I listened to earlier this year.
I’ve never considered myself a metalhead, but Master of Puppets was an eye-opener. The relentless guitar work pulls you in immediately, and the high-speed, thrashing drums demand full attention—you can’t listen to this album casually. I knew the title track from Stranger Things, but everything else was new to me, and it quickly became clear that each song functions as its own epic. Instead of pop’s verse-chorus-verse comfort, the tracks constantly shift in speed, volume and intensity. The aggression is undeniable, but it’s matched by purpose: songs about addiction, militarism, blind devotion and mental illness, all delivered with clear structure and intent rather than noise for its own sake.
didnt like a lot of the songs maybe i will do another listen when i am in the mood for this kind of music but for now it was 2-3
I thought it was really good, the beat and the guitar. I didn’t understand a word that they were saying but I enjoyed it regardless. It’s actually a great album to put on while you write because it drowns out background noise and forces you to focus.
4,5/10 the only memorable one is master of puppets
Pasta of Muppets
A classic
Ofc patiko
🙂
love it.
6/10. Some nice sweeping melodic moments but not sure i like as much as the black album but some classic metalica riffs. Bad drumming. Repetitive.
fave song - orion (hm master of puppets). all of the songs felt very similar, i really liked when some of the songs would kind of break away and sound different. for example, i love the break in the middle of master of puppets for this reason. orion is purely instrumental but i think that’s what i like most about it. it’s also a little slower than the other songs at some points. give my brain a break lol.
Not a huge heavy metal girl. I do enjoy the instrumental parts immensely. Welcome Home and Orion probs my fav tracks on this album.
I want to give this album a 3.5 but I can't so I think I'm gonna go with a 3
Super long songs, love the instrumental but the shouting is too much for me
Hell yeah! Fantastic guitar work!
Foudational metal album, and it's as good as its reputation.
i love this album this album got me into metal a couple years back one of the greatest metal/rock albums of all time
Rocked
Favorite Song: Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Least Favorite Song: Damage, Inc. I like it whenever they're not screaming. To quote Robin Buckley from Stranger Things, “Music! We need music!”
I tried getting into Metallica a few times before but the song that finally clicked for me was Welcome Home (Sanitarium). It's still my favourite on here to this day though I appreciate the heavier stuff now too. Although they went on to be huge and I like some of the recent albums, they were never quite the same after Cliff. The ambition of Orion and then the distorted bass swells which open Damage Inc are the sort of thing non-onr else would have attempted.and I love it all the more for that. I never saw them with Jason in the band, but did see them in Antwerp on one of the tours for Hardwired and they played Sanitarium which made me a happy guy, as much as a song about mental illness can be said to make you happy! Also although they took a lot of flak for the way they treated their fans over file-sharing, Lars has ultimately been proven right in that streaming has been bad for the livelihood of musicians. I think they evolved their view of theor fans and the gig I went to felt very inclusive and welcoming. They also helped me a great deal by putting up old shows on YouTube during the pandemic when we all needed a bit of escapism.
Master class metal album. Start to finish its intricate and powerful. The perfect balance of light and dark. Ride The Lightning will always be my number one, but Master more than holds its own.
One of those albums I could just listen to, and not do anything else. No weak songs, some obvious heavy hitters. Coherent in style for the whole 50mn but not boring to me. A classic, genre defining album for a reason.
Perfect trash metal
Thought it was a bit weak at first but got into it towards the end
nope
hits less hard than it did 20 years ago but still good
Összeségében az album nekem monoton volt. A hosszú dalokban elég sok ismétlődés volt. Annyira nem tetszett, mint amennyire tudtam , hogy ismert az album. Ennek ellenére voltak benne jó gitár szólók. A kedvenc dalom az Orion volt.
7/10 - great start, toe tapping good. Petered out towards the end.
not a big metal fan in general. fav songs : master of puppets, welcome home (sanitarium), orion
not my genre
not a metallica fan, but I can appreciate this album for its iconic status
One of the best metal albums ever and certainly the most iconic album cover. It's a shame I've never really liked the genre because I do like how well this music is put together. The titletrack is one of the best songs ever in general and I was pleasantly surprised by Disposable Heroes and Orion hearing them for the first time. Closing your albumtour with Damage Inc. must have been insane back in 1986, awesome closer. Not a single bad track but just not my cup of tea I'm afraid
Some tracks have a tendency to run too long for the amount of material and start feeling repetitive, but otherwise it's a very good metal album. Couple rabbit trails: First - I was amused by the Cthulhu references in "The Thing That Should Not Be." I was curious whether, beyond just familiarity with Lovecraft's stories, there was any evidence of Metallica having also played the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game. It came out in 1981 so the timeline would work. From what I could find it looks like the answer is probably yes - at least Burton and Hammett did. Fun. I didn't have Metallica on my radar for Arkham Horror background music but I'll have to keep it in mind. Second - the instrumental "Orion" is by far the standout track on the album. It rules. I don't know Metallica's catalog well enough to know whether they did instrumentals often, but "Orion" makes me hope they did. Ok - there is a section of this song that starts around the 4:00 mark... I don't really recall exactly how we got started doing this but, years ago, we ended up training our poodles to have a Pavlovian response to us singing the notes from that section (set to the words "puppy dogs"). Silly, but if they heard it they knew it was time to eat. Eventually we got these automatic dog food dispensers that let you set a short recording to play whenever they dispensed. So we'd hear our adaptation of "Orion" played automatically twice a day. The dogs are pretty old now and too deaf for it to work anymore, but I still avoid doing "Orion" around them so that I don't accidentally disappoint them.
Another classic!
goat
Absolute masterpiece. Good argument this is the best metal album of all time, and no argument that is the best thrash metal album of all time.
Solid album even if it isn’t my thing. Favorite songs are Master of Puppets and Orion.
I think I just don't really like Metallica.
I like the instrumental. Quite repetitive and was bored of it by the end. Really good for what it is but not my thing.
Im not a big fan
Classic metal, straight ahead grooves most the time so if you like more soul it’s not for you but as far as metal goes it doesn’t get better than this.
I like how the first two songs transitioned into each other. I found the album a tad bit boring. It isn’t quite my taste
Just finished listening to it. I don't know if this genre classifies as rock or metal, but I don't think that it's really my thing. It was a good listening experience though. My favourites from this album were "Orion" and "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)." Overall it was good listening experience. I enjoyed the drum work especially in "Danger, inc."
Master of puppets goes hard and is giving Doom soundtrack. Solid album, felt more cohesive than other Metallica albums on here, even if I knew less tracks. Highlights: master of puppets, battery
This is a very good album and definitely worthy of its status as a classic of its genre, but for some reason I didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped I would, despite liking this kind of music. I liked it a lot, but for whatever reason it just didn't resonate with me the way my favourites in this genre do. Maybe it'll grow with me over time, but I don't know. Still very good, though. 4/5
Damage Inc and master of puppets standout for me. I think under appreciated for their lyricism. Having had to study some of their work in english classes. They arent just thrashing and yelling and playing fast solos, they are telling stories of addiction, control, and freedom. I just feel like they get credited as being music to listen to before going to gym, but their work goes much deeper than that. Anyhow. banger album. Hard to listen to at the desk at work however.
I was really excited to listen to this but I was a bit let down to be honest. I think it's just been massively overhyped Good album? Yes. But not as life changing as people make out Honestly I enjoyed the music but the songs were too long for me personally. Master of Puppets is a great song but I'm more of an Enter Sandman fan 3 ⭐️
Pretty fun and great toe dip into metal.
I am note a hardcore metal fan but this is really good. I listened to the s and m album a lot, and the title track always have me the goosebumps
Contender for best album ever IMO
Not for me
Coming back to this album, I have to say that it clicked finally. Prior to this journey, I never could get into Metallica. Now, this is becoming one of my favorite albums to listen to. It’s such a perfect album. Every song just hits hard and sticks in your head. The instrumentation is heavy, fast, and tight. I have become a Metallica fan and I have this amazing album to thank for that.
Good, but not their best. ★★★
Aqui o Metallica já era a maior banda de Thrash do Mundo. Esse álbum é matador! QoA Cloudscape.
Classic heavy metal. 4/5
Maybe greatest full album of all time