Reviews (page 8 of 14)
4.2/5
banger! fully prepared to have MASTER! MASTER! stuck in my head for a week. Tbh probably a 4.5 because I’m too much of a coward to give it a 5.
Really excellent stuff… would love to familiarize myself with Metallica’s oeuvre more but I love this tempo of metal and it is rightfully iconic through and through! Kind of weird that they named it after Jeff Dunham though…
kinda fell off since I stopped being in 9th grade. I'll defend metallica their get made fun of a little much. not the members themselves though keep making fun of them.
It felt a bit repetitive but it picked up again, not my usual listening choice but for sure a great album
I mentioned in my review for …And Justice for All that I liked this album. That’s not entirely true: when I first listened in 2014, I really did not enjoy this. My rating on besteveralbums was 45/100, which is the second-lowest rating I gave to anything in BEA’s top 100 (at the time), and the bottom 5% of ratings I gave to albums in AcclaimedMusic’s top 500. That said, I had the pleasure of seeing Metallica in 2014; they were at a festival and I was more interested in pretty much everyone else who was playing, but I got a kick out of how much the crowd loved Metallica even more than any other big name artist like Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, or Rihanna. Years later I listened to Ride the Lightning and loved it, and reasonably enjoyed Kill ‘Em All also. After “Master of Puppets” appeared in Stranger Things, I encountered a lot of people who weren’t previously into metal music who were now giving it a chance, and I relished in the opportunity to recommend albums which had been my gateway into metal (mainly Iron Maiden). But I also relooked at Master of Puppets and realized I now really enjoyed it, so I guess consider me one of these Stranger Things bandwagoners. On today’s listen, I think I enjoyed the album even more than before, to the point where I’m now considering a 4/5 re-rating, well above the 2/5 I gave it a decade ago. As a whole, Master of Puppets is a criticism of war (“Disposable Heroes”) and senseless violence (“Damage, Inc.”) organized by people with power who pull strings to get others to do their dirty work (“Master of Puppets”). There’s also criticisms of religion (“Leper Messiah”) and familial abuse (“Battery”), and it’s all topped off by some amazing guitar, drums, and bass. I’m still not big on Hetfield’s vocals, but in general the lyrics on this album are better and the vocals have a lesser role than on later albums. I’m glad I’m going through the 1001 Albums to Hear Before You Die list and reevaluating albums which I previously didn’t like, because I’m realizing how great shit like this is.
love this record. I think this was the absolute peak for metallica.
Tight like a Tiger. Solid Album
pretty good stuff
It was good. I liked it.
Great album, and I think they were ~20 years old when they wrote this? What a joke I was learning power chords.
Solid.
Surprised by how much I liked this! Stoopid lyrics but great music.
Metallica nunca ha sido exactamente lo mío pero aquí están inmensos.
Great guitar 🎸 riffs
Speaking of legendary, let’s go. I got into them with Black. I know, I know. I’m sure I’ve heard most of this before. I’ve always disliked the production. 1st nice guitar intro. Now for the drums I don’t like. lol. 2) legendary. Nice break in the middle. This album has a really nice musical balance with the metal. Nice acrobatic solo 3) know this one from Primus. Rhinoplasty 4) know this from one of the guitar hero. Drums are fun. Nice guitar. Little dissonance. More musical lyrics to start. I’m a fan 5 never heard this one. I can see why 6 same, liked this one better 7 Orion fucks. Finishing off with damage inc. Aight. Solid ending I don’t think I’ve ever listened to the album in full. I can see why they have so many fans. Fantastic shit. Wish the production was a bit more full. Some serious musicality shown at times. People say they sell out when they leaned into that and became mainstream, but it was always there, they needed to shed their metal shells. Technically fantastic too
Coming into this I was sure it was getting a perfect score but listening to it again, I realize just how good the title song is, makes the whole album feel slightly better than it actually is. Still a banging album though.
I don't think I've ever sit down and listened to it fully before. Amazing album but I didn't realise how long each song was. 8 songs in under an hour. It felt padded out after a while.
Really enjoyed Master of puppets the track and Orion, but first full listen through a metal album.
Lars is still a massive idiot.
Incredible!
For me, this type of music makes me feel like listening to it, even if I didn’t know I wanted to hear it originally. Choice Cut: Master of Puppets
Pretty cool, have heard the song master of puppets before of course, but disposable heroes was also cool
Despite not being a genre particularly to my taste, I really do admire the musical and technical skill. Melodies lead guitar lines, incredibly propulsive rhythm guitar/drums/bass. Lyrics tend to be rather silly, and the vocal style doesn't really offer much melodically, but it certainly builds a dramatic mood.
well it’s not and justice for all i fear
Strong metal. Metallica invented it.
Nice!!
Brilliant album. Would love to see these live. 4.5
Puppets, poppets, puppies, all good
Metallica as a band has always been sort of foreign to me. I'd say I'm a casual metal fan, I've heard my fair share of albums in the genre and its many subgenres (especially the "essential" listens), but oddly enough, I've never tuned into this album specifically. I listened to Metallica's previous album "Ride the Lightning" and enjoyed it quite a bit, especially "Fade to Black" which I listen to very often still. I can't say I remember much about that album, but after my initial listen to "Master of Puppets", it feels like just an extension of the sounds on that album. The riffs are incredible here, as you'd expect, it's Metallica. The opening distorted and muffled guitar tone on "Master of Puppets" stands as iconic and utterly mesmerizing. I love the stuttering nature of this song, it sounds like it never finds its footing and is always ready to break at any moment like in the strange, yet ethereal break in the middle. I do tend to love these gorgeous, atmospheric moments in metal music, they always sound so colossal, ethereal, and mystical. "Welcome Home" does this, it sounds very tranquil near the start before the drums slowly start to get louder and it transforms into its true headbanging form. It still retains that ethereal foundation throughout its entire duration, but just layers on top of it to the point where it feels like you're listening to two completely different songs on top of one another. The instrumental "Orion" was another highlight, I especially love the part near the halfway mark with the prominent bassline and the fuzzy guitar layering, this might be the most progressive-sounding song here. It's also just very melodic. This album has heavy rhythm guitar riffs and machine-gun, rapid drumming for days, to the point where there's no point in me talking about them, they speak for themselves. The real hooks here are whenever Kirk Hammet comes in with one of his many eclectic shredding solos. They're flurries of unadulterated energy that never overstay their welcome or stray from the narrow path they carve out for themselves sonically. Guitar solos like this are usually the highlights of metal albums for me and this album is no exception. They're rapid, firey, and sharp, and send a rush of joy through me each time they crop up. My favorite has to be on "Disposable Heroes". While I do like this album, I do have a few problems in general. While this doesn't apply to all the songs, I'd say there's a general lack of substance when looking at some of these songs holistically. The parts themselves are very well done, but the sum of those parts comes off blander than what the components make it out to be. I'd say the main reason for my feeling this way is James Hetfield's vocals. They're super one-note here and, at their worst, completely rigid and skeletal. He's not a bad vocalist, and I wouldn't say he takes away from any of the songs, but he certainly does little to add to (most) them. Vocally that is, lyrically his depictions of torture, control, and dark religious themes are interesting to listen to, although I'll admit I didn't pay them too much attention this listen. The title track is an exception because of its hooky nature and also because I like the way Hetfield depicts addiction and submission to drugs. With all that said, I'd be lying to myself if I said I didn't enjoy this. In fact, I knew I was going to enjoy it no matter what when I got into it. While not mind-blowing, this album still feels like that low-hanging fruit that's super easy to grasp and equally as easy to enjoy.
Favourite tracks: battery; master of puppets; the thing that should not be; leper messiah
A weird album to listen to at 7:30 AM while heading to a professional development workshop. 4.5/5
Toen ik 11 of 12 was, wapperden mijn leeftijdsgenoten altijd met dit album. Het was toen 'heel erg oud'. Mwa, een jaartje of 5, maar zo gaat dat in het hoofd van kinderen. Ik was er toen nooit heel erg van onder de indruk. Vond het veel te eentonig. En dat merk ik nu ook. Maar vooral op de momenten dat de eentonigheid doorbroken wordt. Bijvoorbeeld tijdens de goed gecomponeerde titeltrack of als in Welcome Home de gitaren het woord krijgen.
8.5/10
Hard pounding, frenetic, angry. Yep, this metal is heavy. Metallica is very good on this album but not great. They're not one-dimensional but they could be more multi-dimensional - it's missing a bit of harmony or a bit of something else than it's usual routine. Even the band itself remarked at the time they were still trying to figure out how to truly play in synch. The title track has come on the radio a lot recently and I kind of shrug my shoulders after awhile. Like yeah, I heard that before or for the last few minutes. What you don't get on the radio is the interlude about halfway through, which is the kind of thing the album needs more of - some change of pace. But it's almost like a separate song, not quite integrated as well as it could be. And it does make the song 8.5 minutes long, which is a bit much. Same issue as And Justice for All - too much decadence and songs that carry on a bit too long. Master of Puppets (the song) could've had all its twists and turns and been done in 5 minutes. Battery has a cool little intro but then it's just discarded, like it was a tease, for a purely pounding rest of the song. I didn't mind the intensity of the song, but imagine if they could find a way to keep flowing that deft guitar harmony from the intro with some of the pounding beats later on? Welcome Home is a nice change of pace and I appreciated the thoughtfulness of the lyrics - I think I was also looking for a bit more of that throughout. I shouldn't be so negative because it is a good album. There are some very smart lyrics and songs that grab you with their pulsing beats - Disposable Heroes, Leper Messiah, Orion (no vocals). I just wanted a bit more variety in sound and a tighter, more intentional delivery.
All the subtlety of a sledgehammer, but in this case that’s what works. Metallica at arguably their best.
This is probably the most Metallica of Metallica albums. At least in pop culture? Solid album, iconic cover. Songs get a bit tedious though.
Hard.
Whether you think they have completely lost their touch and are long past their prime, or you believe they continue to do great things in metal, there is no denying the influence Metallica has had. Like it or not, they are easily the biggest metal band ever. It’s really not even close. And truthfully about a year ago I would have been apart of the latter crowd. I had a real distaste for Metallica. But I also wouldn’t have really called myself a huge fan of metal music. I liked stuff here and there. But now I find myself being able to sit down and appreciate the genre way more. One thing I took issue with on another thrash classic, Reign in Blood, was the length of the songs. They just weren’t long enough. This album thankfully doesn’t make the same mistake. It takes plenty of time to really pummel you with its ferociously heavy and fast riffs. But it is also really good at drawing itself back and getting more melodic, or even acoustic at certain points, and building up to something cool. Realistically, based on what they are playing, this was the band’s peak in level of performance. People love to give Lars shit now, but he is a fucking machine on this record. Each of the four members are firing on all cylinders. Unfortunately this was the last we would get to hear of Cliff, who took the band to the next level with his thunderous bass playing. I can no longer pretend that I hate Metallica. Because I don’t. I do really love a lot of what this band did, and their impact on metal music is so enormous. Metallica made metal normal and cool for a time, and Master of Puppets is a glowing example of their talent. Rating: 8/10
classic
good
It's an enjoyable classic but lacks a bit of variation among the songs. Perfect for me 20 years ago.
Solid metal album.
Surprisingly formulsic. Half time-feeling 4/4, hetfield chugging, pentatonic wah or up and down s minor scale lead. Lyrics are all ominous fragments with implied subject. Eg twisting up your dreams, waits for foggy death, dying time! Kinda corny. However formula was probably bracing when first heard. Sanitarium has sick hook foreshadowing songwriting advances. Leper messiahs good , orion instrmental too. Theres a yardbirds like psychedelic riff on one of the back half songs. Sometimes the spoken word s are corny as shit, but the whispered damage inc is tight
I love the mood and feel of Metallica's music, it's very nostalgic at this point. It's never been my genre but I do appreciate the gloomy intensity. "Leper Messiah" is my favorite track on the album.
4.5
One of metals finest albums
filled with nostalgia
It's funny to me how many albums this project has served me so far that have a pretty stark "Side A vs. Side B" difference in my enjoyment. As a horror fan, a guitar player, a rock music enthusiast of many sub-genres, and someone who truly doesn't care for all of Metallica's material (besides the obvious St. Anger flop), Side A of Master of Puppets is a 10/5; it just hits all of the right notes for me (pun intended). Side B gets a 3/5, mostly because "Orion" is such a stunning instrumental (RIP, Cliff Burton you talent). The other 3 tracks are impressive thrash metal fundamentally, but don't stand out to me as equally re-listenable. Memory unlocked: when I first learned how to play the main riff to Welcome Home (Sanitarium) in college, I felt like a million bucks and was so proud of myself. This song also features one of the best guitar solos in rock history. Come at me if you disagree. Damn, I think I need to pick up my "axe" and play a bit of this again tonight. This is a very good album. RIP, Cliff Burton. "In maaaadnesssssss! Youuuuu DWELL!" Interesting factoids from Wikipedia: *[Master of Puppets] was the band's final album to feature bassist Cliff Burton, who died in a bus accident in Sweden during the album's promotional tour. *The album is the band’s most recent to date to feature a runtime under an hour. *The lyrical theme [of the song "Master of Puppets"] is cocaine addiction. *"The Thing That Should Not Be" was inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos created by famed horror writer H.P. Lovecraft, with notable direct references to The Shadow over Innsmouth and to Cthulhu himself, who is the subject matter of the song's chorus. It is considered the heaviest track on the album, with the main riff emulating a beast dragging itself into the sea. *"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" was based on Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and conveys the thoughts of a patient unjustly caged in a mental institution *The title [of "Leper Messiah"] derives from the lyrics to the David Bowie song "Ziggy Stardust". *The band was not satisfied with the acoustics of the American studios they considered, and decided to record in (drummer Lars) Ulrich's native Denmark. Ulrich took drum lessons, and (guitarist Kirk) Hammett worked with Joe Satriani to learn how to record more efficiently. Ulrich was in talks with Rush's bassist and vocalist Geddy Lee to produce the album, but the collaboration never materialized because of uncoordinated schedules. *With a reputation for drinking, the band stayed sober on recording days. *The album cover was designed by Metallica and Peter Mensch and painted by Don Brautigam. It depicts a cemetery field of white crosses tethered to strings, manipulated by a pair of hands in a blood-red sky. Ulrich explained that the artwork summarized the lyrical content of the album—people being subconsciously manipulated. The original artwork was sold at Rockefeller Plaza, New York City for $28,000 in 2008. Standouts: Battery, Master of Puppets, The Thing That Should Not Be, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Orion
Battery is a great opener. Master of Puppets is fucking awesome. The Things that Should Not Be is meh. Sanitarium is solid. Disposable Heroes is my favorite song on the album. Leper Messiah is my least favorite song on the album. Then closing it out with Orion and Damage Inc. is tremendous.
Good for the gym
3.875 per track.
Complex rythm and melodic. Too blocky for me but enjoyable
This album is so freaking good! I love this album. NOt my personal favorite by them but such a classic, heavy album.
Goes hard while playing Stardew
Really cool and tight album. I love the full on trash , it feels like a hardcore album. However, at any moment where it starts leaning to hard one way, they pull you back in with methodical guitar solos or licks. It really grounds me back into the song. Its loud, its aggressive, its heavy. The tempos and vocals are fast, but it never really gets away from itself. I'm not a huge metalhead and probably won't revisit this often, but I do like how intense and full this sound is.
Great. Relentless.
Epic! Battery is a killer opener and from then on, nothing lets up. Orion is a really different track, highlighting the skills of Cliff Burton (played live it sounded awesome) and you can see why it’s considered a classic.
Top notch!
I have to be in the mood to listen to Metallica. Normally when I’m on my own in the house turn up the amp, open a beer and perform with my air guitar. I enjoy doing that with this album but thing is I never take much notice of the music or the lyrics. It’s just the thumping basic primeval experience I enjoy. Having said that isn't this one of the functions of music? I think it is but for me I couldn’t sit and listen constructively to heavy metal. This album is one great guitar riff after another which is the reason I will reach for it when I’m in the mood. The instrumental Orion is riff heaven and a thing of beauty. It is probably the best continuous and varied guitar riff album I own so love it for that reason alone.
Metallica is the definitive heavy metal band. Master of Puppets was their major label debut, and the album that catapulted the band into stardom. The songs have the characteristic harsh, technical guitar riffs, and the scream like vocals of the genre, and have the longer than normal rock songs that was common in the band's early work. Master of Puppets is regarded as the band's best work. Some claim this is the best heavy metal album. It's a consistent set of well written songs, and clearly genre-defining - generations of bands attempted to replicate the sound of Metallica.
Inspite of Master of Puppets - objectively - being one of Metallica's best albums, I somewhat prefer ... and Justice For All and the black album. It's still an iconic album; with songs like Battery, Master of Puppets, and Orion being iconic in their own right. 4/5
I didn't enjoy this as much as their self titled album, however it still was good. I'd need to listen to it a few more times before I decide if I'd add it to my rotation.
Hella dank
Cool cool - molto interessante dovrei riscoltare perche' non sono stato molto attento questi PhD mi distruggono
Great high-octane metal album. Was familiar with many of the songs but a couple were new. Liked them all, good mix of blazing speed with melodic ballad
An older album of theirs… I liked their later stuff better because the lyrics improved greatly. The songs on this album I liked were more instrumental and less angry!!
Еще один пример того, что охуенная музыка не знает жанровых преград и может быть успешной. Лучшая песня - Master Of Puppets
Surprisingly good
Great, but apart from sanitarium I wished I was listening to ride the lightning…
\m/ \m/
Niet helemaal geluisterd maar wel heel lekker
Des gross riffs, rythme assez lent au final. Master of puppets tellement légendaire
It is not too long yet too repetitive for me, but it has a couple of really good tunes.
This isn’t metallicas best album but it is still very good. The hardcore metal and prog rock instrumentals carry this album along with the catchier and anthem chanting songs. This was kind of the transitional album where Metallica went from lesser know to sensational rockstars. This was right in the middle of that as their next two albums were insanely well made. This had the Metallica roots done really well. 8.1/10
This album is a good bit of thrashy fun, if not a little repetitive. With only 8 songs in 54 minutes, things are bound to get a little repetitive, though. I'm not really a metalhead, and Metallica have never meant that much to me, but I'm beginning to appreciate their '80s albums more in recent years. Enough has been said about the (admittedly fantastic) title track, but the rest of the record chugs along with all the intensity and aggression you'd expect from them. With intricate musical patterns and unrelenting speed, it's hard not to bang your head to this, even if you may feel like you've just taken a pounding when you're done.
Ls was as
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I've always been a fan of Metallica, but I guess I would be considered a "middle career" fan. These early albums aren't as great as the early to mid nineties ones that started in 1991. Hetfield still hasn't quite developed his bassy throaty vocals just yet. Still, it's Metallica, so I can't go below a 4.
I used to give a lot of shit to people who loooooved Metallica, hell I used to specifically hate on them for no real reason. As I've gotten older, I've realized some of my music opinions in my earlier years were straight trash. Mostly mind-melded by friends and loved ones. I really enjoyed this album. There's alot not to like about Metallica, but they can JAM and this album absolutely rocks.
One of their better albums. More songs, less extended, frenetic thrash.
BEST ALBUM EVER \^^/
Pretty good album but a bit too much for my taste nowadays.
What happened to Metallica between 1986 and 1991?! This is so, so much better than the risible self-titled album from a couple of weeks ago. It's a band with serious muscle, not taking themselves too seriously and backed by some of the crispest, strongest production you'll hear anywhere. It's still a big macho guy shouting about how unfair the world is, and it's still a genre that doesn't float my barge, so it's never going to score super-high, but I enjoyed it, and I totally respect the quality. The final track lets it down quite badly too to be fair - it could be any generic terrible metal band.
Good old school metallica. Long songs and lots of speed.
Ei ensimmäistäkään paskaa biisiä vaikka taso kyllä vaihtelee levyn sisällä. On hauska huomata kuinka vielä kasarilla biisit tehtiin levyä varten ilman ajatuksia radiosoiton max 3min rajoista keston suhteen.
Solid album. First time hearing it in its entirety.
remembering this from high school. Didn't like it at the time, now slightly better
Clásico incuestionable. Guitarras poderosas, bateria omnipresente. Potencia desmesurada, energía desbordante. Melodias metal reconocibles, inmortales, canónicas. Todos querían ser Metallica. Metal con solera. A cualquier humano le dan ganas de agitar su melena , tocar la guitarra en el aire y trabajar en su motocicleta, sin camiseta, en el garaje.
Fantastic although not lars best work
Very good! there are apparently other good Metallica songs besides enter sandman!
Very fun, actually good despite the band
8.5/10 Its master of puppets. Metalica is not even close to my favorite metal/rock band but this album is a great experience
Great for doing pushups! HAHA
A classic… I’m not a huge metal fan, but of course this one had some classic songs
Great vocals and some excellent guitar solos
It was really interesting listening to this album front to back. All I could hear was the influence to the bands I listened to in the mid-late 90s and early 2000s. Especially metalcore, post-hardcore, and even some skate punk. I absolutely recognize this album's significance, but I also recognize that I'm just not this kind of metal fan. My favorite track was probably the instrumental Orion which I think is one of the reasons we have bands like Coheed and Cambria and Thrice.
Metallica deliver here without a doubt - great album.
This was a decent album some good songs some I would like to have skipped over all 4
Definitely the best of the big 4 in my opinion. One of the best Metallica albums for me, though it's not as thrashy as I remember. Still a banger all the way through. Mixing could've been better--it sounds hollow at times and the vocals can get lost in the mix depending on the sound setup. 4.5/5
Liked it more than the other Metallica album. Hard to piece my thoughts together on this as it’s not my favorite genre, but it was still good.
Battery - 4 Master of Puppets - 5 The Thing That Should Not Be - 3 Welcome Home - 5 Disposable Heroes - 4 Leper Messiah - 3 Orion - 5 Damage - 3
Master of Puppets by Metallica Thursday 5/9/2024, 1:15, office S Tier————————— Battery Master of Puppets A Tier————————— Leper Messiah Welcome Home (Sanitarium) B Tier————————— Orion Damage Inc. The Thing That Should Not Be Disposable Heroes
ok, it's a classic and it's better than i wanted it to be.
Enjoyed it - will listen again.
The drum mixing kinda sucks but it's made up for by the guitar. A good time.
I must admit, I am not the biggest fan of metal and yet I'd admit that there were a few bangers in here, a few ditties if you will
Nice
La cumbre del thrash metal en un álbum, mítico y trascendental sonando hasta el día de hoy.
High energy. Fun album, but some of the songs drag on pretty long and the whole things starts to blend together.
I see it's a seminal album in thrash metal and I think for that genre that's a fair comment. It's really interesting, complex, musical whilst being of course in your face. I enjoyed it.
Quite enjoyable
I was done with metal around 1982, so I never got into Metallica. Probably wouldn't have ever given them a listen if not for this site. Enjoyed this a lot.
Surprisingly, I've never listened to this album fully before. I enjoyed it, but not as much as I thought I would, if I were honest.
Good album
Another classic Metallica album. My favorite is still ...And Justice For All, though.
iconico, avrei dovuto ascoltarlo per intero prima. tra metal e melodie, anche testi profondi e tecnica elaborata.
Classic metal album. Intoxicating and energetic. It's songs are all powerful and incite you to move.
I like this album
This is a solid offering from Metallica. Thrash gem.
Play some fuckin SLAYERRRRR!
Metallica has great advantage over other heavy metal bands. And it's pretty simple. James Hetfield can sing with a clear voice. You can hear it on this album. He does it with ease. You can hear what he is siniging, instead of the usual heavy metal vocals. It turns the perfomance in the great direction. Add the original guitar riffs. Boom. You get a great album and one of the greatest metal bands in the history overall.
My dad listened to a lot of Metallica when I was growing up.. Things like Alice in Chains, Metallica, Even some early Kid Rock (lol I know) was on often in the garage as he worked on bikes.. Now of course I have listened to Master of Puppets before but I never really gave Metallica my full time of day. As a teen I loved metal like Slipknot and as a young adult I was more into bands like Power Trip or Loathe.. So relistening to Master of Puppets as a complete work, I was reminded how sick this band really is.. I won't get into a full review of each track that I loved on this album but my favorite song on this album is 'The Thing That Should Not Be'.. It starts with a slow build but quickly you're led into this buzzsaw power metal riff that you just want to start moving to. My one gripe with this album is I don't find it as replayable as some other albums.. Once I've listened through once, I feel satisfied for awhile.. anyways, I love this track. I love this album. I love Metallica. Some of the greatest metal of all time for sure. Overall: 4.4/5
Disposable Heroes is magically manic, complete with fake finish. Hammett's solo is also quite musical instead of his usual jarring speedshow. A bit more light and shade and a bit less Orion would give this 5 stars.
Staple of my late teens
Classic Metallica. Not my favorite of theirs, probably top 3. their best sounding album of the 80's
Not a fan of Metallica but there are bops on here for sure.
A classic metal album. Metal is a very hit or miss for me. But, I gotta say..there was very little wrong with this album. It's nostalgic, there are a bit parts where it's a little bland, but I don't think it affects the album to say it's bad.
Is this or "... And Justice for All" the best Album?
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this. I've been all over the place with Metallica on this list but this one I liked. Or maybe I was just in the right mood for it.
It's interesting to listen to this now. It's been a long time. In my brain, the vocals aren't nearly as sludgy as they are on this recording. I don't know if it's the difference of equipment, or if the CD is mixed very differently, or what. I'm fairly sure my main way of listening to this album was on cassette and it was a portable system, nothing fancy and the system I have now is definitely light years better. The songwriting is strong, and they definitely tapped into something that wasn't in the forefront of metal at the time. Faster tempos, more sophisticated topics. I would never have suspected that the title track would make a monster comeback 35+ years later... I do think this is my favorite Metallica album, though it's a lot less clearly mixed listening to it now than it is in memories in my brain LOL
I'd give it five! But reality is - 5 should be for those albums I'll Love Love which is only my own music taste... this is a AGREAT album! Amazing drumming and guitar.... just Love it. Not a huge fan of his voice tho... :[
Some of their best. Opening with Battery and MOP is a great way to bring the heat
Good
I didn't get around to this until later in life. As I get older, this one gets better.
I grew up listening to this album. It was up there with Ride the Lightning in how different it was. Changed the face of heavy metal.
I'm more surprised that it took me so long to listen to this album in its entirety
Impeccable rhythmically. It's crazy how humans have come such a long way musically, that's possible to create this. Especially heavy powerful playing. I like the theme of the abuse of power. So well executed.
Good metal music
Metal that feels solid to this non-metal fan
Bangerz
good thrash metal classic album, aged very well and is still a banger.
Legendary album for a reason. This era of heavy metal was such an apex for the genre, it was just so full of epic symphonic progression that keeps the energy building and changing 4.5/5
I thought Megadeth had some sweet rifts but this was even better. I was boopin and boppin
Not normally my thing but really enjoyed
A timeless album that is still headbanging worthy.
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No review needed.
I loved it! Doesn’t maintain the pacing as good as some of their other albums but it is unapologetically aggressive throughout
Amazing album, fantastic instrumentals and voice performances, but I don’t really care for the lyrics, and the songs could drag on for a little too long. But those flaws are overshadowed by their pros. 8/10
La petite intro à la guitare acoustique avant de sortir la grosse artillerie est bienvenue. Pas très convaincu par /Battery/, mais /Disposable Heroes/ et /Orion/ étaient sympa. C'est pas l'album de Metallica qui me convainc le plus cependant.
Awesome record. Have loved forever. Still goes hard.
F’ing Metallica! I’m not very much into this kind of music anymore but they always have been the exception! Standouts: Master of Puppets, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Others: Battery, Damage Inc.,The Things That Should Not Be, Disposable Heroes, Orion,
Love love love...all of it.
Fun album, it feels like very melodic metal. 4/5
Never listened to this album before. Good all around. Wish they still sounded like this.
the album was pretty good. i listened to it with my dad. i don’t think he liked it too much 😭 my favorite songs were “Master of Puppets,” “The Thing That Should Not Be,” “Welcome Home (Sanitarium),” and “Orion.”
Peak Metallica imo
Finally some REAL music. Middle school boys RISE UP!
Never actually listened to this front to back, which is a cardinal sin for any metalhead. Really enjoyed it though, Metallica are at their best when they're experimenting and having fun. Orion really demonstrates that
Pure Metallica. The title track is worth the price of the album by itself.
Can’t go wrong wrong with the OG metallicas
Really good great piano and drums and vocals 100% would listen again
I WAS BORN FOR DYINGGGG!!!1
9/10
Classic album! Title track is obviously the star of the show here. That song alone has inspired many! Opening track opens great, but kind of fizzles once it comes in. Overall really classic 80's Metallica. I think I like Ride the Lightning a tad more... Probably a 3.5 though, I'll round up.
It starts with my all-time favorite Metallica song: BATTERY!! Great album, have been hearing it a lot of times during my younger years, as I had many hard-rock fans among my friends.
Nostalgia
I think this album is a little overshadowed by And Justice For All. For some good reason, but Master of Puppets has a lot to offer. This was the loudest shit available at the time. That's gotta count for something.
I'm not a huge metal fan but I can dig some Metallica. This has some real heaviness but with musicianship missing from some of the more terrible death and thrash metal. "Master of Puppets" is the albums star and with the pointless and seemingly endless war in Ukraine raging "Disposable Heroes" is as poignant as ever. Orion also was pretty good
Not really into metal but this was just objectively an excellently crafted album. I’d obviously heard of it before but this was my first time actually listening to Metallica, and I was pleasantly surprised. Pretty good!
Muy pesado, tiene su jugo pero para darle más puntaje necesito escucharlo un poco más
Master of Puppets is the third album by American heavy metal band Metallica. It received widespread acclaim and is considered one of the greatest metal albums of all time, as well as being a cornerstone of the thrash metal scene. It is certified 6 times platinum in the US and was the first metal album to be added to the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress for being culturally/historically/aesthetically significant. This important thrash metal album is a banger - no question about it. Even if you're not a fan of metal music, Master of Puppets will have you headbanging along to the rocking drums and shocking guitar riffs. It's an awesome album that I think everyone should listen to!
i almost skipped this because i never thought metallica were half as heavy as they were supposed to be but this record kicks ass and i'm not afraid to say i was wrong
Ja ha haft stark antipati mot metallica sen klassiska skivan men dehä va nog banger
Some real good stuff in there. Totally my style.
AJ: sooo I’ve listened to Metallica the same way I started with Pearl Jam. I didn’t listen to albums right away besides Ten and The Black Album. I liked a couple tunes on Ride the Lightning before my mom threw it away. But through radio and live albums I heard a lot of both of their popular songs. So hearing Master of Puppets as the second song on an album instead of a car chase montage is really cool. Never knew it was 8+ minutes! Crazy assholes. So heavy, so fast, but so tight. Fuck Lars. 🤘🏻 Cat: pure gasoline. Just epic shit. The guitar harmonies, the time changes, all masterful and legendary.
3.5 i respect what metallica did for the genre and i liked this a lot more than i expected i would. however i would still rather listen to the bands they inspired. a very solid start though.
Super happy to see this pick today.
Good
Metallica is pretty cool, but might not be for me
This album is a masterpiece of thrash metal and most likely edges out "And Justice for All" as my favorite Metallica album. The overall tone is dark and ominous that successfully mixes in-your-face thrash with melodic instrumentation to give the album a generally complex sound. Favorite Song - Orion, Master of Puppets, Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Least Favorite Song - The Thing That Should Not Be This song was very monotonous apart from the solo No Skip Album? - No, I could see myself skipping "The Thing That Should Not Be"
Metallica - Master of Puppets Album released 3 March 1986 Genre - American Heavy Metal. First thoughts: not my type of music. But a lot of the songs surprised me. Knew of Master of Puppets from Stranger things but starting with Battery and into that was amazing. Some of the songs were a little lengthy which brought it down for me. 4/5
Favorite Song: Welcome Home (Sanatarium) There’s a reason Metallica is famous.
This was great. I've never really listened to Metallica before. It's got elements of rock from that era that I typically don't enjoy, but there's just so many bits that elevate it throughout. From those staccato like shred notes at the end of Battery, to the more operatic moments through out, something in each track stood out and roped me in. Would have been better if it leaned into some Doom, but that's the case for all music, so won't mark it down for that. Fav track: Master of puppets
Held up as a pinnacle of the genre and its not hard to see why. Hetfield's delivery is perfect for the overdramatic, grand guignol lyrics. The band employ an impressive amount of light and shade over the albums runtime, but the shreds and headbangs are where it shines. Not my go-to brand of metal and never will be, but this was a great fun listen and a perfect entry point into one of the genres most indelible bands. Fave track: Master of Puppets
One of the strongest bookends of songs we’ve had - super strong opener and closer, and everything else in between just happens to be pretty enjoyable too. Some great production and chemistry here to land some energetic and politically aggressive headbangers. I never knew I was secretly a fan of thrash metal. Fave track: Battery
listened to again not my favorite genre of metal, but i still respect the hell outta their legacy and this album is an uncontested classic
This Album was the first one I got to share with my dad. ...And justice for all was the second. This album helped me get into Metal and I'm forever grateful for them.
Brilliant album that offered many Metallica classics!
You know it’s not bad. It’s really quite good. I’ve played it three times and can enjoy listening to it. What I like: Intros and middle eights. They’ve got a good grasp of rock dynamics and know that if you have 30s of acoustic noodling/slow strumming then the crunching riffs come on even stronger. Twin guitars. Always a sucker for some double-guitar interplay. Bits of this, the best bits, sound a bit like Thin Lizzy. A good thing in my book. It’s not really thrash though is it? If it is its the slowest thrash ever. So there’s actually room for tunes, singing, musicality etc to come through. It is intense. There’s no number about a lady in a red dress to be found anywhere. Doomy lyrics. It was the eighties. Ronnie was joking around with the nuclear football, cruise missiles and the like. Not to mention the height of Thatcherism over here. So lyrics about death, destruction, madness, conscription and cannon doddering and general catastrophe are just fine. And the screaming, roaring delivery really sells it. Riffs. Huge riffs. Riffs from outer space. Riffs carved from the side of Mount Rushmore. If these riffs were an actor they’d be Brian Blessed shouting from the top of a Welsh mountain. What’s not so good. The inessential instrumental. When your other tracks are called things like Leper Messiah, The Thing That Should Not Be or Sanitorium then having an instrumental called Orion rather lets the side down. Like YYZ on Moving Pictures its the heavy metal equivalent of the hip-hop skit. Where’s the screaming? Not that it’s bad, just that it’s not really needed. They could do with an edit button. Most of the tracks clock in at the 6 minute mark which given the sound is everything up to 11 can get a little exhausting.
Очевидно, легендарная работа Хорошего можно сказать много про неё. Из интересного, слишком она предсказуемой ощущается моментами, даже в работах, которые слышишь впервые. Очень понравилась работа Orion. Звучит сильно мягче и приятнее
Ну вот это то, чего я от Металлики в целом и ожидал всегда. Странно оставлять такой комментарий к их наверное самому классическому альбому?)) Вот здесь нормальные такие рифачки, и записаны они правильно, в сравнении с симфонической версией. В целом, и написать-то даже нечего. Металика и есть Металика, чтобы в ушах звенело (слишком толсто).
A fucking classic. Not my fav Metallica album (Ride is) but man...this is a top 10 album.
Almost perfect.
If not their best album, it's their second best, behind "...And Justice For All"
I guess I've gone back-and-forth on Metallica a lot. I listened to them a fair bit in the late 2000s, but hadn't touched it in 20 years. Then early in the 1001 journey, I was thinking about how music tastes could change over time, and was curious to go back and listened to some Metallica to see if I felt the same way about it as I used to. At that time I determined that I didn't like it as much as I used to. But then less than a week later the generator gifted us with Anthrax, which was clearly far worse heavy metal. Then we got Megadeth just a few weeks later, and maybe those experiences helped me understand the value of Metallica. A year later we listened to Metallica's self-titled "Black" album, and I forgot to write a review. I think I liked it, but still maybe not the way I used to. But "Master of Puppets" is the Metallica that I was looking for the whole time. This album and "Ride the Lightning" were my favorites. With the black album and their later work, I don't like the way James Hetfield uses his voice as much. Here the vocals are raw and intense, and don't try to be anything else. The drums are pounding, the guitars thrash. "Battery" is great, and then the beginning of the title track is a little lackluster, but by the time the solo half-way through "Master of Puppets" hits the band is firing on all cylinders. From there it's a sprint to the finish. It can all sound too similar at times, but it's broken up by amazing guitar solos, and the whole thing is wrapped up at track 8 before it wears out its welcome. I'll have to go check out "Ride the Lightning" again, and I guess "Metallica" too so I can fill in that missing review.
4.5 really, only not giving 5 cos don’t won’t to feel cond
Do all of the songs sound alike? Maybe, but when that sound is "greatness" who cares?
Good metal, but it overstays its welcome. If you’re looking for an all time great, I’d recommend something like Sabbath, not this.
This is the Metallica of my youth, and still top tier metal in my book. The lyrics are a little basic and the singing, while very competent, isn't much more than that. The music is impeccable though, and just a good time when I'm in this genre mood. Holds up very well.
Good tracks here but I'm not a metalhead.
Hard hitting kings of thrash are at it again with this pearler of a album. Noise with a message as it hits your eardrums that is so anti war it looks like it is putting bouquets in tank gun barrels while wearing a Tiananmen square t-shirts. A true metal classic and worth multiple listens and is going straight into my metal playlist. Favourite tracks - Master of puppets, Disposable Heroes
Much better than the black album.
SONUNDA DÜZGÜN BİR SEY GELDİ YA iki haftadır 70ler erkek grupları ve garip garip müzikler dinliyordum, yeter. Gayet güzeldi albüm olarak, aşırı aşırı heavy metal olmaması güzeldi. Gitarlar çok iyiydi, gerçekten güzeldi. Metallica neden bu kadar abartılıyor sorusunun çok çeşitli cevaplarına giriş niteliğinde olabilecek albümlerden biri gibiydi. Genel olarak müzik kalitesi iyiydi. lyricalitesi de iyiydi bence, az ve öz ama aşırı saçma sapan sözler de değildi. Enstrümanlar, gitarlar özellikle *chef's kiss* Master of Puppets : zaten albümün de adı, şarkı da çok güzeldi. Ortalarda bir yerde birden değişen bir gitar solosu vardı, bayıldım. Disposable Heroes : bu da enjoyable bir parçaydı, sanırım bunun en sonunda şarkı bitti sanıp bir anda beş saniye daha gitar çalınca şaşırmıştım ama emin değilim. Overall: 8.5'tan 9/10
This album has some great riffs and impressive guitar playing but most of the songs sound the same. The album was also dragged out way too long. This could've easily been forty minutes and it would have still had the same effect on me. With other genres I normally wouldn't have a problem with repeated riffs and chord progressions but when I'm listening to thrash or metal I want to be stimulated the entire time and not have to listen to an 8 minute instrumental song and this is coming from a big jazz fan. Every song on here is good and I would enjoy each song on it's own on separate occasions but when listening to this as a project the repetitiveness stands out to me I give this 7.5/10, would probably rate it higher after a relisten but I most likely won't for a good while.
PURO ROOOOCK!!! Me vuelvo loca, no soy de escuchar rock, no lo consumo, pero metallica en este álbum (no conozco otro jajant) centra el rock a mi opinión en su mayor puesto, al ver la duración me hacen muy largas, pero al terminar estas satisfecho con la duración. Musica de la buena diría mi viejo. Esta bueno el juego con la musica, como en Leper Messiah o Master Of Puppets
I literally was complaining about all the psychedelic rock and ask for some metal. boom. I like the album didn't know they had an instrumental to be honest with you
4.0
I love the band, the album is strong but I am only a fan of individual songs and some specific solos. I am not sure how I feel about the album as a whole. Its great to hear some of Cliff Burton in these songs, and the album has a huge significant value which determined my rating despite not being a huge fan of this album specifically.
The guitar work is amazing. I honestly don't remember much else. I wouldn't put this on in every situation, but it's a good album to pump you up...or wake you up.
An all time classic
Pretty much Metallica at their peak, though I slightly prefer RtL. Well produced without being “slick,” and mature without being self-indulgent.
This is Metallica's third album, but one could argue that it was their most prolific and polished up to this point. It matched the tenacity and highs of prior efforts with their major singles, but also had a solid B-side. As a result, this became a more mainstream hit, but also made their sound that much more influential on the growing music of the time. It wasn't just loud music, but melodic and haunting.
This is not my favorite Metallica album as that would be "...and Justice for All" but this is an essential album to listen to, as this is the album that helped continue to bring the thrash metal genre more in to the mainstream. This is the album that helped set up "hardcore" Metallica fans to be disappointed with every 90's release. Even if you don't like thrash metal, this album helps set the precedent for other bands to come.
I’d been looking forward to this album since I’d never listened to it all the way through. I have to admit I’m biased toward the black album because it’s what I grew up with (which I know is heresy to some) but I can still appreciate the importance of this album. It also helps that it rocks and is both fun and heavy unlike sepultura albums. The title track is definitely the best but I also enjoyed Orion a good amount, which probably just shows my black album leanings.
Seems weird that Metallica and thrash metal peaked more than 35 years ago. I would have said almost as weird as the people who think Metallica still have a good album in them, but that latest song, Lux Æterna, was actually pretty good.
Damn I liked this a lot more than I expected! Strong guitar gets me every time
Of the big 4 thrash metal, I consider Metallica to be the most accessible, with slower, groovier riffs and memorable structures that appeal to non-metal fans the same way Black Sabbath did a decade prior. The tracks tend to be pretty diverse, showing a lot of what thrash has to offer. Besides the titular track, I wasn't too impressed by the first half's compositions, but I was really swayed in the latter half. Of course, they're all incredibly talented, and the production is clear and appropriate. Battery: A powerful opener representative of the genre with speedy power moments meshing flawlessly with a slower melodic middle section. Not a complex song and doesn't stand out from the genre, but certainly shows what thrash is about and what Metallica can do. Master of Puppets: Their doomy masterpiece that wastes no time getting into the action, full of memorable hooks and moments that keep you on the edge of your seat. The chorus is catchy and has an incredibly build up for anyone to sing to. Nearly 9 minutes and yet every second is exhilarating, composed of several distinct movements and repeating motifs. The Thing that Should Not Be: Probably the darkest and doomiest song, with vocals, bass, and lyrics reminiscent of Black Sabbath. Really awesome squeely guitar solo in the middle section. Other than that, I found most of the song to be forgettable and drawn out. Welcome Home (Sanitarium): A melodic atmospheric proggy piece that reminds me of Rush or later bands like Faith No More or Dream Theater. Pretty forgettable. Disposable Heroes: Fast, loud, and exciting but repeats itself a bit too much, working against its length. If only it were a bit shorter, I'd love it, but it's still one of my favorites. Leper Messiah: Flows well from Disposable Heroes with its speed and power and has a great bass sound. One of the highlights for sure. Orion: A jazzy and groovy instrumental piece that feels classical in its structure at times: my 2nd favorite track. Damage Inc: The fastest and technologically impressive song on the album.
ok
Great album. For being an hour long it went by really fast.
J’aime Metallica, écouté souvent Master of Puppets, Back to the Front. Le metal me met toujours de bonne humeur, et les prouesses des musiciens (guitare, drums) m’épatent
This is good. Own it.
Okay Monday morning, let's rock the fuck out then!! \m/ The title track is the gold standard template for high octane metal. It's that premium shit. The rest of the album keeps up the psychotic pace, there's not a dull moment here. Lyrically, it's so much more intense and interesting than the garden variety "hail satan, we think we're badasses" stuff you heard from a lot of other metal acts at the time. It paved the way for a bold new era of metal. The album art is very compelling too, it meshes seamlessly with the album content in such a satisfying way. Black album is the magnum opus though.
This album went hard AF with "Master of Puppets" being the obvious best song. 8/10.
Such a great album. Almost perfect
- me (a dumbass) at the beginning of this: i thought metallica was metal? then the song gets going like oh okay yeah there it is - just looking ahead at this tracklist this has a lot of 8 minute songs too like girl please don't be as repetitive as Sound of Silver i can't take that again - these songs are all blending together tbh, but i do enjoy some loud music overall impressions, out of all the albums i've gotten so far (this is #14) this is the closest to something i would listen to on the regular, but nothing specific about it really jumped out to me.
Really good album, very enjoyable
Classic
Un clásico, eso es lo que es
Hva skjer med albumer og bra åpningsspor? Enda ett. Som barn syntes jeg metallica var bandet for de utstøtte, litt teite. Nå kan digge det mer, i hvert fall de låtene som går i heftig tempo.
3.5/5 good but repetitive
Never listened to a Metallica album, some really good songs but they all had about three too many choruses in them and by the end of a few I was bored. Would definitely listen again mind.
Thoroughly enjoyed it. Master of Puppets was great of course, but also really enjoyed Leper Messiah.
This isn't Metallica's best album but its still pretty high up on my list. Could the album be shorter, yes. Would I want it shorter, hell no!
I've never listened to a Metallica album before.... Not forgiven the Napster debacle. Hard to not do some head banging! Enjoyed it and it was pretty much as I would have expected it to be. Very dramatic.
rtl better
Endelig nåke bra
it is good, but then
Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Battery, Master of puppets, Disposable heroes
Great album, Master of Puppet and Welcome Home ( Sanitarium) are master pieces, overall I love it but I think it is quite redundant between songs, and the riffs although great kind of sound similar. Solos always do the trick but we are missing something to get higher than a 4.25
Not into this
4.4 - When I’m in the right mood, this album fucks. I especially love the title track’s guitar interlude and screaming solo.
Great Metallica album, good flow, but Battery is a hard listen
Man, I forgot how tight this band is. This album defined the heavy metal genre for the second half of the 80s. Though I don't feel like it's their best work, it really set the stage for the complete domination of the heavy metal scene. It was a staple of nearly every teenage boy in my high school. Brought back a lot of good (and bad) memories of high school for me! :)
Great metal bridge for all listeners
I've listened to this one before, didn't give it a second listen. I might another time if I have time.
This is what Metallica should sound like. Fast, loud, driving and heart and soul in every chord. This was a good one, boys.
Never been the biggest Metallica fan, but i do appreciate their work. I rarely listen to them actively, but i do not mind if they're played and i've heard most of their discography in some capacity. This album is a solid listen even if you're not the most avid fan. It does not really have any filler or bad songs in it ( unless you consider Orion as such. I can see 8+ minute instrumental being too much for some). It is not my favourite Metallica album, but i could understand why you would choose it as such
Really solid album. It’s totally my style so I can’t go all the way to a five but really enjoyed the guitar work and the drums. I’d never listened to a Metallica album and was pleasantly surprised
Brings back memories.
i can't 5 it. but this album was really great.
A classic – heavily influential. I don't know if I've ever listened to this album in its entirety before now. Title track is obviously the most well-known, but don't sleep on "Welcome Home" and "Orion".
Good ol classic Metallica.
I had two cans of Monster today, biking back and forth between our old apartment and the new house, trying to get the last of our stuff out. Heart racing, music pumping, I mean, man, I got stuff DONE today. Was it the energy drink? Was it the riffs? I still didn't understand a single lyric because Hetfield sounds the way he sounds (not as bad here, but still). Whatever it was, I was a beast today. Brutal.
One of my favorite metal albums and my favorite Metallica albums. A little repetitive towards the end, but enough songs stood out to make up for it. 4/5
Second Metallica album I’ve listened to and it was good. I’ll have to listen closer next time to the lyrics
je réécouterais un album de métal de metallica
4.25
The electric guitar parts are fun, I can see why people would like that. May have to listen to lyrics more. I will say that most songs sound the same but it’s probably my uncultured ear. The left one.
Is it Metallica's best? Possibly, yes, competing with Ride the Lightning.
While this may come as a surprise, I'm not a huge metal fan. I sure do like my heavy rock in general, but I had this album on cassette back in the mid-'80s and didn't bother getting it on CD when I was building my collection, so that says something. But damn, you have to love the scope of these tunes. Everything is majestic, tight, and while the songs wind and stray, this band is fine-tuning the art of bringing it back to repeated and recognizable themes on this album and there is a musicality and songcraft that sets them apart from their peers. And Lars on drums is pretty darned good, in addition to all the other noise this band makes. This was the album that started Metallica's acceptance into the mainstream, which, unbelievably, did not alienate the band's ultra-dedicated fans. They found a way to maintain the metal majesty and attitude and just kept sweeping more people into the fold by writing songs that resonate and brandishing an attitude that straddles the best of metal and "popular" music. Even the cliché lyrics — sanitarium! — ring as honest, and I've grown to appreciate the dry drum sounds and how every instrument sounds isolated from the others. It's a lot to take in as a whole, but this landmark album holds up, in my estimation. Master! Master!
one of the best of its kind
Solid metal album
Classic Metallica. I listen to a lot of metal so I know just how influential they are. Solid album throughout. Great thrash. I just wish the bass was louder.
I was already a fan of Metallica before this, but it was nice to listen to some songs that aren't in their top 5. I would say that it requires a specific mood or moment. Pretty good all around, might listen to this whole album again if I don't know what else to listen to. Master of Puppets and Battery are definitely the banger outliers.
A really solid album from fairly early in Metallica's career. You can definitely hear the influence of Diamond Head and the twin guitars are reminiscent of UFO and Thin Lizzy. Standout tracks are the brilliant Master of Puppets and The Thing That Should Not Be. A few other tracks are a bit plodding, but overall a really good listen
You've got to be in the right mood for this album but this came up on a day that I was in that mood. Great album. Love the intensity of it.
Honest to God thought I could smash through a brick wall listening to this album. The bass and drums are heavy throughout and there’s a reason Metallica is notoriously one of the best in the heavy metal genre. Highly recommend listening to this when mowing the lawn- you will think you can mow 20 acres no problem.
This album gets you up in the morning.
It's a thrash classic for a reason. 7-8/10
5/13/2022 - ALBUM #107 Today's Album: "Master Of Puppets" by Metallica - This album was on that I have been excited to get to since it's popped up on the generator. I've always wanted to get into Metallica because many of my friends have raved about them, but never giving them a close listen caused me to write it all of as overblown noise and terrible vocals. Going into this album, I played it casually on a set of speakers while doing housework and really just found it mediocre and at many points fatiguing to listen to. However, giving this album a listen with headphones for the 2nd time was one of the most impressive experiences I have had with music to date. To start, the performances on this album are, with no bit of sarcasm whatsoever, perfect. I might not personally always love or be in the mood for some of the melodies here, but there isn't a single time where the song feels held back by the instrumentation and there are so many moments throughout the record where the playing is so next level it's hard for me to visualize how it was even recorded. The production also is killer, with all of the instruments feeling really well placed in the mix and the tightness of the guitar riffs and drumming really shine through in the recording. The whole record flows incredibly well, balancing the heavier songs with more accessible songwriting and I think the overall theming of the record is incredibly well done, comparing god and religion to some sort of puppet mastery in the title track and going on to call Jesus a "Lepper Messiah" in the track of the same name. The title track is easily one of the best of the album, with this really cool dropped beat at the end of every 4th measure and the solo at the end expertly implements their guitarwork into this really awkward time signature. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) is also a fantastic track, with a great building atmosphere and some sonic aesthetics that I would never expect from Metallica, but holy cow do they just rock the shit out of this entire track. The soloing is always a highlight on all of these tracks but the ones in this track are particularly amazing. Orion is truly a perfect track in my opinion. The band really just lets loose and travels through so many different sonic landscapes, many of which involve some of the craziest guitarwork I have ever heard. Damage Inc. is an incredible closer to the album, with not only a great intro, but an insanely fast chugging groove as the track gets going and a really cool vocal delivery when whispering, "Damage Incorporated." The instrumental break at the end has some of the fastest guitar riffs I have heard and barely sound possible. It's a really chaotic and exciting way to end the album and although I don't love the way it ends off rhythmically, it is still a fantastic finisher. Overall, this album blew every expectation I had of it out of the water and has introduced me to the world of heavy metal in one of the best ways imaginable. There are a very small amount of moments where the heavier tone of the album gets a bit much for me, but when I really put myself in the mindset to listen to Metal music, it really gets easier to see how few and far between those moments really are. Give this album a listen if you have ever wanted to get into heavier music and have been waiting for an entry point that's worth it. Highlights: Battery, Master Of Puppets, The Thing That Should Not Be, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Leper Messiah, Orion, Damage Inc. Score: 8.5/10 Exceeded every expectation for metal music I had
This is my first time listening to Metallica! Their sound encompasses a range of metal subgenres and they switch back and forth between them making this a wild ride! I definitely hear the heavy metal drama of Sabbath. Then they get into more dark and thrashy sounds that I typically associate with metal. And the guitar solos! Some real melt your face shit! There’s even some psychedelic vibes on “Orion.” I dig the anti-war lyrics too. The album cover says a lot and songs like “Disposable Heroes” are really powerful. Highlights: “Battery,” “Master of Puppets,” “Disposable Heroes,” “Orion”
Parte subito in modo molto aggressivo. Bellissima la title song. Mi pare si perda un po', alcune canzoni sono belle, gasano e caricano, ma non quanto avrei voluto. 4
Presque envie de sortir les caras du frigo Prefs: Battery, Master of Puppets, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Disposable Heroes, Orion, Damage, Inc. Moins pref: Leper Messiah
Full points to Metallica for carrying on after the death of Cliff Burton, cos we would've lost some great music had they chosen not to continue at that point, but this would've been a tremendous note to bow out on if it had come to that. This is them at an early peak.
Heavy
Great metal album
Lot of good tracks.
What do you get when the Swedish Chef cooks spaghetti? Pasta of Muppets. Hetfield, the ever-faster poet, pumps out the lyrics but I think it’s not quite on the same tier of some of their other albums.
It's textbook Metallica; massive energy, driving riffs, incredible harmonics, powerful drums, interesting and gritty to it's core. An album of classic tracks with Welcome Home, Battery and Master of Puppets. It's a solid album, maybe not their best album, but it's certainly Metallica being Metallica.
I prefer the more melodic slow parts as opposed to the crunchy fast strum parts but it’s still a classic. Master of Puppets the song is a masterpiece
4/5. Best when played loud! Metallica is one of the few metal bands that I like. These guys are awesome - glad I got a chance to see them in concert. This album is "before my time" and I only listened to it after some of their more mainstream albums came out. Master of Puppets, is definitely in the same realm as those others are. Standouts: Master of Puppets. The rest are really good too!
I’m not super into thrash metal, and some of the songs go on a little long, but there are some super interesting ideas and dynamic shifts that took me by surprise. Prime example was the middle section in “Master of Puppets”, just really compelling and epic guitar moves.
This is again a tragic case of personal bias. I like this album. I really, really like this album. The progression of Master of Puppets into The Thing That Should Not Be into Welcome Home is fantastic, bespoke song placemets. However. I'm simply not a fan of prolonged, repetetive instrumental sequences. They're good, they're impressive, they're just not my thing. Still, anything below 4/5 would be a robbery, in my book.
I'm in two minds here. On the one hand "Master Of Puppets" must have been a huge thing when it came out and definitely sounded fresh. The song "Master Of Puppets" is widely considered one of the best pieces of music in history (a well deserved title). But on the other hand I can't help myself from comparing it to later trash metal albums, and it pales in comparison. Apart from legendary "Master Of Puppets" and "Orion" I don't think there was much more standing out. Nevertheless, I consider it a classic.
Znam na pamięć, ale przyjemnie było wrócić do tego albumu, bo ostatni raz przesłuchałam go w całości prawdopodobnie jeszcze w czasach gimnazjum. Szepty w Damage Inc przesuper. Mocne 4.
I got so much work done today. What an album. I'm really into the instrumental. Best track: Orion
One of the most iconic metal albums. It's fast, aggressive, and here to make an impact. "Battery" opens with soft classical acoustic guitar before bursting into energy that carries all the way through the album.
What a surprisingly fun album. A couple of monster hits followed by some really solid metal. It even manages to avoid most of the cheesiness of some of the OTHER early metal bands (I'm looking at you Megadeath). Nothing to hate here and a lot to love.
One of those albums that sounds generic now because it was so groundbreaking that it got imitated for 20 years. Metallica are douchebags but this album is still a classic.
4.95 toujours un classique a ecouter, jadore.
I should listen to more metal.
This is probably the sweet spot for Metallica to me. Not as heavy as the earlier thrash stuff but before they started doing lame ballads
I'm not typically a thrash metal fan, but I did enjoy this more than I expected. Some of the songs dragged on a bit too long though.
Awesome early Metallica! 4/5
Intense. Furious.
It’s 55 minutes and only has 8 songs. This I like. The obvious 8.5 minute title track is the highlight. This is thrash done right.
Metallica's best album, 4 to 5 stars, classic thrash metal from the late 80's