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Master of Puppets

Metallica

Thrash metal Heavy metal

Recorded at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, this is thrash metal's high-water mark — technical, ferocious, and the last album to feature bassist Cliff Burton. Inducted into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry in 2016.

Released
March 3, 1986
Label
Elektra Records
Producer
Flemming Rasmussen, Metallica

Tracklist

  1. 1. Battery
  2. 2. Master of Puppets
  3. 3. The Thing That Should Not Be
  4. 4. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
  5. 5. Disposable Heroes
  6. 6. Leper Messiah
  7. 7. Orion
  8. 8. Damage, Inc.

Credits

  • James Hetfield Vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Kirk Hammett Lead guitar
  • Cliff Burton Bass guitar
  • Lars Ulrich Drums
  • Flemming Rasmussen Producer, engineer

Chart Performance & Sales

  • US Billboard 200 #29
  • UK Albums Chart #41
  • RIAA (US) 6x Platinum

Tour

Damage, Inc. Tour

1986

Cut short on September 27, 1986, when the band's tour bus crashed near Kronoberg, Sweden, killing bassist Cliff Burton. It remains one of the most mourned losses in metal history.