Metallica, Master of Puppets

I got this album when I was in middle school, and thus began my venture into Metallica fandom. I love every track on this album...truly one of the classic thrash records of the 80's and all time. Highly recommended!

Metallica was my first foray ever into the world of metal. They were, for me, the most powerful messengers in terms of both lyrics and the perfectly chosen melodies to follow those powerful words. Master of Puppets was, simply, outstanding. From the first promising clean opening riff of Battery right through to the whispered "Damage Incorporated" with the final flourishing barre chords, Master of Puppets was a musical journey of perfection.

Track by track ratings (out of five stars) for me would be...

1. Battery - **** Great clean opening, good for playing along to, bouncing about guitar in hand!!

2. Master of Puppets - ***** Awesome, simply awesome. The headline track is, from beginning to end, amazing. It just keeps you listening from beginning to end. Truly fantastic solos and steady thumping rhythm make this track an all time great.

3. The Thing That Should Not Be - *** A good track, not much going on in relation to the rest of the tracks on the album but still great to listen to. Possibly my worst track of the lot but that's like saying the worst Ferrari in the Ferrari showroom!

4. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) - ***** Must have listened to this over a thousand times! Six and a half minutes of riff heaven! Great solos!

5. Disposable Heroes - **** Excellent power chord goodness with a solo that just leaves you thinking "oh yesssss!", brilliant solo, really brilliant.

6. Leper Messiah - *** Good to listen to, not as enjoyable as most of the rest of the tracks on here but in an album full of excellence is still a good solid track.

7. Orion (Instrumental) - ***** Great variations of different guitar styles with a great solid rhythm to it, Orion is a great track for those who just love to listen to great guitars played to their very best! Sometimes slow, sometimes fast, Orion caters for everyone!

8. Damage Inc. - **** A great intro, awesome to see and hear live, a fantastic end to a fantastic album. Thrashing goodness!!!

For all rock/metal fans out there this album is a must have addition to your collections.

i love this album. Despite the fact i have only heard it 3 or 4 times i still remember the quality. It is a very popular album and i can understand why, it's brilliant. Metallica are obviously very skilled in writing music.

no songs are repetative and it's amazing metallica can memorise all of the bit's without mucking them up. It really packs a punch this one, i have to say even if it's quiet or you're reading a book or whatever else it really comes at you from all angles.

Wich brings me to the conclusion that: It's amazing but heed warning it's quite heavy so if you're not really into metal it's not your thing

This album is beast. The grinding guitars will melt your face like ice cream on a 200 degree day. The drums will make your legs and arms pain just hearing them. Once I actually listened, the bass was awesome. This is an extremely similar format to Ride the Lighning, the bands second studio disc, with an extremely fast opening track and album namesake second track. They both only have one "softer" track(Fade to Black and Welcome Home Sanitarium), they both also have one instrumental track. Anyway, Metallica is the best metal band ever and these tracks show you why. It makes you want to beat someone up with your bare fists in a back alley. Isn't that what all great metal should do?

Cliff Burton is the best bassist to every play in a band, ever. Battery, master of puppets, and orion showcase his bass ability. long live Cliff. James voice is amazing, and kirk can play the guitar so well. Kirk is the best guitarist ever. Lars plays the drums very well on this album. All of the songs are amazing. sound Quality is amazing.

This is probably their best album. Probably the best album of all time. It is worth your money. I have listened to all of the other metallica albums, their great, but Master of Puppets surpasses all of them.

1st four tracks excellent last track damage inc excellent. 1 of the 3 essential metallica albums you must own the others being ride the lightning and justice for all

Metallica's definitive album. Their masterpiece work. All the songs are amazing and one of a kind. No fillers here.

Unlike most metal today, the songs on this Metallica album actually mean something. The songs on Master of Puppets aren't just "look at me, I play guitar loud and go by nobody's rules but my own" songs.

In my time, there is the music I love and then there is Metallica. They were what got me into music and because of MASTER OF PUPPETS. I now love a variety of music including classical and jazz.

Once I charged the battery on my iPod I was able to listen to the opening monstrosity. Then my master commanded me to remove the puppets from my bed, as I was going to sleep. But the thing that should not be, is the fact that I got no Welcome Home from my friends in the Sanitarium that night. Fortunately they were all disposable, heroes in their minds. Later that night I had a visit from a Leper pretending to be a messiah, and curse me to Orion and back. Back the constellation would inflict no damage on me, as I was protected under incorporated business law. S&M forever! Mater of Puppets never!

S&M - 10/10

MoP - 0/10