Name: Master of Puppets (Remastered) by Metallica
Brand: Metallica
SKU: 858978005226
Price: 7.92 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (56 reviews)

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Battery (Remastered)

05:12

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05:12

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Master of Puppets (Remastered)

08:35

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The Thing That Should Not Be (Remastered)

06:36

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Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Remastered]

06:27

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Disposable Heroes (Remastered)

08:16

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Leper Messiah (Remastered)

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Orion (Remastered)

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Damage, Inc. (Remastered) Explicit

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Even though Master of Puppets didn't take as gigantic a leap forward as Ride the Lightning, it was the band's greatest achievement, hailed as a masterpiece by critics far outside heavy metal's core audience. It was also a substantial hit, reaching the Top 30 and selling three million copies despite absolutely nonexistent airplay. Instead of a radical reinvention, Master of Puppets is a refinement of past innovations. In fact, it's possible to compare Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets song for song and note striking similarities between corresponding track positions on each record (although Lightning's closing instrumental has been bumped up to next-to-last in Master's running order). That hint of conservatism is really the only conceivable flaw here. Though it isn't as startling as Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets feels more unified, both thematically and musically. Everything about it feels blown up to epic proportions (indeed, the songs are much longer on average), and the band feels more in control of its direction. You'd never know it by the lyrics, though -- in one way or another, nearly every song on Master of Puppets deals with the fear of powerlessness. Sometimes they're about hypocritical authority (military and religious leaders), sometimes primal, uncontrollable human urges (drugs, insanity, rage), and, in true H.P. Lovecraft fashion, sometimes monsters. Yet by bookending the album with two slices of thrash mayhem ("Battery" and "Damage, Inc."), the band reigns triumphant through sheer force -- of sound, of will, of malice. The arrangements are thick and muscular, and the material varies enough in texture and tempo to hold interest through all its twists and turns. Some critics have called Master of Puppets the best heavy metal album ever recorded; if it isn't, it certainly comes close. [In 2017 the band released a massive expanded edition of the album with a variety of physical package options, the most ambitious of which was an exhaustive box set that included a hardcover book, outtakes and previously unreleased interviews, three LPs, ten CDs, a cassette, two DVDs, a lithograph, a folder with handwritten lyrics, and a set of six buttons.] ~ Steve Huey

1. Battery (Remastered)

by Metallica

Primary Artist: Metallica; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Cliff Burton; Performer
Drums: Lars Ulrich; Performer
Guitar: Kirk Hammett; Performer
Vocals: James Hetfield; Performer
Composer: Lars Ulrich
James Hetfield; Composer
Producer: Flemming Rasmussen; Production
Executiveproducer: Metallica; Other

2. Master of Puppets (Remastered)

by Metallica

Primary Artist: Metallica; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Cliff Burton; Performer
Drums: Lars Ulrich; Performer
Guitar: Kirk Hammett; Performer
Vocals: James Hetfield; Performer
Composer: Cliff Burton
James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett; Composer
Producer: Flemming Rasmussen; Production
Executiveproducer: Metallica; Other

3. The Thing That Should Not Be (Remastered)

by Metallica

Primary Artist: Metallica; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Cliff Burton; Performer
Drums: Lars Ulrich; Performer
Guitar: Kirk Hammett; Performer
Vocals: James Hetfield; Performer
Composer: James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett; Composer
Producer: Flemming Rasmussen; Production
Executiveproducer: Metallica; Other

4. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Remastered]

by Metallica

Bass Guitar: Cliff Burton; Performer
Primary Artist: Metallica; Main Performer
Drums: Lars Ulrich; Performer
Guitar: Kirk Hammett; Performer
Vocals: James Hetfield; Performer
Composer: Hetfield
Ulrich
Hammet; Composer
Lyricist: Ulrich
Hammet
Hetfield; Composer
Producer: Flemming Rasmussen; Production
Executiveproducer: Metallica; Other

5. Disposable Heroes (Remastered)

by Metallica

Primary Artist: Metallica; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Cliff Burton; Performer
Drums: Lars Ulrich; Performer
Guitar: Kirk Hammett; Performer
Vocals: James Hetfield; Performer
Composer: Hammett
Hetfield
Ulrich; Composer
Producer: Flemming Rasmussen; Production
Executiveproducer: Metallica; Other

6. Leper Messiah (Remastered)

by Metallica

Primary Artist: Metallica; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Cliff Burton; Performer
Drums: Lars Ulrich; Performer
Guitar: Kirk Hammett; Performer
Vocals: James Hetfield; Performer
Composer: Lars Ulrich
James Hetfield; Composer
Producer: Flemming Rasmussen; Production
Executiveproducer: Metallica; Other

7. Orion (Remastered)

by Metallica

Primary Artist: Metallica; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Cliff Burton; Performer
Drums: Lars Ulrich; Performer
Guitar: Kirk Hammett; Performer
Vocals: James Hetfield; Performer
Composer: James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Rodrigo Gabriela
Cliff Burton; Composer
Producer: Flemming Rasmussen; Production
Executiveproducer: Metallica; Other

8. Damage, Inc. (Remastered)

by Metallica

Primary Artist: Metallica; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Cliff Burton; Performer
Drums: Lars Ulrich; Performer
Guitar: Kirk Hammett; Performer
Vocals: James Hetfield; Performer
Composer: Cliff Burton
James Hetfield
Lars Ulrich
Kirk Hammett; Composer
Producer: Flemming Rasmussen; Production
Executiveproducer: Metallica; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

8 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

54 minutes and 46 seconds

Explicit

Containing curse words, language, or art that is sexually, violently, or offensively oriented.

Coverart

Available and up to 640x640 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

7/8 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

6/8 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Unspecified

Label

Unspecified

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Mar 2, 1986

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

858978005226

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Master of Puppets (Remastered)