1. Battery
2. Master Of Puppets
3. The Thing That Should Not Be
4. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
5. Disposable Heroes
6. Leper Messiah
7. Orion
8. Damage, Inc.
Here's the way I see it. Jon posted some excellent European metal in this week's NMC, so how 'bout I post some good ole ass-kicking American metal for album of the week? That would be Metallica. In my opinion, there are three groups of Metallica fans. One is the die hard, who likes all era's of Metallica music. A second one only likes the
first few albums, the Metallica that's more thrash than melodic. And
lastly, there's folks like me, who gravitate to the more melodic or
cross-over style of Metallica, like The Black Album. Of course, that's
not the only Metallica album I like, it's just my favorite. Master Of
Puppets is Metallica's third studio effort. It was released in 1986.
I remember hearing the song Battery at some point shortly after the album's release. As a matter of fact, I had the cassette. But I instantly didn't like it. I wasn't a thrash metal guy at all. Really, I'm still not that guy. But I really like their self-titled album (a.k.a. The Black Album) that came out in 1991. So a couple of years ago I decided to beef up my Metallica collection. Of course, that included Master Of Puppets. And guess what? I like this a lot better now. My favorite song on the album would be Welcome Home (Sanitarium). I love that easy start, the bleeding guitar, and even the vocals. James Hetfield sounds great on this song. And the drums sound really powerful to me. Even in the slower, easier parts of the song. Of course, then there is the heavier parts of the song. I'd say this is a masterpiece. Master Of Puppets is also a great track. And the instrumental, Orion, rocks as well. Overall, not a bad song on the album. Sometimes I get a little tired of Metallica when listening to a full album, but Master Of Puppets is pretty easy to listen to.
As far as the artwork goes, this is outstanding. The cemetery with the white crosses underneath the awesome logo, all tied together in an overgrown field with that blood red sky. Not to mention the hands controlling the puppet strings. That's a great album cover. It's still easy to find on Amazon, the remastered disc going for 14 bucks new. This is an essential Metallica disc, so pick it up if you don't already own it.
Hidden Gem Award - Orion
Click the following link to check it out: Metallica - Master Of Puppets
See 'ya next week.
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