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Master of Puppets is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released on March 3, 1986, by Elektra Records. [2] Recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark, at Sweet Silence Studios with producer Flemming Rasmussen, it is the band's final album to feature bassist Cliff Burton.
"Master of Puppets" is a thrash metal song by American metal band Metallica, released on July 2, 1986 as the sole single from the album of the same name. It was also issued as a promotional single in the US by Elektra Records. [citation needed] The song was recorded during October–December, 1985 at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark ...
The Master of Puppets demos were recorded on July 14, 1985, and are essentially a rehearsal more than a demo. The demos include five songs that were included on the band's third studio album, Master of Puppets (1986).
Metallica's fifth, self-titled album, often called The Black Album, was released in 1991 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. [4] The band embarked on a two-year tour in support of the album. Metallica has since been certified 16 times platinum by the RIAA. [3] Metallica followed with the release of Load and Reload, respectively. [5]
Flying guitars, mega-mazes, acres of crosses, oh my!
The tour supported the band's third album Master of Puppets in which the headliner of the North American spring and summer portion was Ozzy Osbourne. [11] It was plagued with misfortune for the band, as the guitar technician John Marshall had to fill James Hetfield's place at the rhythm guitar twice due to wrist injury.
It is the fifth track on their third studio album, Master of Puppets (1986). [1] The title is taken from the book Fahrenheit 451 . [ 2 ] Current Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo said "Master of Puppets (has) got one of my favorite songs ever by Metallica, and that song is "Disposable Heroes".
This song was covered by the band Machine Head for Kerrang! ' s Master of Puppets: Remastered, and is also included as a bonus track on some versions of the band's album The Blackening. [16] It was also covered by the a cappella metal band Van Canto on its first album, A Storm to Come. [17]