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#BACKTOTHEFRONT. The final Cliff Burton album R.I.P. Episode 16 covers the 1986 landmark album “Master of Puppets” by the Bay Area trash/heavy metal band Metallica.
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Quick Reviews
Mark If Metallica met Rush. Does it work? I think so. Does it hold up? Mostly.
Chris Not as groundbreaking as RTL was from Kill ’em All, but a complete refinement of what was achieved on that record.
Alex Objectively probably the strongest Metallica album front to back, but not my favorite. Still undeniable and fav tracks: “TTTSNB” and “Leper Messiah.”
Kevin Metallica does it again.
Love It or Flush It
| M | C | A | K | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Battery" | B | L | L | L | ||
| 2 | "Master of Puppets" | L | L | L | L | ||
| 3 | "The Thing That Should Not Be" | L | T | L | B | ||
| 4 | "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" | B | L | B | L | ||
| 5 | "Disposable Heroes" | F | L | L | F | ||
| 6 | "Leper Messiah" | F | F | L | T | ||
| 7 | "Orion" | T | L | F | L | ||
| 8 | "Damage, Inc." | L | B | T | L |
Love It or Flush It Legend
L = Love. As many as you like.
F = Flush. Must flush at least one track per album.
B = Buy. Purchased for the ultimate LTS “Best Of” playlist for each of us. One per album.
T = Terminate. Should have never even existed. One per album.
The Rules
Each of us must Love, Flush, Buy, and Terminate AT LEAST ONE track on an album, no matter how great or terrible the album is. Whoever wins the “7 for the Buy” section gets an extra Buy or Terminate to use on the album. Because Chris hosts this section and thus cannot win, he gets an extra Buy or Terminate every 4 albums.
Album Information
Master of Puppets is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on March 3, 1986, by Elektra Records.[1] Recorded in Denmark at Sweet Silence Studios with producer Flemming Rasmussen, it was the band’s last album to feature bassist Cliff Burton, who died in a bus accident in Sweden during the album’s promotional tour.
The album’s artwork, designed by Metallica and Peter Mensch and painted by Don Brautigam, depicts a cemetery field of white crosses tethered to strings, manipulated by a pair of hands in a blood-red sky. Instead of releasing a single or video in advance of the album’s release, Metallica embarked on a five-month American tour in support of Ozzy Osbourne. The European leg was canceled after Burton’s death in September 1986, and the band returned home to audition a new bassist.
Master of Puppets peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200 and received widespread acclaim from critics, who praised its music and political lyrics. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential heavy metal albums of all time, and is credited with consolidating the American thrash metal scene. It was certified six times platinum by the RIAA in 2003 for shipping six million copies in the United States, and was later certified six times platinum by Music Canada and gold by the BPI. In 2015, Master of Puppets became the first metal recording to be selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”[2]
