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''Master of Puppets'' is the third ''. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE When it was released, ''Master of Puppets'' provided many metal fans with an alternate image to the commercially visible Glam Metal sounds of the era (e.g., Poison , Mötley Crüe , and Quiet Riot ) - it sold over half a million copies at its time of release without any major video/radio airplay, making it the band's first record to be certified Gold by the RIAA . The album is often credited for innovating Thrash Metal , while also frequently being tagged by critics as "one of the most influential heavy metal albums of all time". {Link without Title} The band's line-up during the album's recording was James Hetfield (vocals, guitar), Lars Ulrich (drums), Kirk Hammett (lead guitar), and the late Cliff Burton (bass). The album is remembered in part due to the death of Burton shortly after the release of the album in a Bus Accident while supporting the album on tour. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its release, Metallica played the album in its entirety on their Escape From The Studio '06 tour, for the first time ever at the Rock Am Ring festival on June 3rd, 2006. These concerts included the first-ever complete performances of the Instrumental "Orion" (though the song's lengthy middle section had been performed at various times as part of instrumental medleys and bass solos since the early 1990s). The title track was ranked Number 51 in the "The Greatest Guitar Solos" from '' Guitar World ''. In 2006, the album was voted the fourth "greatest guitar album of all time" in Guitar World. {Link without Title} And the . In March 2007, the guitar magazine Total Guitar ranked the 100 greatest riffs of all time. The main riff in "Master of Puppets" was ranked as number one of the top 100. Innovation With ''Master of Puppets'', Metallica innovated the thrash metal scene by adding a high level of complexity to the songs, melodic sounds (most notably in "Battery", "Master of Puppets" and "Orion") that showed some similarities with Power Metal and Progressive Metal , playing an important role for the later Post-thrash creation. The lyrics deal with the same type of social commentary common in thrash, but took them to new heights. They dealt with subjects such as war, drug abuse and politics. The melodies and intricate guitar and bass riffs that can be heard often reflect the lyrics, and many of the riffs are heavily influenced by classical music, particularly the tempo and solos. The album cover, by Don Brautigam , is a reference to the Title Track and to " Disposable Heroes ". TRACK LISTING All songs written by Kirk Hammett , James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich except where noted. #" Battery " (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 5:12 #" Master Of Puppets " (Hammett, Hetfield, Cliff Burton , Ulrich) – 8:35 #" The Thing That Should Not Be " – 6:36 #" Welcome Home (Sanitarium) " – 6:27 #" Disposable Heroes " – 8:16 #" Leper Messiah " (Hetfield, Ulrich) – 5:40 #" Orion " (Hetfield, Burton, Ulrich) – 8:27 #" Damage, Inc. " (Hammett, Hetfield, Burton, Ulrich) – 5:32 PERSONNEL
CHARTS Album COVERS OF MASTER OF PUPPETS A number of bands have covered songs from the album. These include: Dream Theater has covered the entire album in a live concert, something they have also done for other historically significant progressive or metal albums. Several bands, including Machine Head , recorded a tribute album for the twentieth anniversary of the album's release; the project was sponsored by '' Kerrang! '' and copies were distributed with the magazine. The cello metal band,Apocalyptica,also did a cover on many Metallica's songs including Master of Puppets in their album ''Apocalyptica plays Metallica by four cellos''(1996) The song has also been covered live by the rock trio Primus. NOTES AND REFERENCES |
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