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Master Of Puppets (Album) by Metallica

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Metallica Is An American Heavy Metal Band. The Band Was Formed In 1981 In Los Angeles By Vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield And Drummer Lars Ulrich And Has Been Based In San Francisco For Most Of Its Career. The Band's Fast Tempos Instrumentals And Aggressive Musicianship Made Them One Of The Founding "big Four" Bands Of Thrash Metal Alongside Megadeth Anthrax And Slayer. Metallica's Current Lineup Comprises Founding Members And Primary Songwriters Hetfield And Ulrich Longtime Lead Guitarist Kirk Hammett And Bassist Robert Trujillo. Guitarist Dave Mustaine Who Formed Megadeth After Being Fired From The Band And Bassists Ron McGovney Cliff Burton And Jason Newsted Are Former Members Of The Band. Metallica First Found Commercial Success With The Release Of Its Third Album Master Of Puppets 1986 Which Is Cited As One Of The Heaviest Metal Albums And The Band's Best Work. The Band's Next Album ...And Justice For All 1988 Gave Metallica Its First Grammy Award Nomination. Its Self-Titled Fifth Album Metallica 1991 Was The Band's First Not To Root Predominantly In Thrash Metal It Appealed To A More Mainstream Audience Achieving Substantial Commercial Success And Selling Over 16 Million Copies In The United States To Date Making It The Best-Selling Album Of The SoundScan Era. After Experimenting With Different Genres And Directions In Subsequent Releases Metallica Returned To Its Thrash Metal Roots With The Release Of Its Ninth Album Death Magnetic 2008 Which Drew Similar Praise To That Of The Band's Earlier Albums. This Was Followed By The Band's 10th Studio Album Hardwired... To Self-Destruct 2016 With Its 11th Album 72 Seasons Releasing In 2023. In 2000 Metallica Led The Case Against The Peer-To-Peer File Sharing Service Napster In Which The Band And Several Other Artists Filed Lawsuits Against The Service For Sharing Their Copyright-Protected Material Without Consent Eventually Reaching A Settlement. Metallica Was The Subject Of The Acclaimed 2004 Documentary Film Metallica Some Kind Of Monster Which Documented The Troubled Production Of The Band's Eighth Album St. Anger 2003 And The Internal Struggles Within The Band At The Time. In 2009 Metallica Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The Band Co-Wrote The Screenplay For And Starred Alongside Dane DeHaan In The 2013 Concert Film Metallica Through The Never In Which The Band Performed Live Against A Fictional Thriller Storyline. Metallica Has Released 10 Studio Albums Four Live Albums Including Two Performances With The San Francisco Symphony 12 Video Albums A Cover Album Two Extended Plays 37 Singles And 39 Music Videos. The Band Has Won Nine Grammy Awards From 23 Nominations And Its Last Six Studio Albums Beginning With Metallica Have Consecutively Debuted At No. 1 On The Billboard 200. Metallica Ranks As One Of The Most Commercially Successful Bands Of All Time Having Sold Over 125 Million Albums Worldwide As Of 2018. Metallica Has Been Listed As One Of The Greatest Artists Of All Time By Magazines Such As Rolling Stone Which Ranked The Band No. 61 On Its 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time List. As Of 2017 Metallica Is The Third-Best-Selling Music Artist Since Nielsen SoundScan Began Tracking Sales In 1991 Selling A Total Of 58 Million Albums In The United States. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Metallica Studio Albums
Kill 'Em All 1983 Ride The Lightning 1984 Master Of Puppets 1986 ...And Justice For All 1988 Metallica 1991 Load 1996 Reload 1997 St. Anger 2003 Death Magnetic 2008 Hardwired... To Self-Destruct 2016 72 Seasons 2023

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Master Of Puppets Is The Third Studio Album By American Heavy Metal Band Metallica. The Album Was Recorded In 1985 And Released By Elektra Records On March 3 1986 In North America. Now Widely Considered A Classic Of Thrash Metal The Album Proved To Be A Modest Commercial Success Upon Its Release By Reaching #29 On The U.S. Billboard 200 Making It The Very First Thrash Metal Album To Crack The Top 40. With The Band's Rising Popularity From The Release Of Metallica Awareness Of The Album Has Increased And According To The RIAA It Has Sold Over Six Million Copies In The U.S. Alone. It Was The Last Album The Band Recorded With Bass Player Cliff Burton Who Died In A Tour Bus Crash Six Months After It Was Released. Historical Significance The Band's Line-Up During The Album's Recording Was James Hetfield On Vocals And Rhythm Guitar Lars Ulrich On Drums Kirk Hammett On Lead Guitar And Cliff Burton On 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. When It Was Released Master Of Puppets Provided Many Metal Fans With An Alternative Image To The Commercially Popular Glam Metal Bands Such As Poison Bon Jovi Mötley Crüe And Ratt. The Album Has Frequently Been Tagged By Critics As "one Of The Most Influential Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time." As An Early Parody Of The PMRC's "explicit Lyrics" Warning Labels Many Prints Of Metallica's 1986 Release Of Master Of Puppets Sported A Sticker On The Front In The Shape Of A Stop-Sign Saying "The Only Track You Probably Won't Want To Play Is "Damage Inc." Due To The Multiple Use Of The Infamous "F" Word. Otherwise There Aren't Any "Shits " "Fucks " "Pisses " "Sucks " "Cunts " "Motherfuckers " Or "Cocksuckers" Anywhere On This Record" 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 3 2006. These Concerts Included The First-Ever Complete Performances Of The Instrumental "Orion" Though Portions Of 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. And The April 5 Edition Of Kerrang! Was Dedicated To It Providing Readers With The Cover Album "Master Of Puppets Remastered". In March 2007 The Guitar Magazine Total Guitar Ranked The 100 Greatest Riffs Of All Time And The Main Riff In The Album's Title Track Was Ranked Number One. Former Metallica Guitarist Dave Mustaine Has Long Claimed To Have Written The Riff For "Leper Messiah". Metallica Has Denied It. In 1999 Master Of Puppets Was Re-Released With Ride The Lightning In A Remastered Audiophile Gold CD Edition Mixed By Renowned Engineer Steve Hoffman. Reception Upon Its Release Master Of Puppets Was Immediately Commercially Successful Selling 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. According To Allmusic's Steve Huey Master Of Puppets "was The Band's Greatest Achievement." "Some Critics Have Called Master Of Puppets The Best Heavy Metal Album Ever Recorded" Huey Noted. Master Of Puppets Has Featured On Several "greatest Albums Of All Time" Lists. The Album Is Present In A List Dubbed "The All-TIME 100 Albums" And Published By TIME Magazine In November 2006. In TIME Critic Josh Tyrangiel's Opinion "Metallica Didn't Bother With Hooks Or Pop Discipline" In Writing Master Of Puppets. Metal Rules Rated The Album As Being Number One In A List Of The "Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums" Published In September 2003 Whereas IGN Also Rated The Album As Being At First Position In A List Of The "Top 25 Metal Albums" Issued In January 2007. It Is Included In The Book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die And Q Magazine Counted It Among The 50 Heaviest Albums Of All Time. In 2003 The Album Was Ranked Number 167 On Rolling Stone Magazine's List Of The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time.