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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, ... In March 2005, Q magazine placed it at number 22 in its 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks list.
The guitar work of Metallica's "Master of Puppets" is almost entirely played using downstroked eighth-notes at a tempo of 212 BPM (about 7 downstrokes per second). [2] Up-tempo down-stroke picking requires a strong wrist to keep muscle movements as tension-free as possible. For long or extended passages, endurance becomes the focus, as fast ...
The song begins with an acoustic guitar introduction before drums and bass guitar come in with distorted guitars playing a more melodic sequence. Then the song cuts into a very fast thrash metal riff which is the base for the rest of the song. James Hetfield improvised the main riff to the song while relaxing in London. [4]
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).
Master of Puppets was the band's commercial breakthrough release, [14] and Burton's final album with Metallica. Burton's final performance was in Stockholm, Sweden, at the Solnahallen Arena on September 26, 1986, one day before his death. [15]
On September 27, 1986, while touring in 1986 to support Master of Puppets, the band's tour bus crashed, killing Burton. "Orion" was played over speakers during his funeral. [4] After his death, Metallica frontman James Hetfield had the notes from the bridge of the song tattooed on his left arm. [4] [5]
Throughout Metallica's career, Hammett has used a range of different amplifiers. For the first two albums, he used Marshall amplifiers and cabinets, with occasional effects. For the recording of Metallica's third album, Master of Puppets (1986), he and James Hetfield bought a Mesa/Boogie MarkIIC+ amplifier, and used Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier heads