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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).
While demoing songs for Master of Puppets, "Orion" and "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" had been one song, titled "Only Thing"; between the demo sessions and the album recording sessions, the two songs were split apart. [10] However, this meant that the song had not been fully written before the band arrived to the studio in Copenhagen. [7]
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 the band's most played song live, first played on December 31, 1985, at San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium for a crowd of 7,000. [9] As of MDY, the song has been performed 1,718 times. [ 10 ]
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]
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". So any time I can hear that particular song, count me ...
Trivium covered "Master of Puppets" for the Metallica tribute album Remastered: Metallica's Master of Puppets Revisited, released by Kerrang! in 2006. The band has contributed covers of Iron Maiden tracks "Iron Maiden" and "For the Greater Good of God" to tribute albums in 2008 and 2016, respectively.
During his time in Metallica, Mustaine toured with the band, co-wrote four songs that appeared on Kill 'Em All, and co-wrote two songs that eventually appeared on the 1984 album Ride the Lightning. [42] Mustaine has also made unverified claims to have written parts of "Leper Messiah" from Master of Puppets. [34]