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Metallica - Master of Puppets (live)

submitted by arrendek

1 decade 7 years 7 months 4 weeks ago

The hardest rocking metal band of all time.

Wikipedia: "Master of Puppets" is a song written by thrash metal band Holocaust and performed by L.A./Bay Area thrash metal band Metallica. It is the title track of their 1986 album.

At 8:36, "Master of Puppets" is the longest track on the album. It is also following the tradition of Ride the Lightning in having the title track as the second track, preceded by a shorter, high-speed typical thrash metal track. There are several such track similarities on Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets and ...And Justice for All. "Master of Puppets" is also notable for its long and complex instrumental section beginning about three and a half minutes into the song.

Although many meanings have been mentioned with this song, it is known to be about a kind of force that is controlling someone in some way. This goes along with the "powerlessness" theme of the album.

The song is a firm favourite among fans, received some airplay in its time, and is a popular concert staple.The riff near the end of the song (after the last guitar solo) is taken from David Bowie's "Andy Warhol". Strictly speaking, it makes up less than half of the riff in question in "Master of Puppets".

Before the solo on the song, James Hetfield screams out a verse ("Master, master, where's the dreams that I've been after? Master, master, promised only lies. Laughter, laughter, all I hear or see is laughter. Laughter, laughter, laughing at my cries...fix me!") Cliff Burton, the bass player, in the background can be heard vaguely reciting the verse, in a deep gruff voice.