Master of Puppets is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released on March 3, 1986 by Elektra Records. Recorded at the Sweet Silence Studios with producer Flemming Rasmussen, it was the first Metallica album released on a major record label. Master of Puppets was the band's last album to feature bassist Cliff Burton, who died in a bus accident in Sweden during the album's promotional tour. The album peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200 and became the first thrash metal album to be certified platinum.
TRACK LIST
- "Battery" (Hetfield, Ulrich) .. 5:12
- "Master of Puppets" (Burton, Hammett, Hetfield, Ulrich) .. 8:36
- "The Thing That Should Not Be" (Hammett, Hetfield, Ulrich) .. 6:37
- "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" (Hammett, Hetfield, Ulrich) .. 6:27
- "Disposable Heroes" (Hammett, Hetfield, Ulrich) .. 8:16
- "Leper Messiah" (Hetfield, Ulrich) .. 5:40
- "Orion (Instrumental)" (Burton, Hetfield, Ulrich) .. 8:28
- "Damage, Inc." (Burton, Hammett, Hetfield, Ulrich) .. 5:29
