Metallica - Master of Puppets
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About this track
“Master of Puppets” is a song by thrash metal band Metallica. It is the title track of their 1986 album.
It shares a similar album structure with 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 instrumental section beginning about three and a half minutes into the song.
The song, as James Hetfield explained,”deals pretty much with drugs. How things get switched around, instead of you controlling what you’re taking and doing it’s drugs controlling you.” The lyrics “chop your breakfast on a mirror” for instance refer to the act of preparing powdered cocaine.
It shares a similar album structure with 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 instrumental section beginning about three and a half minutes into the song.
The song, as James Hetfield explained,”deals pretty much with drugs. How things get switched around, instead of you controlling what you’re taking and doing it’s drugs controlling you.” The lyrics “chop your breakfast on a mirror” for instance refer to the act of preparing powdered cocaine.
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Slanderous91 wrote:
omg, love this song so much :D
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VanillaScarab wrote:
fucking thing sucks
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metallica-kirk wrote:
süper bir albüm master of puppets forever
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oleg_maxim wrote:
Hymn of thrash for all time. Must be learned at schools
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euzi92 wrote:
Maaaaaasteeeeeeer!
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Blaze247 wrote:
Not thrash. Has a pointless/momentum killing interlude. Horribly overrated. Still love it though.
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reload39 wrote:
Join Synesthesia group if you see images while listening......
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RaulRib wrote:
I know this comment is completely worn out... but, anyway... MASTER!! MASTER!! sorry, couldn`t resist
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DaPunhal wrote:
Damn, I can't tell you how much I love this song. The solo is pure brilliance.
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x1Ricky1x wrote:
Awesome song. A perfect classic :) Metallica are awesome :) One of my favourite metal bands.
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jlcorrea1 wrote:
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Phantom_Lancer wrote:
Beatifull clean part + mervelous hard part = masterpiece
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Venom912 wrote:
ultimate
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grommers wrote:
Masterpiece !
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jlcorrea1 wrote:
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DerdeOog wrote:
MASTERpiece \../
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line_genrou wrote:
This song is a masterpiece.
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LittleJoeII wrote:
Easily one of the best songs ever. And Metallica are barely in my top 50.
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Pedrorn wrote:
I always say that Master of Puppets record should be taught in schools! Greatest song ever! (Sorry my english. I'm brazilian and i don't really know if i'm writting it correctly)
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