![]() It just sounds like something I would've wrote. “Without a doubt, my favorite Metallica song would be Damage, Inc. I remember trying to cope with hormones and being overpowered by urges to have sex and shit like that, and all the angst that came with puberty and sexual desire was really alleviated by the brutality of Master Of Puppets.” (via Metal Hammer) “That was a moment in time that was riddled with angst for me. It’s a bit harsh to say that, but I’d love to know how they would have sounded around The Black Album if Cliff was still alive.” (via Metal Hammer) It’s the last Metallica thrash album, so maybe the last real album. They had these huge tombstones on stage and this huge set-up and Cliff Burton’s influence on the band is so clear in their sound. ![]() “ Master Of Puppets has to be Metallica’s most iconic era. It’s a fully realised album in every way the sequencing of the songs, the dynamics… that’s the kind of stuff we’ll look at ourselves: ‘Does our record build like Master Of Puppets builds?’ For me, it’s the best Metallica record and a classic in its own right.” (via Metal Hammer) It’s one of the records At The Gates will go back to sometimes, especially when it comes to checking how we are getting on. “You can’t find any faults on Master Of Puppets. I went from traditional heavy metal to this.” (via Metal Hammer) I listened to it over and over, to the extent that when I heard some of those songs later in life, I would experience similar smells that I experienced at the time. I had a cousin who taped it for me on a cassette. ![]() “I was introduced to it kind of blindfolded. It is a timeless work.” (via Metal Hammer) Ihsahn Instruments, vocals, recording quality – it has an influence that is still prevalent to this day. Master is absolutely an album you can hand someone who has never heard Metal before, and say, ‘This is what Metal sounds like.’ In terms of being a metal record, everything is perfect. “Metallica’s Master Of Puppets was not only ahead of its time but it was a foreshadowing of things to come in metal – thanks to Metallica forging the blueprint. ![]()
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