Metallica – Master Of Puppets (VG+/VG) – LP, Australasia 1989

Master Of Puppets is an LP by Metallica from 1989 released on the Vertigo label.

About this album

Master of Puppets is Metallica’s defining thrash metal statement, a record that pushed heavy music towards greater speed, precision and ambition. Released in 1986, it followed the band’s breakthrough and cemented their reputation for complex riffs, relentless rhythm changes and tightly controlled aggression. Produced by Flemming Rasmussen, the album balances brute force with compositional detail, from the title track’s sweeping dynamics to the instrumental intricacy of Orion. Widely regarded as one of the genre’s key albums, it helped set the standard for American thrash and became central to Metallica’s rise from underground heroes to international metal leaders.