Metallica - Master Of Puppets CD Remaster (Digisleeve, Blackened, 1986)

Widely regarded as the greatest heavy metal album of all time, Master of Puppets is Metallica’s landmark third studio album and a defining release in thrash metal history. Originally released in 1986 via Elektra Records, this officially remastered CD edition is issued by Blackened Recordings and housed in a vinyl-style digisleeve replicating the original gatefold LP artwork, making it essential for collectors and purists alike.

Voted “The #1 Greatest Heavy Metal Album of All Time” by Rolling Stone readers, Master of Puppets represents Metallica at their creative and technical peak. Recorded at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen with producer Flemming Rasmussen, the album showcases the band’s razor-sharp precision, complex arrangements, and socially conscious lyricism - pushing thrash metal into a new realm of sophistication and power.

The album features some of the most iconic tracks ever recorded in metal, including “Battery,” “Master of Puppets,” “Welcome Home (Sanitarium),” “Disposable Heroes,” “The Thing That Should Not Be,” “Leper Messiah,” “Orion,” and “Damage, Inc.” Instrumental centerpiece “Orion” stands as a lasting tribute to bassist Cliff Burton, whose influence and musicianship helped shape the band’s legacy.

Master of Puppets was Metallica’s first platinum-selling album, later achieving 6× Platinum certification in the United States and surpassing 10 million copies sold worldwide. In 2015, it became the first metal album ever inducted into the U.S. Library of Congress National Recording Registry, recognised for its cultural, historical, and artistic significance.

This remastered CD edition delivers enhanced audio clarity while preserving the raw intensity and dynamics of the original recording- faithful to how the album was meant to be heard.

A cornerstone of thrash metal, an essential chapter in heavy metal history, and a mandatory addition to any serious metal collection.

Recommended if you like: Megadeth, Slayer, Pantera, Judas Priest, Motorhead, Black Label Society, Testament, Exodus, Anthrax, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath 

Artist: Metallica
Title: Master Of Puppets
Label: Blackened Recordings
Catalogue Number: BKRG005R2
UPC: 858978005202
Release Year: 1986
Duration: Album
Format: CD
Packaging Type: Digisleeve
Special Attributes: Remastered Reissue

Tracklist:
1. Battery
2. Master of Puppets
3. The Thing That Should Not Be
4.0Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
5. Disposable Heroes
6. Leper Messiah
7. Orion
8. Damage, Inc