While fans and critics can debate when Metallica reached their peak...for RtBE's money, this was it.
For fans, no explanation is needed. If you don't know this record, feel free to read the robust wikipedia entry while you are playing the full album.
On a personal note, this is when Metallica came into RtBE's world. I had heard Ride The Lightening on the school bus, but it never really took hold. However, Master was an instant connection.
Every mulleted burn out and their big brother (or sister) were playing it while they were trying to sneak cigs out of their parents purse. The title song would ring out in school yards during recess, at the mall, everywhere and this was years after it's release, hell, it should still be doing so today.
And Justice For All... never had the low end power, Lightening is too bloated, Black album was too mainstream, Kill'Em All is bad ass, but raw, Master is just the perfect amount of everything that makes Metallica the kings of metal.
If you put me on a desert island and say I can only have two metal albums, Paranoid and Master of Puppets would be my choices.
So, on it's 40th Anniversary, play it loud. Here are some songs to get you started.
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