With METALLICA's classic Master Of Puppets celebrating its 25th anniversary, AOL's Noisecreep caught up with a "battery" of metal musicians to find out how, when and where they first experienced this most important of records. Check out a few below:

Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) - "I was with a female friend of mine who loved metal and had the access to get imported albums. She came to my house one day with 'Master of Puppets' under her arm. I heard it and was in complete shock. I remember the first song I liked was 'Welcome Home (Sanitarium)'. This was in 1986 and it was a privilege for a Brazilian to hear that album in those days."

Ivar Bjørnson (ENSLAVED) - I was at our singer Grutle's place for a party when he put it on - I guess I was drinking sodas since I was 12 or 13 years old at the time. It wasn't the first Metallica album I heard – in my defense, I was eight years old when Master Of Puppets originally came out. Anyhow, Grutle played it in connection with hanging out at his place sometime in 1990 - I think.

Chris Barnes (SIX FEET UNDER) - "The first time I heard Master Of Puppets, I was a senior in high school, and singing and writing for my first original band, Leviathan, and living outside of Buffalo, NY. The previous year I had the privilege to see Metallica play live on the Ride The Lightning tour at the Salty Dog in Buffalo, in the middle of a massive blizzard, with 50 other crazed fans who risked their lives getting to that concert. I stood 5 feet in front of Cliff Burton for the entire show - I'll never forget it."

Mille Petrozza (KREATOR) - "It was at home, at my parents' house. It was a first day buy for me. I still like it to this day, but I think apart from Kill 'Em All - And Justice For All... is my favorite album by the Metallica guys."

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Master of Puppets was released on March 3, 1986 through Elektra Records. The album reached #29 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart and was the band's first gold record for sales of over 500,000 copies. This was done without any radio airplay or the release of a music video. The album eventually sold over six million copies in the United States and was certified 6x platinum by the RIAA. The album has sold 5x platinum in Canada

Master of Puppets marks the last Metallica album with bassist Cliff Burton, who died in a bus accident while touring to promote the album. Master of Puppets met with critical acclaim at the time of its release. The album is considered a classic thrash metal album by fans, critics, and the band members themselves and is considered to be one of the most influential heavy metal albums of all time according to Wikipedia.