METALLICA’s Lars Ulrich On 30 Years Of Master Of Puppets - “We Were Living And Breathing Music 24/7 With No Ulterior Motives”
March 2, 2016, 8 years ago
“When I listen to Master Of Puppets now, I just sit there and go, 'What the fuck? How do you do that?’”, Lars Ulrich tells Rolling Stone with a laugh. "It's very gutsy music."
Thirty years have passed since the drummer and his Metallica bandmates released their mind-boggling masterwork, and it still sounds as powerful as it does fearless. Master Of Puppets originally came out on March 3rd, 1986, and it remains a high-water mark for not just the band but for metal as a genre. Its eight songs make up a deep and visceral look at manipulation in all its forms, but thanks to a mix of headbangable riffs and rhythms, it never trades heavy for heady.
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