Master of Puppets

Coming back to the stage at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for a few more songs, Metallica opened their encore with a blistering performance of "Battery."

Your friendly reminder of what makes this album such a masterpiece.

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On March 3, 1986, Metallica released their third studio album, 'Master of Puppets,' and took their heavy music and dark lyrics to a whole new level.

A collectable set of the band members.

Two albums into their career Metallica had built a solid fan base and helped establish and popularize the thrash genre.