Artist : Metallica Country : USA Release : Master Of Puppets [Japan Edition] Year : 1986 Genre : Heavy Metal File Type : mp3 VBR Info: Master of Puppets illustrates why Metallica was one of the most important metal bands ever.
After
giving birth to thrash with Kill 'Em All, Metallica began refining
their innovations with Ride the Lightning, which added a bit more
maturity and compositional quality. Master of Puppets is a much larger
step in the same direction, and had the band incorporating more
progressive elements into their music. It'd be hard to count the metal
bands doing half the pioneering things Metallica was doing.
The
acoustic, quiet introduction to "Battery" explodes under an aggressive
onslaught of hyperkinetic, muscular riffs and thick, heavy arrangements
that characterize the entire album. That's not to say it's redundant,
though. All eight songs are excellent, featuring enough variation of
tempo and texture to ensure that they never get boring, which is crucial
when some songs extend for eight minutes ("Master of Puppets,"
"Disposable Heroes," "Orion"). Cripes, you could dissect the riffery of
the title track and probably create half a dozen normal metal songs.
That"s part of Metallica's appeal: they cram a ton of ideas into their
music, but all songs are perfectly crafted without the slightest sense
of disjointed songwriting.
Monday, September 28, 2015
Kammenos
*Heavy Metal, Salem (Israel)
