Master of Puppets (deluxe edition)

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Annotation

Limited deluxe edition (25,000 units):

  • 10 CDs (album, interviews, demos and rough mixes, live).
  • 3 LPs (album, live).
  • 2 DVDs (live and interviews).
  • Cassette (live).
  • Lyric folder.
  • Pushead print.
  • Six buttons.
  • 108-page hardcover book.
  • Includes single digital download card for vinyl and cassette components.
Annotation last modified on 2026-01-01 10:37 UTC.

Tracklist

112" Vinyl: Master of Puppets (remastered)
212" Vinyl: Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986
312" Vinyl: Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - May 25th, 1986
#TitleRatingLength
E1Fade to Black (live)
mixer:
Kent Matcke
bass:
Cliff Burton (on 1986-05-25)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1986-05-25)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (on 1986-05-25)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1986-05-25)
recorded at:
Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1986-05-25)
live recording of:
Fade to Black (on 1986-05-25)
lyricist:
James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
7:01
E2Seek & Destroy (live)
mixer:
Kent Matcke
bass:
Cliff Burton (on 1986-05-25)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1986-05-25)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (on 1986-05-25)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1986-05-25)
recorded at:
Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1986-05-25)
live recording of:
Seek & Destroy (on 1986-05-25)
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
7:22
E3Creeping Death (live)
mixer:
Kent Matcke
bass:
Cliff Burton (on 1986-05-25)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1986-05-25)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (on 1986-05-25)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1986-05-25)
recorded at:
Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1986-05-25)
live recording of:
Creeping Death (on 1986-05-25)
lyricist:
Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield
composer:
Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music and Take Out Music Ltd.
is based on:
Die By His Hand
6:20
F1The Four Horsemen (live)
mixer:
Kent Matcke
bass:
Cliff Burton (on 1986-05-25)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1986-05-25)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (on 1986-05-25)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1986-05-25)
recorded at:
Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1986-05-25)
live recording of:
The Four Horsemen (Metallica) (on 1986-05-25)
writer:
James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
version of:
The Mechanix
5:23
F2Guitar Solo (live)
mixer:
Kent Matcke
solo guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (on 1986-05-25)
spoken vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1986-05-25)
recorded at:
Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1986-05-25)
3:12
F3Am I Evil? (live)
mixer:
Kent Matcke
bass:
Cliff Burton (on 1986-05-25)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1986-05-25)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (on 1986-05-25)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1986-05-25)
recorded at:
Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1986-05-25)
live cover recording of:
Am I Evil? (on 1986-05-25)
writer:
Sean Harris (Diamond Head lead vocalist) and Brian Tatler
publisher:
Happy Face Music Ltd., Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Music
3:42
F4Whiplash (live)
mixer:
Kent Matcke
bass:
Cliff Burton (on 1986-05-25)
drums (drum set):
Lars Ulrich (on 1986-05-25)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Kirk Hammett (on 1986-05-25)
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
James Hetfield (on 1986-05-25)
recorded at:
Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1986-05-25)
live recording of:
Whiplash (on 1986-05-25)
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
4:44
4CD: Master of Puppets (remastered)
5CD: Interviews
6CD: Interviews
7CD: Rough Mixes From the Vault
8CD: Riffs, Demos & Outtakes From Lars' & James' Vaults
9CD: Riffs, Demos & Outtakes From Lars' & James' Vaults
10CD: Live at the Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ - April 21st, 1986
11CD: Live at Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA - August 3rd, 1986
12CD: Jason's Audition & Live at the Country Club, Reseda, CA - November 8th, 1986
13CD: Live at Grugahalle, Essen, West Germany - January 25th, 1987
14Cassette: Live at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden - September 26th, 1986
15DVD: Live at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI - April 4th, 1986 / Live at Roskilde Festival, Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark - July 6th, 1986 / MTV Heavy Metal Mania
16DVD: Live at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan - November 17th, 1986 / Masa Ito Interview / MTV News Interviews

Credits

Release

photography:Ross Halfin
Rich Likong
Ulf Magnusson
Rob Ellis (British photographer)
John Thomsen
liner notes:Ray Burton (Cliff Burton's father)
John Bush (singer)
Steffan Chirazi
King Diamond (the man)
Ross Halfin
Zach Harmon
Byron Hontas
Scott Ian
John Marshall (metal guitarist/producer)
Peter Mensch
Ozzy Osbourne
Flemming Rasmussen
Dave Reynolds (journalist)
Rock'n'Ray Dill
Bobby Schneider (Metallica tour manager, 1986-1989)
Michael Wagener
mixer:Kent Matcke
executive producer:Greg Fidelman (Greg Fields)
mastering:Chris Bellman (mastering engineer)
Reuben Cohen
Gentry Studer
Howie Weinberg (mastering engineer)
artwork:Don Brautigam (USA artist and designer, 1946-2008)
manufactured by:Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Blackened Recordings Inc. (copyrights holder, do not use as label!) (in 1986, in 2017)
mastered at:Bernie Grundman Mastering (Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Howie Weinberg Mastering in Los Angeles, California, United States
Lurssen Mastering in Burbank, California, United States
part of:Metallica - Remastered Deluxe Box Set series (order: 3)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11126459 [info]
ASIN:US: B0757G4WTT [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Dave Henson, Jr.
creative direction:Peter Mensch
Metallica
associated singles/EPs:Master of Puppets
covers:Kerrang! Presents: 'Remastered' by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
Master of Metallica (2002‐02‐19: Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain; audience recording) by Dream Theater
Master of Puppets by Dream Theater
Metallica: A Tribute to Master of Puppets by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
Metallica’s Master of Puppets but in the Crash Bandicoot Soundfont by Neville Elliott
live performances:2006-06-03: Rock am Ring, Nürburgring, Germany
2006-06-04: Rock im Park: Nürnberg, Germany
2006-06-06: Waldbuhne, Berlin, Germany
2006-06-08: Arnhem, Holland
2006-06-10: Download Festival, Donington, UK
2006-06-11: Download Festival Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
2006-06-13: Tallin, Estonia
2006-06-17: Heineken Jammin Festival, Imola, Italy
2006-08-12: Tokyo Summer Sonic Festival, Tokyo, Japan
2006-08-13: Osaka Summer Sonic Festival, Osaka, Japan
Master of Puppets by Dream Theater
included in:Limited‐Edition Vinyl Box Set
The Metallica Collection
part of:Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time (number: 2) (order: 2)
SPIN: The 40 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time (SPIN magazine, 2002-09) (number: 4) (order: 4)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 69) (order: 69)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 97) (order: 97)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 97) (order: 97)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 167) (order: 167)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 167) (order: 167)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 566) (order: 567)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/6495 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Metallica/Master-of-puppets [info]
reviews:https://ripplemusic.blogspot.com/2016/03/metallica-master-of-puppets.html [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/j59x [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/metallica/master-of-puppets/ [info]
https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/album/metallica/master-of-puppets [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/1462/ [info]
https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-369 [info]
https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=19919 [info]
https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/album/Master_of_Puppets/622 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000667490 [info]
Wikidata:Q187507 [info]