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Master of Puppets

1986 studio album by Metallica
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Master of Puppets

Summary

Master of Puppets is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 0.15% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,910 views/month, #90 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • Master of Puppets's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Master of Puppets's genre is thrash metal[4].
  • Master of Puppets was produced by Metallica[5].
  • Master of Puppets was produced by Flemming Rasmussen[6].
  • Master of Puppets was performed by Metallica[7].
  • Master of Puppets's record label is recorded as Elektra[8].
  • Master of Puppets's place of publication is recorded as United States[9].
  • Master of Puppets is part of Metallica's albums in chronological order[10].
  • Master of Puppets is part of Metallica studio albums discography[11].
  • Master of Puppets's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Master of Puppets was distributed by LP record[13].
  • Master of Puppets was distributed by compact disc[14].
  • Master of Puppets was distributed by music streaming[15].
  • Master of Puppets was distributed by music download[16].
  • Master of Puppets's review score is recorded as 5[17].
  • Master of Puppets's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Sweet Silence Studios[18].
  • Master of Puppets was published on March 3, 1986[19].
  • Master of Puppets's tracklist is recorded as Battery[20].
  • Master of Puppets's tracklist is recorded as Master of Puppets[21].
  • Master of Puppets's tracklist is recorded as The Thing That Should Not Be[22].
  • Master of Puppets's tracklist is recorded as Welcome Home (Sanitarium)[23].
  • Master of Puppets's tracklist is recorded as Disposable Heroes[24].
  • Master of Puppets's tracklist is recorded as Leper Messiah[25].
  • Master of Puppets's tracklist is recorded as Orion[26].
  • Master of Puppets's tracklist is recorded as Damage, Inc.[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • First release date: 1986-03-03[29]

  • Genre(s): hard rock, heavy metal, metal, progressive, progressive metal, rock, speed metal, thrash metal[30]

  • Community tags: aggressive, angry, energetic, hard rock, heavy, heavy metal, metal, political, progressive, progressive metal, rebellious, rock, serious, speed metal, technical, thrash metal[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3d00fb45-f8ab-3436-a8e1-b4bfc4d66913[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Master of Puppets was performed by Metallica[7]. Producers include Metallica[5] and Flemming Rasmussen[6].

Publication

Master of Puppets was released on March 3, 1986[19]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is thrash metal[4]. Part of include Metallica's albums in chronological order[10] and Metallica studio albums discography[11]. Recorded distribution format include LP record[13], compact disc[14], music streaming[15], and music download[16].

Reception

Master of Puppets's review score is recorded as 5[17].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Master of Puppets include Metallichneumon neurospastarchus[33], a taxon[34].

Why It Matters

Master of Puppets ranks in the top 0.15% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,910 views/month, #90 of 60,676).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for it include Metallichneumon neurospastarchus[33], a taxon[34].

Related Entities

compact disc Elektra Metallica United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Apple Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Leoconbass · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Record label → Elektra
    Different from → Master of Puppets
    Tracklist → Battery, Master of Puppets, The Thing That Should Not Be +5
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