Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Metallica maintains a near-perfect presence on the Billboard charts ...

Right from the cover art, Master of Puppets promised an even greater degree of political awareness. Dog tags hang from military-style grave markers, each headstone attached to strings leading to the ...

That's how James Hetfield opened the introduction of Back to the Front: A Fully Authorized Visual History of The Master of Puppets Album and Tour. For Metallica—and really, the world—there is no way ...

Heavy metal effectively came of age in the '80s, as it coalesced what had previously been a ragtag collective of bands into a bona fide rock 'n' roll subgenre capable of achieving Top 40 success. But ...

“Stranger Things” continues to keep fans talking and this time Metallica joined in. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The band’s song ...

There's nothing you would change about Metallica's Master of Puppets, right? Released on March 3, 1986, the band's third album is widely regarded as their masterpiece, the point at which they took ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PRODUCER WEEK 2025: In early 1986, Metallica's rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist James Hetfield was in bullish mood, talking ...

Metallica continued their residency on Jimmy Kimmel Live with a raucous, eight-minute rendition of their 1986 song “Master of Puppets.” The metal band, performing a four-night stint on the late-night ...

“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 ...

Metallica’s Master Of Puppets is a rite of passage for any young player building up their chops in metal guitar, and it is a punishing, unforgiving hellscape of down-picking that’ll fill your forearm ...