When Metallica released their third album Master of Puppets in March 1986, they were on the cusp of international stardom. Their first two albums had been groundbreaking releases in the increasingly popular speed and thrash metal movements of the early to mid-1980s. Kill ‘Em All and Ride The Lightning, the latter of which had originally […]
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