The band recorded their fourth full-length album.

Garage Days Re-Revisited (the band literally did the dirty work in Ulrich's garage, which they helped refit into a small studio space by hand themselves!).

The quartet immediately jumped into a tour and then quickly recorded an EP of cover tunes titled The $5.98 E.P. Faced with having to find a new path after 40+ auditions they tapped Jason Newsted from Flotsam & Jetsam to take over bass duties. His influence on the musical growth of the band had been enormous, combining the DIY philosophies of jamming and experimenting with an acute knowledge of musical theory. On tour in Sweden, during an overnight drive the bands' tour bus skidded out of control and flipped, killing Cliff Burton. But a heinous challenge was to be thrown at them when on September 27, 1986, they suffered a tragedy beyond words. вЂњBattery,вЂќ the title track and epic instrumental вЂњOrionвЂќ were among the astounding compositions, and having secured a support slot with Ozzy Osbourne, Master of Puppets hit the top 30 album charts and expanded their fan base beyond comprehension. In late 1985, the Rassmussen/Sweet Silence combination provided the underpinning for Master Of Puppets, the bandвЂ™s third album, which was mixed in LA with Michael Wagener and released in March 1986. With their writing chemistry maturing at an alarming rate of knots, classic compositions such as вЂњFor Whom The Bell TollsвЂќ and вЂњFade To BlackвЂќ sat proudly with the aggression of вЂњFight Fire With FireвЂќ and вЂњCreeping Death.вЂќ Q Prime Management and Elektra Records both moved quickly to take the band on by the Fall of вЂ™84, and with the road getting busier and more international, the bandsвЂ™ stature rapidly grew. The stellar reception in the metal community allowed them to quickly make their second album Ride The Lightning with producer Flemming Rassmussen in Copenhagen at Sweet Silence Studios during the summer of 1984. The resulting debut album, Kill вЂEm All, exploded onto the scene later that year brandishing punk-encrusted, crunchy metal riffery, the likes of вЂњThe Four Horsemen,вЂќ вЂњWhiplashвЂќ and вЂњSeek and DestroyвЂќ that were hailed as instant classics. Shortly after arriving in New York in April 1983, Mustaine was replaced by Exodus shredder Kirk Hammett and the boys hit the studio for the first time. The tape-trading circuit went crazy for it, and after repeatedly well-received shows in the Bay Area, Metallica found themselves relocating there after convincing bassist Cliff Burton to leave his band Trauma and replace McGovney.Д®ast Coast metal merchant Jon Zazula pitched the band on an album deal with his indie label Megaforce Records and 1983 found them traveling to New York in a stolen U-Haul to record their first album. After hitting the openerвЂ™s circuit in LA (where they supported the likes of Saxon) they recorded their first ever demo No Life вЂTil Leather. Their ascent was to be relatively quick, driven by sheer work-rate, effort and a rare musical chemistry. Soon, the two had recruited HetfieldвЂ™s friend and housemate Ron McGovney to play bass, Dave Mustaine to play lead guitar, and taken the name Metallica after a suggestion from Bay Area metal scene friend Ron Quintana. One of the biggest selling acts in American history, were born on Octowhen drummer Lars Ulrich and guitar player/singer James Hetfield got together via UlrichвЂ™s LA Recycler newspaper ad. Produced by Metallica, Flemming Rasmussen You're in for a surprise.' (Genevieve Williams)

If all you've heard of Metallica is what's been on the radio recently, check this one out. In tackling various approaches to their subject, Metallica is insightful lyrically as well as musically: 'Welcome Home (Sanitarium)' is from the point of view of an institutionalized inmate and 'Disposable Heroes' is the perspective of a soldier.

Not that these are short songs this eight-song album clocks in at over an hour, which makes it all the more impressive that not one moment on this recording is boring. Focusing on the concept of power and abuses thereof, this is a collection of complex, intelligent music, played at about a hundred miles an hour. 'One of the defining albums of thrash metal, Master of Puppets is arguably Metallica's best album (as well as their last with bassist Cliff Burton). Newly remastered with live takes and demos, the albumвЂ™s riffs, power, and mania remain as potent as ever. In 1986, Metallica released inarguably one of the best metal records of all time.

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