My four month fixation with a certain violent video game has pretty much subsided and now I'm back to writing reviews of albums. And for my first review of the month, I'll be reviewing Metallica's magnum opus, Master of Puppets from 1986. This is a quintessential album that should be in every metalhead's record collection - even if you don't like them to whatever degree, you should own it. Because it is bloody well near perfect as far as thrash albums are concerned. Sufficient enough to induce anger that will compel you to tear small animals to pieces, politically charged enough for you to invest in a soap box and harass passers-by in the center of town, and of course, sufficiently well crafted enough to make you shed a tear upon listening to the brutally symphonic instrumental "Orion", the album is revered for all the right reasons. Book-ended by two of their finest fast 'n furious ditties, "Battery" and "Damage, Inc." this album is a roller-coaster of sheer thrash madness, enthusiastic fervor and outright brilliance. Love this album! A+
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