Master of Puppets

Metallica reflect on what 'Master of Puppets' means to them as they prepare to release a book about the album.

Heavy metal effectively came of age in the '80s, as it coalesced into a bona fide rock 'n' roll subgenre.

We dig up some little-known facts about the band's 1986 masterpiece.

The members of Metallica are offering fans a sneak peek at Back to the Front, the upcoming book that promises to provide "a fully authorized visual history" of their Master of Puppets album.

Geddy Lee being asked to produce Metallica's Master of Puppets is one of those longstanding rock rumors that sounds too outlandish to be true .

For Metallica fans, there has never been any comparison between their early triumph 'Master of Puppets' and the widely reviled 'St. Anger.' Thanks – or no thanks, actually – to the internet, there is now.

Metallica are crowdsourcing memorabilia to help complete a book about 'Master of Puppets.'