Metallica – Master Of Puppets -is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. It was the band's last album with bassist Cliff Burton, who died in a bus accident in Sweden during the album's promotional tour. Designed by Metallica and Peter Mensch and painted by Don Brautigam, the album's artwork features a graveyard field of white crosses attached to strings, manipulated by two hands against an overcast, blood-red sky with a fiery orange glow on the horizon. Master of Puppets peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200 and received critical acclaim, praising his music and political lyrics. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential metal albums of all time, it is considered the consolidation of the American thrash metal scene. It was certified six times platinum by the RIAA in 2003 for shipping six million copies in the United States, later went six times platinum by Music Canada and platinum by the BPI. In 2015, "Master of Puppets" became the first metal recording selected by the Library of Congress for inclusion in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Tracklist: A1 Battery A2 Master Of Puppets A3 The Thing That Should Not Be A4 Welcome Home (Sanitarium) B1 Disposable Heroes B2 Leper Messiah B3 Orion B4 Damage Inc. Bass, Backing Vocals – Cliff Burton Drums – Lars Ulrich Lead Guitar – Kirk Hammett Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – James Hetfield Japanese 1st pressing. Japan's first original. Matrix double-sided 111 - Gatefold lyric insert containing a band biography in Japanese - 2 picture inserts featuring pictures of the band Condition: LP /Mint (Inspected under a neutral white LED spotlight equivalent to 100W. no scratches that effect the playback / wonderful OBI / Mint Cover /EX due to corner wear in photos a sleeve micro pressure , and spots in a white line on the spine) 2X OIS / Near Mint to Mint (normal light folds) Please understand that there are individual differences in perception ★★★ Another Heavy Metal Legend "Must-Have"! In Wonderful Condition: ★★★ ★★★ For every rare single & LP I add a new inner sleeve with acid-free plastic so that you can enjoy the singles & LPs for a long time ★★★ You will receive all of your valuable auctions in a special LP box so that nothing can happen to your LP during transport (see pictures) ★★★ Every week we have many interesting Collector LPs/CD´s...Memorabilia’s ...on offer, just go to the following button and you will see all our offers An offer exclusive from the seller : BLACKGOLD-MEMORABILIA Thank´s for your interest. Check out our other rare items in current and future Auctions at Catawiki ★★★ No Delivery to Cran Canaria ★★★ Portugal Only Express Post