By the time of their third studio release, MASTER OF PUPPETS, Metallica were absolute masters of thrash metal. The final set with bassist Cliff Burton, the 1986 collection was recorded in Copenhagen with producer Flemming Rasmussen, and its technically proficient...

For the next several weeks (or maybe just until we decide that we want to stop doing it, since normalcy seems likely to remain on hiatus for the foreseeable future), Rhino.com will be spotlighting an album from the Atlantic Records...