Talk:Master of Puppets (song)

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[edit] Andy Warhol?

I carfuelly listened and I hear no connection what so ever bettwen the riff(s) after the second solo in master of puppets and andy warhol... I really don't.... Is ther a confirmation by metallica or something that the riff used IS andy warhol and not just something simmilar? AnoreX 20:31, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

I do hear the similarities. It's the e minor scale part: e f# g a b c d e f# g c--- c d c b g f# e. Calvero2 13:32, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

The song is actually about the cocaine abuse of the other band members (i.e. Ulrich, Hammett, Burton)Iced Dragon1 21:26, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

I've removed the point about the similarity between the song and the first level of the DOOM game. I totally agree that it does sound very similar to it, but the game actually borrowes the riff for the first level from coincidentally the song "no remorse" on metallica's "kill em all" album, not master of puppets. You can tell this from listening to the song instantly (from about 1:34 mins) and if you look at webpages about the game's music you will see this.

[edit] Holocaust

Hey there brothers, I just edited the article to include the fact that Metallica did not write the bloodied song. I have a copy of "The Metallic-Era" which is a collection of the original versions of songs that Metallica has covered over the years. Couldnt find much of an article on it, but here is a link I found to a product description.

http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,888176,00.html

Tonchiki 07:29, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

And it has been removed by someone because it was completely false. That album incorrectly has Holocaust as performing a track originally by them... it was written by Metallica, Holocaust merely cover it on that album you link to. Check all other sources as to the writing credits.

If it were the case there'd be much more about how one of Metallica's most popular songs and famous riffs is not their own. All other covers they do 'It's Electric' 'So What' etc. are always credited to their original artists.

--Spoco2 01:48, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

I agree that there should be more controversy about it, but I but do own the product that I linked to, and it is described in the CD book the same as on the web page I linked to. "A compilation of music that Metallica has covered over the years." With Master of Puppets on the track listing, performed by Holocaust. I wont change the article back until we clear this all up though, as I dont have much other evidence as of yet. (If anyone would like to see the CD book with the description and all, I would be more than happy to take a picture.)

Tonchiki 21:06, 17 March 2007 (UTC)