Master Of Puppets was released March 3rd 1986 on Elektra Records. It was the last which featured the great and late Cliff Burton on bass.Today the band announced the reissue the certified 6x Platinum,10 million copies worldwide metal classic.

Metallica with the late Cliff Burton

The Master of Puppets reissue will be available physically as a Standard LP, Standard CD, 3 CD Expanded Edition, and Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set and digitally as a Standard CD (available to stream and download), a 3 CD Expanded Edition (available for download only), and a Digital Deluxe Box Set (available for streaming and download).

The Expanded Edition will include previously unreleased demos, rough mixes, interviews, live tracks, and a 28-page booklet. The Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set will include a 108-page hardcover book including never before seen photos, outtakes and previously unreleased interviews, three LPs, ten CDs, a cassette, two DVDs, a lithograph, a folder with handwritten lyrics, and a set of six buttons.

Watch James Hetfield unbox the reissue.


Metallica will be hitting its WorldWired Europe Tour.Here are dates

9/2 – Royal Arena – Copenhagen, Denmark
9/4 – Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam, Netherlands
9/6 – Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam Netherlands
9/8 – Accorhotels Arena – Paris, France
9/10 – Accorhotels Arena – Paris, France
9/12 – Halle Tony Garnier – Lyon, France
9/14 – Lanxess Arena – Cologne, Germany
9/16 – Lanxess Arena – Cologne, Germany
10/22 – The O2 Arena – London, England
10/24 – The O2 Arena – London, England
10/26 – The SSE Hydro – Glasgow, Scotland
10/28 – Manchester Arena – Manchester, England
10/30 – Genting Arena – Birmingham, England
11/1 – Sportpaleis – Antwerp, Belgium
11/3 – Sportpaleis – Antwerp, Belgium
2/1 – Meo Arena – Lisbon, Portugal
2/3 – Wizink Center – Madrid, Spain
2/5 – Wiznik Center – Madrid, Spain
2/7 – Palau Sant Jordi – Barcelona, Spain
2/10 – Pala Alpitour – Turin, Italy
2/12 – Unipol Arena – Bologna, Italy
2/14 – Unipol Arena – Bologna, Italy
2/16 – Sap Arena – Mannheim, Germany
3/27 – Jyske Bank Boxen – Herning, Denmark
3/29 – Barclaycard Arena – Hamburg, Germany
3/31 – Wiener Stadthalle – Vienna, Austria
4/2 – O2 Arena – Prague, Czech Republic
4/5 – Budapest, Hungary – Sports Arena
4/7 – Schleyerhale – Stuttgart, Germany
4/9 – Schleyerhale – Stuttgart, Germany
4/11 – Palexpo – Geneva, Switzerland
4/26 – Olympiahalle – Munich, Germany
4/28 – Tauran Arena – Krakow, Poland
4/30 – Leipzig Arena – Leipzig, Germany
5/2 – Telenor Arena – Oslo, Norway
5/5 – Ericsson Globe – Stockholm, Sweden
5/7 – Ericsson Globe – Stockholm, Sweden
5/9 – Hartwall Arena – Helsinki, Finland
5/11 – Hartwall Arena – Helsinki, Finland