Tracks:
1. Battery: 6/10 a little more variety in the music would be appreciated, but if loud, over-the-top, head-bangingly loud music with as much fury and volume as possible is your thing, this song has your name on it. If creating loud, heavy and crazily intense music could be considered some sort of art, then these guys seem to do it very well.
2. Master of Puppets: 8/10 this legendary song is undeniably a beast. It's too long for its own good, but with the interesting lyrics, intense and fast-paced instrumental and relentless heaviness, it's still a striking and impressive song which feels artistic as well.
3. The Thing that Should Not Be: 7/10 the artistic craft that went into this song manages to distract from its slight monotony.
4. Welcome Home (Sanitarium): 7/10 this one is uneven. Some bits are really rather good, while other parts are just one indistinguishable heavy chord after another.
5. Disposable Heroes: 7/10 while once again completely overlong, the sheer intensity of this anti-war song is to be admired.
6. Leper Messiah: 6/10 thoroughly competent yet forgettable, this is the weakest on the album so far since nothing about it stands out.
7. Orion: 7/10 far too long once again, but undeniably a work of truly skilled instrumentalists.
8. Damage, Inc.: 7/10 this closer is more than adequate and is basically more of the same.
Best song: Master of Puppets
Worst song: Leper Messiah
Summary: How you feel about this album will depend on one thing and one thing only: how you feel about heavy metal. If you like heavy metal, this will probably be one of your favorite albums. The artistry and power of the music is undeniable. If you don't like heavy metal, you'll get pretty bored with the repetitive instrumentals and exhausting nature of the music. It's hard to review objectively since I'm not really into metal. That being said, there's still a fair amount of enjoyment to be had.
Final rating: 7/10
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