About this episode

The episode features a breakdown of Metallica's 'Master of Puppets' with insights from Diallo and guest LUXXURY.

From the One Song archives, we’re going metal with one of the biggest riff monsters ever recorded: Metallica’s “Master of Puppets.” Diallo and LUXXURY break down a song bursting with musicianship, angst, and intricate instrumentation. Come for the stems of Lars Ulrich bashing away at the drums, and stay for LUXXURY’s metal origin story and his thoughts on the infamous Some Kind of Monster documentary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Diallo

Guest: LUXXURY

Topics covered

• metal music
• song analysis
• musicianship
• drumming
• metal history

Keywords

• Metallica
• Master of Puppets
• drums
• music analysis
• metal origin story

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Metallica

Books & works: Master of Puppets, Some Kind of Monster

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