Ten 1986 albums that are better than Master of Puppets (and 5 albums that aren't)
You know what I don't think is all that good that's turning 40? Metallica's Master of Puppets . Now as the title gives away, I don't think it's the worst album of 1986 either. So since it turns 40, I figured I'd remember the record accurately, but fairly, so let's start with 10 albums I think are objectively better than Orion and the betas. These are in no-order, any-genre, and reverse alphabetical order seems more satanic, so we'll go with that. So here are at least 10 albums that beat Master of Puppets fair and square: The Smiths- The Queen is Dead Jangle-acoustic pop rock masterstroke. This ranks higher than the album on the official 1986 RYM album list. I agree, but they both are outflanked by.... Slayer- Reign In Blood The most obvious alternative ever. No cleans, no quiets, just pure loud, vicious rage. Certainly not the only album to do this, but arguably the most legendary. Run D...