28/04/10 – Metallica’s 1986 Master of Puppets has been named the “best heavy metal album of all-time” in a poll for musicians’ website, MusicRadar.com.
With the results released on International Noise Awareness Day, MusicRadar.com teamed up with Metal Hammer, the UK’s bestselling heavy metal magazine, to create a countdown of the ultimate head banging records. The online poll attracted over 6000 votes from musicians and metal enthusiasts.
Attracting a whopping 20% of total votes, Master of Puppets remains as popular today as when it was released in March 1986. Acclaimed by fans and critics alike, the album went multi-platinum, going on to sell over 6m copies in the US alone, despite receiving no radio airplay, with no single or music video to accompany it.
Metallica’s grip on the heavy metal scene is evident throughout the chart, with four of their albums appearing in the MusicRadar top 25. Today, the band continues to perform sold-out shows across the globe, with their music regularly appearing in best-selling videogames, including Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
MusicRadar.com – best heavy metal album of all-time
1 Metallica – Master of Puppets (1986)
2 Iron Maiden – The Number of the Beast (1982)
3 Guns N’ Roses – Appetite for Destruction (1987)
4 Metallica – Ride the Lightning (1984)
5 Slayer – Reign in Blood (1986)
6 Megadeth – Rust in Peace (1990)
7 Black Sabbath – Paranoid (1970)
8 AC/DC – Back in Black (1980)
9 Pantera – Vulgar Display of Power (1992)
10 Iron Maiden – Powerslave (1984)
The US band beat legendary UK metal act Iron Maiden’s 1982 album The Number of the Beast into second spot, with Guns N’ Rose’s Appetite for Destruction in third. Other acts in the top ten include Birmingham’s Black Sabbath and AC/DC – who also soundtracked this week’s blockbuster movie release, Iron Man 2.
Mike Goldsmith, Editor-in-Chief of MusicRadar.com, said:
“Whether it’s AC/DC soundtracking Iron Man 2, Rage Against the Machine getting the Xmas number one or Iron Maiden winning a Brit, heavy metal is no longer an underground concern. Over 6,000 musicians and metalheads agree and have voted in what is MusicRadar.com’s most popular poll yet. It’s another award for Metallica’s thrash masterpiece and is the perfect soundtrack for International Noise Awareness Day. Turn it up!”
Alexander Milas, Editor of Metal Hammer, added:
“This is a thrilling result – but it will come as no surprise to long time fans, as Metallica’s Master of Puppets is an absolute landmark for our beloved genre. Ranging from the crushing and frenetic ‘Battery’ to the stately elegance of ’Orion’, Master of Puppets still explodes with the sweat-soaked denim of the band’s more humble beginnings. Should the god-like Iron Maiden have won the poll? Are Guns N’ Roses really heavy metal? Debates like these will rage forever on, and it’s a testament to the intelligence and incredible passion of metalheads around the globe.”
The full rundown of MusicRadar’s best heavy metal album of all-time poll is available online at – http://www.musicradar.com/heavymetalpoll .
ENDS
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28/04/10 – Metallica’s 1986 Master of Puppets has been named the “best heavy metal album of all-time” in a poll for musicians’ website, MusicRadar.com.
With the results released on International Noise Awareness Day, MusicRadar.com teamed up with Metal Hammer, the UK’s bestselling heavy metal magazine, to create a countdown of the ultimate head banging records. The online poll attracted over 6000 votes from musicians and metal enthusiasts.
Attracting a whopping 20% of total votes, Master of Puppets remains as popular today as when it was released in March 1986. Acclaimed by fans and critics alike, the album went multi-platinum, going on to sell over 6m copies in the US alone, despite receiving no radio airplay, with no single or music video to accompany it.
Metallica’s grip on the heavy metal scene is evident throughout the chart, with four of their albums appearing in the MusicRadar top 25. Today, the band continues to perform sold-out shows across the globe, with their music regularly appearing in best-selling videogames, including Guitar Hero and Rock Band.
MusicRadar.com – best heavy metal album of all-time
1 Metallica – Master of Puppets (1986)
2 Iron Maiden – The Number of the Beast (1982)
3 Guns N’ Roses – Appetite for Destruction (1987)
4 Metallica – Ride the Lightning (1984)
5 Slayer – Reign in Blood (1986)
6 Megadeth – Rust in Peace (1990)
7 Black Sabbath – Paranoid (1970)
8 AC/DC – Back in Black (1980)
9 Pantera – Vulgar Display of Power (1992)
10 Iron Maiden – Powerslave (1984)
The US band beat legendary UK metal act Iron Maiden’s 1982 album The Number of the Beast into second spot, with Guns N’ Rose’s Appetite for Destruction in third. Other acts in the top ten include Birmingham’s Black Sabbath and AC/DC – who also soundtracked this week’s blockbuster movie release, Iron Man 2.
Mike Goldsmith, Editor-in-Chief of MusicRadar.com, said:
“Whether it’s AC/DC soundtracking Iron Man 2, Rage Against the Machine getting the Xmas number one or Iron Maiden winning a Brit, heavy metal is no longer an underground concern. Over 6,000 musicians and metalheads agree and have voted in what is MusicRadar.com’s most popular poll yet. It’s another award for Metallica’s thrash masterpiece and is the perfect soundtrack for International Noise Awareness Day. Turn it up!”
Alexander Milas, Editor of Metal Hammer, added:
“This is a thrilling result – but it will come as no surprise to long time fans, as Metallica’s Master of Puppets is an absolute landmark for our beloved genre. Ranging from the crushing and frenetic ‘Battery’ to the stately elegance of ’Orion’, Master of Puppets still explodes with the sweat-soaked denim of the band’s more humble beginnings. Should the god-like Iron Maiden have won the poll? Are Guns N’ Roses really heavy metal? Debates like these will rage forever on, and it’s a testament to the intelligence and incredible passion of metalheads around the globe.”
The full rundown of MusicRadar’s best heavy metal album of all-time poll is available online at – http://www.musicradar.com/heavymetalpoll .
ENDS
About Future
Future plc is an international special-interest media group that is listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR). Founded in 1985 with one magazine, today we have operations in the UK, US and Australia creating over 180 special-interest publications, websites and events for people who are passionate about their interests. We hold strong market positions in games, film, music, technology, cycling, automotive and crafts. Our biggest-selling magazines include T3, Total Film, Digital Camera, Fast Car, Classic Rock, Guitar World, Official Xbox Magazine, Official Playstation Magazine, Nintendo Power, Maximum PC and MacLife. Our websites include gamesradar.com, bikeradar.com, techradar.com, and musicradar.com. Future produces over 4 million magazines each month; we attract more than 18 million unique visitors to our websites; and we host 25 annual live events that attract hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts. In addition, Future exports, syndicates or licenses its publications to 90 countries internationally, making us the UK’s number one exporter and licensor of monthly magazines.
For more information
Will Guyatt, Media Relations Manager, Future UK, 01225 822517
