10 Metallica Songs That Have Been Played The Most Live
1. Master Of Puppets - 1,736 Times
The song that Eddie Munson used to save the world (RIP King) simply had to be top of this list.
It's one of Metallica's best known and most cherished tracks, one of their biggest in terms of exposure and in length, what many consider to be their crowning glory, and one of the greatest thrash songs ever written.
So yeah, it's number one.
Taken from the 1986 album of the same name, Master of Puppets was written about the influence drugs have on the human mind, but it also fits in with the album's wider themes of political control and loss of free will.
It is a must at any Metallica concert, even if it does go on for an eye-watering eight minutes and 36 seconds. Sometimes, the madmen play it immediately after playing One!
Master of Puppets is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser that has only gotten more popular in recent years, which might be why it's been played 1,736 times live - and each and every one of them a triumph.
It is Metallica's most played song ever and, chances are, it always will be.