{"product_id":"metallica-master-of-puppets-distressed","title":"METALLICA Master Of Puppets Distressed Band T-shirt","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt’s not just a tee. It’s the tee.\u003cbr\u003eGraveyard crosses, sunset infernos, and puppet strings yanking your soul toward the pit. Grim. Gritty. Unforgiving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for:\u003cbr\u003e• Standing in the rain for dramatic effect\u003cbr\u003e• Turning every hallway into a music video\u003cbr\u003e• Ghosting people with style\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003e• Washed-out graveyard vibes\u003cbr\u003e• Vintage-wrecked cotton for added angst\u003cbr\u003e• Fits like a warning sign\u003cbr\u003e• Officially licensed and 100% cotton, aged to perfection with thrash mileage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCare Instructions:\u003cbr\u003eCold wash. Lay flat under a thunderstorm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaster of Puppets\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the third album by the American \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heavy_metal_music\" title=\"Heavy metal music\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eheavy metal\u003c\/a\u003e band \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Metallica\" title=\"Metallica\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eMetallica\u003c\/a\u003e, released on March 3, 1986, by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elektra_Records\" title=\"Elektra Records\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eElektra Records\u003c\/a\u003e. Recorded in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Copenhagen\" title=\"Copenhagen\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eCopenhagen\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Denmark\" title=\"Denmark\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eDenmark\u003c\/a\u003e, at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sweet_Silence_Studios\" title=\"Sweet Silence Studios\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eSweet Silence Studios\u003c\/a\u003e with producer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flemming_Rasmussen\" title=\"Flemming Rasmussen\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eFlemming Rasmussen\u003c\/a\u003e, it is the band's final album to feature bassist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cliff_Burton\" title=\"Cliff Burton\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eCliff Burton\u003c\/a\u003e. While \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Damage_Inc._Tour\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Damage Inc. Tour\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003etouring\u003c\/a\u003e in support of \u003ci\u003eMaster of Puppets\u003c\/i\u003e, he died on September 27, 1986, after the band's tour bus was involved in an accident in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/D%C3%B6rarp\" title=\"Dörarp\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eDörarp, Sweden\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eThe album's artwork, designed by Metallica and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Mensch\" title=\"\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003ePeter Mensch\u003c\/a\u003e and painted by Don Brautigam, depicts a cemetery field of white crosses tethered to strings, manipulated by a pair of hands in a clouded, blood-red sky, with a fiery orange glow on the horizon. The album is the band’s most recent to date to feature a runtime of under an hour. Instead of releasing a single or video in advance of the album's release, Metallica embarked on a five-month American tour in support of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ozzy_Osbourne\" title=\"Ozzy Osbourne\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eOzzy Osbourne\u003c\/a\u003e. The European leg was canceled after Burton's death in September 1986, and the band returned home to audition a new bassist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaster of Puppets\u003c\/i\u003e peaked at number 29 on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Billboard_200\" title=\"Billboard 200\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e 200\u003c\/a\u003e and received widespread acclaim from critics, who praised its music and political lyrics. It is widely regarded to be one of the greatest and most influential metal albums of all time, and is credited with consolidating the American \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thrash_metal\" title=\"Thrash metal\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003ethrash metal\u003c\/a\u003e scene. It was certified \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RIAA_certification\" title=\"RIAA certification\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eeight times platinum\u003c\/a\u003e by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America\" title=\"Recording Industry Association of America\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eRecording Industry Association of America\u003c\/a\u003e (RIAA) in 2025 for shipping eight million copies in the United States, and was later certified six times platinum by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Music_Canada\" title=\"Music Canada\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eMusic Canada\u003c\/a\u003e and platinum by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Phonographic_Industry\" title=\"British Phonographic Industry\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eBritish Phonographic Industry\u003c\/a\u003e (BPI). In 2015, \u003ci\u003eMaster of Puppets\u003c\/i\u003e became the first metal recording to be selected by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Library_of_Congress\" title=\"Library of Congress\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eLibrary of Congress\u003c\/a\u003e for preservation in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Recording_Registry\" title=\"National Recording Registry\" style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eNational Recording Registry\u003c\/a\u003e for being \"culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.\" The album was remastered and reissued as an expanded box set in 2017.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rockstar Merch","offers":[{"title":"S \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46266009059587,"sku":"METTS06MB01AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46266009092355,"sku":"METTS06MB02AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46266009125123,"sku":"METTS06MB03AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46266009157891,"sku":"METTS06MB04AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46266009190659,"sku":"METTS06MB05AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3XL \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46266009223427,"sku":"METTS06MB06AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"4XL \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46266009256195,"sku":"METTS06MB07AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5XL \/ BLACK \/ Unisex Adults","offer_id":46991001551107,"sku":"METTS06MB08AU","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/4964\/2499\/files\/METALLICA_Master_Of_Puppets_Distressed_Band_T-shirt_1_448fb6ea-6ade-43bb-930f-25cc92711f5c.jpg?v=1780333927","url":"https:\/\/rockstar-merch.com\/products\/metallica-master-of-puppets-distressed","provider":"Rockstar Merch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}