Over the past month, Metallica have hosted #SomeKindOfBracket, a contest in which 64 of their most beloved songs were pitted against each other via daily match-ups to determine Metallica fans favourite cut.
After almost a month of intense battling, fans have finally decided what the metal legends one true opus is. Unsurprisingly, Metallica’s iconic 1986 hit ‘Master Of Puppets’ has come out on top.
The track faced off against cuts like ‘Dyers Eve’, ‘Atlas, Rise!’, ‘Ride The Lightning’, ‘Sad But True’, and ‘Fade To Black’ before securing the throne as the ultimate Metallica track.
“The people have spoken and single song stands alone above the rest,” announce Metallica. “Your champion is – drum roll please – Master Of Puppets!”
“Along the way it defeated Dyers Eve, Atlas, Rise!, Ride The Lightning, Sad But True, and Fade To Black and One in head to head match-ups… no wonder that thing is in the Library of Congress! Thanks for playing along with us! #ObeyYourMaster #SomeKindOfBracket”.
In other news, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich recently confirmed that the band are chipping away at new music via Zoom amid the coronavirus lockdown.
“We have a weekly Zoom connect,” Ulrich revealed, “We’ve been doing that basically since [the coronavirus pandemic] started 10 [or] 11 weeks [ago] — since it started in America.”
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“We’ve started exchanging some ideas,” he continued. “It’s great. It’s nice to be in touch, it’s nice to be part again of that group, and I look forward to the creative opportunities that lie ahead of us.”
To tide us over until the band’s next record arrives, Metallica has been digging through their back-catalogue, sharing full performances from the band’s archives as part of #MetallicaMondays.
