Acht Metalbands unserer Zeit haben sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, Metallicas Meisteralbum „Master Of Puppets“ anlässlich des 20. Geburtstags neu aufzunehmen. Die CD wird als kostenlose Beilage im Kerrang! Magazine zu finden sein, das am 5. April auch außerhalb Englands käuflich erworben werden kann. Die Anmerkungen im Booklet wurden von Lars Ulrich höchstpersönlich verfasst.

"It's a real honour to be part of this," so Trivium Frontmann Matt Heafy. "At first we thought everyone was going to go for 'Master Of Puppets', but we asked and got in there first! That album is one of the most inspirational ever made, and James Hetfield is one of the most inspirational players ever. He's the main reason I perform and I play the way I do."
"I don't want to sound like a cocky asshole, but I wasn't worried about choosing this song at all," sagt er. "Hetfield used to hit the high notes pretty fucking high back in the day, so for me, the most fun was recording the vocals. I hope that when Metallica hear it they realise that they're the main reason why we're here today. If they do like it, it'll be such a triumph for us!"

Machine Head eröffnen das Album mit ihrer Version von „Battery“. Frontmann Robert Flynn ist schon seit 1984 großer Metallica Fan. Damals war er ein 15-jähriger Fan, der mit seiner Lieblingsband im Kabuki Club in der Bay Area in San Francisco rumgehangen ist.

"James Hetfield was my idol back when 'Ride The Lightning' was released and I got his autograph," explains Flynn. "I wanted to buy him a beer but I was too young!

When I first heard that album, I loved 'Battery' right off the bat," fügt er hinzu. "It was so ahead of its time. Even by today's standards the technicality and the complexity of the musicianship is astounding. Playing 'Battery' ain't easy man - it's fucking hard!"

Das Making Of zu „Battery“ könnt ihr euch hier anschauen: (Link) .

Trackliste:
Machine Head - 'Battery'
Trivium 'Master Of Puppets'
Mendeed 'The Thing That Should Not Be'
Bullet For My Valentine 'Welcome Home (Sanitarium)'
Chimaira 'Disposable Heroes'
Fightstar 'Leper Messiah'
Mastodon 'Orion'
Funeral For A Friend 'Damage, Inc.'.
Quelle: Roadrunner Records