Get your limited-edition Metallica – Master Of Puppets zine

The complete story of Metallica’s untouchable Master Of Puppets album – available now as a limited-edition printed zine from the Kerrang! Store.

March 3, 2026

Words:: Kerrang! staff

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Metallica’s landmark album Master Of Puppets, we’ve dug deep into the archive to bring you the definitive inside story of a record that sent shockwaves through heavy metal and changed our world forever.

Featuring rare photography from 1986 and choice cuts from Kerrang!’s own history books when we were there at the time, this 24-page A5 zine is the ultimate tribute to one of the greatest metal albums of all time.

Available to pre-order now – only from the Kerrang! Store.

Don't forget to check out all of our other exclusive zines on the Kerrang! Store too!

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