Master of Puppets is the third album by American thrash metal band Metallica. The album was recorded in 1985 and released by Elektra Records on March 26, 1986 in North America.

The album reached number twenty-nine on the U.S. Billboard 200, and has to date sold over six million copies in U.S. alone. It was the last album the band recorded with bass player Cliff Burton and is considered a landmark in the history of heavy metal.