We can guarantee you’ve never heard Metallica’s classic “Master of Puppets” quite like this before.Anthony Vincent, the YouTube musician and creator of the Ten Second Songs video series, is back with what he calls “Master of Puppets in 50 Styles.”Indeed, that means he sings the 1986 Metallica title track in 50 different ways over a single reading of the tune, including in the disparate styles of David Bowie, James Brown, Culture Club, Daft Punk, Dir En…
Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess admits to not being prepared to perform Metallica songs before his band covered Master of Puppets, despite his years of playing classical music.Listeners can hear the veteran progressive metal band cover the landmark 1986 thrash LP in full on Master of Puppets – Live in Barcelona, 2002, the live recording that was reissued last month as part of Dream Theater’s throwback series, the Lost Not Forgotten Archives.”Wow!” Rudess told Revolver this week when recalling his…
Covering famous metal songs in the style of other popular metal artists has become a favorite pastime of many YouTubers, and creator Denis Pauna delivers the goods yet again with a blistering cover of Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” as reimagined by King Diamond. The sprawling, multi-part title track off Metallica’s 1986 magnum opus offers ample opportunity for reinvention for those who are bold — and talented — enough to accept the challenge. Pauna clearly studied both bands’ unique characteristics and idiosyncrasies before making his latest…