During a conversation with Radioactive MikeZ, Overkill vocalist Bobby ”Blitz” Ellsworth was asked what Metallica album he considers to be better, 1994’s ”Ride The Lightning” or 1986’s ”Master Of Puppets”.
Here’s what Blitz replied:
“You know, you have to first understand that the thing that changed everything, where all the rules were broken, was ”Kill ‘Em All”. Others will say, ‘Hey, listen, that’s not the best Metallica album.’ I get that, but all the rules were broken from that point.
“If I had to make a pick of those two (”Ride The Lightning” or ”Master Of Puppets”), I would say ”Master Of Puppets” because I think that they had come into their own at that point.
And the excitement level can only go so far before you have to be great songwriters, and I think by the time they got to ‘Master Of Puppets’, they became great songwriters.”