Metallica Master of Puppets Vinyl vs Metallica (Black Album) Vinyl 2LP

Buy Master of Puppets if you want the 1986 thrash landmark and a single collectible disc. Buy the Black Album if you want the hits, quieter surfaces and a download code. Puppets is the tighter, heavier record; the Black Album is the more polished, melodic one. Owners of the 180g Black Album reissue praise its remastered sound and flat, quiet pressings, while Puppets buyers rate it highly as a collectible but note the colored brick vinyl can carry more surface noise.

• Choose the Master of Puppets LP if you want Metallica's peak thrash album on one disc and a shelf piece with the brick-colored pressing.
• Choose the Black Album 2LP if you want the hits, 180g vinyl and a digital download to play on the go.