Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Master of Puppets

Master of Puppets

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/March 3, 2016 by Brianboulton (talk) 15:24, 14 February 2016 (UTC)



Master of Puppets is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on March 3, 1986 by Elektra Records. Recorded at the Sweet Silence Studios with producer Flemming Rasmussen, it was the first Metallica album released on a major label. Master of Puppets was the band's last album to feature bassist Cliff Burton, who died in a bus crash in Sweden during the album's promotional tour. Master of Puppets was released to critical acclaim and has been included in several publications' best album lists. Its driving, virtuosic music and angry, political lyrics drew praise from critics outside the metal community. The album is considered the band's strongest effort of the period, and is one of the most influential heavy metal albums. The album peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200 and became the first thrash metal album to be certified platinum.
 * Most recent similar article(s): A Weekend in the City
 * Main editors:
 * Promoted: August 1, 2015
 * Reasons for nomination: 30th anniversary
 * Support as nominator. Retrohead (talk) 19:40, 18 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Support, providing Rehab (Rihanna song) (nominated above) isn't selected, as two American popular music articles in quick succession would need something exceptional to justify it. Much as I disliked it personally, this was a seminal album which pretty much single-handedly turned thrash metal from the joke of the music industry into a respected mainstream genre, and will probably get quite a bit of media interest on the day. &#8209; Iridescent 19:55, 18 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: Please add to summary chart. Brianboulton (talk) 09:55, 19 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Support per anniversary. Actually two music-related articles within one month is pretty commonplace, and Rihanna has consistently been described as a "Barbadian singer" in articles. Looking at WP:TFAREC, Rhythm Killers and Romance (Luis Miguel album) ran within 6 days, and Love the Way You Lie and Supernature (Goldfrapp album) ran within 9 days. I don't think there would be too much of a problem here. sst  ✈  09:29, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Three, actually. We've got "R U Professional" scheduled for the beginning of the month. But yeah, it's not an issue for me. Very different genres. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:05, 23 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Support as a good way to celebrate the 30th anniversary, and a very high quality article Snuggums (talk / edits) 03:10, 22 January 2016 (UTC)