Tag Size: S Chest - armpit to armpit, lying flat - 18.25" Length - top of shoulder, at neckline to bottom of shirt - 24.5" Master of Puppets is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released on March 3, 1986, by Elektra Records. Recorded at Sweet Silence Studios with producer Flemming Rasmussen, it was the band's last album to feature bassist Cliff Burton, who died in a bus accident in Sweden during the album's promotional tour.