Many publicists regard the Master of Puppets as the peak of the work of Metallica.
Master of Puppets was the first recording in the genre of thrash metal, which received a "platinum" status.
The publication of Total Guitar awarded the track "Master of Puppets" 7th place in the top twenty best guitar riffs of all time.
Browser online publication Loudwire Chad Childers called the performance of "Master of Puppets" by the group "furious", and the song itself is the highlight of the whole show.
In the magazine Rolling Stone, the concert performance of this song was called "classics in all its eight-minute glory".