Loudwire: Metallica Close Show With ‘Master of Puppets’ for First Time Since 1997

<p>Metallica closed their set with "Master of Puppets" for the first time in 25 years at the festival Copenhell in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Wednesday (June 15).</p>

<p>The metal band hadn't performed the title track from their 1986 album of the same name as their final song in concert since a 1997 gig, per [Setlist.fm](http://Setlist.fm).</p>

<p>Coincidentally, that Nov. 16, 1997, performance also took place in Copenhagen, per Metallica's archives. Perhaps (and probably most likely) the group was aware of that, reinstating the "Master of Puppets" finale as a knowing gesture in Denmark's capital.</p>

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