Metallica have marked the 35th anniversary of their seminal album ‘Master of Puppets’ with a furious performance of ‘Battery’ on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.Delivering the stand-out track from the thrash masterpiece, their performance was given a brief introduction which saw Colbert riffing on the album’s lasting legacy.“Their album ‘Master of Puppets’ was released 35 years ago today, and had such an impact that it was added to the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress,” Colbert remarked.Metallica’s latest appearance on Colbert’s show comes a month after they appeared on a Super Bowl special of the show to perform ‘Enter Sandman’.The band are only making “glacial” progress on their new album, according to drummer.
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