Editing Master of Puppets (section)

===Later live performances===
[[File:Kirk Hammett playing.jpg|right|thumb|alt=Long–haired guitarist soloing on a colored guitar|Hammett performing the "Master of Puppets" solo in the late 1990s]]

All of the songs have been performed live, and some became permanent setlist features.<ref>{{cite news|title=Metallica's Hetfield And Ulrich Discuss Importance Of 'Master Of Puppets'|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/metallica-s-hetfield-and-ulrich-discuss-importance-of-master-of-puppets/|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=August 31, 2006|access-date=July 31, 2013|archive-date=October 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025233235/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/metallica-s-hetfield-and-ulrich-discuss-importance-of-master-of-puppets/|url-status=live}}</ref> Four tracks were featured on the nine-song set list for the album's promotional tour: "[[Battery (song)|Battery]]" as opener, "Master of Puppets", "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", and "Damage, Inc."<ref name=McIver/> The title track, which was issued as a single in France,<ref>{{cite web|title=Master of Puppets release date|url=http://www.metallica.com/releases/master-of-puppets-single.asp|publisher=Metallica.com|access-date=June 17, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714005715/http://www.metallica.com/releases/master-of-puppets-single.asp|archive-date=July 14, 2013}}</ref> became a live staple and the most-played Metallica song. ''[[Loudwire]]''{{'}}s Chad Childers characterized the band's performance as "furious" and the song as the set's highlight.<ref>{{cite web|last=Childers|first=Chad|title=Metallica Unveil 'Quebec Magnetic' Footage of 'Master of Puppets' Performance|url=http://loudwire.com/metallica-unveil-quebec-magnetic-footage-of-master-of-puppets-performance/|work=[[Loudwire]]|date=December 5, 2012|access-date=July 31, 2013|archive-date=July 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710163910/http://loudwire.com/metallica-unveil-quebec-magnetic-footage-of-master-of-puppets-performance/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' described the live performance as "a classic in all its eight-minute glory".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Metallica Tear Through 'Master of Puppets' in Quebec|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/metallica-tear-through-master-of-puppets-in-quebec-20121205|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 5, 2012|access-date=June 12, 2013|archive-date=June 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613232941/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/metallica-tear-through-master-of-puppets-in-quebec-20121205|url-status=dead}}</ref> While filming its 3D movie ''[[Metallica: Through the Never]]'' (2013) at [[Rogers Arena]] in Vancouver, crosses were rising from the stage during the song, reminiscent of the album's cover art.<ref name="Snipe">{{cite news|last=Harcott|first=Kyle|title=Metallica at Rogers Arena, Vancouver|url=http://www.thesnipenews.com/music/concert-reviews/metallica-rogers-arena-vancouver/|newspaper=The Snipe|date=August 26, 2012|access-date=July 31, 2013|archive-date=December 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215165436/http://www.thesnipenews.com/music/concert-reviews/metallica-rogers-arena-vancouver/|url-status=live}}</ref>

"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" is the second-most performed song from the album.<ref name="songs">{{cite web|url=http://www.metallica.com/song_list.asp?sorting=1&sortdir=2&sortby=s.times_performed|title=Songs|publisher=Metallica.com|access-date=May 21, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315121145/http://www.metallica.com/song_list.asp?sorting=1&sortdir=2&sortby=s.times_performed|archive-date=March 15, 2012}}</ref> The live performance is often accompanied by lasers, pyrotechnical effects and film screens.<ref name="Snipe"/> "[[Battery (song)|Battery]]" is usually played at the beginning of the setlist or during the encore, accompanied by lasers and flame plumes.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Steffen|first=Chris|title=Metallica Dig Deep for Orion Fest Setlist|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/metallica-dig-deep-for-orion-fest-setlist-20130610|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 10, 2013|access-date=June 12, 2013|archive-date=June 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612003512/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/metallica-dig-deep-for-orion-fest-setlist-20130610|url-status=dead}}</ref> "Disposable Heroes" is featured in the video album ''[[Orgullo, Pasión, y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México]]'' (2009) filmed in [[Mexico City]], in which the song was played on the second of three nights at the [[Foro Sol]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hart|first=Josh|title=Metallica Post 'Disposable Heroes' Video from 'Three Nights in Mexico City' DVD|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/metallica-post-disposable-heroes-video-three-nights-mexico-city-dvd|work=[[Guitar World]]|date=March 22, 2012|access-date=June 12, 2013|archive-date=June 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621140011/http://www.guitarworld.com/metallica-post-disposable-heroes-video-three-nights-mexico-city-dvd|url-status=live}}</ref> "Orion" is the least-performed song from the album.<ref name="songs"/> Its first live performance was during the [[Escape from the Studio '06]] tour, when the band performed the album in its entirety, honoring the 20th anniversary of its release.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rutledge|first=Daniel|title=Metallica treat Kiwi fans to 'Orion'|url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Metallica-treat-Kiwi-fans-to-Orion/tabid/418/articleID/181485/Default.aspx|publisher=[[3 News]]|date=October 15, 2010|access-date=July 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307052353/http://www.3news.co.nz/Metallica-treat-Kiwi-fans-to-Orion/tabid/418/articleID/181485/Default.aspx|archive-date=March 7, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The band performed the album in the middle of the set.<ref>{{cite web|title=Metallica perform Master of Puppets in its entirety|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1533518/dmx-charged-with-multiple-traffic-infractions.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209064851/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1533518/dmx-charged-with-multiple-traffic-infractions.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 9, 2012|publisher=MTV|date=June 5, 2006|access-date=June 12, 2013}}</ref> "[[Battery (song)|Battery]]", "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", "Damage, Inc." and the full-length "Master of Puppets" were revived for the band's concerts in 1997 and 1998, after having been retired for a number of years.<ref name="Pillsbury"/>