MTV and Metallica were not something commonly associated in 1986. The band's first promo video wouldn't surface until January 1989 with the …And Justice For All song, One. But this curio from the channel makes for fascinating viewing for fans of the band that would become the most successful metal act of all time.
The remastered footage, posted by YouTuber FabianEXP84, is nearly 46 minutes of Metallica's four members – including late bassist Cliff Burton – fielding phone interviews promoting their then-new Master Of Puppets album on 28 April 1986 at CMJ Media in Long Island, NY, USA. A rare extended insight into a band that had just released a new benchmark for their genre into the world a month before.
