Welcome Home (Sanitarium)

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Song From Master of Puppets

Album by Metallica

Released February 21, 1986

Recorded Sweet Silence Studios Copenhagen, Denmark September-December, 1985

Genre Thrash metal

Length 54:41

Label Elektra Records

Producer(s) Metallica, Flemming Rasmussen

Tracks

Battery (5:12)

Master of Puppets (8:37)

The Thing That Should Not Be (6:37)

Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (6:27)

Disposable Heroes (8:16)

Leper Messiah (5:40)

Orion (8:28)

Damage Inc. (5:29)

"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" is a song by Metallica. It was featured on the Master of Puppets album, and was inspired by the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

*Song From Master of Puppets*

Album by Metallica
Released	February 21, 1986
Recorded	Sweet Silence Studios Copenhagen, Denmark September-December, 1985
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	54:41
Label	Elektra Records
Producer(s)	Metallica, Flemming Rasmussen
Tracks
Battery (5:12) Master of Puppets (8:37) The Thing That Should Not Be (6:37) Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (6:27) Disposable Heroes (8:16) Leper Messiah (5:40) Orion (8:28) Damage Inc. (5:29)

Keeping with the theme of powerlessness of Master of Puppets, the lyrics portray one being trapped in insanity. The song is guided by powerful and moving riffs that gives the song a cold, gloomy atmosphere, which goes well with lyrics. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" is widely regarded as one of Metallica's best songs and is a metal classic.

Covers

Anthrax
Apocalyptica
Ugly Kid Joe & Metal Church
Limp Bizkit (for the Metallica Tribute Concert)
Bullet for My Valentine (for Kerrang! magazine)

The song was featured on the MTV Metallica Icon feature in 2003 performed by popular rap-metal band Limp Bizkit.

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