Battery (track)
by Metallica
Battery appears on the following album(s) by Metallica:
- Master Of Puppets (track #1) (this album) (1986)
- Through The Never (track #12) (2013)
- Too Heavy 4 Halftime: February 6, 2016 (track #15) (2016)
- March 2, 2004 Phoenix, AZ, America West Arena (track #12) (2004)
- S&M (track #22) (1999)
Listen & Collect
Complete your collection or upgrade your listening experience.
Listen to Battery on YouTube
Battery ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 3 ratings for this track. | Show all 418 ratings for this track.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/19/2026 19:17 | Exist-en-ciel | 183,677 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/12/2026 06:50 |  sixoverpar | 142 | 76/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2026 19:39 |  MetalMan67 | 1,756 | 83/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some tracks can have several thousand ratings)
This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 87.9/100, a mean average of 87.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.2/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.7.
Battery favourites
Showing latest 10 members who have added this track as a favourite | Show all 32 members
Battery forum mentions
Battery comments
Top Comments First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Showing comments with any number of votes. Manage Profile)
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/28/2012 20:23 | #56139
Great acoustic intro that drops right into loud and heavy guitars. This is thrash metal at its best.
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/25/2016 02:04 | #169680
One of Metallica's finest moments, and the live performances of this song from this era of the band give me chills.
Probably the best song on this album, one of metal's finest for sure.
Well, this was a LOT better than expected!
With it's deceptive acoustic opening this is a phenomenal piece of metal. Tracking from the acoustic into a classic metal anthem. Great song writing and musicianship. After the guitar intro the drums take over and drive this as if your being chased by the devil himself. (Edited)
