Orion (track)
by Metallica
Orion appears on the following album(s) by Metallica:
- Master Of Puppets (track #7) (this album) (1986)
- Through The Never (track #16) (2013)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago |  MetalMan67 | 1,473 | 83/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2026 13:59 | Siromynian | 17,775 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2026 13:56 |  HoldenM | 9,396 | 91/100 |
| ! | 04/18/2026 16:43 | Pavloss | 2,378 | 60/100 |
| ! | 02/16/2026 22:23 | alexandermause | 17,953 | 85/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.6/100, a mean average of 87.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.0.
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AAL2014 11/21/2023 22:55 | #300093
I’ve already commented here, but recently I heard this while watching a sunset. My comment is that you should experience this song with a sunset.
Gotta love the creeping riff and the bass line.
marklg 09/13/2016 16:37 | #174892
Although it's an instrumental I think Orion is the best Metallica song
The best track of the album IMO. Even better than Master and Sanitarium.
AAL2014 06/25/2016 02:35 | #169686
Fair to say this is the best Metallica instrumental. Cliff's involvement on this track makes it beautiful and progressive.
Jasonconfused 11/28/2012 20:32 | #56146
My favorite Metallica instrumental. Yes, even above Call of the Ktulu. Cliff Burton's bass work here is spotless and Kirk Hammett's playing is at his most tasteful here. Epic intro that fades in.
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