Details: Reissue. The Puppet Master is the eleventh studio album by Danish heavy metal band King Diamond, originally released in 2003. The King of Horror Metal is back! King Diamond once again delivers with "The Puppet Master"; a masterpiece of an album that is gruesome, mysterious, full of darkness and includes plenty of twists and turns. The Puppet Master is the eleventh studio album by Danish heavy metal icon King Diamond, originally released on October 21st, 2003. It is a concept album with a storyline telling the tale of a young couple who go to watch a puppet show in Budapest in the 1700s, and end up being turned into undead puppets by the Puppet Master and his wife.