--- description: Indonesia President Joko Widodo paid $808 to reclaim a limited-edition signed set of Metallica's 'Master of Puppets' album title: Indonesia's President Paid $800 To Keep A Metallica Album image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8fa870a66e85034/698928a897cdffb6976b46f0/rtx3k45s.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [indonesia](/tag/indonesia/) ## indonesia Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Indonesia's President Paid $800 to Keep a Limited-Edition Metallica Album by [Eli Meixler](/author/eli/) ## Eli Meixler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 23, 2018 3:51 AM CUT  Indonesian President Joko Widodo receives a Metallica vinyl record from Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen in Bogor, Indonesia on Nov. 28, 2017. Indonesian President Joko Widodo receives a Metallica vinyl record from Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen in Bogor, Indonesia on Nov. 28, 2017.Rossa Panggabean—Antara Foto Agency/Reuters by [Eli Meixler](/author/eli/) ## Eli Meixler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 23, 2018 3:51 AM CUT Indonesia’s President [Joko Widodo](http://time.com/3511035/joko-widodo-indonesian-democracy/ "undefined") has proven his worth this week both as an advocate for transparency in government and a dedicated metalhead. The Indonesian President, also known by the nickname Jokowi, [paid 11 million Indonesian rupiah](http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/02/21/jokowi-redeems-rare-metallica-double-lp-set-from-kpk.html "undefined") (or about $808) out of pocket to reclaim a signed, limited-edition set of Metallica’s _Master of Puppets_ album, the Jakarta _Post_ reports. The gift was presented by Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen on a state visit last year, and was therefore initially declared a state asset to avoid conflicts of interest, according to a spokesperson from Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). “This is not about the money paid, but consistent awareness of corruption in even the smallest matter,” the KPK spokesperson said. The 1986 platinum-certified album is considered one of Metallica’s masterworks, and in 2016 became the first heavy metal album selected for preservation by the U.S. Library of Congress. The record “reinforced everything good about heavy metal (the velocity of the playing, the emotional release of the vocals) while undermining at least a few of the cliches,” TIME wrote in 2010, ranking the pioneering thrash-metal record [number 63](http://entertainment.time.com/2006/11/02/the-all-time-100-albums/slide/master-of-puppets/ "undefined") of the 100 greatest albums of all time. **Read more**: [_Indonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo: Two Years On_](http://time.com/4416354/indonesia-joko-jokowi-widodo-terrorism-lgbt-economy/ "undefined") The Danish gift of the double-vinyl box set wasn’t the first time visitors have recognized Jokowi’s [well-known affinity](http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-28482456 "undefined") for heavy metal music. In 2013, he received a guitar signed by Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo when the band played a concert in Jakarta, but the [gift was confiscated](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/may/29/metallica-guitar-indonesian-governor "undefined") amid concerns it might have been intended as a bribe, _The Guardian_ reported. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5172101/indonesia-president-joko-widodo-metallica-master-of-puppets/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5172101/indonesia-president-joko-widodo-metallica-master-of-puppets/"},"headline":"Indonesia's President Paid $800 to Keep a Limited-Edition Metallica Album","datePublished":"2018-02-23T03:51:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T19:24:43.063Z","description":"Well-known metalhead Joko Widodo wanted to avoid any conflict of interest","url":"https://time.com/5172101/indonesia-president-joko-widodo-metallica-master-of-puppets/","keywords":["indonesia","onetime","overnight"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8fa870a66e85034/698928a897cdffb6976b46f0/rtx3k45s.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eli Meixler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/eli/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8fa870a66e85034/698928a897cdffb6976b46f0/rtx3k45s.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Denmark Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen gives a vinyl record of the heavy metal band Metallica to Indonesian President Joko Widodo after a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Bogor","caption":"Denmark Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen gives a vinyl record of the heavy metal band Metallica to Indonesian President Joko Widodo after a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Bogor","creditText":"Rossa Panggabean—Antara Foto Agency/Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/indonesia/","name":"indonesia"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5172101/indonesia-president-joko-widodo-metallica-master-of-puppets/","name":"Indonesia's President Paid $800 to Keep a Limited-Edition Metallica Album"}}]}] ```