‘Totally Blown Away’: Metallica Reveals How They Reacted To THAT Stranger Things Scene With Master of Puppets Calling It An ‘Incredible Honor’
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Metallica is “beyond psyched” to have Master of Puppets in Stranger Things.
The heavy metal band – consisting of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo – are big fans of Eddie Munson’s (Joseph Quinn) rendition of their 1986 song in the final episode of the fourth season of the Netflix sci-fi show. , when he and Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo) are deployed to lure and distract the demobats from the Upside Down to ensure the safety of Steve, Nancy and Robin.
After the final two episodes went down, they wrote on Instagram on Tuesday: “The way The Duffer Brothers have recorded music on Stranger Things has always been next level, so we were beyond psyched for them to not just be ‘Master of Puppets’.” to include in the show, but to build such a central scene around it.’
Rock ‘n’ roll moment: Metallica is ‘beyond psyched’ that their song Master of Puppets is featured in that now iconic Stranger Things scene with Eddie Munson (played by Joseph Quinn)
‘How crazy cool is that’: Metallica, including vocalist James Hetfield, was ‘blown away’ by the use of their song on the show
The band also gushed about the “end result” of their song being used on the show – set in the ’80s and starring Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown – and Joseph’s guitar work.
They added: ‘We were all excited to see the end result and when we did we were completely blown away…it’s done so extremely well, so much so that some people could guess the song by just a few seconds from Joseph to see Quinn’s hands in the trailer!
‘How crazy cool is that? It’s an incredible honor to be such a big part of Eddie’s journey and to once again be company with all the other great artists featured on the show.”
Impressed: To lure the monsters away from his friends, Eddie stands on the roof of his caravan and plays an ‘intense’ guitar solo through amps
Metal: After catching the attention of fans, Master Of Puppets has started climbing the charts and is ranked number 26 on Spotify’s Top 50 Global playlist. Pictured: (L-R) James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujillo of Metallica
Their comments come after Kate Bush thanked ‘Stranger Things’ showrunners the Duffer Brothers for propelling ‘Running Up That Hill’ to the top of the UK charts after her 1985 single in its fourth season.
Kate said: ‘Putting Running Up That Hill in such a positive light – as a talisman for Max (one of the main female characters) – has brought the song into the emotional arena of her story. Fear, conflict and the power of love are all around her and her friends.
“I salute the Duffer Brothers for their bravery – they’ve taken this new series into a much more mature and dark place. I want to say a big thank you to them for bringing the song into the lives of so many people.”