Metallica Reacts to the ‘Stranger Things’ Scene With ‘Master of Puppets’

First, Stranger Issues introduced a brand new wave of recognition to Kate Bush’s Working Up That Hill. And now that the ultimate two episodes of season 4 are out, there’s one other tune getting consideration: Metallica’s Grasp of Puppets, performed by heroic Eddie Munson within the Upside Down. Now, the band has publicly spoken out about the usage of its 1986 tune.

“We had been past psyched for (present creators Matt and Ross Duffer) to not solely embrace ‘Grasp of Puppets’ within the present, however to have such a pivotal scene constructed round it,” the band stated on Instagram. “We had been all stoked to see the ultimate consequence and once we did we had been completely blown away. … It is an unimaginable honor to be such a giant a part of Eddie’s journey and to as soon as once more be conserving firm with all the different superb artists featured within the present.”

The band additionally famous that actor Joseph Quinn did such a great job that some followers of the band might establish the tune simply by watching Quinn’s palms rigorously in a trailer for the ultimate two episodes. “How loopy cool is that?” the band requested within the Instagram caption.

To nobody’s shock, the present’s use has given the decades-old tune an enormous enhance, similar to it did for Working Up That Hill. On July 4, the tune made it to No. 12 on Spotify’s High 50 US chart and No. 26 on its World High 50, Folks reviews.