Metallica drummer talks how their 'Master of Puppets' collaboration with 'Stranger Things' came to be - Fox News

This summer, one of the most viral moments of "Stranger Things" season four was the scene where Eddie Munson, played by Joseph Quinn, played a guitar solo of Metallica's "Master of Puppets" during the finale of the show. .

Metallica's drummer Lars Ulrich spoke on "The Howard Stern Show" about how that scene came to be. .

Metallica's song "Master of Puppets" was used in an iconic "Stranger Things" scene during the season four finale. .

After changing their mentality to saying "yes" to these opportunities, the "Stranger Things" scene came around.

Ulrich said the band was familiar with the show and were "so proud" of how the final scene came out. .

They wanted to build this whole scene about ‘Master of Puppets.’ And we said of course

Joseph Quinn, who played Eddie Munson on "Stranger Things," did a guitar solo of "Master of Puppets" in the popular scene. 

Metallica paid tribute to the show in July 2022 at Lollapalooza, when they played the song on stage accompanied by the Eddie Munson's "Stranger Things" scene being shown in the background. 

The band just recently announced their upcoming studio album and accompanying world tour called "M72." They released the first single off the album, "Lux Æterna." This is their first album since their 2016 album "Hardwired…to Self-Destruct." The bands "72 Seasons" album is set to release on April 14, 2023 with their tour happening in 2023 and 2024