Although they have never stopped being active and successful, Metallica are currently experiencing a surge in popularity thanks to “Stranger Things”and in particular the character of Joseph Quinn, who with his version of ‘Master of Puppets’ in Upside Down during the end of the fourth season, he definitely won the audiencecrowning himself as the new favorite character of the series.
The band led by James Hetfield have already thanked the series for the epic use they made of their theme, but now they wanted to meet Quinn in person and, through him, fulfill Eddie’s desire to meet his heroes. . It happened last Thursday, July 28th. The legendary rock group Metallica played at the no less legendary Lollapalooza music festival, held in Chicago, and before the concert they invited Quinn to hang out with them backstage..
? this is for Eddie?
Joe Quinn met Eddie Munson’s heroes: @Metallic! pic.twitter.com/y0oaSLpT6P? Netflix (@netflix) July 29, 2022
Netflix shared a video of the meeting, in which the British actor can be seen very excited to meet the band. Quinn and Metallica had a conversation in which Eddie’s interpreter revealed that he hadn’t listened to anything other than “Master of Puppets” for more than two years. and thanked them for letting them use the song. “Thank you for doing him justice”Hetfield responded, telling him that he and his family have been fans of the Netflix series since the first season.
Finally, Metallica invited the actor to play guitar with them in a jam session, where Quinn gave everything. After the session, he told him guitarist Kirk Hammett “You are hired”and drummer, Lars Ulrich, made an official announcement: “From now on, Metallica will be a five piece band!”. But that’s not all, the group gave him a guitar and promised to sign it. Eddie Munson smiles from Upside Down.
On stage
During Metallica’s Lollapalooza concert, Quinn didn’t go up on stage to perform with them again, but Eddie Munson was very present during the performance. The band closed the concert with ‘Master of Puppets’, accompanied by a screening with images of the rocker from ‘Stranger Things’ in the already iconic scene with the character playing guitar in the series to distract the bats and give way to others. to reach Vecna. The most metal ever!
.@Metallic he gave #Strange things a cry during their #lollapalooza set that puts Eddie Munson on the main stage screen during #MasterOfPuppets pic.twitter.com/aEnmbIYQdX
? NME (@NME) July 29, 2022
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