The acknowledgment of the existence of Metallica took place hours before Metallica. Stranger ThingsTheir resurgence is being fuelled by technology “Master of Puppets” during their Lollapalooza set, the metal legends hung out and jammed backstage with actor Joseph Quinn, whose character Eddie Munson is responsible for the song’s renewed popularity.
Quinn was at the Chicago fest and Netflix arranged for a meet-up with Metallica. “I’m a big fan of [Stranger Things]. Have been since Season One,”Quinn was informed by James Hetfield. “My kids and I, it’s a bonding experience for us.”
🤘this is for Eddie 🤘
Joe Quinn met Eddie Munson’s heroes: @Metallica! pic.twitter.com/y0oaSLpT6P— Netflix (@netflix) July 29, 2022
Hetfield also thanked Quinn — who spent months learning how to actually play the 1986 song on guitar — for doing the track justice. “It’s all I was listening to for two years,”Quinn explained to the band. “I feel very connected to you guys.”
Quinn was invited to then. “jam” in the band’s tuning room prior to Metallica’s headlining set Thursday, with the actor ably holding his own along the twin-guitar assault of Hetfield and Kirk Hammett. “We’d like to make an announcement: Metallica is now a five-piece,”Lars Ulrich laughed.
Quinn was gifted a B.C. by Metallica. The rich guitar he received was a copy of the one Eddie Munson’s character used to battle demons. Stranger Things in a pivotal scene. Quinn also received an all-access pass from Ulrich, which would enable him access to any Metallica show.
Currenty losing my mind @MetallicaDuetting with Eddie Munson at Master of Puppets! pic.twitter.com/CKyhaLVRiB
— Netflix (@netflix) July 8, 2022
“It was amazing! Opportunities to play ‘Master of Puppets’ with the most iconic metal band of all time don’t come around very often,” Quinn later told Netflix’s Tudum. “A story for the grandkids.”
It’s unclear if Quinn also had an opportunity to meet Friday’s headliner, the Eddie Munson-infatuated Dua Lipa.