Stranger Things 4: The surprising participation of the son of a member of Metallica in a key scene

The end of Stranger Things season 4 can be described as hellish in many ways, and the creators of Netflix’s most successful series have decided to incorporate “Master of Puppets”, a Metallica classic that is likely to propel the ancient metal band into its own. internal wave of viral streaming of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill”.

In the finale, Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) performs what he calls “the most metallic concert ever” in an attempt to help his friends defeat Vecna.

Quinn, a new addition to the cast as Eddie, told himor to the American specialized medium Entertainment Weekly on the scene “I would not consider myself a brilliant guitarist, but I can play it”.

However, the fragment of “Master of Puppets” that appears in the finale of the fourth season of the series, saw the great participation of Tye Trujillo, son of Robert Trujillo, bassist of the Metallica, who is only 17 years old And it plays the guitar extraordinarily well.

Master of Puppets, the Metallica classic in the fourth season of Stranger Things

The Metallica theme Eddie plays in the battle against Vecna ​​is part of the band’s Master of Puppets album they released in 1986.

It was made up of all members of the group: James Hetfield (guitar and vocals), Lars Ulrich (drums), Kirk Hammett (guitar) and Cliff Burton (bass), who died at the age of 24 during the album’s European tour and who replaced Jason Newsted, who would be replaced by Robert Trujillo.

Puppet Master It was Metallica’s third studio album, they sold 500,000 copies in the US and got their first gold record. It currently already has more than 6 million units in that country alone.

Puppet Master is the third most listened to Metallica on Spotify with 424 million listeners, just behind Enter Sandman Y nothing else mattersfrom the black album.

“It’s a song that’s basically about drugs, how roles have changed and instead of controlling what you consume and what you do, how drugs control you,” Hetflield reflected on the content of Puppet Master.

Quinn, the Stranger Things actor who plays the song, said in the interview that he has been practicing the guitar since he was seven. He said that when the scripts for the fourth season were released at some point in the pandemic, he began “practicing furiously enough” to prepare himself for his great hell scene where Vecna ​​dwells.

Tye Trujillo, son of a member of the Metálica

Despite being only 17, Trujillo has already made a name for himself in the music industry. He has his own band EIGHT and has collaborated with bands like horn Y suicidal tendencies during their shows.

Tye’s father, Robert Trujillo, revealed the young musician’s involvement in the popular Netflix series, writing on social media: “** Spoiler Alert ** That’s my boy! Proud of you Tye! Stranger Things trash” Master of Puppets “and a big thank you to @kirkhammett for helping! ”