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I smiled through the whole thing. I appreciated that it was obviously not just the album version playing and he was actually playing the song in the scene even if it was probably a session guitarist for the recording
Guitar teacher here. Yesterday, a kid who's dad WILL NOT LET HIM learn anything except worship songs wanted to play this, and, I smiled as I brought out my cloth Master of Puppets 'poster' that I bought in the early 2000s from cd warehouse, and as I blasted through the riffs and solos, and watched my smile transfer to his face... All was well 😁
@@TheAmazingSnarf that's awesome to hear, thank you! I just did what I thought would make us both happy, especially since that's been my favorite Metallica song for 20 years!
@@okwhatelse Christian contemporary pop music. Look at "Hillsong" for an example. (To worship is generally for a religious group to gather and praise its god, often through song or study of texts... In case you aren't an English speaker!)
I get the premise, but the response from us old fans from the 80’s to Metallica being on Spotify Top50 should be “about damn time everyone else take notice!”
No kidding! I had some American friends back in the 80s, and some of them thought that I was a devil-worshipper because I had t-shirts and records from bands like Diamond Head, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Sepultura. After a while they stopped seeing me because of that, but when I ran into other American kids in places like Shinjuku or Akihabara who wore metal t-shirts, I was so excited to talk to them about heavy metal, and they were some of the sweetest people I ever met. There was no pretense. No conceit. We hung out, we listened to some really great music, and I made some much better friends. My daughter absolutely loves heavy metal and we both completely geeked out when we saw Eddie, because he looked exactly like the kind of friends that I used to have. And after watching him GM that game in the first episode, I knew that he was going to be awesome, because he genuinely cared about his party and wasn't the kind of dick that would punish his players for success. He celebrated right with them and was so jubilant in their success. Great character, great music, awesome sub-culture.
But even this take makes no sense. It’s not like Metallica was some underground indie metal band barely able to fill a small club. They have been a stadium band for a number of decades.
@@ridelikeagirlaus8751 you’d be surprised. In Minnesota circa 1983 metallica was not aired on any radio, they didn’t have a video till their fourth album, played at first avenue in minneapolis once I think and it’s small. They were much bigger on the west coast at first but even Metallica had to start small. Thrash metal was just budding back then. It wasn’t until the black album that they were mainstream. That was their fifth album.
@@ridelikeagirlaus8751 Heavy Metal in the US was a counter culture and most people in the 1980s weren't listening to Metallica, Sepultura, Diamond Head, Iron Maiden, etc. Yes, they drew a lot of crowds at their concerts but saying that they weren't, "some underground indie metal band," is an incredibly facile statement. You wouldn't hear their music on commercial radio stations in the US unless someone at some university station happened to play their music at 2am. MTV's Headbanger's Ball didn't even start until 1987, and Metallica didn't achieve mainstream success until 1991 when their "Black" album started gaining traction. And then Grunge and Pop Punk eclipsed Heavy Metal with groups like NIrvana and Green Day, and that's all she wrote. Those of us who were invested in heavy metal culture in the 1980s endured a lot of criticism from peers, from parents, from community leaders. And they didn't seem to give a crap how long Metallica has been around, nor how many people they drew at their concerts. All they knew was that Satan had a perverse influence over some of us Gen X kids and that we had no moral compass.
The writers said they wrote the song into the script and that they wouldn't want any other song. They created a character who's a true metalhead and not some poser and cast an actor who listens to metal and can actually play guitar. I don't understand how anyone can get mad because of such an amazing moment
The fact that they actually got a real musician to play the character is by it's own merit, absolutely awesome. Serious shame how you always see people in films and TV who so blatantly just pretend to play instruments and don't even bother trying to make it look real. I respect all shows and films that actually respect the art.
It's funny, before the Stranger Things finale, I went on a Master of Puppets reaction video binge. It was amazing seeing people who have never heard the song, possibly never given it a chance, discovering how cool the music is, and how deep it is. Seeing them react in real time to the song, and seeing the moment when it all clicks is awesome. Gatekeeping fans can suck it.
No one is talking trash about stranger things an that's ok, but Metallica is profiting A LOT (and it's bad because they used to be gods of metal, awesome performance, awesome music and because of this propaganda they are in the comfort zone releasing garbage and performing horrible: it's sad to me because i became a musician because of them, and they just go for the money not for the music anymore) like the money lovers they are... that's shocking and sad at the same time
Gatekeeping fans like me that warned you if you let these idiots in they'll start trying to retroactively cancel bands? Have a look at the internet and the story about the TikTok kids trying to cancel Metallica because of their past "problematic behaviour" god forbid they find out about Ozzy
I see it as an absolute win for metal heads. Master of Puppets was one of the first Metallica songs I ever heard. To see that many people being exposed to metal and enjoying it should be seen as a great thing, not something to gatekeep and chastise.
No matter who was in the Stranger Things scene, the same people would hate on it 🤷♂ Who cares about those fools. Metallica is awesome, and now more people know it 🤘
After the success of Running up that Hill, I really expected “Eddie” to put on Run to the Hills by Iron Maiden. But the scene was awesome, and Puppets was a great song choice.
"our bands need more recognition and love!" [band gets more recognition and love] "no! We don't want it! Stay in our niche and reject the posers! Aaagh!" no but seriously, Metallica is fully embracing Eddie as a character and the whole band has Hellfire Club shirts now. It's great. I literally WATCHED Stranger Things because a metalhead character I could relate to was in it. You really don't get that too much.
I think yesterday Joe Quinn met with Metallica backstage at Lollapallooza, they played together and all of them seemed genuinely happy. They even gave him the exact same guitar he had in the show, signed it for him and and also a lifetime pass to their shows! Don't know if it can get any better than that.
My 16yo daughter is currently learning drums and formed her first band last week. Nothing made me happier than when she asked me yesterday "Dad, can you teach me how to play master of puppets? Our band wants to learn it". I asked her how she knew the song and she said "Stranger things. I know you know how to play it. So, will you teach me"? Proud as punch I am. Thank you stranger things.
I love Stranger Things, and so was super stoked to watch the Season 4 finale. When it got to the metal scene and Eddie hit the first chord of MoP, I was like "omg.. no way, it can't be" then he continued playing the riff and I was full on metal horns in the air cheering on my couch in the basement, alone, lol. Amazing scene.
Same! I'm not a huge metal fan but I listened to metal, including Metallica, for a few years in the 90s when I was a teenager. When Eddie started playing Master Of Puppets, I allowed myself to rock out just enough that I wouldn't lose track of what was happening in the scene: no headbanging, but some air drum smashing.
People should just be happy that people are listening to this masterpiece. I don't understand how some people think, it doesn't matter how people discover music it matters that they do, and who knows, this is the first time in like a decade that metal has been in the top 50, so because of stranger things people could start getting into metal and make the genre mainstream again. I seriously don't see the problem with this.
@@SonOvLaw does it matter? Their mudic is great, so why shouldn't more people listen to it? Sure, some unknown artist would be very grateful for this opportunity, but it makes a lot of sense that they chose metallica for this scene. Stranger things doesn't need metallica either, which means that they simply wanted them
The idea that one of the most talented metal bands ever showed up in a top 50 list because it gained some exposure with people that probably weren't even alive in the 1980s shouldn't bather anyone. They had the talent, and all they needed to resurrect their appearance on a top 50 chart was a little bit of re-exposure with an audience that probably never heard of them to begin with. It just speaks to the skill of one of the greatest metal bands of all time.
Bro when I heard that first chord when watching stranger things 4 I jumped out of my seat. It’s my favorite Metallica song and I flipped tf out. Most exiting scene in a show for me in a while.
This proves my theory that Metal/Rock is still not dead. Whenever some of these songs get a bit of exposure on a large pop tv show/film, they blow out incredibly, and more people start to listen to them, because, surprise! They actually like the songs
Rock and metal isn’t dead at all. It’s the gatekeepers that are so obsessed with not trying to push new boundaries and not willing to give new artists a chance to set and define for what the decade is going to be. I will say this though, there are some fake people out there that hated Metallica prior to Stranger Things success. But who cares, it’s beneficial for the genre lmao.
@@metalrockstarizer89 people confuse gatekeeping and elitism all the time. But in alot of these instances people aren't gatekeeping. Gatekeeping is trying to keep or discourage someone from listening to certain music or community. Most instances are actually from people upset that a person doesn't listen to the music, but claims to for attention. As for the genre, Metallica's/ Megadeth's style of thrash is long dead. Most thrash now is crossover bc its far easier to write/play.
This is one of those things that's pointless to argue about because people don't define the terms "rock" and "dead". Mainstream rock music hasn't been at the forefront of culture and innovation in forever. Bands like Metallica broadly stood the test of time from when they were popular, but if they released an album today, no one would listen to it. They're still "huge" but not popular. Even though old acts are still more popular than basically anything that isn't a flash in the pan (GvF, Royal Blood, Badflower, Northing but Thieves, even Måneskin) and metal is largely stagnant aside from some people who are trying to reinvent the wheel to mixed results So my take is, rock is dead in a sense, and if metal or rock is ever popular again it's going to be because of some radical artistic movement that most of us wouldn't recognize to some degree
I agree. Here in Portugal the music festivals rarely even have rock bands anymore for some reason. Even "rock" in rio that we have here barely has a rock band. There seems to be someone interested in killing rock/metal because people for sure love it. When anyone comes it's always full, so why does this happen?! Why and how did we let horrible music became mainstream?!
The same issue happened with nirvana's "something in the way" featured in batman, I'm happy the song gets recognition however I feel a bit bummed that the song I cherish and respect becomes a 2 weeks trend with people doing crappy remixes and totally deviate my perception of the song. It's just a me issue tho, my perception changed and the vibe I used to get from the song.
I get mad because that girlie stacy who likes BTS is now singing this song I've listened to for decades, as a trend she'll forget in a month. On the other hand, I like it, because new people are getting exposed to it, and a lot of them will appreaciate the music for what it is!
I want to clarify that this "me problem" means I won't blame the world for the love they give to the music, whether they like it or not is none of my concern :)
I am whole heartedly so happy they put Master Of Puppets in the show. I've always been a fan of the show and having a lovable character play a legendary song makes it even better. That scene also got me to listen to Metallica again. It kinda scratched that 80's metal itch that I've been having. I've enjoyed their music in the past, but the only album I listened to them was Kill 'Em All (great album btw). Now I've been listening to them again, I've finally gotten around to listening to Ride The Lightning and I love it!
If you have an 80’s metal itch to scratch and want something new to listen to check out the new album by Charger called War Horse . Badass thrash from beginning to end.
I love that Metallica is getting recognized or let's say the metal genre is getting recognized by teens. I am 20 years old and I used to listen to and still listen to metal songs and seeing other young kids listening to metal songs makes me happy.
@@TheRoadhammer379 ya kid you don't even know about music. We are here listening to metal since childhood. Not like you who grew up listening to synths or dubstep. So keep your hands inside your pocket and listen to music play dumb.
Been there, lived that. The same thing happened when all the jocks in college started pogo-dancing to Enter Sandman at our local Rock bar. It's ok. Great things can't stay unnoticed by the masses. If a kid gets into Metallica thanks to Stranger Things, then it's awesome.
I don't recall such a big deal being made when Billy was listening to "The Four Horsemen" in the second season, and with a "Kill 'em All" poster on his wall. It's clear the Duffer brothers are fans of Metallica, and I'm also a fan of Metallica so... 🤘
@@spacedog1527 dude what year were you born? Everything was metal in the 80s and 90s. Rap is a newer genre. It's starting to fade back an kids are seeing the talent in the metal again.
When Eddie pulled out an Iron Maiden record and said "This is music!", I totally thought he was going to play an Iron Maiden song at that scene. Sure, Master Of Puppets is a masterpiece and all, but Maiden also deserves somee more Stranger Things love.
Especially since Eddie is named Eddie, and the monster looks like Eddie….everything was set up for Maiden. But in 86 me and all my d&d buddies were listened to maiden and Metallica and Kate bush….so this season has been spot on for me.
@@lorcanclancy2376 exactly. I guessed it was going to be War Pigs at first because the Duffers love having music that matches the vibe of the scene, but Master of Puppets probably fits better.
I'll never forget falling in love with Metallica when I was 15 and it warms my heart to know that a bunch of kids are experiencing that same sense of wonder and joy now.
It's an all-time great song that the younger generation probably hasn't heard before. The Four Horsemen was used in season 2 and I don't remember it getting a big bump like this. People heard MoP on the show and needed more of it 🤘
The Duffer Bros said this was the only song for this scene. They had this song in mind while writing it. Nuff said. I agree, there isn't another song from this era that is more perfect.
I loved the scene, was such a badass moment. After seeing what happened Running up that hill, I knew that master of puppets would get famous to a larger public, and I couldnt be happier about it, suddenly people at my school for example, started looking at the bands I enjoy as cool and not strange, Its amazing that the metal culture is being spread in such a famous show, I cant see why anyone would dislike this
I grew up in the 80’s as a metal head just starting to play guitar with long hair and a jean jacket with a back patch and I was stoked when that Stranger Things scene with Master of Puppets came on. I happen to be a fan of the series too so this was a great surprise.
My favorite part about this video was when he put BLOODYWOOD in the recommendation , been listening to them for a year and a half and they just dropped their debut album which is Freaking amazing and they are based in Delhi, India, and me also being from Delhi just makes me happy. Btw I love metallica my introduction to them was actually from thier song ONE when I was 14 and as a 16 year old I am happy that people have discovered them because as there is a loss of Metal communities in India , I hope this can lead to me finding more Metalheads like me
As someone who grew up loving metal and not feeling like I could express that outside of a tight circle of friends, I'm thrilled that I can finally walk around in band t-shirts and no one bats an eye. Why the gatekeeping? I'm thrilled there are new ways people are discovering old school Metallica!
dude absolutely! that thing about band shirts, I still think it's safer and logical to know what you're wearing but in this case at least people know master of puppets so it ended the debate almost completely
Funny thing is all these posers listening to Metallica because of stranger things they would not know the back story or story of Metallica the tragic lost of cliff or just how they became Metallica my point is they would not know any of this history
I used to drive around listening to MOP all the time on cassette. Don't bother me a bit that a new generation is now listening to it. In fact it makes me happy!
Today i came to college with my guitar because it was the last day and everyone asked me to play metal because they where blown up by this scene ,its the first time that people want me to play my favorite genre so thanks strangers things, thanks metallica (and this scene is sooo cool)🤘
the only thing I didn't like about that scene was how story considerate the bat monsters were... they just fly around him and do nothing for sooo long and I was like: Why aren't you attacking? Do you wanna kill him or what?.... also... A Metal Head with a BC Rich Guitar plays Metallica...... on a Fender Amp?..... A freaking Fender combo Amp.... Get the F out of here! Don't get me wrong, I love Fender Amps but I also play clean alot. If I wanted to make Metal, Fender would be the last brand I would buy...
For me it's quite the opposite, I didn't listen to Master of Puppets because of Stranger Things, I'm watching Stranger Things cause they have a cool scene with Metallica on it 😂
I've also seen a lot of people complain that he should have played "Ride the Lighting". Bro... MOP came out the year of the show, it's smart they did the more generally popular song than a deeper cut. I'm genuinely impressed & glad it's not some glam song. I'm so excited if this exposed new listeners, but you really can't please everyone. Be happy that a mainstream show created one of the most genuinely metal moments of TV history and played an actual generally undisputed metal classic. It's gatekeeping like this that only hurts the music we love. It's extremely immature to believe there is a "correct" way to be a fan. Good music is good music.
I've been a Metallica fan since 1985 when my friend Phil brought over a copy of Ride the Lightning. I think its awesome that they are picking up more fans because of a tv show. The more the merrier my metal brothers and sisters!
I really enjoy seeing one of my favorite songs being in stranger things and how hype I felt hearing it. Also thought it was cool how the timeline is Metallica releasing master of puppets and two weeks later Eddie learning how to play the song perfectly. Idk thought it was nice seeing how much of a metal head Eddie is
I’m 20 and didn’t know much of Metallica until stranger things- I knew they were a band but that was it- Without this show, I wouldn’t have found an interest, or at least it would’ve taken some time for me to wander to them, so I’m glad it was on this amazing show. This is why shows/movies use art from different eras, so everyone of all generations can appreciate it.
Freaking LOVED this scene and the character, Eddie, who plays this incredible song! Very sad to hear that some people are "gatekeeping" new listeners, but not surprised. I'd never heard of Kate Bush until Max's powerful scene and now I'm a hardcore fan of her too. Glad I am now, sorry-not-sorry to disappoint anyone who knew of her prior to the show.
Man, I love that Master of Puppets was featured in the show. I’ve been a Metallica fan for years and it’s awesome to see so many new fans and more people checking out the band. 🤘🤘🤘
Not gonna lie, when I was watching the episode and Master of Puppets started playing I had the biggest, dumbest grin on my face. I dont care how people find out about Metallica, I'm just glad more people are hearing it and enjoying it!
I love Metallica and I discovered them through guitar hero 3 when I was a kid and it changed my life I never listened to heavy metal before that point. What difference does it make how someone discovers it as long as it opens the door and gets them listening!
Im a guitar hero kid too. The first one came out at a time when I was most vulnerable and I absolutely sank into everything I could get my hands on. Opened a lot of windows for me.
Oh but dont you see us guitar hero fans arent "true" fans because we didnt love all their stuff when it first came out. It must be so egregious to them that i didnt buy kill em all when I was 4 years away from coming out the womb
So I look at it like this: As a die hard metalhead, I'm glad to see Master of Puppets was used in the episode. In context of the year the show is set in, it makes a lot of sense. The problem is, metal also gets a lot of disrespect from people who don't understand it, definitely from the Hollywood pod-people. There's always been a fear that metal will be further diluted (and it's already kind of diluted well enough) if corporations and people who don't get it move in on it cause it's popular and trendy. Due to that, gatekeeping is necessary to some extent. Equate that with how we're just barely getting acceptable video game movies out after decades of garbage. While we're now past the moral panic of metal in the 80s, I definitely don't want to interact with those types, unless they're genuinely interested in metal for what it is and the show has given them an exposure to how cool and fun to listen to it really is.
I agree with you here as well. I have been annoyed because it’s a lot of the same people who hated on metal and pop punk. It’s only cool now because of a mainstream entity making it popular (ST/MGK) while realistically it is a win win, both genres have been widely known and accessible especially in the digital age. But oh well
im one of those normies but because of stranger things and discovering the band finn was in calpurnia I discovered 90s 80s music AND I LOVE IT i got to know alot of bands and artist like radiohead,weezers,the smiths,foo fighters, and nirvana and probably some more (havent listened to everything yet) i understand why people would dislike people who didnt listen to metal rock grunge before the trend, you guys have listened to it since you were kids and suddenly everyone just talked about it because of a tv show. but im %100 sure after a new trend comes the people who liked metal will stay and people who just listened for the trend will leave. im sure your probably cringing or atleast slightly annoyed to hear me talking about metal or rock like but i understand ;)
@@quackquack7537 not cringing at all, I welcome you and appreciate yours and others genuine spark for music! All the bands you mentioned have awesome tracks and albums I still jam today ( I'm not *strictly* a metalhead ;) )
Master of Puppets also fits the story. The lyrics 'Master of Puppets is pulling his strings, twisting your mind and smashing your dreams'. That is literally a description of the villain in the show.
I have no problem with any way or form of media that puts a song/artist back into Pop Culture or mainstream music. In fact, I think it's completely cool to introduce people to music they probably would not have heard of otherwise!
I’ll say it. I’ve never seen an episode of Stranger Things. Upside down.. er something? I’m just happy Metallica is on the charts. The song is epic. 🤘😛
You should watch the Eddie Munson stranger things guitar scene, it’s a metalhead’s dream. All hell breaks loose, the demons of the damned are on their way to tear you to shreds, a black and red thunderstorm rages on, and what do you do to make a distraction? Rip some good old metallica
@@Burnt_Gerbil the squad needs a distraction because they’re surrounded, so the middle schooler gets a metal head to make loud distraction to draw everything towards him. I guess it doesn’t make sense without context, but ye that’s what happened
It's an excellent show - I'd highly recommend it. Covers a lot of genres, but is well written, with relatable characters, novel retro touches and overall quite entertaining.
I'm hoping the new version of journey's separate ways will always crack the top fifty! It's absolutely awesome! Plus the fact that master of puppets is actually now higher in the charts then ever before is absolutely incredible!
I had never bothered to listen to Metallica before watching Stranger Things, a show I didn't bother to watch until now because I heard the first season was the only good one until this fourth one came around. As a result of the show using Master of Puppets, I listened to the album, and I'm intenting to listen to the rest of Metallica's work. I've even made the decision to try and learn Master of Puppets because I like it and want to be able to play it to other people, all while dedicating the performance to Eddie, the character who plays it in the show, who I really liked. People complaining about shows and films sparking new interest in old music is just stupid. I only got interested in my favourite band, Sigur Ros, because one of their songs, which became second favourite of all time, was used in the end of 127 hours. If the director hadn't decided to use that song for a very important moment in the film, I would never of found a song I hold dear to my heart.
I discovered Rock and metal music through films. I don’t understand why people have a problem with how people discover music. Some ‘metal heads’ just enjoy gatekeeping and are angry when metal isn’t popular and angrier when it is
Honestly I love that people are hearing it. Master of puppets is one of the best metal songs with really tough and amazing riffs and an amazing solo but my only fear is seeing tik tok trash doing stupid dances or remixes of the song. Those stupid tik tokers always do that when a song becomes popular they jump all over it and they use it a ton on their tik toks by doing remixes of it or doing stupid dances over it, just to get views like little attention w****s, ruining the song for many people.
@@guitarsandcars2586 but why would that ruin the song for you if some kid remixes it for a tiktok. I don’t think that’s gonna threaten Metallica’s legacy
Love how you said check these guys out and The Halo Effect pops up. Also Kate Bush literally is all over the charts, and Master of Puppets is big with kids again. It could have been Saint Anger 🤷♂️
Master of puppets is Big again , Kate Bush is all over the Charts, and Russia is a global threat , we have literally gone back in time to the 80's at this point LMFAO
As a long life Metallica fan i love that the new generations discover legendary 80's music through a already amazing 80's based show! To see these so called metallica fans hating the new people enjoying the band makes me feel disgusted!!
First of all, the Duffer brothers have done an absolutely phenomenal job with the entire sound track to Stranger Things, from day 1. Not a single episode has gone by that I don't catch my wife glaring at my for singing along to whatever song is playing (and I'm a metal head, with a strong appreciation for most 80s music). Metallica is unquestionably bigger than stranger things...though ST is of my all time favorite shows. Metallica has been changing music (for better or worse) since 1981, stranger things since 2016....metallica has longevity. Metallica songs are played regularly on rock radio (including MOP)....and the band is 40+years old...will stranger things be available and watched regularly in 2056??? who knows. But the Duffer brothers specifically went to metallica for permission to use this song because of how well it fit the scene, and really the season. Metallica gave them their blessing, and I have to imagine they couldn't care less about getting arguably their best song ever written on a "spotify" list. (I'll argue that battery is a better song). Anyway, this was just an all around amazing collaboration, and anyone hating on metallica can go ride the lightning....
Plain and simple people should just be happy that others get a huge dump of serotonin from any form of music. Just because I don’t personally like a band/genre doesn’t mean I can’t be happy for other people who get joy from it. And the producers of Stranger Things have been very diligent in making sure they are period correct. Great analysis of the hype surrounding the event.
Also people are saying that people are “discovering” old songs that have been easily accessible to everyone - the only thing people are discovering is how to get in on the hype by listening to the music they said they hated when metalheads are seen as strange or disturbing
Every friend I knew that played guitar practiced trying to master the MASTER of metal songs. Eddie was a kid, the song was new and metal AF. It all fits. The scene is my favorite in the show. Really made him feel REAL. All hell is breaking loose, and you gotta bust out a solo?!? That's the perfect one!
Now I'm trying to remember what Metallica song was my first. I think it was "One". I saw the video and it traumatized me. So I stayed away from Metallica for a while and then I think the next one was "Battery" because a friend wanted me to hear the "Puppets" album. That blew my doors off and I've pretty much loved everything else they've done (with just a small hiccup in the early 2000s).
I'm very glad rock and metal music is getting introduced to the modern audience, it's really great to see. One small rock band I would recommend is Modern-Day Machines, they've got some great stuff. Also Ascension Method
Been watching your channel for quite a bit now.....this made me push the Subscribe and the bell...old time Metallica fan here....Keep it up love your stuff.. Greetings from Munich!!
Had to rewind the scene after I saw it the fist time. One of the best parts of the series with or without Master Of Puppets. Would have been good with any other older metal song but Master Of Puppets took the scene and the whole episode to a new level. One of (if not the) most metal song is what they were going for.
It’s super true about being good for business. I just recently bought a guitar because I forgot what it’s like to love to play. I only knew the popular riffs back when I was 7-13 now I have such a wide variety of music to play from because of Spotify. I have over 10,000 songs I’ve listened to over the span of 10 years at least once and that’s with different music I have my favorites which is about 15% off all music I’ve ever listened to.
I love gatekeeping, that stuff is quality control and I’ve seen too many fanbases get infested by people who don’t care But come on, Metallica is massive, who cares about gatekeeping with a band like that
And in the event of quality control you're proving EVERYTHING that casuals think of us. Angry, unapproachable, not worth it. Metal's supposed to be a family. Dont give this family the surname Manson
I don’t enjoy gatekeeping but sometimes it is necessary. I’m all for people who actually enjoy the music but I am not for the trendy people who talk to me about bands I’ve listened to for years like I’ve never heard them
Honesty my only problem is the possible overexposure that will follow as was (and honestly _still_ is) the case with kate bush's "running up that hill." I have heard sections of that song essentially *Every. Day.* in different tiktoks, twitter memes, Instagram memes, etc ever since it was used in stranger things and I am just tired of that song because of it.
This song made this scene! It also made me go back to want to listen to this song more and more! It’s been epic for kids to get to know this song. When I was younger I would take my dads Metallica CDs and play them all the way through.
Anyone else noticed a the close up on Eddie where he was playing the intro correctly? I thought that was pretty awesome attention to detail, Metallica has been my favorite band since 13 (27 now) I thought this scene was a bit goody but I'm all for Metallica exposure to all the youngsters!
I'm 17, HUGE metallica fan, now I have friends asking me what to listen to and opening doors to them that wouldn't normally open. The show does really have a mystical quality towards music
When I watched this episode with my girlfriend, she knew it was Metallica, she’s not a metal fan, but said it was a great choice, I said what’s awesome about this, is that millions of people who have no idea about this band or song, just rocked out simultaneously. It was a great moment. Growing up in the 90’s metal and rock in London was a social faux pa, men and my mates would get bullied for wearing Metallica T Shirts or Slayer or Megadeth ect, it was looked at as wierd, it’s actually pretty humbling to have so many people who normally wouldn’t acknowledge this stuff as music totally love it and come together and cheer “the wierd kid” in the show, along with the best metal track of the 1980’s (in my opinion) how anyone could be annoyed about that is beyond me
When I watched this season and eddie grabbed the guitar on the top of that RV. I saw his finger placement and thought that almost looks like he's gonna play Master of Puppets. And then he did and I lost my mind. I love to see them crossing the boundry. Metallica has been my favorite band for well over 20 years and I LOVE to see more people being able to appreciate their awesomeness. Also can't wait to finally see them for the first time in September!
Metallica has been the most mainstream and most popular metal band. I love Metallica almost as much as the next nutcase, but you have to realize that they appeal to a broader audience and that’s just how it is. Are they sellouts, selling out their passion and creativity, or just innocently investing their time into more lucrative endeavors, creative endeavors or otherwise? They’ve been accused of “selling out” ever since they did the Black album, so… is it really so bad that they’re on the top 50 chart for Spotify?
They weren't sellouts in 1986, Black Album and older is what I was into starting guitar in 89. The video for Until it Sleeps came out the day before I had a gig. We were all heartbroken. We thought they were going to go more Sepultura Chaos AD style....
"Sellout" is a bs term spat at professionals by whiners who selfishly want an art form all for themselves, trying to guilt someone into giving up the act of taking money for providing a service, product or art. Show me anyone who makes a living doing anything and I'll show you a "sellout." Professional musicians are "sellouts" like professional chefs are "sellouts." Please. People need to get a grip and swing their judgemental pendulums the other way. We're all "sellouts" unless unemployed.
The song makes perfect sense in the show. 1.) Because it came out right around the time it takes place. 2.) The character playing it is a huge metal head. 3.) The setting it’s played in is metal asf. 4.) Its played over a sequence where the villain is on the prowl. The lyrics fitting the villain perfectly.
The first time I heard Metallica was their first album kill them all. My brother who was 12 years younger than me and a child of the 1980s was listening to hair bands at the time. He purchased this album said he didn't like it and asked me if I wanted to listen to it and take it home. It was like the first time I heard Black Sabbath I said this is incredible. Like you said people like different types of music. The new audience is learning about a great band mazel tov. Enjoy your Channel and encourage you to keep doing your great work.
Same thing happened with the Kate Bush song called running up that hill. It was released in 1985 or 86, but after being used on the show it's popular again. Funny thing is master of puppets was the first song I heard from Metallica on a late night metal radio station in the 80's. I'm glad if it's reaching a new audience through a TV show.
After the show I got quite a bit of people asking me if I knew “ the song from stranger things “ I couldn’t care less about them just finding out about Metallica now … just glad they appreciate the song
anyone notice that metallica now has 28 million monthly listeners on spotify, where they were 18 million not long ago at all? thats amazing and makes me so freaking happy its amazing. From like 139th most listened to 86th
Anything that gets Metal heard by a new audience is a great thing and if its 80's Metal then all the better. Im an 80's kid, I was 16 when Master of Puppets came out and a big time head banger. Eddie's scene grabbed me at the back of the head where my long hair used to be and slammed my face back into an era that I loved so much. Its didnt just give me some nice fuzzy nostalgic buzz, it bored deep into my core like a jackhammer in a way that only 80's Thrash Metal can. Loved it loved it loved!
Big Metallica fan and that scene was frigging awesome! Great to see people discovering an absolutely classic 80’s metal tune - who cares if they haven’t heard it before, hopefully people get stuck into the rest of the back catalogue. Running Up that Hill was also an inspired score choice, I think the only thing I am slightly offended by is that nobody is talking about the fact they used Play With Me by Extreme… such an underrated band!
I'm 28 and couldn't be more happier when my brother (15) came to me talking about the Master of Puppets scene. We talked about Metallica and he said: "Ok, i'll try the Metallica stuff. Souds cool." 🤘
I haven’t watched it yet, but I’m stoked that Metallica was in the show! Everyone complaining should be thankful it wasn’t glam rock or worse, synth pop
I was at church one Sunday several years ago and the preacher was doing his sermon. He started quoting something and I sat there trying to figure out where I heard those words. It hit me just before he said "Master of Puppets." He did a whole sermon on Master of Puppets and how drugs become your master.
