Watch the Coolest Stranger Things Character Rehearse His Coolest Scene

It might not have overtaken Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” because the anthem of Stranger Things season 4, however Eddie “Not a Hero” Munson’s decidedly heroic guitar solo—a tactic to distract these pesky bats within the Upside Down—has made Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” an in depth second.

Earlier at present the Stranger Things writers’ room official Twitter account posted this enjoyable video of actor Joseph Quinn rehearsing the scene. Though we all know Tye Trujillo, son of present Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo, truly carried out the model of the music heard within the present, Quinn’s play-along right here feels convincingly “musician authentic,” not merely “actor-playing-a-musician authentic.” (Even with out the long-haired wig Quinn donned as Nineteen Eighties metalhead Eddie, that’s.) Check it out!

The music’s prominence in Stranger Things season 4’s epic finale episode—and the legions of latest followers who’re little question now listening to their music—impressed Metallica to document a (now outrageously fashionable) TikTok of the band enjoying together with Eddie within the scene. Metallica additionally posted an enthusiastic endorsement of the scene on Instagram, noting “we were beyond psyched for them to not only include ‘Master of Puppets’ in the show, but to have such a pivotal scene built around it. We were all stoked to see the final result and when we did we were totally blown away… It’s an incredible honor to be such a big part of Eddie’s journey and to once again be keeping company with all of the other amazing artists featured in the show.” We must agree; although we didn’t suppose the second a part of Stranger Things’ fourth season was flawless, it was arduous to seek out fault with any a part of Eddie’s function in it. Horns up!

Stranger Things season 4 is now shredding, er, streaming on Netflix.

[h/t Deadline]

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