Metallica's Master of Puppets sees huge uplift following Stranger Things' Eddie Munson's guitar solo scene
06.07.2022 - 18:05
/ officialcharts.com
The Stranger Things effect looks set to create another success story, as Metallica's Master of Puppets sees a huge uplift following its feature on the Netflix series.
Last month, Kate Bush smashed three Official Charts records simultaneously as Running Up That Hill reached Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart some 37 years after its release. The song's unprecedented surge in popularity was thanks, in large part, to its inclusion during one of Stranger Things Season 4, Volume 1's pivotal scenes.
And now, Metallica's 1986 track could experience a similar ascent as it ascends to Number 58 in the latest Official Singles Chart midweek update. Why? Well, it's all down to character Eddie Munson's guitar solo scene.
Why is Metallica's Master of Puppets on the rise following its inclusion in Netflix's Stranger Things?
Viewers have been left in awe of character Eddie Munson's - played by actor Joseph Quinn - guitar solo scene in Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 2. So much so, the song has jumped 10 places in one day midweek; jumping from Number 68 on Tuesday July 5 to Number 58 today. The song did not appear in the Official Singles Chart Top 100 last week, prior to the release of the series.
Should the song continues its ascent at such pace, it could soon reach the Official Singles Chart Top 40.
The group, comprising James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo, are loving the audience's rediscovery of the song, too.
What have Metallica said about Master of Puppets and Eddie Munson's guitar solo scene?
In a statement, the band praised Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer for the 'next level' ways in which they've incorporated music into the show.
They said: "[We're] beyond psyched for them to not only