Metallica Had The Perfect Response After Someone Dragged “Fake” Fans For Only Listening To Their Music After It Featured On “Stranger Things” And It’s Sparked A Conversation About Gatekeeping
Stephanie Soteriou
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“All of you started at ground zero at one point in time. ??”
Metallica Had The Perfect Response After Someone Dragged “Fake” Fans For Only Listening To Their Music After It Featured On “Stranger Things” And It’s Sparked A Conversation About Gatekeeping
When Stranger Things finally returned to our screens for its fourth season back in May, nobody could have anticipated the huge cultural impact that it’d have.
NetflixMax’s friends played her favorite song to try and lure her back to the real world, and Sadie delivered an impressive performance as she battled the monster while Kate’s whimsical vocals served as the soundtrack.
NetflixThe scene has easily secured a spot as one of the best music moments in TV history, and it turned out that there was plenty more where that came from as the remaining episodes of Stranger Things played out.
NetflixIt was the Season 4 finale that provided us with another “Running Up That Hill” moment, with Metallica’s 1986 song “Master of Puppets” taking center stage during the episode’s climactic moment.
Icon And Image / Getty ImagesIn the scene, fan favorite Eddie Munson (played by Joseph Quinn) rocks out to a version of the metal classic with his electric guitar while trying to create a persion in the Upside Down.
NetflixIt is a pivotal moment in the series, and the popularity of the new character combined with his epic performance of the 36-year-old song saw Metallica climb to the top of the charts.
NetflixIn fact, Spotify reported that “Masters of Puppets” was downloaded 17.5 million times in the week after the episode was released, and it quickly hit No. 1 in the US iTunes rock chart.
Pedro Gomes / RedfernsAnd Metallica themselves have given the scene their seal of approval, saying that they were “blown away” by the use of their song.
Andrew Caballero-reynolds“The way The Duffer Brothers have incorporated music into Stranger Things has always been next level, so 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,” they wrote on social media at the time.
Netflix“We were all stoked to see the final result and when we did we were totally blown away… It’s so extremely well done, so much so, that some folks were able to guess the song just by seeing a few seconds of Joseph Quinn’s hands in the trailer!! How crazy cool is that?” they added. “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.”
NetflixFurther cementing their excitement, Metallica duetted a TikTok video of the scene with a video of themselves performing the song while wearing Hellfire Club T-shirts from the show.
tiktok.comAnd as if that weren’t enough, Metallica’s bassist, Robert Trujillo, confirmed that his son Tye had tracked extra guitar parts for the version of the song used in Stranger Things.
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“Sorry for being elitist, but I can’t stand that Stranger Things used that one song and now everyone acts like they’re a big fan,” one person tweeted. “I’ve listened to Metallica for like 9 years, and none of you fake bandwagon FRICKERS had even heard of them back then.”
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But the group were prepared with the perfect response, writing in response: “Don’t be sorry. Everyone is welcome in the Metallica family. If they like ‘Puppets,’ chances are they’ll find plenty of other songs to get into.”
tiktok.comAnd the comment was one of many that Metallica had received, as the band eventually pinned a comment to a TikTok video that defended its newer fans.
@metallica #duet with @netflix Eddie, this is for you! #StrangerThings #StrangerThings4 #MasterOfPuppets #EddieMunson #Netflix
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“FYI – EVERYONE is welcome in the Metallica Family,” they reiterated. “Whether you’ve been a fan for 40 hours or 40 years, we all share a bond through music.”
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They then pointed out: “All of you started at ground zero at one point in time. ??”
NetflixMetallica were instantly applauded for their healthy attitude toward welcoming new listeners off the back of Stranger Things, and it ended up sparking a conversation about people trying to “gatekeep” music.
NetflixMany pointed out that it was actually an honor to introduce metal music to a new audience, especially the younger generation.
Pete Cronin / Redferns“Metallica said EVERYONE IS WELCOME,” one fan wrote in a comment that was liked by the band. “Stop gatekeeping and embrace the new fans, embrace the youngins finding their footing in this genre. ?✨??”
tiktok.comOver on Twitter, another wrote: “If you’re upset that Stranger Things is introducing more people to Metallica, and attempt to gatekeep. You’re what’s wrong with music culture.”
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“I was raised on Metallica. Imagine my dad gate keeping it from me??? But no, he passed on his love for their music just as I’m now doing with my kids,” they wrote.
tiktok.comOne more added: “See, not even Metallica is gatekeeping Metallica. ???”
tiktok.comOthers reflected on the fact that this was a similar reaction to “Running Up That Hill” returning to radio, which included some scathing comments from filmmaker Taika Waititi.
Axelle / FilmMagicTaika recently told NME that he felt as though Stranger Things had “ruined” Kate Bush, adding that he was “really annoyed” about her song being used in the show.
Netflix“I’ve become one of those old arseholes who’s like: ‘These kids never listened to Kate Bush; they’ve heard one song on a TV show!” he explained at the time. “They don’t know Kate Bush! I know Kate Bush!’”
TV Times via Getty Images“If you gatekeep the younger generations for getting into Kate Bush and Metallica through Stranger Things you are my enemy,” one tweet read. “Get a goddamn life and leave the kids alone, let them discover and enjoy the classics regardless of the means to which they find it.”
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“Stranger Things has y’all trying to gatekeep Kate Bush and that is embarrassing. babe it’s KATE BUSH. you discovered nothing,” one person wrote.
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“You might’ve heard that the first part of the fantastic, gripping new series of Stranger Things has recently been released on Netflix,” she wrote. “It features the song, ‘Running Up That Hill’ which is being given a whole new lease of life by the young fans who love the show — I love it too!”
Netflix“Because of this, ‘Running Up That Hill’ is charting around the world and has entered the UK chart at No. 8. It’s all really exciting!” Bush went on. “Thanks very much to everyone who has supported the song. I wait with bated breath for the rest of the series in July.”
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