Metallica's James Hetfield dressed up as Eddie from Stranger Things for Halloween

2 November 2022, 16:31 | Updated: 2 November 2022, 16:34

James Hetfield dressed up as Eddie Munson from Stranger Things for Halloween
James Hetfield dressed up as Eddie Munson from Stranger Things for Halloween. Picture: 1. ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images 2. Instagram/Metallica 3. Netflix

The Metallica frontman paid tribute to the Netflix series' much loved character, who played Master Of Puppets in a pivotal scene.

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James Hetfield dressed up as Eddie Munson from Stranger Things.

The Metallica frontman paid tribute to the hit Netflix series, much-loved character, portrayed by Joseph Quinn, who famously played the band's Master of Puppets anthem during a pivotal scene in the fourth season.

The band shared an image of the rocker donning a dark shaggy wig and the character's Hellfire Club t-shirt, alongside the caption: "Eddie Munson says Happy Halloween!"

READ MORE: Watch Stranger Things’ Joseph Quinn practice Metallica’s Master of Puppets

The inclusion of Master of Puppets in Stranger Things fourth season saw a resurgence of the 1986 anthem, which propelled it to the top of the iTunes Rock Chart.

Metallica took to Instagram to react to the scene once it aired, writing: "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."

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The Enter Sandman rockers added: "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?

"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."

READ MORE: Metallica share new Master of Puppets lyric video amid Stranger Things success

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