Metallica Rocks out With ‘Master of Puppets’ – Billboard

We stay in fascinating occasions. Need proof? Look no additional than the a number of lives of Metallica’s “Master of Puppets.”

The observe, which suggestions in at eight minutes and 30-odd seconds, arrived totally fashioned in 1986, a time when a brand new breed of tacky music was dominating the gross sales charts and hair steel was rising unchecked.

The title observe from Metallica’s third studio album seems like an extension of the band’s opus “One,” a thrash-metal monster that might be used as a tool to destroy enemies.

That’s precisely what occurred when Eddie Munson wielded his guitar and unleashed fury in a single unforgettable second in Stranger Things. So unforgettable, “Master Of Puppets” caught hearth on DSPs and the observe grew to become a bonafide hit, alongside the way in which cracking the highest 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the primary time.

The Bay Arena steel legends are residents this week on Jimmy Kimmel Live. After performing new minimize “Lux Æterna” on Monday, then The Black Album quantity “Holier Than Thou”, the four-piece hammered out “Master Of Puppets” in full on Wednesday. It’s apparently the longest music ever carried out on Kimmel’s late-night TV present. If you don’t end up throwing horns and your head, name the physician.

On evening one, frontman James Hetfield mentioned syncing the music to Stranger Things was a simple choice to make, and that he’s “blown away” that it nonetheless turns folks on. “It’s like a nine-minute heavy metal song from 1986 that probably predates most of these people by 25, 30 years,” drummer Lars Ulrich added. “It’s just insane. Who would have thought?”

The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame-inducted band’s four-night stand is a celebration of their forthcoming twelfth studio album, 72 Seasons, due out Friday (April 14).

Watch the efficiency beneath.