July 4, 2022 at 1:20 p.m

Eddie Munson plays Metallica's Master of Puppets to distract the Demobats from Vecna's house

Eddie Munson plays Metallica’s Master of Puppets to distract the Demobats from Vecna’s house.

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What metal song does Eddie Munson play on guitar in Stranger Things 4 Volume II?

stranger things 4 found an explosive ending with two oversized episodes in which a beloved new character, Eddie Munson, played by Joseph Quinn, died.

In the final episode of the fourth season of the hit Netflix series, Eddie and Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) team up to distract the Demobats from Vecna’s house to save Nancy (Natalia Dyer), Steve (Joe Keery) and Robin (Maya Hawke) time to attack the otherworldly creature.

Their plan to distract the Demobats involves Eddie playing his guitar to summon the creatures before he and Dustin hide in the trailer.

With the red flashes projected into the air and the dark surroundings of the Upside Down, the scene makes for quite an epic rock concert.

Eddie and Dustin's job is to distract the Demobats in the Upside Down

Eddie and Dustin’s job is to distract the Demobats in the Upside Down.

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What song does Eddie play in Stranger Things?

Eddie Munson played Metallicas Master of the Dolls Hits from 1986.

Metallica band member Robert Trujillo’s son, Tye Trujillo, added guitar tracks to the hit for inclusion in Stranger Things.

The band’s guitarist, Kirk Hammett, also helped get the song included on the show.

Stranger Things viewers were devastated by Eddie's death in the final episode of season four

Stranger Things viewers were devastated by Eddie’s death in the final episode of season four.

Image: Netflix


Did Joseph Quinn really play guitar in Stranger Things?

Yes, Joseph Quinn actually played guitar in that iconic Stranger Things scene.

The actor was already proficient at playing the guitar and revealed that when he read the script he bought a new guitar to start practicing.

He told that Los Angeles Times: “They sent me a few emails asking if I play guitar and I said yes, I do.

“Then they sent the script over and I kind of imploded and went to buy a guitar asap and started practicing.”

Speaking about the scene, he added: “It’s crazy. It does so many things. I think this is the only world where something like that can happen and it doesn’t feel like an imitation. It doesn’t feel forced. And hilariously, it doesn’t feel melodramatic.

“It just feels right. And more than anything, it’s just plain fun. It’s that energy through that whole kind of ridiculous sequence that brings all of those storylines together. That crescendo was just so inventive and ultimately so entertaining.”

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