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Stranger things: Phoebe Bridgers wields Eddie Munson’s guitar in Boygenius’ instrument-hurling, B.C. Rich-rocking, Beatles-channeling SNL appearance

By Matt Parker published 13 November 23

The indie supergroup’s spot as musical guests on SNL leaves a lot to talk about

Metallica's James Hetfield and Fortnite guitar player

Fortnite players can now play Metallica's Master of Puppets in-game

By Sam Roche published 15 December 22

Get your James Hetfield/Eddie Munson on for just 500 V-Bucks (about $4)

[L-R] James Hetfield of Metallica and Eddie Munson from Stranger Things

It’s settled: James Hetfield had the best Halloween costume this year

By Sam Roche published 1 November 22

The Metallica frontman paid tribute to Stranger Things – which gained the band a deluge of new fans earlier this year – by dressing up as the Hellfire Club’s guitar-toting hero, Eddie Munson

Stranger Things’ actor Joseph Quinn (who play Eddie Munson) on his guitar heroes

Stranger Things’ Joseph Quinn reveals his personal guitar heroes

By Matt Parker published 19 August 22

The actor behind metalhead Eddie Munson talks about the guitarists who influenced his playing and the steady diet of heavy metal that informed his preparation for the role

Watch Metallica jam with Stranger Things star Joseph Quinn backstage at Lollapalooza

By Sam Roche last updated 3 August 22

“I’d like to make an announcement: Metallica is now a five-piece, guys,” jokes Lars Ulrich

Matt Heafy and YouTuber Anthony Vincent team up to reinvent Running Up That Hill in the style of Master of Puppets

By Matt Owen published 25 July 22

The Stranger Things hysteria shows no sign of abating as the Trivium frontman brings his metal riffing A-game to reimagine the Kate Bush hit as a thrash anthem

Metallica “stoked” by Master of Puppets' scene-stealing role in Stranger Things

By Sam Roche published 6 July 22

The finale of season four of the hit sci-fi series sees Hawkins outcast Eddie Munson turn hero when he plays the track's ferocious downpicked riffs and nails the solo, too

Robert Trujillo’s son recorded guitar for the Stranger Things version of Metallica’s Master of Puppets

By Matt Owen last updated 4 July 22

Tye Trujillo was tapped up to add additional guitar parts to the 1986 classic for the season finale set-piece, and reportedly received Kirk Hammett’s help to do so

Eddie Munson shreds in the trailer for the fourth season of the popular Netflix show, Stranger Things

Revealed: What Stranger Things’ metal hero Eddie Munson was really jamming on his BC Rich Warlock

By Jonathan Horsley last updated 4 July 22

Stranger Things Season Four Vol. 2 has dropped, and we told you all along that Munson's six-string heroics were taken from a mid '80s metal classic. Very mild spoilers ahead...

What song is Eddie Munson shredding in the Stranger Things season 4 trailer? The internet debates

By Jackson Maxwell published 9 June 22

Master of Puppets is the lead contender, but some have also hypothesized that the mystery tune is The Final Countdown or even Sweet Child O' Mine

The B.C. Rich x Stranger Things Warlock is this year's gnarliest guitar collab

By Matt Owen published 30 May 22

The Netflix-approved limited-edition arrives in Relic Crackle or Liquid Black, and features a Hellfire Club-embossed neck plate and Stranger Things logo-adorned control cavity cover

Guitarist Plays 'Stranger Things' Theme Song on a Harp Guitar

By Damian Fanelli published 27 October 17

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