"Who would've thought 40 years later that these songs may nonetheless have that influence?" he instructed Howard Stern.
Metallica lately modified its tune on licensing out music, and now, it’s paying off massive time. In a Monday interview with Howard Stern, Lars Ulrich opened up about how the band’s game-changing collaboration with Stranger Issues — which noticed one of many present’s most pivotal season 4 scenes utilizing “Grasp of Puppets” as a backing monitor — got here to be, from begin to end.
“It was, with Metallica, we have been at all times the ‘no’ guys,” Ulrich defined, saying he and his bandmates had by no means needed to lend out their songs to TV and movie initiatives till simply a few years in the past after they modified their minds.
“We did a 180,” the drummer shared. “We simply stated, ‘You already know what? That is silly. Why are we hanging onto these [songs] like they’re so necessary, like they’re the crown jewels?’ We began saying sure to every thing. Let’s share our music with the world.”
After the Netflix sci-fi collection closely featured “Grasp of Puppets” in its season 4 finale — throughout a scene by which Joseph Quinn’s character Eddie epically performs the 1986 monitor within the Upside Down — Metallica skilled a surge in streams. Almost 4 many years out from its authentic launch, “Grasp of Puppets” made its debut on the Billboard Sizzling 100, skyrocketing to a peak at No. 35.
“It was such a mindfuck to see how that turned a phenomenon,” Ulrich continued. “It was completely sudden. Who would’ve thought 40 years later that these songs may nonetheless have that influence? We have been psyched to be a part of it.”
This isn’t the primary time Metallica has proven like to Stranger Issues following the tribute. The band gave its seal of approval 4 days after the season 4 finale dropped on Netflix, writing on Instagram that they have been “blown away.” And simply final month, frontman James Hetfield dressed up as Eddie for Halloween.
Over the summer time, Metallica additionally met up with Quinn for an epic jam session, which Ulrich additionally talked about with Stern. “He got here, we performed collectively, he knew the track,” he raved. “He was such a sweetheart.”
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This story first appeared on Billboard.com.