A C2E2 attendant dressed as Eddie Munson, Stranger Things breaks the opening of “Master of Puppets”, by Metallica in front of a large crowd.
Co-player who plays Eddie Munson from Stranger Things is playing his guitar skills.
Sharing the video with TikTok user irish_princess1973, the video posted at the Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo shows cosplayer Iixvicostumez with his personal NJ Warlock guitar playing the first riff from “Master of Puppets” by Metallica before an audience that was awed. The cosplayer was also part of an impromptu group of attendees dressed in Stranger Things characters and rocked out to some classic metal music.
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The character was played by Joseph Quinn, Eddie Munson debuted on Stranger Things in its fourth season. A sexy metalhead who is also the head of Hawkins High’s Dungeons & Dragons group, the Hellfire Club, Eddie quickly became a popular character with viewers of the Netflix show’s hit. The season finale, “The Piggyback,” was his crowning moment. Eddie enticed an ensemble of demo bats to play “Master of Puppets” and then gave himself up to save Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) as well as the rest of the Party.
Since the debut of “The Piggyback,” streaming of ” Master of Puppets” has skyrocketed. Metallica expressed gratitude for Stranger Things using one of their most-loved songs. In their performance at Lollapalooza this year, the group even honored Eddie.
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Currently, present, the Duffers and their team are in the early stages of creating the first season of Stranger Things‘ fifth and final season. While specifics are unknown yet but it’s confirmed that the story will pick up from Season 4’s finale, which ended and will see Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) beginning to break the wall between Hawkins and the Upside Down. Matt Duffer, co-creator, explained that we typically wrap up a season with a bow and a tease saying, “Hold on, something’s unraveling.” “As we enter season 5, we don’t have to tie up this. It’s not possible to start over from the end of this season.
Stranger Things can be streamed on Netflix.