Metallica’s ‘Master of Puppets’ All the Rage Post-‘Stranger Things’

“Stranger Things” has a way with music — and this season was no different, especially for Metallica … whose tunes are in high demand, particularly among guitar hero wannabes.

As you’ve heard, the band’s ’80s hit, “Master of Puppets,” is featured in a pivotal scene toward the end of the 4th season of the Netflix hit (RIP Eddie Munson) — and like other songs heavily featured in this year’s installment … Metallica’s earworm is surging in real life.

Just like Kate Bush‘s “Running Up That Hill” got mad love among new listeners, ‘MoP’ experienced the same — with a reported 400% boost in streaming among various platforms.

What’s different now … it seems this renewed interest is seeping into the world of musical instruction, specifically through a company called Yousician — which teaches noobs the basics of how to play certain instruments, including guitar.

Per Billboard, the online school’s site reports a massive spike in a certain online lesson they offer — upwards of 100%, apparently. You see, they actually teamed up with the real Metallica for a virtual master class for their paying customers … and learning how to play “Master of Puppets” is indeed one of the songs available in their “Metallica x Yousician’ course.

Yousician is also said to be adding the song to another internal tool on their site — a guitar tuning and songwriting one — as ‘MoP’ doesn’t currently exist there, but will soon.