Variety: Metallica’s ‘Master of Puppets’ Sees 650% Streaming Bump in Week Since ‘Stranger Things’ Climax

No puppet strings were necessary to send Metallica fans — and newbies — to their favorite streaming destinations to hear more of “Master of Puppets,” following the song’s use for a climactic moment in the season finale of “Stranger Things.”

In the week since the episode premiered, on-demand streams for the 1986 metal classic were up 650.3%, according to Luminate, which collates data for the Billboard charts.

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