Stunning Female Drummer Rocks Metallica Cover
Many would agree that Metallica is one of the greatest heavy metal bands of all time, and one of their classic songs is "Master of Puppets." The song comes off their seminal 1986 album of the same name, featuring the band's lineup at the time of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and late bass player Cliff Burton.
Ulrich is a legendary drummer, and it's not an easy task to cover him, but viral sensation Raja Meissner is doing it.
On March 26, Meissner took to her Instagram page to share her fiery cover of "Master of Puppets."
Followers couldn't get enough of Meissner's take on the Metallica classic. One even went so far to say, "Stronger than the original" with a surprised face and heart emoji. That comment caught Meissner's attention, and she replied with a bunch of happy tear emojis.
"It's funny, but metal came into my life because of Metallica and their song 'One.' And you're shining brighter and brighter," another stated with the metal horns emoji and a rose emoji. Another commenter had a bit of a dig at Lars, stating, "Better looking and definitely a better drummer than Lars" with some fire emojis.
Meissner, according to her website, was born in Germany and started playing drums at age 13. "I started in a school band, played with the band Santa Jaws in 2016 and drummed the Germany tour of Psychovillage from Austria when I was 17," she says.
Her biggest inspiration on drums, she adds, is the late Joey Jordison of Slipknot.
Meissner was smart to pick the "Master of Puppets" cover. The song is considered one of the band's greatest songs of all time, and it even slipped back into the Billboard Hot 100 chart in July 2022 thanks to being featured in the show Stranger Things.
Looking back on the band's recording of Master of Puppets the album, producer Flemming Rasmussen said in a 2016 interview with Rolling Stone, "We more or less wanted to redo (their previous album) Ride the Lightning, just a lot better. I've always thought Metallica raised the bar every time they went in the studio. They challenged their own technical ability all the time, which is the only way you can get better."