Metallica gave the world that cool piece of thrash metal called “Master Of Puppets”... but the concept of metal puppetry is now more literal than ever thanks to a cool project known as Hussle Puppets.
What is this all about? Well, as seen in some videos on social networks, everything revolves around a curious doll known as Jack Distortion, which is controlled by the puppeteer Fabián Salazar. And with all the good vibes, she dedicates herself to performing at different events, from music festivals to schools and more. His initiative has become so popular in his native Chile that in recent years, He has traveled to other parts of the world to put on some shows. We tell you more about this wave.
The video of Bustle Puppets that have gone viral
Perhaps many do not share the idea, but metal is more alive than ever. And not only with old guard bands and one or another outstanding musical project of recent years; also with this great initiative that we tell you about known as Hussle Puppetsdirectly brought from Chilean lands to the various corners of the internet.
This puppet, called Jack Distortion in social networks, he has a very long bush, some sunglasses style top gun very eighties, the inevitable sleeveless denim vest, in addition to truly love the great metal legends of history… The proof of this are the videos that he uploads to his profiles where he shows us that he likes to go to ‘play’ anywhere, regardless of whether it is a large-scale metal event or a school full of children.
Right, one of his recent TikTok videos went viral due to the tender performance he puts on in a school playground. with the roll “Caught in a Mosh” by Anthrax playing in the background, the puppet simulates playing the guitar while the girls and boys in the audience jump nonstop. And just so you can see that metal is still of interest to the new generations, many of the minors are even dressed in bandanas on their foreheads, shirts from different bands, leather jackets and all the clothing that your metal uncle misses using necessary to kill him.
Fabián Salazar and his puppet have ‘played’ in other parts of the world
As we told you before, the man behind Bustle Puppets and Jack Distortion is Fabian Salazar, a puppeteer based in Chile who is dedicated to promoting rock and metal. Although his way of working is, let’s say, more informal, without a doubt he generates an impact on the new generations with his presentations.
Fabián has been doing this work for a few years now, in fact. Scratching the confines of the internet, we can find that around 2016 he also gave shows with a puppet inspired by Lemmy Kilmister from Motorhead. In an interview with the blog Broken Man Musicalso said that he really wanted to make a grunge puppet, with which to do concerts based on the music of Alice In Chains, Soundgardenamong other exponents of the style.
“The truth is that in addition to this work, I enjoy it, it is a passion, therefore, I make puppets to play the music that I like and that I feel like… So they must be songs that suit me. I played classic rock, because since I was a child I listened to that music, thanks to my parents”Salazar told Broke Man Music about how he fell in love with rock and metal.
In his presentations of Hussle Puppets, Fabián covers his head and lets all the attention go to his doll. And from time to time, he is accompanied by one or another artist like he has done with the drummer at the time aaron urbina. As we told you before, this puppeteer’s project has been so well received that he has traveled to one of the most important metal events in the world such as the Downland Festival in England 2019, where it was part of a complementary activation.
Thus, with all the good vibes on the planet, Fabián Salazar, Jack Distortion and Bustle Puppets They have won the hearts of many people and will surely continue to do so. Now that the mere is armed Hell & Heaven Fest in Mexico, It wouldn’t be bad to see it around here, don’t you think so?
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Master of Puppets! They put on metal concerts with puppets in a school and it’s the coolest thing you’ll see today