Jan 2009

Ride the Lightning with musical icons Metallica and over 20 other rocking acts in an all new 'Guitar Hero' experience – 'Guitar Hero Metallica'. Enter the world of Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo and experience the intensity and skill of one of the greatest bands of all time.

Shred on guitar, rip on drums and wail on the mic to a set list featuring over 45 explosive hits from Metallica's illustrious career and a wide variety of other legendary artists personally selected by the band, such as Alice In Chains, Foo Fighters and Queen.

Fans will be able to rock as Metallica while performing in venues reminiscent of the band's epic album covers, themes from their music and real world locales.

- Becoming the Band: Transform into metal legends Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo as full body scans and signature moves motion capture allow players to virtually experience the high intensity of a Metallica performance.

- Live Like Metal Legends: Follow the path of the metal legends in either single instrument or band career game modes playing as the band to a soundtrack of their greatest hits while also rocking with over 20 additional artists selected by the band. Featuring in-the-round stage designs and custom camera angles new to Guitar Hero, further highlighted by custom lightshows, special effects and encores, gamers and Metallica fans alike can fulfill their rock 'n' roll fantasies in a variety of new and famous settings, ranging from Tushino Airfield to The Forum. All venues reflect Metallica's most memorable tours including themes from their album artwork to offer the authentic Metallica atmosphere.

- Drum Like Lars: In addition to using the redesigned, more responsive and advanced 'Guitar Hero World Tour' guitar controller and microphone, Metallica fans will truly be able to pound like Lars on the drums with a second bass pedal compatible with the 'Guitar Hero World Tour' drum kit controller. The all-new “Expert+” difficulty level gives gamers access to the double bass drum note track which offers the authentic Metallica experience with a note-for-note translation of many tracks appearing in-game and adds a new difficulty option to all gameplay modes.

- Seek and Destroy: Immerse yourself in themed Battle Mode attacks, such as briefly blacking out your fellow rocker's note track or modifying the amp overload to include the signature Metallica lightening.

- Test Your Metal: After nailing a song, test your Metallica know-how by replaying the song with trivia pop-ups. The on-screen displays give information about the song being played, and with guest artist songs, information about how the band is tied to Metallica will be displayed along with details such as band history and lyrics.

- Off to Never Never Land: 'Guitar Hero Metallica' is loaded with tons of bonuses throughout the game, such as unlockable venues, commentary, videos and behind the scenes footage, giving all Metallica fans exclusive content to enjoy.

- Metallica - All Nightmare Long
- Metallica - Battery
- Metallica - Creeping Death
- Metallica - Disposable Heroes
- Metallica - Dyers Eve
- Metallica - Enter Sandman
- Metallica - Fade To Black
- Metallica - Fight Fire With Fire
- Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls
- Metallica - Frantic
- Metallica - Fuel
- Metallica - Hit The Lights
- Metallica - King Nothing
- Metallica - Master of Puppets
- Metallica - Mercyful Fate
- Metallica - No Leaf Clover
- Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
- Metallica - One
- Metallica - Orion
- Metallica - Sad But True
- Metallica - Seek And Destroy
- Metallica - The Memory Remains
- Metallica - The Shortest Straw
- Metallica - The Thing That Should Not Be
- Metallica - The Unforgiven
- Metallica - Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
- Metallica - Wherever I May Roam
- Metallica - Whiplash”

Complementing Metallica's intensity are the following 21 rockin' tracks personally chosen by the band:

- Alice In Chains - No Excuses
- Bob Seger - Turn The Page (Live)
- Corrosion of Conformity - Albatross
- Diamond Head - Am I Evil?
- Foo Fighters - Stacked Actors
- Judas Priest - Hell Bent For Leather
- Kyuss - Demon Cleaner
- Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tuesdays Gone
- Machine Head - Beautiful Mourning
- Mastodon - Blood And Thunder
- Mercyful Fate - Evil
- Michael Schenker Group - Armed and Ready
- Motörhead - Ace of Spades
- Queen - Stone Cold Crazy
- Samhain - Mother of Mercy
- Slayer - War Ensemble
- Social Distortion - Mommy's Little Monster (Live)
- Suicidal Tendencies - War Inside My Head
- System of a Down - Toxicity
- The Sword - Black River
- Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town