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    Guitar Hero: Metallica

    Game » consists of 12 releases. Released Mar 29, 2009

    Guitar Hero: Metallica is the second band-specific game in the Guitar Hero franchise. It features 28 songs from the world famous heavy-metal band Metallica, as well as 21 guest acts - picked by Metallica themselves.

    Metallica to Ride the Lightning March 29

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    Edited By Ryan  Staff
    Whoah! Try not to get too excited, Lars.
    Whoah! Try not to get too excited, Lars.
    While my personal music tastes have helped make the Rock Band series my fake-band games of choice, there's simply been no beating Guitar Hero when it comes to heavy metal. Just as the upcoming Beatles game makes sense for Harmonix's music-nerd sensibilities, Guitar Hero: Metallica is a pretty perfect fit for the kind of finger-mangling fret action that has come to define that franchise.

    It was announced a while ago that Guitar Hero: Metallica would arrive sometime in the first half of 2009, though today it was revealed via the band's official website that the game would be hitting the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 29 in North America, while the rest of the world would have to wait until early May for their chance to Kill 'Em All.

    The announcement stated that the Wii and PlayStation 2 versions of the game would also be released in early May, though it wasn't made clear what regions that would apply to.
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    #1  Edited By Ryan  Staff
    Whoah! Try not to get too excited, Lars.
    Whoah! Try not to get too excited, Lars.
    While my personal music tastes have helped make the Rock Band series my fake-band games of choice, there's simply been no beating Guitar Hero when it comes to heavy metal. Just as the upcoming Beatles game makes sense for Harmonix's music-nerd sensibilities, Guitar Hero: Metallica is a pretty perfect fit for the kind of finger-mangling fret action that has come to define that franchise.

    It was announced a while ago that Guitar Hero: Metallica would arrive sometime in the first half of 2009, though today it was revealed via the band's official website that the game would be hitting the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 29 in North America, while the rest of the world would have to wait until early May for their chance to Kill 'Em All.

    The announcement stated that the Wii and PlayStation 2 versions of the game would also be released in early May, though it wasn't made clear what regions that would apply to.
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    #2  Edited By Wright

    Lars looks quite frightening in that pic. Hope it doesn't haunt my dreams.

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    #3  Edited By lordofultima

    Whoopity-doo.

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    #4  Edited By JJOR64

    Sweetness.  Can't wait!

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    #5  Edited By r3b3lr0b0t

    Hopefully Lars won't sue us for playing his music on his game.

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    #6  Edited By sociald1077

    Being a huge Metallica fan, I'm really looking forward to this.

    I want to know what kind of craziness will be had in the Expert+ mode.

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    #7  Edited By JoblessTerence

    Lars looks wasted in that pic.

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    #8  Edited By daniel_beck_90

    As a sworn fan I can but be happy about it . Metallica which is now a hall of famer  is my favorite band . can not wait

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    #9  Edited By CallMeRotten

    Lars looks like the dude who was hiding Quato in Total Recall.

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    #10  Edited By Woffls

    Woo!
    This ought to make the summer a bit less boring. Hopefully I will have 5*'d GH3 by then >_<

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    This will probably be the last rhythm game I buy. I'm getting kind of tired of the whole thing.

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    #12  Edited By Andrwmorph

    I need to stop playing guitar hero because I'm getting a little too good....

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    #13  Edited By NeuroticOwl

    Sounds cool, but I think I'm way more excited about the Beatles game.

    Besides, "finger-mangling fret action" spells frustration and carpal tunnel syndrome to me.

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    #14  Edited By Aaron_G

    I actually don't care for them.

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    #15  Edited By GaZZuM

    ...can someone PM and let me know if this will work with the Guitar Hero 3 guitar? I assume if World Tour works with a Guitar Hero 3 guitar then so will this but I can't test it for myself...

    anybody?

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    #16  Edited By player66

    I'm not buying this game and I'm a Metallica fan. I just can't continue to support this whore of a franchise. Rock Band has handled this in a much more classy manner, thus far. I'm not going to plunk down $80-$90 a year for a song pack and some new character models.

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    #17  Edited By dethfish

    Is it March 29th yet?

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    #18  Edited By niall077

    Just go GH WT since welll... hormonix HATES europe.... and the ps3



    looks like ill be getting another Guitar hero game to play while I wait

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    #19  Edited By breadfan

    I've never been a big fan of the whole Rock Band/Guitar Hero fad, but I may have to buy this

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    #20  Edited By jhosaphat

    I'm assuming this will be $60 since Aerosmith was, and that's enough for me to hold off. I'll probably find it for $20 by Christmas.

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    #21  Edited By RHCPfan24

    I love Metallica, so I should love this right? I also love Aerosmith, but....

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    #22  Edited By Tylea002

    The most interesting thing about this announcement was that Gamespot and Giantbomb gave it the same headline. As you can tell, I didn't find it very interesting.

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    #23  Edited By Tylea002

    The most interesting thing about this announcement was that Gamespot and Giantbomb gave it the same headline. As you can tell, I didn't find it very interesting.

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    #24  Edited By truebornracer

    I could give a shit about Metallica. So I won't be buying this.


    As a matter of fact I think the only "Guitar Hero [insert popular hard rock band here]" game I COULD give a shit about is Led Zeppelin.

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    #25  Edited By hockeyb

    it has an EXPERT PLUS difficulty.

    for drums

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    #26  Edited By natetodamax

    I will most definitely get this. I love Metallica.

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    #27  Edited By mannalive

    this is the game that will finally destroy my marriage.  thank god.

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    #28  Edited By insanejedi

    You guys realize that the title is almost exactly the same as gamespot's right?
    "Guitar Hero: Metallica rides lightning March 29"

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    #29  Edited By MrKlorox

    Meh... I've been clamoring for a real metal based guitar hero/rock band pack for a long time. God damn them for making it some soft-ass metallica instead. Talk about irony.

    I would much rather have had a Death (Human and forward) based gh/rb than metallicrap.

      
      


    I'm kinda surprised neither Chuck Schuldiner (Death) nor Muhammed Suiçmez (Necrophagist) have been cast as boss figures in the GH series. Both would offer expert plus plus. Hundreds of times more challenging than metallica.
     
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    #30  Edited By AspiringAndy

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    niall077 
    No Harmonix hates Australia, we only just recieved Rock Band 1.
    ROCK BAND 1!


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    #31  Edited By Captain_Insano

    Lets somehow upload some illegal Metallica track content onto Guitar Hero so that Lars comes out and in a confused state of mind, admonishes Activision and takes them to court, thus somehow pissing off even MORE fans.

    Metallica = Great up until and including Black Album

    Metallica post Black Album = not worth worrying about (though still good live and Trujillo is blameless)

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    #32  Edited By bornagain888

    Older men should not were earings or ponytails, I'm 40 and know better!

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    #33  Edited By godzilla_sushi

    I feel alright saying that I'm totally over these music games, but I totally want this one to be my last. It has a track list like no other. Sanitarium....I really hope that one made it.

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    I can't wait that long!!!!

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    #35  Edited By MacGyver

    god i hope this doesn't make me a bad person but i really don't care about Metallica.

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    #36  Edited By Crypto136
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    #37  Edited By Media_Master

    NOt interested, I'm not in the mood to look at all them notes fly by the screen at 100mph

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