Guitar Hero: Metallica
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Guitar Hero: Metallica, launched on March 29, 2009, and is the second Guitar Hero game with a focus on an individual band, the first being Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. The game's soundtrack features 28 Metallica tracks and 21 tracks from other artists such as The Sword, Foo Fighters, and Danzig. Each Metallica album, even the live album S&M and the cover album Garage, Inc. While all versions of the game come with the track "All Nightmare Long" from their latest album, Death Magnetic, the rest of the album is available for download on the Playstation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace.
In various interviews, Metallica has stated that they are pleased and honored that Activision is devoting an entire team to make a game entirely focused on their music. Lars Ulrich, who plays drums in the band and is one of the band's founders, said that it will be a treat for fans. Long time lead guitarist, Kirk Hammet, said that fans and even those who haven't discovered Metallica yet will fall in love with the game because it gives players the feeling that they are really up on stage playing the songs and creating music.
During a career mode, the player alternates between playing as Metallica and the opening band, aptly named 'Tallica Jr. Players can choose to create their own rock star through the game's Create-a-Rocker editor, or choose from a variety of pre-existing characters (Whom include Guitar Hero staples Axel Steel, Johnny Napalm and Judy Nails). Following suit with the previously Neversoft Guitar Hero releases, players can also unlock celebrity rockers including Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister and Mercyful Fate frontman King Diamond (who appears with his trademark cross-bones microphone).
Aside from the game's career progression style, the in-game interface remains largely unchanged from World Tour. One of the few key differences, however, is a box that goes over your note streak telling you how many stars (out of five) you have earned, similar to the system used in the Rock Band franchise. In addition to the in game interface and set list changes, the menus of the game have been given a Metallica make-over, with everything from the start menu sporting Metallica inspired artwork.
The online aspect of Guitar Hero Metallica remains largely unchanged, with the player being able to play in a four player band, guitar and bass co-op, band vs band matches, etc. The only key change resides in the game's guitar-exclusive battle mode, in which a new power up dubbed "Fade to Black" after on of the band's songs, is used. The power up is most used in sudden death matches, and when used completely blacks out the opposing player's fret board.
In addition to the videos of the band in mo-cap suits, the game sports the "Metallifacts" video feature. Metallifacts is a pop-up video style feature that has the virtual band playing the song the player chooses, all the while displaying little known facts and details about the songs they pick. Some songs even feature bootleg performances taped by fans, included on the songs "Creeping Death", "Orion", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", and others.
Metallica Albums in Chronological Order
Kill em' All - 1983
Ride the Lighting - 1984
Master of Puppets - 1986
...And Justice for All - 1988
Metallica (The Black Album) - 1991
Load - 1996
ReLoad - 1997
Garage Inc. - 1998
S&M - 1999
St. Anger - 2003
Death Magnetic - 2008
Guitar Hero: Metallica Setlist
* These songs are only available on Wii/PS2. 360/PS3 owners can play these songs if they downloaded the Death Magnetic DLC .
People who have downloaded the Death Magnetic album DLC through the XBOX Live Marketplace or PlayStation Store will have the ten songs included in the full game mode in it's entirety.
Unlockable Characters:
Launch bundles & Preorder Bonuses
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Guitar Hero: Metallica Trailer
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Guitar Hero: Metallica is the second band-specific spin-off of the best selling rythm game series. It features 28 songs from the titular band and 21 from other artists that have toured with or inspired Metallica in some way.
Overview
Guitar Hero: Metallica, launched on March 29, 2009, and is the second Guitar Hero game with a focus on an individual band, the first being Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. The game's soundtrack features 28 Metallica tracks and 21 tracks from other artists such as The Sword, Foo Fighters, and Danzig. Each Metallica album, even the live album S&M and the cover album Garage, Inc. While all versions of the game come with the track "All Nightmare Long" from their latest album, Death Magnetic, the rest of the album is available for download on the Playstation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace.
In various interviews, Metallica has stated that they are pleased and honored that Activision is devoting an entire team to make a game entirely focused on their music. Lars Ulrich, who plays drums in the band and is one of the band's founders, said that it will be a treat for fans. Long time lead guitarist, Kirk Hammet, said that fans and even those who haven't discovered Metallica yet will fall in love with the game because it gives players the feeling that they are really up on stage playing the songs and creating music.
Gameplay
Career mode progression works similarly to the one found in Guitar Hero Aerosmith, while maintaining the gameplay found in Guitar Hero: World Tour. In the beginning, players take control of Metallica preforming a two-song setlist. This triggers the story by inspiring a local band to follow Metallica on tour and play as an opening act. The band will follow Metallica around to key arenas which commemorate some of their most memorable gigs. This will include arenas such as the Tushino Airfield in Russia for where they played to a crowd of 500,000 people free of charge in 1991, as well as The Forum in Los Angeles.During a career mode, the player alternates between playing as Metallica and the opening band, aptly named 'Tallica Jr. Players can choose to create their own rock star through the game's Create-a-Rocker editor, or choose from a variety of pre-existing characters (Whom include Guitar Hero staples Axel Steel, Johnny Napalm and Judy Nails). Following suit with the previously Neversoft Guitar Hero releases, players can also unlock celebrity rockers including Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister and Mercyful Fate frontman King Diamond (who appears with his trademark cross-bones microphone).
Aside from the game's career progression style, the in-game interface remains largely unchanged from World Tour. One of the few key differences, however, is a box that goes over your note streak telling you how many stars (out of five) you have earned, similar to the system used in the Rock Band franchise. In addition to the in game interface and set list changes, the menus of the game have been given a Metallica make-over, with everything from the start menu sporting Metallica inspired artwork.
The online aspect of Guitar Hero Metallica remains largely unchanged, with the player being able to play in a four player band, guitar and bass co-op, band vs band matches, etc. The only key change resides in the game's guitar-exclusive battle mode, in which a new power up dubbed "Fade to Black" after on of the band's songs, is used. The power up is most used in sudden death matches, and when used completely blacks out the opposing player's fret board.
Features
Metallica put on motion-capture suits and did many of their signature moves from their live shows for the game. Among them were bassist Rob Trujillo's "braid spin" where, during the song Seek and Destroy", he picks up his bass and spins around in a circle. The game features unlockable videos of the band in the suits, including a scene where Lars Ulrich is playing the band's song "The Shortest Straw" in the suit for the first time.In addition to the videos of the band in mo-cap suits, the game sports the "Metallifacts" video feature. Metallifacts is a pop-up video style feature that has the virtual band playing the song the player chooses, all the while displaying little known facts and details about the songs they pick. Some songs even feature bootleg performances taped by fans, included on the songs "Creeping Death", "Orion", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", and others.
Metallica Albums in Chronological Order
Kill em' All - 1983
Ride the Lighting - 1984
Master of Puppets - 1986
...And Justice for All - 1988
Metallica (The Black Album) - 1991
Load - 1996
ReLoad - 1997
Garage Inc. - 1998
S&M - 1999
St. Anger - 2003
Death Magnetic - 2008
Guitar Hero: Metallica Setlist
Metallica Tracks:
- All Nightmare Long
- Battery
- *Broken Beat and Scarred
- Creeping Death
- *Cyanide
- Disposable Heroes
- Dyers Eve
- Enter Sandman
- Fade To Black
- Fight Fire With Fire
- For Whom The Bell Tolls
- Frantic
- Fuel
- Hit The Lights
- King Nothing
- Master of Puppets
- Mercyful Fate (Medley)
- *My Apocalypse
- No Leaf Clover
- Nothing Else Matters
- One
- Orion
- Sad But True
- Seek And Destroy
- The Memory Remains
- The Shortest Straw
- The Thing That Should Not Be
- The Unforgiven
- Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
- Wherever I May Roam
- Whiplash
* These songs are only available on Wii/PS2. 360/PS3 owners can play these songs if they downloaded the Death Magnetic DLC .
Opening Act Songs:
- Alice In Chains - No Excuses
- Bob Seger - Turn The Page
- 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
- Motorhead - Ace of Spades
- Queen - Stone Cold Crazy
- Samhain - Mother of Mercy
- Slayer - War Ensemble
- Social Distortion - Mommy's Little Monster
- Suicidal Tendencies - War Inside My Head
- System of a Down - Toxicity
- The Sword - Black River
- Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town
People who have downloaded the Death Magnetic album DLC through the XBOX Live Marketplace or PlayStation Store will have the ten songs included in the full game mode in it's entirety.
Expert Plus
A new feature making its debut in Guitar Hero Metallica is the inclusion of Expert Plus, the highest difficulty a player may choose. Only available to Drummers, Expert Plus utilizes a second kickpedal that can be connected to all Guitar Hero World Tour drumkits via the ports on its back.Demo
A demo for Guitar Hero: Metallica was released on Xbox Live Marketplace on 20th March, 2009. It included the four following songs:- No Excuses - Alice in Chains
- Sad But True - Metallica
- Seek and Destroy - Metallica
- Stone Cold Crazy - Queen
Original Box Art Misspelling
In February 2009 the original box art for Guitar Hero : Metallica was released and had a big misspelling on it. Instead of the famous band name "Lynyrd Skynyrd", the box art read "Lynyrd Skynrd".Unlockable Characters:
- Kirk Hammett - 100 total stars in Guitar career
- Classic Kirk Hammett - 150 total stars in Guitar career
- Zombie Kirk Hammett - 200 total stars in Guitar career
- Rob Trujillo - 100 total stars in Bass career
- Classic Rob Trujillo - 150 total stars in Bass career
- Zombie Rob Trujillo - 200 total stars in Bass career
- James Hetfield - 100 total stars in Vocal career
- Classic James Hetfield - 150 total stars in Vocal career
- Zombie James Hetfield - 200 total stars in Vocal career
- Lars Ulrich - 100 total stars in Drum career
- Classic Lars Ulrich - 150 total stars in Drum career
- Zombie Lars Ulrich - 200 total stars in Drum career
- Zach Harmon & Zach Harmon Alternate - 100 total stars in Band career
- King Diamond - Beat "Evil" on any career
- Lemmy - Beat "Ace of Spades" on any career
Launch bundles & Preorder Bonuses
In the United Kingdom & Australia, a limited guitar bundle was distributed. The bundle contains the game, Guitar Hero: World Tour guitar, a Metallica faceplate and some exclusive stickers.
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