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Added by Jeff Gerstmann on Dec. 11, 2008

METAL UP YOUR ASS
METAL UP YOUR ASS
Nick Chester over at Destructoid has rounded up the first batch of meaningful details on Activision's next band-focused Guitar Hero game, Guitar Hero: Metallica. So far, it sounds like a World Tour-based update that follows the standard feature set you'd expect, along with a similar level of band focus that you saw in Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.

The coolest-sounding addition to the game is a new drum difficulty called Expert Plus that is specifically made for people who two kick pedals. Official double bass support seems like one of those things that should have happened awhile ago, and the Metallica catalog is probably perfect for that sort of enhancement.

The game will also have Metallica-tinged takes on the GHTunes song creation tools and an array of video and trivia about the band.

Here's the song list so far, including tracks from Metallica and other acts.

Metallica

  • Enter Sandman
  • For Whom the Bell Tolls
  • Fuel
  • Hit the Lights
  • King Nothing
  • Master of Puppets
  • No Leaf Clover
  • Nothing Else Matters
  • Sad But True
  • The Unforgiven
  • Where I May Roam

Songs from other, non-Metallica bands will include:

  • Alice in Chains - No Excuses
  • Bob Seger - Turn the Page
  • Judas Priest - Hell Bent For Leather
  • Kyuss - Demon Cleaner
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tuesdays Gone
  • Mastodon - Blood and Thunder
  • Michael Schenker Group - Armed and Ready
  • Samhain - Mother of Mercy
  • The Sword - Black River

Filed under : Guitar Hero: Metallica

64 Comments

Bo17
on Dec. 11, 2008
Sold! on the basis that this game has Lynyrd Skynyrd.

skrutop
on Dec. 11, 2008
The Metallica covers of Turn The Page and Tuesday's Gone are pretty decent in their own right, so at least those songs make sense to put in this game.  GH:Aerosmith tried to use relevant non-Aerosmith songs in there, but they didn't really fit.

TwoOneFive
on Dec. 11, 2008
lars remains the biggest dork on the planet

sociald1077
on Dec. 11, 2008
Sounds like a pretty good set list so far. Can't wait to see the whole thing, we need some Harvester of Sorrows, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Hero of the Day.

This is difiantly on my To Buy list.

Everyones_A_Critic
on Dec. 11, 2008

Awesome. The inclusion of No Leaf Clover is surprising but great nonetheless, I love how they're sampling their entire discography instead of just focusing on pre-black album material (not that it's bad, it's just that I find Load to be a severely underappreciated album). I will assume that Death Magnetic is forward compatible with this game as well.....?


Skogen
on Dec. 11, 2008
They should have just opted for a "Metal" guitar hero instead of a Metallica game.

lamegame621
on Dec. 11, 2008
hmm...definitely not getting this.

Zinc
on Dec. 11, 2008
The song list so far is pretty good, but I know the game itself will suck like Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.

Dude_What
on Dec. 11, 2008
Kyuss = tempted....

Coltonio7
on Dec. 11, 2008
I dub thee unforgiven.

Sephiroth9997 is online
on Dec. 11, 2008
Fuck yeah  \m/

EvilDingo
on Dec. 11, 2008
What? no Megadeth? :-)

WilliamRLBaker
on Dec. 11, 2008
TwoOneFive said:
"lars remains the biggest dork on the planet"
based upon? hes still a great drummer there is no real reason think of him as a dork.

Chiaro
on Dec. 11, 2008
I thought you were talking about upright bass, not dual bass pedals...

KingOfIceland
on Dec. 11, 2008
The Double Bass Pedal and "Expert Plus Mode" support sound like a perfect fit for Meshuggah's "Bleed"

SkipT
on Dec. 11, 2008
I hope Thin Lizzy's version of Whiskey in a Jar is included. That's another song that Metallica covered well in my opinion.

borgmaster
on Dec. 11, 2008
if Fade to Black isn't in that game I'm not getting it...

ValiantGoat
on Dec. 11, 2008
A Kyuss song in GH? Holly hell, I'm afraid...

LightYagami245
on Dec. 11, 2008
The songlist interests me, but I'm not sure if it is worth $60. Also, will RB2 instruments work with it, like World Tour?

killawogg
on Dec. 11, 2008
i will be buying this game . wonder if the guitar will have a metallica faceplate??
still i think they need somemore songs which im sure they are not done with, seek and destroy,  hell they have nothing from   and justice for all....  on there wtf?!?!?   lets hope harvester is on the game


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