One of my favorite bands of all time, without question, is Metallica. Ever since the first Guitar Hero was released, I’ve wanted Metallica tracks in my music games. The DLC for the first Rock Band just served to whet my appetite, but now Guitar Hero Metallica is here to knock me on my ass.
I’ve been playing the Guitar Hero: Metallica demo entirely too much since it was released the other day on the Xbox 360. Seek and Destroy is one of my all time favorite songs from the band anyway, so it’s been on repeat on the drums. On Expert, that shit is tough. Check out a full band run and dream of doing this yourself.
Anyone looking to get some hands on time with GH Metallica will get that chance as soon as they download the very long demo that was released today. It is only out for the 360 as of now with no word if and when it is coming to PSN. There is a total of 4 songs, 2 from Metallica. The game will have tracks from other bands as well.
In the demo, virtual rock stars across the globe can shred, drum and wail to Metallica’s explosive hits “Sad But True” and “Seek And Destroy,” as well as “No Excuses” from Alice In Chains and “Stone Cold Crazy” from Queen, both hand-picked by Metallica as featured guest acts in the game.
Hit the jump for the official presser along with all the details.
Are there way too many GH games? Yes. Is this genre being over saturated? Yes. Did they really have to make an Aerosmith game? No. Did they have to make a Metallica game? Abso-fucking-lutely.
I think I’ve soiled myself. Looking at this tracklist has me harder than a diamond in an ice storm. Tracks have been slowly leaking out here and there, but now we get to see the full thing.
The other cool thing is that if you bought the Death Magnetic album on PS3 or Xbox 360, those tracks will be incorporated into the campaign of the game. Sorry PS2 and Wii owners, DLC just doesn’t work well for you. However, the PS2 and Wii versions will have Broken Beat & Scarred, Cyanide and My Apocalypse on the disc. Check out the tracks from other bands after the jump.
Start working out those calves, drumming is going to be tough. Guitar Hero: Metallica is hitting store shelves in North America on March 29th for the Xbox 360 and PS3. Versions for the PS2 and Wii will ship in early spring while other territories will see the game in May.
I’m beyond excited for this one. Not only do I love video game drumming, but I love Metallica. I’ll be putting countless hours into this one in a couple months. Now if only there was a way to get my Destroyer pedal to work with the Guitar Hero drum set…
Words can’t describe… should have sent a poet… You think you good at drums? Just wait for Expert Plus mode where you can use 2 bass pedals for those near impossible bass notes. Expect this to be the hardest GH out there. Metallica >>>>>>> Aerosmith.
To say I’m excited for Guitar Hero Metallica is an understatement. I’ve been a huge fan since grade school when I first got a copy of Master of Puppets on tape (yep, this is before CD’s). When I first heard about the game, I was praying it would be full band. Now that I’ve seen some of the tracks and heard that full band is true, the release cannot come fast enough. I will be playing this daily for months.
Metallica posted the debut trailer on their site. Sorry, there’s no embedded version to post here. Definitely check it out though. I’m all over this like Scuba on a Snuggie.
Here are some interesting facts from the upcoming GH spinoff featuring Metallica and others. Not to be confused with the shit terrible Aerosmith game. All these facts come from the latest issue of Game Informer. Apparently people still read magazines.
GH:Metallica looks exactly like I suspected it would. Here’s the confirmed stuff.
Expert Plus: New Drum difficulty. It’s a special difficulty for people with a splitter and two kick pedals. Not compatible with World Tour online Leaderboards.
DVD Style Content: Photos, set lists, fan club videos, rare live and behind the scenes footage
New tones: GHTunes is in the game and it offers up exclusive tones from James Hetfield’s ESP Truckster guitar and Slayers Tom Araya’s ESP Bass.
Drum Fill Mode: New cheat that lets you play freestyle drums on song using Metallica drum sounds.
Metallifacts: Watch performances of each track overlaid with Pop-Up Video style windows that points out trivia.
Also, the setlist will include much more than just Metallica stuff. I would have been fine for just Metallica stuff because A) favorite band and they fucking pwn B) 27 years of material to choose from. Hit the jump for the confirmed setlist so far. More to come.
That’s right, I said Guitar Hero. You see how I switch that shit up? Keep you people on your toes. Anyway, the new Metallica album dropped in Guitar Hero today for $18. Why it’s not available as individual tracks, I have no idea. But $18 for 12 tracks isn’t a bad deal. I’ve heard the album a few times and I like it. It’s a mix between Master of Puppets and …And Justice for All. Good stuff, much better than the abysmal St. Anger album. So go pick it up and check out an expert run on My Apocalypse.
Don’t mind the kid starting over 10 seconds into the song. We all screw up now and then. Hah.
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