This full-band Guitar Hero spinoff will feature an assortment of Metallica songs as well as songs from other metal and rock bands along with a double kick pedal, a first for the series.
Information about Activision's upcoming rhythm game, Guitar Hero: Metallica, is slowly being revealed as it hurtles towards an early 2009 release. In addition to being the second full band game in the series, Guitar Hero: Metallica will also feature a number of new features the biggest of which is the addition of the Expert Plus drum difficulty. In order to accommodate for Metallica's furious bass pedals, the game will allow intrepid players to use two kick pedals provided they have two pedals and a splitter. However, Expert Plus will not be compatible with the Guitar Hero: World Tour leaderboards.
Guitar Hero: Metallica will also feature a variety of DVD style features such as photos and rare footage of band both on stage and behind the scenes. Also, there will be Metallifacts, which will overlay songs in the game with various trivia about the Los Angeles-based band. The game will also feature new tones for the GHTunes music creator from both Metallica, and Slayer's guitars. The Drum Fills will also gain a boost with a cheat code that will allow the freestyle sections to be played with Metallica drum sounds.
As of now, this is the confirmed setlist:
- Metallica Songs
- 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
- Other Bands
- No Excuses by Alice In Chains
- Turn The Page by Bob Seger
- Hell Bent For Leather by Judas Preist
- Demon Cleaner by Kyuss
- Tuesdays Gone by Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Blood and Thunder by Mastodon
- Armed and Ready by Michael Schenker Group
- Mother of Mercy by Samhain
- Black River by The Sword
- Unannounced songs by Foo Fighters, Queen, and Slayer