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Guitar Hero: Metallica confirmed for May News

News by Robert Purchese

14 January, 2009

Activision has told Eurogamer that Guitar Hero: Metallica will be rocking onto European shelves this May.

The publisher's comments come after a internal schedule was supposedly leaked to French website LiveWii, citing the same date.

The news is also hot on the heels of US retailer GameStop claiming Guitar Hero: Metallica will be out there on 29th March.

Metallica follow Aerosmith as the focus of a spin-off Guitar Hero game, and bring with them full drum/guitar/microphone GHWT support plus fancy sounds for the GHTunes recording studio.

In celebration of the bonkers ability of band co-founder Lars Ulrich, Guitar Hero: Metallica will also sport an Expert Plus drumming difficulty and freestyle drum fill mode. There's lots of Metallica trivia, photos, set lists and videos, too.

Guitar Hero: Metallica is in development for Xbox 360 and PS3. A full track list can be found where we last wrote it.

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Beano
14/01/09 @ 14:19
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Hopefully we will be able to buy seperate instruments (like drums) this time?
Zomoniac
14/01/09 @ 14:26
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How can such an amateur drummer warrant an expert plus level? And given most of his parts are feeble attempts at fast double-kicking, how do they propose to make that feel right with one pedal?
farticusmaximus
14/01/09 @ 14:32
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Lars is a shitsack of epic proportions, and a lapsed and incompetant drummer now, but upto and including Justice he was generally regarded as one of metal's finest drummers.
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14/01/09 @ 14:35
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Is there any hope that the full track list you linked right there is both incomplete and inaccurate? They should not, in their right mind, charge us full price for those 20 odd songs and leave behind some real classics at the same time...
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istandfreed
14/01/09 @ 14:35
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Fuck Activision! The US get it in March and we have to wait until May??? After my kick pedal breaking, them not answering the my RMA requests and now the red pad not responding I'm developing a lot of hate for them...this better do Metallica justice[pun not intended].
Eraysor
14/01/09 @ 14:45
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Guitar Hero: Megadeth would be substantially more awesome.
JohnnyWashnGo
14/01/09 @ 14:52
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What I really want to see is Guitar Hero: Strapping Young Lad!

Gene Hoglan drums like Satan on Crack... he would eat Lars Ulrich for breakfast, crap him out at lunch and flush him at dinner time.
farticusmaximus
14/01/09 @ 14:54
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@Eraysor

Megadeth went to dogshit at about the same time as Metallica though. The black album and symphony of destruction were crappy but ok in small doses. Anything after that for both bands was worse than boyzone, apart from Death Magnetic which is also crappy but ok in small doses.

I just want kill 'em all, master of puppets, ...and justice for all, rust in peace and peace sells as DLC albums. I'd never need another game...

Oh, and among the living for ultimate jammie-wearing, boot stomping, moshpit-inducing metal enforcement!
Erinan
14/01/09 @ 14:54
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Guitar Hero: Megadeth would be substantially more awesome.

Well, Rock Band has the entire "Peace Sells" album available as DLC.
farticusmaximus
14/01/09 @ 14:56
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@JohnnyWashnGo

When did Hoglan start playing for SYL? I thought the drummer from Zimmer's Hole played in SYL or am I terribly out of date?

Hoglan does indeed rock. Loved his work with Death.. :)
farticusmaximus
14/01/09 @ 14:58
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"Well, Rock Band has the entire "Peace Sells" album available as DLC."

*gurn*

Well that leads to another question: How well does RB play with a GH:WT drum kit? I'm worried that the cymbals won't get used as cymbals... anyone got the same setup?
Thunderbolt!
14/01/09 @ 15:00
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As mentioned in the AC/DC Live pack - how about if the actual performers were Metallica instead of random computer generated characters and the proper venues to add that element of authenticty.

aphexstwin
14/01/09 @ 15:02
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expert brums for such a shit drummer, for shame. the rest of the band carry him and even in the 80's there were many drummers that were better; nicko from maiden and neil peart from rush to name two. if the game came as two installments, pre and post black then i would be tempted by pre, but this is full to overflowing of a band revolving around a frontman who rather likes the sound of his own voice.

wonder when gh:iron maiden or qotsa is gunna see any development

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farty, rb's drums are now flawed because of gh:wt. as was said on the acdc review, anything past hard on rb's drums is just making it harder than its supposed to be in reality, the orange pad is not used, the green acts as a cymbal as well as the yellow. (which makes the ion kit a joke for rb imo)
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14/01/09 @ 15:05
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@farticusmaximus:

hoglan played drums for SYL during their lifetime, then he went over to zimmer's hole when SYL disbanded!
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14/01/09 @ 15:09
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Lars is a shitsack of epic proportions, and a lapsed and incompetant drummer now, but upto and including Justice he was generally regarded as one of metal's finest drummers.

He did some reasonably creative stuff back in the day, but he's never been technically competent (compare him to the likes of Mitchell, Bonham and Copeland who were around at the same time and he doesn't even come close), he just did some stuff not many people had really done before with double-kick, but compare that to what guys like Lombardo and Jordison are doing (and they're just two obvious examples) and it really is nothing. It's not that he's a terrible drummer as such, but when you've got drummers like Copeland, Paice, Alex Van Halen, Jordison, Dolmayan, Chamberlain, Mitchell, Steve Smith, Peart and even Portnoy (can't stand the guy but his playing is impressive) in these games it seems strange they'd pick someone who doesn't compare to any of them to have a new difficulty dedicated to him.
Thunderbolt!
14/01/09 @ 15:10
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Can someone please tell me when Nick Oliveri is returning to QOTSA because I want the real band back!
aphexstwin
14/01/09 @ 15:14
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i it me or as a fan of drummers, is there any room for some pantera in these games? questionable lyrics yes but vinnies double kick work on becoming is gorgeous. or even some sepultura, ought from chaos ad would be immense....
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14/01/09 @ 15:26
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Guh, why did this have to be a guitar hero title rather than a RB add-on... sorry, but ever since Nerversoft took over GH the charts aren't fun to play anymore. Great for those who want to go for uber-scores, terrible for enjoying with friends the way these games work best. Still, may be tempted to pick up the solus pack for this as Metallica's back catalogue is damn near perfect for this sort of game and the other bands that are supposed to be on the track list are damn good as well. Oh, and yes, the WHOLE back catalogue please, everything from Kill 'Em All to Death Magentic, there's some great tracks off every album and it gives a welcome variation when playing. Personally, after hearing 'em at the O2 last year, I'm hoping that Bleeding Me makes it in, really good track and it fits in nicely with the older work believe it or not.
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14/01/09 @ 15:26
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@Zomoniac:

And given most of his parts are feeble attempts at fast double-kicking, how do they propose to make that feel right with one pedal?

I seem to recall seeing something about this mode being primarily produced for using a second pedal. No idea how it would be incorporated though.
farticusmaximus
14/01/09 @ 15:28
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@vegard

Ah I must have been getting confused. I saw Zimmers/SYL/Devin townsend project on a triple bill a few years back (which was simply awesome) and there was so much band member sharing.. it was terribly incestuous! xD

I know Steve Wheeler was the Zimmers drummer back then. How I failed to spot Hoglan I don't know. Might have been something to do with booze though! ;)
jaxon58
14/01/09 @ 15:31
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Well, I for one am really looking forward to this. The rumoured tracklist includes The Sword which would be a great addition. I'd never heard of them before Freya on GH2, now I have both their albums.
Zomoniac
14/01/09 @ 16:04
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i it me or as a fan of drummers, is there any room for some pantera in these games? questionable lyrics yes but vinnies double kick work on becoming is gorgeous. or even some sepultura, ought from chaos ad would be immense....

Cowboys From Hell was on the first GH game, but that's not much use to you. And I left off Danny Carey from better-drummers-than-Lars-who-are-already-in-GH list, fucking awesome player.
farticusmaximus
14/01/09 @ 16:04
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@Zomoniac

"compare him to the likes of Mitchell, Bonham and Copeland who were around at the same time and he doesn't even come close"

Oooh, no fair!

You are completely right of course, especially about Mitch Mitchell. He's my drumming hero, closely followed by Brann Dailor and Morgen Agren.

It's a different genre though and I did state 'at the time he was one of metals finest' ;)

I'd say the prestige of this expansion getting double kicks is more to do with Metallica's iconic status than Lars' standing as a respected drummer.
richardiox
14/01/09 @ 16:09
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Quick question...i brought GH3 today for £35 with guitar in HMV. Will I be able to but this Metallica one and play it using that guitar or do i NEED GH4 instead? Cheers, metal up yer ass and all that.
brappbrap
14/01/09 @ 16:12
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What we really (REALLY) need is Guitar Hero: Decapitated. You want to hear real drumming, check them out. Shame the drummer is dead though...

I think it would require a difficulty level even after Expert Plus. I'm going for Brutal Extreme Difficulty.
Thunderbolt!
14/01/09 @ 16:18
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richardiox,

Quick answer yes you can play it using the GH3 guitar (check the GH:WT review for more detail) but I would say buy the Rock Band solus as they are a much better game
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14/01/09 @ 16:27
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No DLC for the GH fans, just new full game releases. What a load of..
designerheadache
14/01/09 @ 16:37
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Guitar Hero:Spinal Tap please, complete with booby trapped drums

Turn it up to 13 and enjoy :P
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14/01/09 @ 16:54
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@brappbrap

hey, maybe that's what the vocalist needs in order to pay all those medical bills, eh? my dream would be the entire colors album by between the buried and me, although i suck too much at rythm games to be able to play any of those songs...
jaluuk
14/01/09 @ 17:04
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It's amusing that that frontman fella said "It's a great way to bring our music to new audiences."

Surely the best way to do that would to get your music in a normal Guitar Hero game, not a moneygrabbing seperate disc. Only Metallica fans will buy Guitar Hero Metallica, idiot.
redneon
14/01/09 @ 17:05
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If it's drumming you're all after surely Guitar Hero: Dream Theatre would be the dog's bollocks? Can't say I've heard many (if any) drummers better than Portnoy!
kungfubob
14/01/09 @ 17:51
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i would rather spend my hard earned money on a real guitar,tbh
MasterNameless
14/01/09 @ 18:24
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"i would rather spend my hard earned money on a real guitar,tbh "

Hah, there's always one isn't there. I can't even be bothered to say the obligatory answer to this statement, which someone so cleverly says in every single RB or Gh thread...

Although, as a few others have mentioned, no way am I buying a new bloody full price version of Guitar Hero every time they decide release it for a different band. GH may have the better instruments, but if they don't pull their fingers out of their arses people will get pretty sick of this and simply go for RB and it's far superior DLC offerings.
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14/01/09 @ 18:50
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@ farticusmaximus

As far as I know, its the same RYBG set up on the World Tour kit. Since Y is mapped to a cymbal anyway (Rock bands Drums usually vary depending on chart but its mostly Red = Snare, Yellow and Blue = Hi-Hat and Ride Cymbals, Green = Crash. They all turn into toms on the Fill section). I dont think you can use the Orange cymbal as a crash though unless Harmonix Mapped it out as an extra green.
farticusmaximus
14/01/09 @ 18:50
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"i would rather spend my hard earned money on a real guitar,tbh"

And I suppose if you already own a guitar (or 6 in my case) then there is no reason to buy it whatsoever?

Idiot.
farticusmaximus
14/01/09 @ 18:52
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Thanks for the low-down. Looks like RB is not an option for me then which is a shame as the track selection is considerably better..
QotSAfan
14/01/09 @ 19:48
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oliveri wont be back anytime soon. personally i dont mind
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14/01/09 @ 20:23
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Aisde from Farticus . . .

No love for Mr. Benante? Y'all can turn your noses up, but S.O.D. and early 'Thrax defined that delicious mix of hard and speed. Elitiists . . .
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14/01/09 @ 21:01
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How can such an amateur drummer warrant an expert plus level? And given most of his parts are feeble attempts at fast double-kicking, how do they propose to make that feel right with one pedal?



a second kick pedal will be available at launch
farticusmaximus
14/01/09 @ 21:57
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"No love for Mr. Benante? Y'all can turn your noses up, but S.O.D. and early 'Thrax defined that delicious mix of hard and speed. Elitiists . . ."

Good man! I love the Thrax, they were always tight as very tight thing in an incredibly small space! Master of puppets is the ultimate downpicking workout but Scott Ian makes those chugging downpicks sound HEAVY.

And SOD make me laugh out loud whist still sounding hard as nails. Zimmers hole are the only other band that do that to me.
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GhenghisNaan
14/01/09 @ 22:09
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I have a love/hate thing with Metallica. They're somehow one of the best and simultaiously one of the most wretched bands that ever walked the Earth.

In "Some Kind Of Monster" their antics resembled the more cringeworthy scenes from the Office. Lars throwing up the horns for everything, making a cock of himself, being a real-life, bonafide, spoilt, arrogant egotistical and immature piece of garbage straight out of some comedy sketch. The way they turned up to the studio in f*cking hawaiian shirts and sandals like a bunch of middle aged German tourists. The piss poor lyrics written for the sake of rhyming in some of their worst moments. The St Anger album. Napster. Jesus Christ.

But I like Kirk a lot. Kirk's a legend, how he was able to remain a stand up guy around the others is a testament to his character. And I suppose some of their songs are incredible to the point where I happily listen to them over and over.

And then there's this, typical Metallica love-hate thing going on again. Would be great to play some of those songs on Guitar Hero but, I mean come on, haven't they got enough money, can't they just f*ck off?
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Enzeru
15/01/09 @ 00:54
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expert PLUS!? jesus christ, my arms are gonna fall off D:
wonton
15/01/09 @ 04:33
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"In celebration of the bonkers ability of band co-founder Lars Ulrich..."

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CountFapula
15/01/09 @ 09:16
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I can't believe the idiots who continue to buy these games.

IT'S THE SAME GAME YOU HAVE PLAYED A BILLION TIMES OVER PEOPLE!

That goes for the morons who buy download content for them too and let activision milk them for all they are worth.

That said, might as well just call it ''idiot tax'' if you are activision.
gblegend
15/01/09 @ 09:37
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The reason people buy track packs or DLC is because they want to play new songs that they like, what is so hard to believe about that? I'm happy to pay for stuff I want, its a personal choice, you don't have to buy eveything that is released.
farticusmaximus
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@CountFapula

Why on earth would you want to come and post something that makes you sound like a dick that knows absolutely nothing about the subject matter? What you wanted to do was shut the hell up and leave the keyboard alone.

Stupid, stupid person.
CountFapula
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Because the idiots (ie you) who buy this crap are part of the problem .

I mean you are paying for EXACTLY the same game with a different soundtrack, and you try to call someone else stupid?

I couldn't define irony any more than you just did.

These fucking idiots are the reason games like Dead Space, Left 4 Dead and Mirror's Edge don't sell and why Ghostbusters, Brutal Legend and Riddick get dropped while they lap up the same crap over and over again.

I wish all guitar hero fans would just fuck off and jump off a cliff like the lemmings they obviously are
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farticusmaximus
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"I mean you are paying for EXACTLY the same game with a different soundtrack"

No I'm not. GH:WT added drums and vocals over GH3, and a band mode and music studio. GH:Metallica will add double bass pedal support.


"I couldn't define irony any more than you just did."

From your reply it's obvious you don't understand what irony actually is.


"These fucking idiots are the reason games like Dead Space, Left 4 Dead and Mirror's Edge don't sell"

Awww poor little Johhny's favourite games didnt sell very well. Going to have a little cry after your tantrum?

Here's a dose of reality for you. Those titles did sell, just not not in blockbuster numbers and there's a good reason for that. They don't have broad appeal. Why make such a strong comment on the games market when you clearly don't understand it?


"and why Ghostbusters, Brutal Legend and Riddick get dropped while they lap up the same crap over and over again."

All those games have publishers. Jeez, you love pointing out your own inability to do simple research don't you?


I feel sorry for close-minded idiots like yourself. You sound like a petulant child, and you have my pity.
CountFapula
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I feel sorry for you too, being retarded and being activision's bitch and all :(

I'm not throwing a tantrum, I genuinely think morons like you should jump off a cliff because you are such tools and lemmings it's unbelievable.

Please learn the lessons your parents obviously didn't- if you ever encounter a female dumb enough to procreate with you, use a condom. The gene pool really doesn't need more dumbing down as it is.
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So you wouldn't buy expansion packs for the games you like? Granted they would have to popular enough to continue to make them or even warrant expansion packs.

You sir are a cock, not because of the games that you like but because you feel the need to abuse other people for the ganes they choose to enjoy.

Technically I'm a Rock Band fan but I will be buying GHWT: Metallica
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