Hot off the release of Guitar Hero: World Tour, Activision has announced that one of the greatest metal bands of all time will get its own game - Guitar Hero: Metallica will be released in 2009 and will utilize the new drums and microphone peripherals.
Metallica will be the second band to get its own game following the June release of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Unlike Aerosmith, the game will not follow the band’s rise to stardom, but instead follow a new band as it tries to make it on the road with the legendary rockers. “There’s a historical element involving some memorable gigs we have played, but it’s not something that follows a chronological timeline to a tee,” says drummer Lars Ulrich. “We kind of wanted it to be a little bit more about who we are now than a who-we-were-in-1986 type of thing.”
In addition to playing from the large catalogue of Metallica songs, the game will include appearances by over twenty guest acts ranging from artists that inspired the band or have toured with them. The list of artists include Queen, the Foo Fighters, Alice in Chains, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bob Seger.
In addition to the new game controls introduced in World Tour, a second pedal will be available for those wanting the full Lars Ulrich experience. There is no word yet if the game will be sold with any special edition guitars or drum packages, but odds are likely it will. Guitar Hero: Metallica will be available on the Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 systems.
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