The game is based on Guitar Hero World Tour, with support for lead and bass guitar, drums, and vocals. Guitar Hero: Metallica is the second game of the Guitar Hero series to focus on the career and songs of one band following Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. The game was released in North America on the PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 on Maand on PlayStation 2 on April 14, 2009, with an Australian and European release in May 2009.
Guitar Hero: Metallica is a music rhythm game developed by Neversoft, published by Activision and distributed by RedOctane.