The game will allow for full band play – drums, guitar, vocals and bass – and will feature a new difficulty level for drummers, which will allow for the use of double kick pedals.

As with the Aerosmith game, Metallica will include music from other artists who have worked closely or have just been liked by the heavy metal band. The game will feature 45 songs, with roughly 60% by the titular band.

Hit the jump for the partial tracklist.

Metallica – “Enter Sandman”
Metallica – “For Whom The Bell Tolls”
Metallica – “Fuel”
Metallica – “Hit The Lights”
Metallica – “King Nothing”
Metallica – “Master of Puppets”
Metallica – “No Leaf Clover”
Metallica – “Nothing Else Matters”
Metallica – “Sad But True”
Metallica – “The Unforgiven”
Metallica – “Where I May Roam”
Alice In Chains – “No Excuses”
Bob Seger – “Turn The Page”
Judas Priest – “Hell Bent For Leather”
Kyuss – “Demon Cleaner”
Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Tuesdays Gone”
Mastodon – “Blood and Thunder”
Michael Schenker Group – “Armed and Ready”
Samhain – “Mother of Mercy”
The Sword – “Black River”
Foo Fighters – Unknown
Queen – Unknown
Slayer – Unknown