New Metallica album available for Guitar Hero 2

Metallica has announced that every song on its upcoming album, Death Magnetic, will be available to download for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock on the same date that the record arrives in stores. A post at the band's official web site stated, "It's a first in both music and gaming...The same day that (the new Metallica album) Death Magnetic hits the streets, you'll be able to download every song from the album for Guitar Hero III! We are so psyched that we'll be the first out of the gate with this simultaneous release...Who knows?! Maybe a few years from now this will be the norm when your favorite band's new record comes out."

The post added that Death Magnetic will also be available for the new World Tour edition of Guitar Hero, which is due out this fall.

Rumors of an all-Metallica edition of Guitar Hero have been making the rounds recently, but the game's publishers have not confirmed this.

Death Magnetic is due out in September and was produced by Metallica and Rick Rubin.

A deluxe box set edition of the album will be available in the U.S. The coffin box package will contain one CD featuring the album, another containing demos, a behind-the-scenes DVD, an exclusive T-shirt, a Metallica flag, a collection of guitar picks, codes for a special live download and a poster.

The coffin box will only be available through Metallica.com, MetClub.com, and MissionMetallica.com.

Several other editions of Death Magnetic will also be offered for sale through the Mission: Metallica site, including an all-digital version and a high-end edition featuring five vinyl LPs and a lithograph.

Metallica will hit some European festivals starting on July 16th in Norway. The band's next U.S. date is the one-day Ozzfest on August 9th in Dallas, with a full North American tour slated to begin in October.
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