"Guitar Hero: Metallica" Trivia Quiz

Answer: MegaDeth

Although MegaDeth is a quite popular heavy-metal band, they did not appear on the setlist. Slayer's song "War Ensemble" can be found in the final tier in the Guitar Career Mode. Mercyful Fate contributed "Evil" and Thin Lizzy's hit "The Boys Are Back In Town" also makes an appearance on the game.

Answer: 245

There are forty-nine songs in the game and you can earn a total of five stars on each. Earning stars in the beginning of career mode unlocks more songs and different venues.

Answer: True

For the first time in the "Guitar Hero" series, every song in the game is playable in Quickplay Mode from the start. This helps you practice and prepare for the challenges in Career Mode.

Answer: Twenty

Earning a certain number of stars in each different instrument career unlocks you a new character. There are six characters to be unlocked that aren't members of Metallica or famous musicians: Riki Lee (Vocals Career), Zack Harmon (Band Career), Zack Harmon alternate (Band Career), Shirley Crowley (Bass Career), Matty Cannz (Drum Career), and Marcus Fretshredder (Guitar Career). James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammet, and Rob Trujillio are all available in normal, original, and zombie attires. Playing the song "Ace of Spades" unlocks Lemmy and performing "Evil" unlocks King Diamond.

Answer: Three

The power-up "Fade to Black" turns your opponent's screen completely dark, "Ride the Lightning" is based on the old power-up "Amp Overload", and "Trapped Under Ice" freezes the whammy bar. Other power-ups such as the "Death Drain" and "Mines" still exist from previous games.

Answer: Beautiful Mourning

This song is played in "The Meadowlands" venue in Guitar Career Mode. This song marked the debut of Machine Head on the "Guitar Hero" games.

Answer: "The Shortest Straw"

Lars had to perform this song in the motion capture suit. It took him multiple tries to get the beat down. He forgot how to play it at first because it had been so long since Metallica had performed the song live.

Answer: 575,000

This achievement is worth thirty gamer score. Other achievements include "Motorbreath" (perform as the vocalist) and "Damage Inc." (perform as the drummer).

Answer: Yes

You can download the "Death Magnetic" album from the Xbox Live Marketplace to add the remaining seventeen songs. On the Playstation 2 version, "Broken Beat & Scarred", "Cyanide" and "My Apocalypse" are available to play.

Answer: "The Unforgiven"

The first gig you attend is "The Forum" and only "The Unforgiven" and "For Whom the Bell Tolls" are played there. Overall, there are twenty-eight playable Metallica songs.