Animated Version Of The Band Walking On The Stage
The following list is the complete setlist of songs featured in the game, including the year of release of the song according to the game, the song name, the artist, and the song's placement in the band Career mode. All songs are based on master recordings, in two cases, specifically re-recorded for the game. In the game's Career mode, songs are presented sequentially in tiers representing both real and fictional venues. To access each subsequent tier, the players must accumulate a number of stars from available songs; completing a song rewards the players with up to five stars based on their overall performance. Tiers are arranged in approximate difficulty, which varies between the single player instrument careers and the band career modes, with later tiers representing more difficult songs.
| Year [1] | Song title [2] | Artist [3] | Band Career Tier/Venue [4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "Ace of Spades" | Motörhead | 5.01 5. Damaged Justice Tour |
| 1994 | "Albatross" | Corrosion of Conformity | 4.01 4. Hammersmith Apollo |
| 2008 | "All Nightmare Long" | Metallica | 5.02 5. Damaged Justice Tour |
| 1982 | "Am I Evil?" | Diamond Head | 6.01 6. The Meadowlands |
| 1980 | "Armed and Ready" | Michael Schenker Group | 4.02 4. Hammersmith Apollo |
| 1986 | "Battery" | Metallica | 6.02 6. The Meadowlands |
| 2007 | "Beautiful Mourning" | Machine Head | 7.01 7. Donington Park |
| 2008 | "Black River" "The Black River" | Sword The Sword | 5.03 5. Damaged Justice Tour |
| 2004 | "Blood and Thunder" | Mastodon | 6.03 6. The Meadowlands |
| 1976 | "Boys Are Back In Town" "The Boys Are Back in Town" | Thin Lizzy | 4.06 4. Hammersmith Apollo |
| 2008 | "Broken, Beat & Scarred" | Metallica | 9.1 9. The Stone Nightclub |
| 1984 | "Creeping Death" | Metallica | 6.04 6. The Meadowlands |
| 2008 | "Cyanide" | Metallica | 9.1 9. The Stone Nightclub |
| 1994 | "Demon Cleaner" | Kyuss | 2.01 2. Tushino Air Field |
| 1986 | "Disposable Heroes" | Metallica | 7.02 7. Donington Park |
| 1988 | "Dyers Eve" | Metallica | 7.03 7. Donington Park |
| 1991 | "Enter Sandman" | Metallica | 3.01 3. Metallica at Tushino |
| 2008 | "Evil" | Mercyful Fate | 7.04 7. Donington Park |
| 1984 | "Fade to Black" | Metallica | 4.03 4. Hammersmith Apollo |
| 1984 | "Fight Fire with Fire" | Metallica | 7.05 7. Donington Park |
| 1984 | "For Whom the Bell Tolls" | Metallica | 1.1 1. The Forum |
| 2003 | "Frantic" | Metallica | 5.04 5. Damaged Justice Tour |
| 1997 | "Fuel" | Metallica | 5.05 5. Damaged Justice Tour |
| 1978 | "Hell Bent for Leather" | Judas Priest | 5.06 5. Damaged Justice Tour |
| 1983 | "Hit the Lights" | Metallica | 5.07 5. Damaged Justice Tour |
| 1996 | "King Nothing" | Metallica | 3.02 3. Metallica at Tushino |
| 1986 | "Master of Puppets" | Metallica | 6.05 6. The Meadowlands |
| 1997 | "Memory Remains" "The Memory Remains" |
Metallica | 4.07 4. Hammersmith Apollo |
| 1998 | "Mercyful Fate" | Metallica | 6.06 6. The Meadowlands |
| 1998 | "Mommy's Little Monster" (Live) | Social Distortion | 5.08 5. Damaged Justice Tour |
| 1986 | "Mother of Mercy" | Samhain | 2.02 2. Tushino Air Field |
| 2008 | "My Apocalypse" | Metallica | 9.1 9. The Stone Nightclub |
| 1994 | "No Excuses" | Alice in Chains | 2.03 2. Tushino Air Field |
| 1999 | "No Leaf Clover" | Metallica | 3.03 3. Metallica at Tushino |
| 1991 | "Nothing Else Matters" | Metallica | 3.04 3. Metallica at Tushino |
| 1988 | "One" | Metallica | 5.09 5. Damaged Justice Tour |
| 1986 | "Orion" | Metallica | 4.04 4. Hammersmith Apollo |
| 1991 | "Sad but True" | Metallica | 3.05 3. Metallica at Tushino |
| 1983 | "Seek & Destroy" | Metallica | 6.07 6. The Meadowlands |
| 1988 | "Shortest Straw" "The Shortest Straw" |
Metallica | 7.06 7. Donington Park |
| 1999 | "Stacked Actors" | Foo Fighters | 4.02 4. Hammersmith Apollo |
| 1974 | "Stone Cold Crazy" | Queen | 6.08 6. The Meadowlands |
| 1986 | "Thing That Should Not Be" "The Thing That Should Not Be" |
Metallica | 8.1 8. The Ice Cave |
| 2001 | "Toxicity" | System of a Down | 4.08 4. Hammersmith Apollo |
| 1973 | "Tuesday's Gone" | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 2.04 2. Tushino Air Field |
| 1976 | "Turn the Page" (Live) | Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band | 2.05 2. Tushino Air Field |
| 1991 | "Unforgiven" "The Unforgiven" |
Metallica | 1.2 1. The Forum |
| 1990 | "War Ensemble" | Slayer | 7.07 7. Donington Park |
| 1990 | "War Inside My Head" | Suicidal Tendencies | 5.09 5. Damaged Justice Tour |
| 1986 | "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" | Metallica | 4.05 4. Hammersmith Apollo |
| 1991 | "Wherever I May Roam" | Metallica | 4.09 4. Hammersmith Apollo |
| 1983 | "Whiplash" | Metallica | 7.08 7. Donington Park |
- A These songs are exclusive to PlayStation 2 and Wii game disks. Available as downloadable content on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3:B These songs are included on the game's demo on the Xbox 360:C These songs were re-recorded by the original artist for use in the game.
Although no new downloadable content has yet been announced for the game, PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 players who have purchased playable tracks from Metallica's Death Magnetic album for Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock through either the PlayStation Store or Xbox Live Marketplace will have these tracks incorporated into Guitar Hero: Metallica, with the exclusion of "All Nightmare Long" which can be played after completing 5 of the 9 tiers and also "Broken Beat & Scarred", "Cyanide" and "My Apocalypse", which already appears on the main setlist. These tracks become available in Career mode after completing the eighth tier, "The Ice Cave". These songs are played in "The Stone Nightclub" venue. The game supports new song creation and sharing through the "GHTunes" music service (for Playstation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 only) common to both World Tour and Metallica