Chris Steffen from Rollingstone.com is reporting:

There is a video clip in Guitar Hero: METALLICA of Lars Ulrich performing on a silent drum set while covered in motion-capture equipment. He’s playing a song Metallica haven’t played in more than a decade, and he can’t get the timing right. After a handful of takes, he finally makes it through, and collapses in a heap on the floor. “I’m sorry for all the bad things I’ve done in my life,” he moans.

Now gamers can feel Lars’ pain as the Metallica-themed version of the juggernaut Guitar Hero franchise hits stores March 29th for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles (Wii and PS2 versions will follow later in the spring). In a storyline concocted by frontman James Hetfield, players begin as Metallica’s opening act, and eventually play as Metallica once they prove their mettle.

Everything about the game, from the menu animations based on art by Pushead, Metallica’s long-running collaborating artist, to venues and stage sets from all phases of the band’s career to signature lighting effects and crowd chants will be familiar to fans. The motion-capture used to animate the band is strikingly lifelike, as all of the signature moves are there: the contemplative Hetfield during the opening of “The Unforgiven,” the preening Ulrich hopping up from behind his kit to be seen after every song, and bassist Rob Trujillo’s crabwalk and spins.

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Songs to appear on Guitar Hero: Metallica include:

Metallica songs: 'Enter Sandman', 'For Whom The Bell Tolls', 'Fuel', 'Hit The Lights', 'King Nothing', 'Master of Puppets', 'No Leaf Clover', 'Nothing Else Matters', 'Sad But True', 'The Unforgiven', 'Where I May Roam'.

Other songs:

'No Excuses' by ALICE IN CHAINS

'Turn The Page' by BOB SEGER

'Hell Bent For Leather' by JUDAS PRIEST

'Demon Cleaner' by KYUSS

'Tuesdays Gone' by LYNYRD SKYNYRD

'Blood and Thunder' by MASTODON

'Armed and Ready' by MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP

'Mother of Mercy' by SAMHAIN

'Black River' by THE SWORD

Additional songs from FOO FIGHTERS, QUEEN and SLAYER.

Check out a trailer below: