Complete the indicated task in Career mode to unlock the corresponding character.
James Hetfield: Get 100 stars on vocals.
James Hetfield (Classic): Get 150 stars on vocals.
James Hetfield (Zombie): Get 200 stars on vocals.
King Diamond: Complete "Evil".
Kirk Hammet: Get 100 stars on guitar.
Kirk Hammet (Classic): Get 150 stars on guitar.
Kirk Hammet (Zombie): Get 200 stars on guitar.
Lars Ulrich: Get 100 stars on drums.
Lars Ulrich (Classic): Get 150 stars on drums.
Lars Ulrich (Zombie): Get 200 stars on drums.
Lemmy: Complete "Ace Of Spades".
Marcus Fretshreder: Get 55 stars on guitar.
Matty Cannz: Get 55 stars on drums.
Riki Lee: Get 55 stars on vocals.
Rob Trujillo: Get 100 stars on bass.
Rob Trujillo (Classic): Get 150 stars on bass.
Rob Trujillo (Zombie): Get 200 stars on bass.
Shirley Crowley: Get 55 stars on bass.
Zach Harmon: Get 100 stars in a band.
Zach Harmon (Classic): Get 150 stars in a band.
Zach Harmon (Zombie): Get 200 stars in a band.
Select "Cheats" at the main menu, then "Enter New Cheat". Enter one of the following codes to unlock the corresponding cheat option at the menu. A message will confirm correct code entry.
Air instruments
Press Red(2), Blue, Yellow, Green(3), Yellow.
Always Drum Fill
Press Red(3), Blue(2), Green(2), Yellow.
Always Slide
Press Green(2), Red(2), Yellow, Red, Yellow, Blue. This turns all guitar notes (not chords) into touch pad sliding notes connected by purple lines. It has no effect online.
Auto Kick
Press Yellow, Green, Red, Blue(4), Red. This mode automatically plays the bass pedal for the drummer. It has no effect online.
Black Highway
Press Yellow, Red, Green, Red, Green, Red(2), Blue.
Flame Color
Press Green, Red, Green, Blue, Red(2), Yellow, Blue.
Gem Color
Press Blue, Red(2), Green, Red, Green, Red, Yellow.
Hyperguitar, Hyperbass, and Hyperdrums
Press Green, Blue, Red, Yellow(2), Red, Green(2).
Line 6 effects
Press Green, Red, Yellow, Blue, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green. This unlocks additional Line 6 effects in the Music Studio.
Invisible Rocker
Press Green, Red, Yellow(3), Blue(2), Green.
Metallica Costumes
Press Green, Red, Yellow, Blue(2), Yellow, Red, Green.
Performance mode
Press Yellow(2), Blue, Red, Blue, Green.
Star Color
Press Red(2), Yellow, Red, Blue, Red, Red, Blue.
Vocal Fireball
Press Red, Green(2), Yellow, Blue, Green, Yellow, Green.
Complete the indicated task in Career mode to unlock the corresponding instrument.
Klown bass: Get 45 stars on bass.
Mean Green bass: Get 25 stars on bass.
Complete the following tasks to unlock PlayStation 3 secret trophy rewards.
| Trophy | How to unlock
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| - Hit every star phrase in the song Orion.
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| - Score 1,000,000 on the song Battery as a band (4 players).
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| - Win an online battle match with the Fade to Black power up.
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| - Create a new custom tattoo.
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| - Score 575,000 on the song Creeping Death as the guitarist.
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| - Recover from a poor performance in Quickplay or Career.
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- Disposable Heroes (Bronze)
| - Create a new custom rocker.
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| - Score 450,000 on the song Dyer's Eve as the drummer.
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| - Score 330,000 on the song Enter Sandman on guitar.
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- Eye of the Beholder (Bronze)
| - Create a new custom band logo.
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- Fight Fire with Fire (Silver)
| - Score 340,000 on the song Fight Fire with Fire as the bassist.
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| - Create a new custom instrument (guitar, drums, mic).
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| - Drum every green note and finish the song Blood and Thunder with the rock meter in green.
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| - Rock out as King Diamond.
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- Master of Puppets (Bronze)
| - Earn the highest individual score on a song in a band (4 player band).
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- Some Kind of Monster (Bronze)
| - Perform as the guitarist.
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| - Score 65,000 on the song Stone Cold Crazy as the vocalist.
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- Stone Dead Forever (Bronze)
| - Complete a song at The Stone venue.
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- The House Jack Built (Bronze)
| - Complete a song in every In-the-Round venue.
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- The Unforgiven II (Bronze)
| - Win an online Face-Off match by 25,000 points or more.
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- The Unforgiven III (Bronze)
| - Win an online Pro Face-Off match by 25,000 points or more.
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- Trapped Under Ice (Bronze)
| - Complete a song at the Ice Cave venue.
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Complete the indicated task in Career mode to unlock the corresponding song.
"Broken, Beat & Scarred": Complete "The Thing That Should Not Be".
"Cyanide": Complete "The Thing That Should Not Be".
"My Apocalypse": Complete "The Thing That Should Not Be".
Complete the following tasks to unlock PlayStation 3 trophy rewards.
| Trophy | How to unlock
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- ...And Justice for All (Silver)
| - Earn 100 stars in Band Career or any single instrument Career.
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| - Earn a band Hot Streak (4 player band).
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| - Win an online Pro Face-Off match.
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| - Win an online Band v Band match (8 players).
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| - Complete a song on Expert + in Quickplay or Career (drums only).
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| - Complete all instrument careers.
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| - Complete the career as the vocalist.
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| - Complete the career as the guitarist.
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| - Complete the career as the drummer.
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| - 100% a song (4 player band).
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| - Complete any instrument career on Expert (Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Drums or Band).
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- Nothing Else Matters (Silver)
| - Complete the career in a band (2-4 player band).
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| - Complete a song with any instrument on Hard or Expert in local Quickplay or Career.
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- Platinum Artist (Platinum)
| - Earn all of the Bronze, Silver and Gold Trophies in Guitar Hero Metallica.
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| - Download a song from GHTunes.
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- Ride the Lightning (Bronze)
| - All band members trigger star power simultaneously (4 player band).
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| - Complete the career as the bassist.
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- The Ecstacy of Gold (Silver)
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- The Four Horsemen (Bronze)
| - Complete a song with all band members on expert in Quickplay or Career (4 player band).
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- The Memory Remains (Bronze)
| - View a Metallifacts video.
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- The Struggle Within (Bronze)
| - Complete a song in a band in Quickplay or Career (4 players).
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| - Win an online Face-Off match.
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- Wherever I May Roam (Bronze)
| - Complete a song in every venue.
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