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Metallica stage Fornite takeover with Music Experience, Festival Season and Battle Stage

Key Art for Metallica Fortnite event

Forget Download, Metallica has become the first band to headline all Fortnite experiences, with Metallica-themed gameplay landing in Fortnite Festival, Battle Royale, LEGO Fortnite, and Rocket Racing, from today.

 
Fortnite Festival Season 4 will see James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo battling on an all new PvP Battle Stage: 16 players enter, shred to a four-song setlist, one will emerge victorious.  

James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo debut in Fortnite Festival Season 4, battling on an all new PvP Battle Stage…

The band’s outfits are unlockable through an in-game Festival pass and in the shop. The Season 4 Festival Pass! Is available until August 16.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees will feature in Fortnite Ride the Lightning gameplay, the Metallica Loot Island POI, inspired by the M72 World Tour, Metallica Jam Tracks and Metallica Quests. 

There will also be two special events, presented on June 22- 23, entitled Metallica: Fuel. Fire. Fury,  Created using Unreal Editor, for Fortnite by technology studio Magnopus, gamers are promised an immersive music experience that includes six of Metallica’s most popular metal anthems.

How play Fortnite x Metallica

Fortnite is available to download free on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Android, PC. Once you enter the Fortnite Lobby, select the game you’d like to play. Fortnite Battle Royale is  the classic, fast paced shooter. 

Fortnite Festival Main Stage is the place for rhythm-based gameplay. Fortnite Festival Battle Stage is where to head to for player-vs-player music gameplay. LEGO Fortnite is a survival crafting LEGO adventure while Rocket Racing allows you to drift, fly, and boost in an arcade racer.

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