Metallica Joins Fortnite's Upcoming Update
- Metallica is taking over Fortnite in the next update.
- Playable skins of Metallica band members.
- Six new Metallica songs, including "Enter Sandman."
- New mode: The Battle Stage.
- Metallica concert in Fortnite on June 22 and 23.
Streamers Visuals is excited to announce that Metallica is taking over Fortnite in the next update!
This headline might be either cool or bad depending on how much you like the famous rock band.
Fortnite's next few updates will add a lot of Metallica content to Epic's online F2P battle royale, including the band members themselves, some of their best songs, and even a new mode all about battling other players using music.
Upcoming Metallica Content in Fortnite
- Band members as playable skins
- Six new Metallica songs including "Enter Sandman," "Fuel," and "Ride The Lightning"
- New mode: The Battle Stage
The first part of this big Metallica x Fortnite event begins on June 13 with Fortnite Festival Season 4.
This new season of the rhythm game adds six new Metallica songs to buy and play.
Epic says more songs from the band will be added over the course of the season too.
Festival Pass
As part of this new Festival season, players will gain access to a new Festival Pass.
The premium track features all four Metallica band members as unlockable and playable skins.
Finally, James Hetfield can fight Goku and Darth Vader!
The premium track also includes access to a new Jam Track: Metallica's "One".
The Battle Stage Mode
Epic Games has added a new mode called The Battle Stage.
In this mode, 16 players all play through the same four musical tracks in a big battle concert.
Play better to unlock attacks that you can shoot at other musicians to throw them off their game.
Play well enough, and you can outlast everyone and win.
The new mode sounds like a lot of fun and Epic says it will stick around even after Metallica has left once this Festival season ends in August.
Additional Features
Fortnite's new Festival update has also unlocked the ability for players to use Jam Tracks they own as lobby music.
This is a small thing, but something I'm happy about.
Now I can have the Cantina song from Star Wars as my lobby music!
Even More Metallica Stuff Coming to Fortnite
Also coming in the June 13 update, Metallica is getting a Rocket Racing-themed track car and Lego versions of each band member too.
You’ll be able to find Metallica on the Fortnite battle royale map and watch holographic versions of the band rock out as you get sniped by a 14-year-old hiding in a bush.
On June 22 and June 23, Fortnite will be hosting a Metallica concert inside the game.
We’ve seen this kind of thing before and it appears that like those past concerts, the Metallica one will happen a few times throughout the two-day event.
That's all the Metallica content coming to Fortnite.
Boy, I really hope you like the band or at least don't mind them.
If not, well, most of this stuff is leaving on August 16.
So it won't be around forever at least.
