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Guitar Hero Metallica Solo Guitar bundle is a European exclusive

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Activision has announced that it's releasing a Guitar Hero Metallica bundle exclusively for Europe.

The Guitar Hero Metallica Solo Guitar bundle will include a copy of the game, a wireless guitar controller and an exclusive faceplate with the Metallica skull design.

Game's out in Australia and Europe May 22, and the UK on May 29 for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii.

Read on for the press release.

European-Exclusive Guitar Hero® Metallica® Solo Guitar Game Bundle Available At Launch
Guitar Heroes Across Europe Will "Ride the Lightning" in May

Monday 11th May/... In celebration of the upcoming release of Guitar Hero® Metallica® in Europe, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced a European-exclusive Guitar Hero Metallica Solo Guitar Game bundle which includes an exclusive guitar controller faceplate featuring the iconic Metallica skull motif, a copy of the critically acclaimed game and a wireless guitar controller.

Guitar Hero Metallica allows fans to experience the intensity and skill of world-renowned metal and rock band, Metallica, while shredding on the guitar controller, ripping on the drum kit controller and wailing on the mic to a set list of over 45 explosive hits from both Metallica’s illustrious career and more than 20 popular artists selected by the band. Guitar Hero Metallica allows fans to perform in venues reminiscent of the band’s epic album covers, themes from their music and real world locales. The all-new Expert+ drum difficulty setting, available for all platform versions of the game, features two bass drum kick pedals, offering an authentic Metallica experience with note-for-note tracking, and Metallifacts, which, after nailing a song, lets players enjoy a virtual concert filled with on-screen facts and trivia about the song being played.

Guitar Hero Metallica is set to be released across Europe and in Australia on May 22, 2009 and in the UK on May 29, 2009 for the Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®2 and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment systems.

For more information on Guitar Hero Metallica, please visit guitarherometallica.com.

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