By: Ivan Wang

A famous band from the 1980s named Metallica, has recently collaborated with the popular shooter game Fortnite to perform a virtual concert inside of the game. However that’s not all they added: you can also fight them in battle.

Metallica is a popular heavy metal band from the 1980s and this collaboration starts on June 22th of this year. This collaboration also includes the Metallica season in Festival that started on June 13 of this year. They have included many more Metallica themed things such as 4 skins, a new weapon which is a literal electric guitar,and a few other things.

Some of Metallica’s popular songs are Enter Sandman, Sad,But True,and Master of Puppets. Metallica plays heavy metal music which is music that has a lot of loud and electric guitar sounds,along with intense beats,and astounding guitar solos.

A few other things to know about this collaboration is that the virtual concerts have 6 different showtimes which are on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 2PM ET,5PM ET, and at 11PM ET. While on Sunday,June 23, 2024 the times will be 10 AM ET, 2PM ET,and 5PM ET. There is also a new racing track where you can complete a certain quest in order to obtain the Puppet Master Backfire Decal and the Chasing Light Wheels. The four new skins which are the puppet master James, puppet master Lars, puppet master Kirk and puppet master Robert are obtainable through the shop up until August 16, 2024.

Sources used:
https://www.fortnite.com/news/metallica-lights-up-fortnite-with-a-new-music-experience-festival-season-and-more#:~:text=The%20bell%20tolls%2C%20but%20it,starting%20June%2013%20WITH%20v30
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/c0xx6nx6d7yo