Are you metal? Do you like Tap Tap Revenge, the popular iPhone game similar to Dance Dance Revolution, created by Tapulous? If you answered both these questions with a loud, thundering “yes”, we have a treat for you: Tap Tap Revenge: Metallica.

It’s a variant of the popular game with songs only by the legendary band (once upon a time we’d crack jokes about their stances on piracy, but enough time has gone by to leave all that aside), aimed – says the developer – at hardcore Metallica fans. As for the band themselves, drummer Lars Ulrich claims it’s not about the revenue, it’s about fun. “It’s one more thing that’ll keep me semi-cool in my kids’ eyes for another six months until the next thing comes out,” he said.

Besides rocking out to Metallica tunes, users will also have access to a Metallica news feed with updates on the band, challenge updates and a public battle message board. As far as the included songs go, they represent a short, but pretty good overview of the band’s career:

- Enter Sandman
- Sad But True
- King Nothing
- All Nightmare Long
- Some Kind of Monster
- Master of Puppets
- Seek & Destroy
- Fuel
- One
- For Whom the Bell Tolls

The app costs $4.99, but the folks at Tapulous, sly as they are, included a special enticement for fans: everyone who purchases the app will enter a contest to win two tickets to a December 5 concert in Las Vegas, plus transportation and the opportunity to meet the band. If you win, be sure to ask them how they feel about music piracy, we know they’ll appreciate it.

Tags: metallica, tap tap revenge

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