Metallica Electrifies Fortnite Festival Pass With Each Member Represented; Sweet Tribute To Cliff Burton

The masters of puppets – Metallica – have stormed the Fortnite Festival stage in style with the rock legends amped up for the Season 4 main attractions. James Hetfield, Robert Trujillo, Kirk Hammett, and Lars Ulrich unleashed something truly spectacular on June 13th, 2024 with their closing performance scheduled for August 16th, 2024 at 12AM EST. Epic Games masterfully adapted each member into their own Icon Series Outfits – first time Fortnite Festival featured four distinct concepts; available through the Premium Reward Track for 1,800 V-Bucks which is an absolute dynamite bargain. This update packs quite an electric-sized punch with multiplayer mayhem and a plethora of Metallica cosmetics.

Kicking off the Metallica festivities is the debut of Battle Stage – a competitive multiplayer mode for Fortnite Festival whereby sixteen players strive to become the last person standing. Each round consists of a four-song setlist with everyone playing the same song; owned Jam Tracks not eligible to ensure someone does not have a competitive advantage. Players can launch attacks at opponents after gaining enough Overdrive which temporarily negates them from performing and simultaneously boosts the score of the attacker. Battle Stage also supports Private Matches with up to four players and purchased Jam Tracks are available considering its goal is to facilitate friendly competition amongst friends.

The fourth iteration of the Fortnite Festival Pass is laden with challenges whereby players can earn enough Festival Points and Wristbands required to unlock each available reward. Cosmetics featured in the FREE and Premium Reward Tracks are not exclusive to the Festival Pass and Epic Games could characteristically utilize them in other ventures outside of Fortnite Festival including compensation from unexpected downtime. Challenges can be completed individually or together with friends.

Fortnite Festival – Season 4 FREE Reward Track Includes:

• Battle Stage Brawl Loading Screen | Burning Hot Aura | Slap Blaster Guitar

Fortnite Festival – Season 4 FREE Reward Track Includes:

• Metalli-Skull Loading Screen | Fully Charged Aura | James Hetfield Outfit

Epic Games has turned up the temperature in Rocket Racing with Thrash Mountain – volcanic themed track with “Fuel” exploding in the background. Players can unlock the Backfire Car Body, Puppetmaster Backfire Decal, and Chasing Light Wheels after completing Metallica Quests which are currently available through August 16th, 2024 – expiring at 9AM EST. Battle Royale/Zero Build players can literally ride lightning with specialty guitars that generate arcs in the sky before crashing with tremendous force. A touching tribute to Cliff Barton can be found on the Metallica Loot Island location; Barton was a former bassist for the group who tragically passed away in 1986 following a vehicular accident.

Players looking to fuel their Metallica appetite can purchase the Metallica Bundle for 3,400 V-Bucks which packages eleven items together including the Puppet Master Robert Outfit, Puppet Master Lars Outfit, Puppet Master James Outfit, Puppet Master Kirk Outfit, Eighteen Wrap, Skull of the Storm Back Bling, Muffler Monster Back Bling, Chitin Titan Back Bling, Lightning Dropper Contrail, Wherever I May Roam Jam Track, and Surfstrummer Back Bling. Players can purchase cosmetics individually however Epic Games is offering a generous discount of 3,700 V-Bucks with the bundle:

• Puppet Master Robert Outfit (1,500 V-Bucks) | Puppet Master Lars Outfit (1,500 V-Bucks)
• Puppet Master James Outfit (1,500 V-Bucks) | Puppet Master Kirk Outfit (1,500 V-Bucks)
• Lightning Dropper Contrail (600 V-Bucks) | Wherever I May Roam Jam Track (500 V-Bucks)

The Fortnite X Metallica collaboration goes a step further with players able to purchase real-world merchandise from the Metallica Shop which features four t-shirt designs – available in both youth and adult sizes. Individual items are priced at $54.99 CAD with a bundle featuring all four items being offered at a discounted price of $185.99 CAD respectively; while supplies last. Epic Games is partnering with Fandiem to give players an opportunity to take home a limited edition custom Xbox Series X console signed by the band. Entry is by donation with funds supporting Metallica’s All Within My Hands foundation – supporting workforce education, fight against hunger, and critical local services.

Fortnite is available on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Windows PC, Amazon Luna, and Android devices with iOS compatibility available through GeForce Now and Xbox Cloud Gaming.