Activision has announced that Metallica's ninth studio album entitled “Death Magnetic” will be available in its entirety as downloadable content for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.

Featured on the downloadable album will be two Guitar Hero exclusive renditions of "Suicide & Redemption" with extended solos by James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett. Gamers looking to shred, drum and wail away to the Death Magnetic downloadable album need only purchase the content once as it is forward compatible and will integrate seamlessly with Guitar Hero World Tour when it launches this October.

In addition to the two exclusive versions of "Suicide & Redemption," Guitar Hero fans will live out the surreal Metallica experience with: "That Was Just Your Life," "The End of the Line," "Broken, Beat & Scared," "The Day That Never Comes," "All Nightmare Long," "Cyanide," "The Unforgiven III," "The Judas Kiss" and "My Apocalypse."

The album will be available on September 12th on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace at a cost of 1440 Microsoft Points and in the PlayStation Store for the PlayStation 3 at a cost of $17.99.