Music games may look geeky to those who aren’t into video games or music. Even if you have friends who don’t like to play the drums, sing, or play guitar in a virtual band, at least they can sit around and make fun of you while you rock out.

Guitar Hero fans that have been waiting for the next title in the franchise, Guitar Hero Metallica, to launch can now get a taste of what the full game will offer with the playable demo for the game now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace.

The demo version of the game includes a pair of Metallica hits with “Sad But True” and “Seek and Destroy.” Metallica also picked a pair of tunes from other bands to include in the demo including “No Excuses” from Alice in Chains and “Stone Cold Crazy” from Queen. Demo game modes include single player, band quick play, head-to-head, face-off and battle.

VIA [ Activision ]