Fortnite update today: Metallica event patch notes explained

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There are few bands more iconic and influential in music than Metallica, and so it was inevitable that Fortnite would seek a collaboration with them.

Beginning today, Fortnite Festival Season 4 kicks off and will run until 16th August 2024 at 12am ET, which is 5am for us in the UK.

We have concerts, outfits, Jam Tracks and a ton of other Metallica-themed goodness coming our way in this new update, so fans of the metal band have a lot to dive into.

Without further ado, let's set our guitars to one side for just a moment and take a deeper look at everything that is coming to Fortnite Festival Season 4.

Today marks the beginning of Fortnite Festival Season 4, which is themed around legendary metal band Metallica.

James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett will also appear in the game as skins alongside a new playable concert called Metallica: Fuel. Fire. Fury., which features six of their iconic songs including Enter Sandman and Wherever I May Roam.

The collaboration with the foursome is also going to extend across other modes in Fortnite, including Battle Royale, Rocket Racing and Lego.

The update is set to introduce the Battle Stage, too, which will bring a fresh, competitive way of playing the rhythm music game.

Up to 16 players will battle each other across a four-song setlist, where the four lowest scoring competitors are eliminated at the end of each song until only one person is left on stage, rocking out.

There is so much coming in this update, so read on for a full breakdown of what to expect.

With so much landing in Fortnite with the Festival Season 4 update, it is easy to get lost.

There are a raft of minor tweaks coming to Fortnite in Season 4, too, including the ability to set your owned Jam Tracks as lobby music, so you’ll be able to mosh to Metallica and bop to Billie Eilish while matchmaking, but read on for a full breakdown of all the major things happening in Fortnite from today.

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