| Trophy | How to unlock |
| ...And Justice for All (Silver) | Earn 100 stars in Band Career or any single instrument Career.
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| 2 X 4 (Bronze) | Earn a band Hot Streak (4 player band).
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| Better Than You (Bronze) | Win an online Pro Face-Off match.
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| Blitzkrieg (Bronze) | Win an online Band v Band match (8 players).
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| Hero of the Day (Bronze) | Complete a song on Expert + in Quickplay or Career (drums only).
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| Holier Than Thou (Gold) | Complete all instrument careers.
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| James Hetfield (Bronze) | Complete the career as the vocalist.
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| Kirk Hammett (Bronze) | Complete the career as the guitarist.
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| Lars Ulrich (Bronze) | Complete the career as the drummer.
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| Metal Militia (Silver) | 100% a song (4 player band).
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| Metallica (Silver) | Complete any instrument career on Expert (Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Drums or Band).
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| Nothing Else Matters (Silver) | Complete the career in a band (2-4 player band).
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| One (Bronze) | Complete a song with any instrument on Hard or Expert in local Quickplay or Career.
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| Platinum Artist (Platinum) | Earn all of the Bronze, Silver and Gold Trophies in Guitar Hero Metallica.
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| Reload (Bronze) | Download a song from GHTunes.
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| Ride the Lightning (Bronze) | All band members trigger star power simultaneously (4 player band).
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| Robert Trujillo (Bronze) | Complete the career as the bassist.
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| Seek & Destroy (Bronze) | Play 20 online matches.
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| The Ecstacy of Gold (Silver) | Earn $15,000.
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| The Four Horsemen (Bronze) | Complete a song with all band members on expert in Quickplay or Career (4 player band).
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| The Memory Remains (Bronze) | View a Metallifacts video.
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| The More I See (Bronze) | Complete the Tutorials.
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| The Struggle Within (Bronze) | Complete a song in a band in Quickplay or Career (4 players).
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| The Unforgiven (Bronze) | Win an online Face-Off match.
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| Wherever I May Roam (Bronze) | Complete a song in every venue.
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