Fortniteis hosting a Metallica event during the month of June, which means players can enjoy the band’s most-known songs as featured Jam Tracks in Fortnite Festival, purchase themed cosmetics, and participate in quests to unlock exclusive items. Players who would like to earn some XP for the Battle Pass and unlock freebies must complete Metallica Quests.

This guide will tell players everything they need to know about the Metallica Quests inFortnite, including how to complete them and how to unlock every free cosmetic item.

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Metallica Quests

FortniteMetallica Quests are divided into two sections: Encore Session Quests and standard Metallica Quests.

Encore Session Quests

The Encore Session Quests require players tojam near a Jam Statuefor 5 seconds to start the Encore Session.Jam Statues can be found at The Underworld, Lavish Lair, Pleasant Piazza, Dam Bridge, Mount Olympus, Megalo Depot, and Peabois HQ. Then, they must collect Metallica Music Notes to progress further and complete the poster.

To collect more Metallica Music Notes inFortnite, players must search chest containers or eliminate enemies. As gamers get more Notes, they’ll gradually reveal the Metallica Rises loading screen.

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Fortnitewill progressively release Metallica Quests for players to complete in the Battle Royale game mode. Gamers have until July 2 at 9 AM ET to finish as many quests as possible before they’re no longer available. Here are the first set of Metallica Quests inFortnite:

How to complete

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Gamers can spray Metallica concert images at Restored Reels, Sandy Steppes, and Reckless Railways.

Once players get to the spray location, which will appear on the screen when they enter the named locations, theLightning Star spraywill appear on screen right away.

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The floating Metallica island has come to replace the regular Loot Island, which will spawn on the map once the fourth Storm Circle forms. Gamers can head up there by taking the ascenders or the rifts underneath the island.

Gamers canfind the Ride the Lightning Guitar by visiting guaranteed spawn locations, claiming the Metallica Loot Island, or searching chest containers. Once they’ve obtained it, they musthit an opponent or a vehicle a total of 21 times to complete the quest’s final stages.

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Visit the Metallica Quests page every day at 9 AM ET to check for more quests.

Metallica Quest Rewards

Players will get 10,000 XP for most Metallica Quests inFortnite, but that’s not all. For completing the “Spray Metallica concert images at different locations” quest, gamers will receive an exclusiveMetallica Lightning Star spray.

On top of this, fans can also the Metallica Quest Bonus Goals and unlock an emote as well as a loading screen. Gamers who complete 20 Metallica Quests will receive theParadise Riffs emote, and those who complete the poster by collecting enough Metallica Notes will unlock theMetallica Rises loading screen.