Guitar Hero: Metallica Series Goody's Fast Relief 500 run during the weekend of the game's release. Two television commercials, in the same style as those for "Guitar Hero World Tour" that parody the scene from "Risky Business" where Tom Cruise dances in his underwear during Bob Seger's song "Old Time Rock and Roll", were prepared for the game and were directed by Brett Ratner. The ads, which first aired during the 2009 NCAA Basketball Tournament, features NCAA coaches Bob Knight, Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams, and Rick Pitino along with the current members of Metallica. "Guitar Hero: Metallica" features 49 songs based on master
Bob Seger Jennifer Granholm proclaimed that date Bob Seger Day in his honor. In 2005, Seger was featured singing with 3 Doors Down on the song "Landing in London" from their "Seventeen Days" album. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band were inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame in 2005. Seger's first new album in eleven years, titled "Face the Promise", was released in 2006. In its first 45 days, it sold more than 400,000 copies. The album sold over 1.2 million copies, returning Seger to platinum status and staying on the "Billboard" chart for several months.