# GHMetalRecomp: a Windows static recompilation of Guitar Hero: Metallica

> GHMetalRecomp statically recompiles the Xbox 360 Guitar Hero: Metallica executable for native Windows play using ReXGlue and the user's disc. Its game-specific code and launcher add controller and microphone support, display options and fixes described in per-issue engineering notes.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/ElGuslml/GHMetalRecomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/ElGuslml/GHMetalRecomp/blob/370d0524aab01bea99ad48279fbf1a9e851f4abb/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/ghmetalrecomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/ghmetalrecomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/ghmetalrecomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** An owned USA or Europe Xbox 360 disc image of Guitar Hero: Metallica is required.
- **Prerequisites:** Windows 10 or 11, a Vulkan-capable GPU and the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable are required.
- **Testing evidence:** The author labels the port beta; drums, AMD graphics cards and Wii or PS3 instruments were untested at the stated release.
- **License:** MIT license for project code.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/ElGuslml/GHMetalRecomp/blob/370d0524aab01bea99ad48279fbf1a9e851f4abb/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/ElGuslml/GHMetalRecomp/blob/370d0524aab01bea99ad48279fbf1a9e851f4abb/assets/README.md>
3. <https://github.com/ElGuslml/GHMetalRecomp/blob/370d0524aab01bea99ad48279fbf1a9e851f4abb/CMakeLists.txt>

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