Now You Can Flail Around Like a Crazy Person to Metallica Courtesy of New Beat Saber Content [Video]

If there’s one thing metal’s been known for since its inception, it’s the genre’s ability to get people moving. Moshing, starting circle pits, banging your head… it doesn’t matter. The high octane nature of metal in all its forms often compels people at the subconscious level to move around. So it only makes sense that a virtual reality game where you wave your arms around in a rhythmic motion would get a new batch of downloadable content featuring more than a dozen songs from the biggest metal band in the world.

Released today, the folks behind Beat Saber put out the Metallica Music Pack for their game. Featuring 17 songs from throughout the band’s discography, the downloadable content now lets fans strap on a virtual reality headset and use their hands (holding onto a controller, mind you) to slash through blocks as they fly towards their face.

This marks the first time that any metal music is making its way …