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Video for Lou Reed and Metallica's 'The View' Is Out

“Lulu” is an album by Lou Reed and Metallica, one that unfortunately wasn't received that warmly by critics. The first single off it is called “The View” and has just gotten a brand new video directed by none other than Darren Aronofsky. One would expect something coming from the hands o...

5 December 2011
11:46 GMT

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Explains Accidental Kicking of Girl in Concert

The other day, during a Metallica concert in Australia, a mishap occurred when guitarist Kirk Hammett kicked a beach ball into a little girl. The band has issued a statement explaining what really happened. Video of the incident was posted online and it didn’t take more than a couple of hours for it to be blown...

19 November 2010
09:50 GMT

Some Rock Band 2 Songs Cannot Be Imported to Sequel

Rock Band 3 is now out in North America and will launch on Friday on European markets and Harmonix has officially talked about how the song export feature for Rock Band 3 will work and which tracks from the previous game fans will not be able to move to the new music simulation experience.Players first need to get a ...

28 October 2010
15:01 GMT

Metallica Tracks Can Be Imported into Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock

Publisher Activision has announced that those players who own Guitar Hero Metallica will be able to take 30 of the songs included on the game disk and move them to the upcoming Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.Between September 28 and October 5 gamers will be able to move the tracks for free on the Xbox 360 and on the P...

20 September 2010
03:41 GMT

Fewer Guitar and DJ Hero Titles Coming in 2010

Publisher Activision Blizzard has announced that it plans to continue to focus on Guitar Hero and DJ Hero to dominate the music simulation genre. The company is aiming for a broader audience and releasing a smaller number of versions of its titles in order to make a profit. Ten music game SKUs are set to arrive in 20...

12 February 2010
16:51 GMT

Metallica Revenge is Tapulous’ New Tap Tap Game

The newest addition to the Tapulous family of games is now available from the iTunes App Store – Metallica Revenge. Tapulous, the maker of the popular Tap Tap series of games, confirmed that its new game included a new Arcade and Bluetooth battles modes and featured Metallica classics like “Enter Sandman&...

28 October 2009
06:43 GMT

Van Halen Songs Cannot Be Imported into Guitar Hero 5

Those who have pre-ordered Guitar Hero 5 are set to also receive copies of the upcoming Van Halen game. The first copies have begun to come in and some important details have been confirmed.On the one hand, it seems that the songs from the disk cannot be imported into Guitar Hero 5, which is pretty disappointing for ...

5 October 2009
13:31 GMT

Guitar Hero Metallica Solo Guitar Game Bundle Coming to Europe

Activision is announcing that it has introduced a new and attractive bundle related to Guitar Hero Metallica, which is set to arrive in Europe on May 22, for the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii. On the same day, the videogame should come in Australia and the United Kingdom should get the music title ...

12 May 2009
12:51 GMT

Lars Ulrich Talks About Drumming in Guitar Hero: Metallica

Music titles are all the rage nowadays as they offer all sorts money-making possibilities to the companies responsible for them. Profit is not only generated by the sales of the games, but also from peripheral instruments and, most importantly, from selling new tracks via DLC.Another interesting way to turn out a big...

2 April 2009
02:44 GMT

Guitar Hero Is Moving into Home

Activision is announcing that it has set up a shop in Sony's Home social space and plans to operate a venue called “Backstage With Guitar Hero,” which is designed to allow the fans of the game to come together and share thoughts, images and videos related to Guitar Hero.Of course, another idea behind...

27 March 2009
03:55 GMT

Metallica's Lars Ulrich Admits to Cheating on Guitar Hero and Rock Band

We've heard quite a lot of celebrities brag about being into video games and how they love to unwind by playing some of the most popular titles that can be found on the market today. Beyonce was the most recent one, as she admitted to rocking out in Guitar Hero when she has the time. But this doesn't mean ...

24 March 2009
03:39 GMT

Guitar Hero: Metallica Demo Now Live on Xbox 360

Rockers all over the world should know that they can now start their Xbox 360 gaming console, log into their Xbox Live accounts and then access the Xbox Live Marketplace in order to download the free demo for the upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica, which is being published by Activision. The demo is quite well put toget...

23 March 2009
04:17 GMT

Metallica, Kiss and David Bowie Arrive on Rock Band 2 Wii

Music games have become the bread and butter for quite a lot of game developers and publishers out there, because they provide a variety of profit options – from the actual retail sales of the game to the peripherals that are needed to play it and, most importantly, the post-release paid DLC lineup that offers ...

10 March 2009
03:41 GMT

King Diamond Takes the Stage in Guitar Hero: Metallica

Activision has revealed that King Diamond, the front man of Mercyful Fate and one of the people who often join Metallica for stage performances, would be featured in his full metal glory in the upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica videogame. He will be featured performing the track “Evil,” which is part of the...

24 February 2009
04:45 GMT

Guitar Hero: Metallica Will Feature Cliff Burton 'in Spirit'

The music game industry has seen a massive increase in the past year in terms of sales and popularity, as the top two franchises, Guitar Hero and Rock Band, did extremely well and were purchased by a lot of gamers. Now, as the hype is slowly beginning to fade away from the latest iterations in both series, their deve...

27 January 2009
15:01 GMT

The Full Guitar Hero: Metallica Tracklist Is Revealed

The music game genre is one of the most popular ones in recent times. It has won over many gamers across the world due to the fact that they, along with their family or friends, can play great songs and envision themselves on the stages of the biggest concert halls on Earth. Two franchises that have taken the whole ...

26 January 2009
03:03 GMT

Guitar Hero: Metallica Dated, Track List Revealed

Guitar Hero: World Tour launched last year, taking the franchise from guitars to covering all the instruments of a typical band and adding a new feature that allows players to create their own songs and share them online. Now, what the franchise needs is some star power to attract attention to the innovations an...

15 January 2009
18:11 GMT

Metallica Had Problems with Getting Slayer in Guitar Hero

Music games have become very popular these days and it definitely looks like they won't stop growing in terms of sales anytime soon. This is largely due to the fact that most of these titles feature songs that are very popular with a wide variety of people, who, along with their family or friends, can play these...

5 January 2009
02:46 GMT

Here Are Metallica's Thoughts on Guitar Hero

The music game genre is definitely on an ascending trend at this time of the year, especially because most of the titles allow gamers to play with their friends and family and really get into the Christmas spirit. Titles such as Guitar Hero or Rock Band are certain to have a very happy holiday season, with sales esti...

17 December 2008
02:11 GMT

New Guitar Hero: Metallica Details Emerge

The music game genre has certainly been on an ascending trend these days, as more and more people are looking towards this kind of titles to meet their entertainment needs. The fact that one can play them with their family or friends, and envision themselves as their favorite band has certainly made a lot of customer...

15 December 2008
11:01 GMT

Metallica Drummer Explains Why the Band Chose Guitar Hero

The music game market is getting tougher and tougher by the minute, and other titles like Wii Music or Lips are challenging the dominant Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises. The two series have made history in the music game genre, taking it to the number two spot as the most popular game and battling everyday in DL...

23 October 2008
16:01 GMT

Metallica's Death Magnetic Coming to Guitar Hero III

Metallica is getting ready to release its eighth studio album called Death Magnetic. After St. Anger failed to deliver the revival that fans of the band had been looking for, hopes are up for this new album and after listening to three tracks from Death Magnetic, I am ready to give it a thumbs up.Rolling Stones said ...

10 September 2008
05:12 GMT

Metallica and Iron Maiden Will Not Make It into Rock Band 2

Harmonix has released the official price for the conversion process which is used to make sure that tracks from Rock Band can be played in the sequel. MTV says that the process will cost 400 Microsoft Points, which is basically 4.80 Euros or 5 $. This cost will be applied for the 55 tracks which are available on the ...

9 September 2008
03:16 GMT

Guitar Hero Gets Smashing Pumpkins Single G.L.O.W.

Guitar Hero: World Tour is aiming to get more star power so that it can outrank Rock Band 2 when the music simulation rivals are launched later this the year. Now, Smashing Pumpkins are getting ready to offer their new single, called G.L.O.W., together with 2 other tracks, as part of a downloadable pack, in October j...

3 September 2008
09:27 GMT

Guitar Hero Franchise Will Be Overexploited by Activision

Activision has recently released its final earnings reports as an independent company, following the merger with Vivendi Games and the forming of Activision Blizzard, one of the biggest videogame companies in the industry. And, as expected, analysts poured over reports to try to discern what the company would do in t...

5 August 2008
16:16 GMT

Guitar Hero: Metallica Coming Early Next Year

Activision marches on to the tune of the songs from Guitar Hero and is pulling all the strings to make sure that its title gets more exposure, more interest and, ultimately, more sales than rival Rock Band from Harmonix. Eve as Rock Band is announced as being ported for the Japanese market, Activision is quietly conf...

4 June 2008
10:06 GMT

Rock Band DLC Disclosed!

Here's one of the many great announcements today: 'Rock Band downloadable content disclosed!' 7 artist packs and 9 single songs have been confirmed by MTV. The artist packs containing three songs each and individual tracks are 'legit' according to 1UP.com. While future Rock Band gamers will b...

9 November 2007
03:00 GMT

Guitar Hero III Track List Available Now!

RedOctane has some great news for all of you hardcore rocking gamers and we're the ones who bring it to you. The track listing for Guitar Hero III, in its Wii version is now available and you can start searching for those antique rock tapes from your infancy in case you want to refresh your memory with a couple...

21 August 2007
08:46 GMT

GH II PS2 Hack: Custom Songs - For Real!

They say it's a walk in the park to do it, but it really isn't. You see, first of all, in order to play custom songs, you have to have a modded PS2 that can play burned DVDs, then you have to download some 8 (freeware nonetheless) programs and finally follow a 12-step process. Imagine messing up on one of t...

13 April 2007
06:30 GMT


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