Metalocalypse is known to ask musicians in the scene to play obscure parts on the show (here's a comprehensive guide). Well, when our brohams at MetalSucks recently interviewed DETHKLOK creator Brendon Small, they had to ask if we will see more of these, especially from their tour-mates in MASTODON and here is what he said:
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There is this new musical short-film type ad for a Guitar Hero/Dorities tie-in happening in the UK. It tells the story of Allen, a dude who was just destined to rock. Started out kind of cute at first and then you realize "Hey, this guy is sort of a loser." He can't handle getting a [...]

The Fall semester has just started for college students, and for young hipsters attending NYU one of the classes offered will be a glorified Guitar Hero sesh. The course is called "Guitar Heroes (and Heroines): Music, Video Games and the Nature of Human Cognition." So, you mean now I can pay 10 grand for a [...]

The GUITAR HERO franchise is still going strong. They are set to release the 5th iteration of their game on September 1st. Some familiar GH bands made the cut such as MEGADETH, MUSE, NIRVANA, KISS and MOTLEY CRUE. Check out the full tracklisting after the jump.

Woah! This may be the heaviest song pack ever to be released on Rock Band or Guitar Hero. Next week, you will be able to download killer tracks from the likes of Behemoth, Black Dahlia Murder, Cannibal Corpse, God Forbid, Job for a Cowboy, Marilyn Manson, Slayer, and Whitechapel. You read that correctly! Cannibal Corpse [...]

The more I hear about BRUTAL LEGEND, the more pumped I get. For those of you who are unfamiliar, here is the official description:
Brütal Legend tells the tale of Eddie Riggs, played by Jack Black. The ultimate roadie, Eddie is the first person anyone calls when they need guitars tuned or stages rigged, and has [...]

BUMMER ALERT: We just got word from Relapse that due to illness, OBSCURA had to pull out of the tour, resulting in some dates being canceled. Here is the full statement:
Due to illness, Obscura have been forced to cut short the remainder of their North American tour. The Contamination Tour will continue on through [...]

Every time the editors of Metal Inquisition come back to us with a brand new edition of their weekly recap — tr00 & False — we regret our decision to let them do so more and more. They don't give a fuck who they offend and their opinions are sometimes (usually) completely different than the [...]

So Frank and Rob are still on their Los Angeles bizcation for the Revolver Golden Gods Awards. I asked Rob if it would be cool if I said "the two fags who run this site are at the ceremony. being fags." He responded "legit LOL at IHOP" to my question. And, since that [...]

On a very special edition of the livecast, we are joined by the guitarist of THE RED CHORD, Mike "Gunface" McKenzie. Gunface discussed how the writing of the new record went, the infamous LADDER UP AN ASS, touring and more. Gunface also gives us some acapella singing of what some of the guitar parts on [...]

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We can't shutup about this Guitar Hero: METALLICA game and we just found out that Activision, the makers of the game have posted a demo on Xbox Live for all you plastic-shredders to get your fingers sweaty until the full version of the game comes out. We don't have many details because I don't have [...]

Ever wonder what it would be like if one of your metal heroes made it to the cover of People magazine (think of paparazzi shooting Scott Hull grocery shopping)? Well, you can let that fantasy loose, while we might not be able to stalk your favorite bands, correspondent Justina Villanueva takes the time to [...]

British guitar heroes DRAGONFORCE are coming back to the U.S. for a month long tour. As a way of saying thanks to the fans for supporting their latest release, Ultra Beatdown, the band is offering low price tickets (in some cases as low as 15 bucks) for advanced sales.
Openers haven't yet been announced. Full [...]

Above you will find official screen shots of King Diamond and Lemmy from Motorhead as playable characters in the upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica release. Both artists will appear during their respective songs. You can sing as each of them (or in Lemmy's case play along on bass) or just rock along side them. For full [...]

When the full tracklisting for Guitar Hero: Metallica was announced the song I was most excited to play was definitely War Ensemble. Recently, a video surfaced showcasing the gameplay for that song and my arms hurt just watching it. I can't wait to fake-shred this bitch! Check out the video:

Headbangers Blog and Talking Metal teamed up to present the video piece below, which features an interview with one of the makers of the upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game. Ever since the full tracklisting leaked, I have been really excited to play the game. I can't wait to check it out. Some more gameplay [...]

I have to be honest. I haven't picked up Guitar Hero or Rock Band in months. The only time I even think of dusting off the plastic instruments is when I have a group of people over and somebody in a drunken stupor thinks its a good idea and eggs everybody else on to play. [...]

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2008 was a great year for ridiculously silly metal viral clips to be passed around to distract you from doing your work. We thought we would take a look back at our favorite 10 metal viral clips from last year:
10) The Meshuggah Baby
This is absolutely the most metal baby on the internet. No [...]