Guitar Hero: Metallica may still not be "officially" announced by Activision, but a tipster sent us a YouTube clip revealing the teaser for the game in
Guitar Hero World Tour's "videos" section. Making this situation even more inane is that Metallica's drummer,
Lars Ulrich, has been
flapping his lips about why the band decided to go exclusive with
Guitar Hero (hint: buckets of cash).
The YouTube video gives the game a nebulous release date of 2009, but a
financial report from last June showed that the title is expected before March 31, 2009. The clip can be found after the break.
[Thanks, Ihateu3]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Hafk @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:30PM
They didn't go exclusive with Guitar Hero, as I just played Battery a few minutes ago in Rock Band 2.
Hafk @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:32PM
Oh nevermind... disregard that. new news today says otherwise.
tmacairjordan87 @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:37PM
As long as most of the songs are from the 80s, it's an instant buy for me (my fingers wouldn't be happy though...that'd easily be the hardest music game ever)
Krycek @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:37PM
and the feud goes on, Metallica goes with the not as good but willing to dish out more cash Guitar Hero, and Megadeth goes with the better game Rock Band (not exclusive, but with Sleepwalker, the full album download of Peace Sells... But Who's Buying, it seems that way)
Jakka @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:40PM
Please grab a cup of STFU.
krycek @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:42PM
it's ok, they can't help that they suck now that they've run out of Mustaines riffs
Jakka @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:49PM
They suck? Have you even listened to Death Magnetic and it's 78 on Metacritic or are you just arguing because Rock Band is a "better" game?
Hafk @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:53PM
Hey, look, I am a massive Dream Theater fan, but you don't see me going around bashing Tool and Queensrÿche.
Fuck man... definition of a "Blind Fanboy" right there.
Krycek @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:53PM
I have listened to it, it sounds like they're trying to recapture something that they will never have again, and the production is awful. Also, Rock Band is a better game, it's a music game made by musicians who make games. Guitar Hero WT is a game made by people who make games trying to make music. GH3 was unplayable due to that fact. The note charts didn't make any sense if you actually know how to play an instrument. The charts in Rock Band actually made sense.
Jakka @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:56PM
Okay, you cannot be argued with.I have failed.
VCIZE, AVENGE ME!!!
Buckshot @ Oct 23rd 2008 4:02PM
Death magnetic? It should be called recycled shit, the mix is shit, and the songs are shit. More crap for tweens to buy. Just stop at "Master". NO CLIFF NO METALLICA.
tmacairjordan87 @ Oct 23rd 2008 4:02PM
They ran out of "Mustaine's riffs" after the first album. Notice how much better and more organized their music became after he left? You'll just have to accept that megadeth was, is, and always will be a very distant 2nd to Metallica.
Krycek @ Oct 23rd 2008 4:23PM
actually they credited him for one on RTL, and there are numerous others that were ripped off and uncredited on RTL and MOP. And I didn't notice their music get any better or more organized, just more poppy and weak. Listen to United Abominations, that album alone destroys the last 5 metallica albums in terms of talent, songwriting, and just pure heavy.
mietha CAG @ Oct 23rd 2008 4:44PM
"They suck? Have you even listened to Death Magnetic and it's 78 on Metacritic or are you just arguing because Rock Band is a "better" game?"
Yes I have, and it's shit. I wouldn't be bragging about a 78. That's not exactly good. Hum, maybe you did so badly in school that a 78 seems good... And Rock Band is a better game, in, uh, every way that I can think of.
tmacairjordan87 @ Oct 23rd 2008 5:02PM
I happen to have united abominations and it only has 1 good song on it, sleepwalker. Everything else is a sloppy mess thrown together combined with Mustaine's terrible singing voice. The only metallica album it's better than is st anger.
"there are numerous others that were ripped off and uncredited on RTL and MOP"
A typical megadeth fanboy response. I've never seen one credible source even mention anything like that. It's just a conspiracy theory hastily thrown together by megadeth fanboys to try and chip away at Metallica's success and their numerous legendary songs.
Ride the Lightning and Call of Ktulu are the only 2 songs after the first album that mustaine HELPED write (that's a key word. You megadeth fanboys seem to think that whenever his name's attached to a song that means he did everything for it)
Jakka @ Oct 23rd 2008 5:16PM
"Hum, maybe you did so badly in school that a 78 seems good... "
Since when did 80% stop being a good score? Fanboyism at it's best!
Jakka @ Oct 23rd 2008 5:16PM
"Hum, maybe you did so badly in school that a 78 seems good... "
Since when did 80% stop being a good score? Fanboyism at it's best!
Vcize @ Oct 23rd 2008 7:21PM
Mietha, maybe you should hop on over to the music and movies section of metacritic before you start talking shit about what a 78 over there means. Go ahead and look up the scores of some of your favorite bands/movies and see what they have there.
This isn't videogame ratings we're talking about where a 9/10 means average. The music/movie scorers actually use the whole scale. Doesn't Burn After Reading have like a 72 or something over there and it's one of the higher scores of the year?
Jakka @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:39PM
Awesome!
T @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:44PM
GH:M will fail unless:
1) It is a full band game.
- Why?: Because if GH fans spend the kind of money that Activision is suggesting, they're going to be rightly pissed when the "next" GH game doesn't support all those pretty new instruments.
2) It provides the RB style export feature (ala AC/DC Live) to prevent songs being "trapped" on the disc.
- Why? Because while I enjoyed a good portion of the songs in GH:Aerosmith, it got really boring really fast not being able to play something besides Aerosmith. Swapping discs isn't a huge annoyance when I'm just hanging out playing, but in a party atmosphere having them all just THERE makes it much easier for the night (and the rocking) to just keep rolling on.
3) Provides a larger playlist than GH:A.
- Why?: See above. But also considering this will likely be priced about 40-50 bucks. Considering that the "standard" set by RB and now WT is around 80 songs, anything short of 60-70 is going to rightly be a ripoff now a days (look at Rock Revolution with its...40?...songs)
4) Supports GHWT DLC (or GHIII if they go the guitar only route).
- Why?: Same as above. While RB and RB2 allow me to keep my songs across titles, GHWT is essentially leaving my old GHIII content high and dry (thankfully I only ever actually paid for the Foo Fighters Pack). But if they release WT, and then release a title like GH:A that doesn't support DLC or allow itself to be brought into other games...then they're going to face a pretty vicious backlash as fans question what the point of all that DLC was if they're going to render it "obsolete" with GH:M.
But for some reason, I've got this feeling gnawing at my cut that none of the above will happen. It's part of the reason I'm not rushing out to buy GHWT. I need to give it a few months to see how well they support DLC and how the GHTunes services pans out.
Not to mention the final an authoritative instrument compatibility breakdown.
Vcize @ Oct 23rd 2008 4:03PM
I do hope they let you export the songs a la the AC/DC disc. That would kind of make #4 on your list a non-factor for most people also.
T @ Oct 24th 2008 8:13AM
An export style feature could possibly eliminate the need for number 4, but I was thinking DLC integration with Metallica would also help Activision spread the brand out to Metallica fans who weren't GH fans before.
And just to set a baseline, I'm not even sure if the AC/DC pack is compatible with DLC...
Nick the Hero of Canton @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:46PM
Want to hear a funny joke?
St. Anger.
daniel =] @ Oct 24th 2008 6:43AM
HAHAHA, you just made my day
KeenCommander @ Oct 23rd 2008 3:47PM
I made the mistake of buying Rocks the 80's, they're not pulling that one on me again. DLC or bust, thankyouverymuch.
Skunk Ape @ Oct 23rd 2008 4:24PM
If it has Orion it automatically has the best track listing of any rhythm game ever made.
Xoviet chiK @ Oct 23rd 2008 4:50PM
If it has Orion I might actually buy it. Amazing tune. I'm pulling for Anesthesia too, Tough they will only be worth it if it's a full band game.
dark_inchworm @ Oct 23rd 2008 5:46PM
+1 to Skunk Ape for maximum correctness
rick @ Oct 23rd 2008 4:26PM
Megadeth is a crap band. always will be compared to metallica. i mean come one its not even megadeth. dave is the only remaining original member and he cant even play anymore.
mietha CAG @ Oct 23rd 2008 4:48PM
Someone's drinking the Metallica Kool-Aid. Neither band is as good as they used to be, but Megadeth is, always has been and always will be better than Metallica. Metallica hasn't released anything original worth listening to since 1989. While Megadeth's new stuff isn't exactly that great, it's still better than anything Metallica has released in decades.
tmacairjordan87 @ Oct 23rd 2008 5:08PM
Only a megadeth fanboy thinks that they even came close to metallica when both were in their prime. If you asked other rock musicians, rock "historians", or people in the industry that were around back then, not 1 of them would say that megadeth was better than metallica or that they contributed more to metal than them.
I've also seen countless lists from countless places whether it's best bands, metal albums, individual people, whatever you want and not 1 has ever put a megadeth album or band member ahead of a metallica one.
So as I said, only hardcore megadeth fans think they were ever better than metallica.
rick @ Oct 23rd 2008 5:29PM
thanks tmacairjordan87 you tell them!!! i mean come on dave can't even sing he said it him self!!!
dark_inchworm @ Oct 23rd 2008 5:47PM
"Someone's drinking the Metallica Kool-Aid."
o rly?
"Megadeth is, always has been and always will be better than Metallica."
no wai!
Foetoid @ Oct 23rd 2008 7:44PM
I never even realised, at all, that Megadeth and Metallica were unknowingly engaged in a 360 vs Ps3 style fanboy war. Megadeth to me was all about the Duke Nukem Theme song (please, PLEASE have that song as GH:WT DLC) but not much else. I've heard quite a bit of their music, it's 'ok', but i always go back to Metallica or Pantera (Or DETHKLOK!!. I'm so glad they confirmed season 3 of Metalocalypse) for my metal.
As long as Master of Puppets and Fade to Black are on GH:M, i'll be pre-ordering.
Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Oct 23rd 2008 7:44PM
who knew that metallica/megadeth fanboys were even worse than console fanboys.
Hows this: Metallica used to be awesome, but now they're sellout garbage; Megadeth has always been alright.
tmacairjordan87 @ Oct 23rd 2008 10:45PM
Yeah but this isn't even a real competition. Metallica far outsold Megadeth even before they sold out with the Black album. They have 4 albums that are considered legendary metal albums, and another that's considered a legendary hard rock/metal album (and is also one of the better selling albums OF ALL TIME).
What most people don't know or refuse to accept is that metallica was gaining momentum and sales with each album. Master of Puppets went gold not long after coming out back in 1986 which was inconceivable for a heavy metal album by anyone not named Ozzy. And Justice For All debuted at number 5 or 6 on the billboard charts, again something no other metal band had ever done. So they were already starting to get huge, the black album just pushed them over the edge.
Megadeth is a very good metal band and is probably most people's choice for 2nd or 3rd best metal band ever (I personally think most industry people would put Black Sabbath ahead of them), but in no way does their career even approach Metallica's.
Foetoid @ Oct 23rd 2008 10:46PM
I agree. Megadeth hasn't changed, it was always average, it was always 'ok', and it always will be. Metallica has gone from the greatest metal band alive (IMO) to very generic. A lot of bands suffer the same fate as Metallica. Silverchair, Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park are prime examples.
green11420 @ Oct 23rd 2008 5:10PM
I think that video is hinting GH: Metallica in 2009! I may be wrong though. Anyone else saw it??
jinn35 @ Oct 23rd 2008 7:10PM
Metallica- Master of Puppets
Megadeth- Peace Sells...But Who's Buying
Slayer- Reign in Blood
The three defining metal albums of the 1980's.
Comet @ Oct 23rd 2008 8:35PM
Wait just a minute....Where is Dr Feelgood by Motley Crue?
jinn35 @ Oct 30th 2008 8:54PM
it would of made the top five, but not the top three.
rick @ Oct 23rd 2008 9:22PM
Hell Yeah Slayer Guitar hero!! Not for the faint of heart i could only imagine what those levels would look like the Reign in Blood level would be Awesome
Joshbatresfromlongbeachca @ Oct 23rd 2008 9:31PM
man all of you rock band fan boys who say rock band is better are stupid because the charts for rb are so easy...you twats are just mad because you can't handle guitar hero
DWells55 @ Oct 23rd 2008 10:44PM
Guitar Hero III is much more forgiving in terms of strum timing which actually makes it a lot easier despite the extra notes on some of the charts.
T @ Oct 24th 2008 8:17AM
No, there are some pretty challenging songs in RB as well. The difference is that a majority of the challenging RB charts are challenging because the song is actually a tough song.
Unlike GHIII where you'll often find yourself jumping between Guitar, Rythym, and Keyboards...or occasionally playing notes that aren't even there.
I will say that, having played the GHWT demo at Best Buy, the charts do seem to flow much better...though they've introduced some interesting elements (most noticeable while playing Santeria) that bring what feels like a more naturally challenging song list.
ToRo @ Oct 23rd 2008 11:58PM
Damn activision. Thank god I retired from plastic guitars and moved on to the real thing.
I'm still a plastic drummer though lol.
At least I know that's a guitar hero I won't be buying.
BlackBandit @ Nov 22nd 2008 11:04AM
As far as im concerned, just create a Rock Band MEgadeth or somethin and a Guitar Hero Metallica and Megadeth Fanboys are happy and Metallica Fanboys wiull be happy, as for me, im prolly gonna get both anyways becasue i suck at shooters and shit but got good at rythym gamesand personally i think that Guitar Hero is harder than Rock Band until Rock Band DLC comes in, then you get some pretty hard ass songs.
jon d @ Dec 4th 2008 10:53PM
dm is fucking awesome megadeath sucks balls they will always be looking up at metallica and dave will be crying in the corner wishing they would of kept his no talent ass.
Johnny_Thrash @ Dec 29th 2008 12:56PM
I think this game sounds like a good idea. Providing it plays well and has a half decent song list and lots o` DLC.
As for this Megadeth /Metallica fanboy war thing: Guys! Can`t we just agree they`re both great bands? You`re all using anger that could be used against bands that actually do suck! e.g. Jonas Brothers, The Strokes, and Indy music in general. Can`t you be thankful that you love is still being played? Keep the torch lit fellas...
BTW: Motley Crue is over-rated... and so is Glam Metal in general...