Author Archives: Mark
Guitar Hero wimpy warriors
Just in time for Christmas, Activision Publishing Inc have announced that new tracks from both Linkin Park and Kiss have been added to the Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock game.
I presumed this may be a mistake since the game isn’t called mediocres of pop, but sadly I was wrong. The new Linkin Park tracks will of course be a welcome addition to noobs of the game though, as most will only require the player to press one button through the tracks at a steady 100 bpm.
If mediocre pop bands are your thing though, get your info fix here.
Motorhead guitarist is pissed
No, I don’t mean he’s drunk (although he probably is too), but Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell is incredibly pissed off. Why? Well it turns out that dear old Phil barely makes an appearance in Lemmy‘s film, entitled Lemmy. Now, if I had actually watched the film, I would know that, but what do you know? Seems I actually have some taste.
Bless poor Phil, he must have forgotten to check the name of the film… Find the full story here.
This day in Metal… The UK Rage Against the X-Factor
One year ago, this Sunday, the UK silent majority did something phenomenal, something that had never been achieved ever before. Just two people, a couple living in the UK that had become sick of Simon Cowell’s and the X-Factor’s monopoly on the charts, deciding that enough was enough, created the first successful grass-roots campaign to stop the X-Factor from gaining their “inevitable” number one spot. No one thought it was possible and even the arrogant presenters of X Factor laughed it off as a “pathetic little campaign,” but they were wrong…
Read on after the jump to see my full article on these events and why the UK has failed to Rage against the X-Factor this year.
Portnoy “wasn’t” kicked out
No, we’re not talking about Dream Theater sorry, but instead the faces of ‘guyliner’ Avenged Sevenfold. As we previously reported, Mike Portnoy had left (or rather, had “nicely” been kicked out) the band, but now (in case Metal soap opera’s are your thing) the band’s manager has been nice enough to offer his two cents, even though no one asked for it and no one cares for it.
“The plan had always been for Mike Portnoy to play with the band through 2010. Nothing changed there.” said Avenged Sevnfold‘s janitor manager whilst counting his change. “it was confusing because Mike gave interviews suggesting he may be touring with the band beyond 2010. There will be another drummer behind the kit for the band’s ‘Nightmare After Christmas’ tour [in January/February] as well as for the many other dates around the world that are underway into 2011 and beyond.”
More information can be found at Blabbermouth.
Rammstein to release live DVD
Great news for fans of German porn and German Metal, because the two things will soon be combined, with Rammstein bassist, Oliver “Ollie” Riedel, announcing that the band will be releasing a concert DVD.
Hey, and if you’re a fan of cheap cash-ins, you have ever more reason to celebrate, as they will also be releasing a best-of album at some point. Expect the album to contain all 3 of Rammstein‘s hits.
I guess the recession has hit hard on the band…. More info here.
