Two years ago, many proclaimed the Guitar Hero and Rock Band video game franchises as some sort of long-lasting alternative to declining traditional media following the games’ significant impact on artist profiles and spiking digital sales. While music simulation games are far from a pet rock-ish fad, sales are finally starting to taper off and [...]
Thursday, November 12, 2009
The folks behind blockbuster metal video game Brutal Legend are crazy. EA Games is giving you not one, not two but three chances to win awesome BL prizes from the Insider, MetalSucks and Metal Injection! The grand prize is a gorgeous 17″ polyresin statue limited to 1,000 and not sold in stores! Check out the [...]
Monday, October 19, 2009
As soon as it was announced, EA’s Brutal Legend sounded like a game that custom made for metalheads. Talking to the creators confirmed that they definitely had a love for metal. After playing it for about an hour or so, we can confirm that if you like metal and like video games, Brutal Legend is your sweet spot. [...]
Thursday, September 24, 2009
You’ve all been salivating over Brutal Legend, the game that’s had every metalhead talking. Whether it’s the amazing cameos from Ozzy, Lemmy, Halford, Lita Ford and others, the best metal soundtrack in the history of gaming, or just the bad ass gameplay, you’ve heard about this game. Brutal Legend creator and President of Double Fine [...]
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
It’s a sweet new trailer for the upcoming Brutal Legend game! Deadly sinners! Tweet
Monday, August 10, 2009
Is Brutal Legend going to be the most metal video game ever? Until now, we’d heard more about the endless legal battles over the game than the game itself, but the just-released track listing just gave it even more metal cred. Sure, we know that Jack Black, Lemmy, Ozzy, Rob Halford and more lent their voices [...]
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Brutal Legend, the upcoming uber-metal video game starring Jack Black, and its developer Double Fine are out the legal woods after settling a release-threatening lawsuit filed by original publisher Activision. From Joystiq: On the day that attorneys for Activision and Double Fine were scheduled to present their arguments before a judge over a lawsuit filed [...]
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Do you enjoy playing video games, but find yourself playing less because it’s taking time away from watching Adult Swim’s awesome Metalocalypse: Dethklok? You’re in luck, because this Fall, Konami will be unleashing Metalocalypse: Dethgame as a download for Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network. The game, which creator Brendon Small predicts will be the “most successful [...]
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Brutal Legend, the much-hyped Jack Black-fronted video game, made a bit of news this week. While Ozzy, Lemmy, Rob Halford and Lita Ford are keeping their guest appearances in the game, Heaven & Hell frontman Ronnie James Dio is out in favor of Tim Curry, best known for The Rocky Horror Picture Show (though he [...]
Friday, June 5, 2009
The Jack Black-starring (and Ozzy, Halford and Lemmy-featuring) video game Brutal Legend could be delayed after original publisher Activision filed suit. Activision is suing developer Double Fine, which hopes to release this October via Electronic Arts after Activision dropped the game last year. Variety reports: Activision has filed a lawsuit against videogame developer Double Fine [...]
Did you love hearing Anvil’s new song “Mankind Machine”? Then stream the Canadian thrashers’ new album Hope In Hell in its entirety before it’s released on May 28 over at Loudwire.
Kylesa’s new album, Ultraviolet, is streaming online at Pitchfork. Check out the album, as well as some pretty awesome visuals, here. The album will come out on May 28 on Season of Mist.
Unsigned & Streamed vets Anciients, who’s Season of Mist debut Heart of Oak is out now, have landed the opening slot on the Lamb of God tour. They’ll be playing from May 16 – June 10. Check out the dates here.
Sinestra Studios (who very often provides Metal Insider with some killer live photos) is hosting its very first art galleria and metal show on Saturday, May 25, at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY. Tickets for the event are onsale now.
Louna has premiered a new music video for the song “Business” with Crave Online. The extravagant and politically themed music video comes in support of the Russian hard rock group’s new album, Behind The Mask, available now via Red Decade Records and MEG/RED.
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