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Written by: JD
1/26/2009 2:26 PM 

Shinedown have streamed the video to their track “Sound Of Madness”, you can check it out here.

Cold have added a few new dates to their upcoming tour. Current schedule includes:

March 17th in Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
March 18th in Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligans
March 20th in Fayetteville, NC @ Jesters Pub
March 21st in Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
March 24th in New York, NY @ Blender Theater
March 26th in Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
March 27th in Columbus, OH @ Alrosa Villa
March 28th in Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s
March 31st in Sauget, IL @ Pops
April 1st in St. Louis, MO @ Pops
April 4th in Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
April 11th in Hollywood, CA @ Whisky
April 12th in San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
April 14th in Tempe, AZ @ Clubhouse Music Venue
April 18th in San Antonio, TX @ Scout Bar
April 19th in Beaumont, TX @ Scout Bar
April 21st in Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
April 23rd in St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre


RollingStone.com got a sneak preview of the upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica, which is due out on March 29th and is only the second in the popular gaming franchise to be based around a specific artist. According to RollingStone.com's report, the game's storyline was conceived by frontman James Hetfield and lets players begin as Metallica's opening act, eventually getting to play as the members of Metallica themselves if they can make it that far.

The menu art is done by longtime Metallica artist Pushead, while the venues and stage sets are taken from all eras of the band's quarter-century career. The virtual band members each do signature moves, from drummer Lars Ulrich popping up from behind his kit to bassist Robert Trujillo's trademark crabwalk across the stage. The members all start out looking like they do today, but can also revert back to younger versions of themselves. Previous bassists Jason Newsted and the late Cliff Burton do not appear in the game.


The full track list for the game will be revealed this week, and it reportedly features deep album cuts and covers that the band has rarely performed, as well as songs from some of their favorite acts.

Trujillo told us why he thinks the Guitar Hero franchise is great for music: "I'm not a gamer, but I actually think it's a great thing in the sense that it's helping to educate our youth and older people about rock 'n' roll and heavy metal in particular, you know, bands like Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath, and I think that's important."

March 29th will see the release of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game, with editions coming later in the spring for Wii and PlayStation 2.

Gameplay is available on vocals, guitar, bass, and drums, with an added skill level for double-bass drumming. There is not, however, an option for two players to play lead and rhythm guitar at the same time, like Hetfield and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett do in real life.

The game also comes with bonus features such as live videos, footage of the band being filmed for the game, and archival material from the group's history.
 

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Re: Shinedown's video is here... Cold hitting the road... Preview of Guitar Hero:Metallica

Thats kinda dumb.. They've done lead and rythym guitars on previous guitar heros that dont really even need a lead and rythym it seemed like. And now when they get a band that actually needs it, theyre not gonna do it? Gay.

By TurboWTC on   1/26/2009 3:27 PM
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