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PaulRobinson Neversoft Staff
Joined: 02 Nov 2007 Posts: 53 Location: Woodland Hills, CA
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:34 pm Post subject: King Diamond to Join Guitar Hero Metallica |
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Heavy Metal Frontman King Diamond to Join the Digital Cast of Guitar Hero(R) Metallica(R)
Monday February 23, 2009, 8:30 am EST
Yahoo! Buzz Print Related:Activision Blizzard, Inc.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Having united forces with rock 'n' roll legends Metallica for encore performances and recordings throughout the years, GRAMMY® Award-nominated heavy metal vocalist and Mercyful Fate frontman King Diamond will take to the cyber-stage with Metallica this spring in Activision Publishing Inc.'s Guitar Hero® Metallica®.
Fans, stagehands and groupies alike will have the opportunity to shred and drum with or wail as the digital King Diamond during performances of "Evil." The song, which originally was recorded in 1983 and is one of the Mercyful Fate songs that comprise Metallica's "Mercyful Fate" medley, was re-recorded by four of the five original band members for Guitar Hero Metallica. The recording session was overseen by guitarist Hank Shermann in the band's native Denmark; after which King Diamond laid down his vocals in Dallas, Texas, and mixed the song with J.T. Longoria.
"It's been absolutely amazing to be a part of this Guitar Hero experience. It was quite a trip to re-record the song 'Evil' almost 25 years after the original recording took place. The end result with four out of the five original musicians turned out so much better than I would ever have hoped for," said King Diamond. "Seeing my animated character take form was totally eerie in a very good way. It's so strange to see yourself animated in such perfect detail - cross bone microphone, Eye necklace and all. This game looks and sounds METAL all the way. HORNS UP!!!"
"Ride the Lightning" with musical icons Metallica and 21 other rockin' acts in an all new Guitar Hero® experience - Guitar Hero Metallica. Enter the world of Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo and experience the intensity and skill of one of the greatest bands of all time. Shred on the guitar controller, rip on the drum kit controller and wail on the mic to a set list featuring over 45 explosive hits from Metallica's illustrious career and a wide variety of other legendary artists personally selected by the band, such as Alice In Chains, Bob Seger, Foo Fighters, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Queen. Fans will be able to rock as Metallica while performing in venues reminiscent of the band's epic album covers, themes from their music and real world locales.
Guitar Hero Metallica is being developed by Neversoft Entertainment for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. The Wii(TM) home video game system from Nintendo and the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system versions are being developed by Budcat. The game is rated "T" for Teen by the ESRB. For more information about Guitar Hero Metallica, please visit guitarhero.com.
About Activision Publishing, Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.
Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and South Korea. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's website, www.activision.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release that involves Activision Publishing's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Activision Publishing generally uses words such as "outlook," "will," "could," "would," "might," "remains," "to be," "plans," "believes," "may," "expects," "intends," "anticipates," "estimate," "future," "plan," "positioned," "potential," "project," "remain," "scheduled," "set to," "subject to," "upcoming" and similar expressions to help identify forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include, but are not limited to, sales levels of Activision Publishing's titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the impact of the current macroeconomic environment, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the interactive game market, Activision Publishing's ability to predict consumer preferences among competing hardware platforms (including next-generation hardware), declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of Activision Publishing's products, adoption rate and availability of new hardware and related software, industry competition, rapid changes in technology and industry standards, protection of proprietary rights, litigation against Activision Publishing, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, vendors and third-party developers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates, integration of recent acquisitions and the identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities, Activision Blizzard's success in integrating the operations of Activision Publishing and Vivendi Games in a timely manner, or at all, and the combined company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies of the transaction to the extent, or in the timeframe, anticipated, and the other factors identified in Activision Blizzard's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Activision Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Activision Publishing or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.
Guitar Hero Metallica © 2009 Activision Publishing, Inc. Guitar Hero, Activision and RedOctane are registered trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. Metallica is a registered trademark of Metallica.
"PlayStation", "PLAYSTATION" and "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Used with Permission. Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. Wii and the Wii logo are trademarks of Nintendo. |
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Rendam
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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whoah dam this is awesome
im first too |
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OnionPowder
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | cross bone microphone, Eye necklace and all. |
How I want this game so badly, D: _________________
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Cabanon
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i got ninja'd !! _________________
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memesis
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dom555
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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meh, would've rather had like Tom Araya or something... _________________
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ItsPJBia
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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Anyone else notice the new layout with how many stars you have? |
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BShea
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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ItsPJBia wrote: | Anyone else notice the new layout with how many stars you have? |
Something I've always loved about Rock Band, would be nice to see that come to GH! _________________
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ReaverParrell
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, this makes me want to go out and buy a new 360 so I can play GH: Metallica!!! Not only does the hud look better, but the song selection is looking great. I really hope that there are some really challenging songs! |
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charliehorse55
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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This game is going to be epic. Are they continuing with their "No Covers" vow, as GH:WT had? _________________
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Stormrider2112
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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King FUCKING Diamond?! Signature mic?! WIN!
BTW...anyone have a clean pair of boxers I can borrow? _________________
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InsolentWill
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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BShea wrote: | ItsPJBia wrote: | Anyone else notice the new layout with how many stars you have? |
Something I've always loved about Rock Band, would be nice to see that come to GH! |
I was just noticing that!! It will be super-f*cking-awesome indeed. Seriously, this will be the best GH/RB game ever ... I'm quite looking forward to it
~iw _________________
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wildx213
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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This game is looking awesome
In the 2nd picture, how can there be a 617 note streak and the rock meter is not in the green? _________________
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Trogdon
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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What are those lines on the bass purple note? _________________
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GuitarGeek08
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Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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Good to see that theres an official annoucement, even though it had already been pretty much confirmed by released gameplay-related things.
Cant wait to see what this game looks like, looks to be really cool _________________
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