Brutal Legend

Metal student Number of posts : 136 Age : 39

I don't know if anyone has posted on this yet, and it's also kinda NOT about metal but in ways is EVERYTHING metal, but two months ago in Game Informer they did a cover story on a video game coming out next year called Brutal Legend.

This game is about a heavy metal roadie who, while tuning guitars before a concert one day, gets some blood into his magical belt buckle and ends up being taken to a huge heavy metal fantasy land. Jack Black will voice the main guy (who's name escapes me right now), with Lemmy, Dio, Halford, and many more metal musicians lending their voices and songs as well as making NEW songs just for the game. It'll be on Xbox 360 and PS3...maybe PC too I don't know.

The whole game is about your guy stopping the evil Mr. Lionwhyte (Halford) from taking over the metal world. Lemmy ends up being one of your main friends in the game.

You have an axe (both kinds Razz

), a motorcycle, and your guitar solos can actually melt the bad guys' faces OFF. Now you tell me how awesome that sounds. Check it out if you don't believe me.

It's made by the same studio that did the underappreciated Psychonauts. Any questions? Just ask and I'll go check in the magazine to find out more info since it's been a while since I read that story. It looks like any heavy metaller's dream in game form. Seriously it looks super fun. And it'll be open world so you can go anywhere you want, and while you fight bad guys you'll build up fans across the game world. Umm, yeah.

METAL

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1593 Age : 55

Look, dont get me wrong, I really hate to sound tr00 kvlt oldfart conservative, but roadies with magical belt buckles and pointy ears wandering into a magic heavy metal fantasy land killing enemies with guitar solos is about the most ultimate homo image I can imagine...

Anyhow, I thought the Guitar Hero travesty is the absolute idiocy the gaming industry can come with, but seems I may be wrong... sick

Metal student Number of posts : 136 Age : 39

Eh, maybe you just aren't into good games then. Razz

No really this one isn't going to be some crappy rush job. It's supposed to be a high profile title! It REALLY does look really good! And he doesn't have pointy ears. Razz

Subject: Re: Brutal Legend Mon Dec 24, 2007 2:28 pm

Quote :: Look, dont get me wrong, I really hate to sound tr00 kvlt oldfart conservative, but roadies with magical belt buckles and pointy ears wandering into a magic heavy metal fantasy land killing enemies with guitar solos is about the most ultimate homo image I can imagine...

Anyhow, I thought the Guitar Hero travesty is the absolute idiocy the gaming industry can come with, but seems I may be wrong...

LOL!!

Brother????

You sound just like me!!

To be fair, I'm no video game guy. My last video game that I owned was a hand held Zaxon (or something like that) in the early to mid 80's. My Geekdom cropped up in other ways, though. I used the scores earned during the games to come up with Passing and TD stats for an imaginary Quarterback. Sports Geek alert!!

Metal is my Life Number of posts : 26701 Age : 55

I'm not a video game or computer game person so this won't appeal to me at all.

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1593 Age : 55

Jedilink wrote:: Eh, maybe you just aren't into good games then.

No really this one isn't going to be some crappy rush job. It's supposed to be a high profile title! It REALLY does look really good! And he doesn't have pointy ears.

Yeah, I admit I'm proudly stuck in the 80s when it comes to games and still own a C=64 and SEGA Genesis, haha!

Seriously, I really dont like the direction the gaming industry is going. I mean all new super-duper 3D realistic games, which all are based on old DOOM 2 "run around and kill them all" gameplay doesnt do anything for me after initial 2 minute play. Recently I was browsing Fry's and saw a SPACE INVADERS 3D remake... who would want to play this ancient game in 3D graphics is beyond me, but hey, what do I know.

For me, the best game ever is probably Heroes of Might and Magic 2, or old Lucasarts titles like Monkey Island or the Day of the Tentacles - now that's cool graphics and inteligent gameplay.

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1593 Age : 55

scottmitchell74 wrote:: My last video game that I owned was a hand held Zaxon (or something like that) in the early to mid 80's.

ZAXXON - very cool Scramble clone. I have it for C=64 Smile

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stormspell wrote:: ZAXXON - very cool Scramble clone. I have it for C=64

Zaxxon was an awesome game. I used to go to our neighborhood department store (Heck's) and play that with my brother all the time. Good times, good times.

Administrator Number of posts : 19452 Age : 57

I'm not into video games much, but my kids are. I was watching them play Guitar Hero over the holiday weekend. They were having fun playing it and I was enjoying the fact that they were listening to decent music, instead of the crap they usually listen to.

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Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 3012 Age : 35

check it out, looks pretty cool.

Metal master Number of posts : 638 Age : 49

Never thought I'd see the day that Diamond Head is being used to market a video game Smile

I love Tim Schaefer's games, so even if this wasn't a tribute to metal I'd still buy it, so it's that much cooler that it is a tribute to metal created by Tim Schaefer Smile

The lost Ramone Number of posts : 6557 Age : 34

Haha...I knew black was going to do voices but Lemmy?..Lita Ford?!?...Rob Halford?!??....thats awesome!

This game is going to attract a whole slew of dumbass kids who know nothing about metal, but I still might get this.

Metal master Number of posts : 638 Age : 49

Stender wrote:: This game is going to attract a whole slew of dumbass kids who know nothing about metal, but I still might get this.

I've already seen on some video game-related sites self-appointed arbiters of metal complaining about Black Sabbath and Judas Priest being on the soundtrack because "they're not real metal" Laughing very hard

The lost Ramone Number of posts : 6557 Age : 34

sheets wrote:

Stender wrote:: This game is going to attract a whole slew of dumbass kids who know nothing about metal, but I still might get this.

I've already seen on some video game-related sites self-appointed arbiters of metal complaining about Black Sabbath and Judas Priest being on the soundtrack because "they're not real metal" Laughing very hard

oh jeez... Rolling Eyes

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 3012 Age : 35

Stender wrote:

sheets wrote:

Stender wrote:: This game is going to attract a whole slew of dumbass kids who know nothing about metal, but I still might get this.

I've already seen on some video game-related sites self-appointed arbiters of metal complaining about Black Sabbath and Judas Priest being on the soundtrack because "they're not real metal" Laughing very hard

oh jeez... Rolling Eyes

didn't take long did it?

Metal master Number of posts : 638 Age : 49

It's been announced that Dio is no longer involved with the game and that his part is being redone by Tim Curry. I can't help wondering if this has something to do with the recent hyping of Ozzy's presence in the voice cast?

Metal master Number of posts : 638 Age : 49

Full soundtrack has been announced:

3 Inches of Blood - Deadly Sinners

3 Inches of Blood - Destroy The Orcs

Accept - Fast As A Shark

Angel Witch - Angel Witch

Anthrax - Metal Thrashing Mad

Anvil - March of the Crabs

Anvil - Tag Team

Apostasy - Sulphur Injection

Bishop of Hexen - A Serpentine Grave

Bishop of Hexen - The Somber Grounds of Truth

Black Sabbath - Children of the Grave

Black Sabbath - Symptom of the Universe

Black Sabbath - Never Say Die

Brocas Helm - Cry of the Banshee

Brocas Helm - Drink the Blood of the Priest

Budgie - Breadfan

Budgie - Zoom Club

Candlemass - Witches

Carcass - No Love Lost

Cloven Hoof Nightstalker

Children of Bodom - Angels Don't Kill

Coroner - Skeleton on your Shoulder

Cradle of Filth - Her Ghost in the Fog

Crimson Glory - Queen of the Masquerade

Dark Fortress - Insomnia

Dark Tranquility - Cathode Ray Sunshine

Deathstars - Blitzkrieg

Def Leppard - Rock of Ages

Dethklok - Mermaider

Diamond Head - Am I Evil?

Dimmu Borgir - Progenies of the Great Apocalypse

Dokken - Mr. Scary

Dragonforce - Through the Fire and Flames

Emperor - Thus Spake The Nightspirit

Enslaved - Frost

Enslaved - Loke

Firehouse - Overnight Sensation

Girlschool - Bomber

Iced Earth - When the Night Falls

Iced Earth - Pure Evil

In Flames - Goliaths Disarm Their Davids

Judas Priest - Battle Hymn

Judas Priest - The Hellion/Electric Eye

Judas Priest - Leather Rebel

Judas Priest - One Shot At Glory

Judas Priest - Painkiller

Kabbage Boy - Girlfriend

KMFDM - Free Your Hate

KMFDM - Rip The System

King Diamond - Cremation

King Diamond - Welcome Home

Kiss - God of Thunder

Lita Ford - Betrayal

Marilyn Manson - Beautiful People

Manowar - Die For Metal

Manowar - The Dawn Of Battle

Mastodon - Crack the Skye

Mastodon - Oblivion Instrumental

Megadeath - High Speed Dirt

Megadeath - Tornado of Souls

Metal Church - Metal Church

Michael Schenker - Group Assault Attack

Ministry - Stigmata

Ministry - Thieves

Mirrorthrone - So Frail

Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood

Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart

Motley Crue - Live Wire

Motorhead - Back at the Funny Farm

Motorhead - In the Black

Motorhead - Marching Off to War

Motorhead - We Are the Road Crew

Nitro - Machine Gun Eddie

Omen - The Axeman

Ostrogoth - Queen of Desire

Overkill - World of Hurt

Ozzy Osbourne - Believer

Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley

Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman

Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck

Quiet Riot - The Wild and the Young

Racer X - Technical Difficulties

Racer X - Y.R.O.

Ratt - Lay It Down

Riot - Road Racin

Riot - Narita

Riot - Swords and Tequila

Rob Zombie - Superbeast

Rotting Christ - Ad Notics

Running Wild - Riding the Storm

Sanctuary - Battle Angels

Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King

Saxon - Wheels of Steel

Scorpions - Blackout

Scorpions - Holiday

Skeletonwitch - Soul Thrashing Black Sorcery

Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild

Slayer - Metal Storm/Face The Slayer

Slough Feg - Warriors Dawn

Static-X - Love Dump

Tenacious D - Master Exploder

Tenacious D - The Metal

Testament - For The Glory Of

Testament - More Than Meets The Eye

Tvangeste - Birth of the Hero

UFO - Rock Bottom

Whitesnake - Still of the Night
Wrath of Killenstein - Ignisis Dance

Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

I'm not a gamer and I can't even begin to wrap my head around the ridiculous concept of this game, but I gotta say, that's one killer soundtrack.

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sheets wrote:: Full soundtrack has been announced:

3 Inches of Blood - Deadly Sinners
3 Inches of Blood - Destroy The Orcs
Accept - Fast As A Shark
Angel Witch - Angel Witch
Anthrax - Metal Thrashing Mad
Anvil - March of the Crabs
Anvil - Tag Team
Apostasy - Sulphur Injection
Bishop of Hexen - A Serpentine Grave
Bishop of Hexen - The Somber Grounds of Truth
Black Sabbath - Children of the Grave
Black Sabbath - Symptom of the Universe
Black Sabbath - Never Say Die
Brocas Helm - Cry of the Banshee
Brocas Helm - Drink the Blood of the Priest
Budgie - Breadfan
Budgie - Zoom Club
Candlemass - Witches
Carcass - No Love Lost
Cloven Hoof Nightstalker
Children of Bodom - Angels Don't Kill
Coroner - Skeleton on your Shoulder
Cradle of Filth - Her Ghost in the Fog
Crimson Glory - Queen of the Masquerade
Dark Fortress - Insomnia
Dark Tranquility - Cathode Ray Sunshine
Deathstars - Blitzkrieg
Def Leppard - Rock of Ages
Dethklok - Mermaider
Diamond Head - Am I Evil?
Dimmu Borgir - Progenies of the Great Apocalypse
Dokken - Mr. Scary
Dragonforce - Through the Fire and Flames
Emperor - Thus Spake The Nightspirit
Enslaved - Frost
Enslaved - Loke
Firehouse - Overnight Sensation
Girlschool - Bomber
Iced Earth - When the Night Falls
Iced Earth - Pure Evil
In Flames - Goliaths Disarm Their Davids
Judas Priest - Battle Hymn
Judas Priest - The Hellion/Electric Eye
Judas Priest - Leather Rebel
Judas Priest - One Shot At Glory
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Kabbage Boy - Girlfriend
KMFDM - Free Your Hate
KMFDM - Rip The System
King Diamond - Cremation
King Diamond - Welcome Home
Kiss - God of Thunder
Lita Ford - Betrayal
Marilyn Manson - Beautiful People
Manowar - Die For Metal
Manowar - The Dawn Of Battle
Mastodon - Crack the Skye
Mastodon - Oblivion Instrumental
Megadeath - High Speed Dirt
Megadeath - Tornado of Souls
Metal Church - Metal Church
Michael Schenker - Group Assault Attack
Ministry - Stigmata
Ministry - Thieves
Mirrorthrone - So Frail
Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood
Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart
Motley Crue - Live Wire
Motorhead - Back at the Funny Farm
Motorhead - In the Black
Motorhead - Marching Off to War
Motorhead - We Are the Road Crew
Nitro - Machine Gun Eddie
Omen - The Axeman
Ostrogoth - Queen of Desire
Overkill - World of Hurt
Ozzy Osbourne - Believer
Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman
Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck
Quiet Riot - The Wild and the Young
Racer X - Technical Difficulties
Racer X - Y.R.O.
Ratt - Lay It Down
Riot - Road Racin
Riot - Narita
Riot - Swords and Tequila
Rob Zombie - Superbeast
Rotting Christ - Ad Notics
Running Wild - Riding the Storm
Sanctuary - Battle Angels
Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King
Saxon - Wheels of Steel
Scorpions - Blackout
Scorpions - Holiday
Skeletonwitch - Soul Thrashing Black Sorcery
Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild
Slayer - Metal Storm/Face The Slayer
Slough Feg - Warriors Dawn
Static-X - Love Dump
Tenacious D - Master Exploder
Tenacious D - The Metal
Testament - For The Glory Of
Testament - More Than Meets The Eye
Tvangeste - Birth of the Hero
UFO - Rock Bottom
Whitesnake - Still of the Night
Wrath of Killenstein - Ignisis Dance

Whoa...incredible soundtrack!.....I cant even imagine how many dumbass gamer kids are going to be raving about savatage or coroner afterwords...

Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37971 Age : 54

Stender wrote:: Whoa...incredible soundtrack!.....I cant even imagine how many dumbass gamer kids are going to be raving about savatage or coroner afterwords...

If that's what it takes to get'em on board, I say roll with it.

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The lost Ramone Number of posts : 6557 Age : 34

Fat Freddy wrote:

Stender wrote:: Whoa...incredible soundtrack!.....I cant even imagine how many dumbass gamer kids are going to be raving about savatage or coroner afterwords...

If that's what it takes to get'em on board, I say roll with it.

Yeah I guess so.