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Lost in the excitement over the Bikini Kill and Lush inclusions on Rock Band 2 was the announcement that the newly Internet-friendly guys in Metallica would release Death Magnetic as a Guitar Hero III download the same day that the album arrives in stores. Lars Ulrich told the Associated Press that this was all part of Metallica’s plan to reach the Hannah Montana demographic, who as recently as 18 years ago wouldn’t have even been allowed to listen to his band, much less spend hours playing video games trying to emulate it.
Ulrich said he’s definitely noticed an upswing in Metallica’s popularity since its songs started appearing in games, particularly with one part of the target audience.
“Dad’s a little cooler than he was yesterday,” Ulrich said. “I now have a 7-year-old whose favorite band is Mountain, and a 9-year-old who’s into Black Sabbath and Danzig” — all veterans of the “GH” series. “It’s a great way for kids to be exposed to stuff that transcends generations.”
I don’t know about you, but for some reason that wistful quote about Lars’ kids thinking their dad is lacking in cred gives me an uneasy feeling about a next-generation sequel to Some Kind Of Monster being made in, say, 10 years or so. (Or maybe a reality show. At this point, it’s the same difference, right?)
That one photo of Lars always makes me smile. It’s so…shiny.
Metallica is for the children!
Today: Mountain. Tomorrow: West, Bruce and Laing.
Next day: BBM. Day after that: The KBC Band.
Next week: Emerson, Lake and Powell.
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