Thanks to the popularity of the Anvil Movie, they’ve actually gone back and re-recorded their song Metal on Metal so that it can be added to Rock Band.
One, for the Anvil guys, this rules. It’s already been proven what Rock Band and Guitar Hero can do for a band in terms of popularity. The games appeal to a wide variety of people and as a result, they introduce music to people that might not otherwise have sought it out. This could be a big step forward for their careers.
Two, this will increase the overall quality of the available content for Rock Band. Yes, a lot of it is pretty good–but a lot of it is also pretty awful. Once they got through a lot of the classics, they ran into trouble because there really isn’t that much new stuff out there that’s really good. But Anvil is still putting out quality hard rock, all of which would make a worthwhile addition to the game’s library.
I’m going to have to drive into Philly to see that movie soon.
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