Ugh, why do they have to keep sticking those crap songs in these games? It's like listening to a fight between two pitbulls. How would one even sing that?

I could do it!

@ sharpless : you growl and burp talk thats how you do it.

That's insane! Needs moar bass pedal (as in, a second one).

Wow. Would the Rock Band drum kit be able to survive after playing this one a few times? O_O

Yeah the singing is garbage compared to most metal that I listen to, but the music isn't that bad. At least it isn't fucking Joan and the Jets or some other stupid garbage that's usually on Rock Band. Also, I could easily play the gravity beats with my hands for this song, but I would need a second unplugged pedal to be able to play it. I can only play by ear, and playing 16th notes on a bass pedal when I hear 32nd notes at the end would be ridiculously difficult for me. Like I said, at least it would be a break from the usual.... just leave the singing alone. People that haven't learned to scream properly would really fuck up their vocal chords on this one.

What Sharpless said.

half a bottle of jack and some icy hot
it will getter done

@Sharpless & Mxyzptlk

Its a matter of taste. I personally don't see how anyone could have fun singing Bon Jovi or Paramore on repeat. Most pop bands sound just as similar as most metal bands do. People often look over subpar, generic songwriting for a pretty face and a slight difference in vocals.

Mostly, this is a move by Harmonix to appease those who feel alienated by the latest iterations of these rhythm games. The original Guitar Hero's major draw for a lot of people were the blazing fast metal riffs. With the move to full band rhythm games, we are seeing less and less of those types of songs. Not because they are inferior musically, but because the vocal style doesn't lend itself well to a casual multiplayer game (which is what these games have become).

You can take the rest of the set list, but don't "baw' over the 3 songs that are meant to appease a niche audience. I have to drag through songs by "amazing bands" such as "Panic at the Disco", "Jimmy Eat World", and Alanis Morisette just to get to them.

Wow, just makes me realize how bad and not understandable is.

Most of you are making broad generalizations, that somehow, since this band sucks that the entire genre is worthless. That's like saying that all rap music is terrible, because Soulja Boy is trash.

Try out a band called Periphery. They have a singer with incredible range, syncopated rhythms, and enough melody to appeal to a wider audience. Their songs Icarus Lives and Insomnia would be perfect for a game like Rock Band.

It's no John Mayer, but somehow I think at least one of you might like it.

@CountingConflict
I just don't appreciate that I have to play through these songs, for example, in Guitar Hero, if I want an achievement or something. I mean, these sorts of songs actually make me ill. I realize you can't make everyone happy with these games, but this throaty, growly death metal stuff just seems a little too "fringe" to be on the main disc. DLC is fine, but I'm not down with this being in the core game. Bleh.

PERIPHERY FOR THE FUCKING WIN! COUNTING CONFLICT, YOU ROCK MY FUCKING ASS!!! YEEEEESS!!!

But you can't argue that today's "popular" music really is shit.

Dan brings up a good point, you guys shitting on metal is hypocrisy. Plain and simple.