The upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica will feature the bandās four current members. And just those four. Those hoping for a digital reincarnation of deceased former bassist Cliff Burton need to stop hoping.
Speaking with MTV, the gameās lead designer Alan Flores responded to a question about Burtonās inclusion with:
I think I can definitely say no. That was actually kind of sensitive thing with the guys in Metallica. We asked them about that and they never said no. They just went, āEhhh.ā They didnāt want to make [current bassist] Rob Trujillo feel like he wasnāt as important a part of the band as he is. So thereās no Cliff Burton in the game, but thereās Cliff Burton in spirit. You get to play his basslines. We talk about him in the Metalli-facts [trivia] as well.
Presumably that means no Jason Newsted, either (though presumably that means weāll also get to play Jason Newsted āin spiritā).
Now a little something for the Slayer fans in the house: the game includes the Slayer track War Ensemble, from Seasons in the Abyss (what, no Seasons of the Abyss itself?). Thatāsā¦OK. Better than a kick in the shins.
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But originally, the dev team had managed to get āAngel of Deathā in the game.
The Slayer story was interesting. Weāve had Slayer in [a āGuitar Heroā game] before. But now, you can sing their lyrics. Itās a totally different ball of wax. We had the song āAngel of Deathā cleared.
Or so they thought. Flores says the song was then taken out of the game, loosely citing concerns from parents and elaborating with āWe couldnāt get that song cleared, and we had to take it offā. Butā¦butā¦you said you had it cleared! *sniff*ā¦
āGuitar Hero: Metallicaā Designer Discusses Old Bassist, Dangerous Slayer Lyrics, More [MTV]
