Metallica Sue Video Game Companies: Updated

Harmonix confirmed back in July that the legendary rock band Metallica is coming to Rock Band (PS3 and Xbox 360). Also earlier this month both Red Octane and Activision came up with a similar announcement for Guitar Hero III that is scheduled to be released on Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 platforms.

But what's this? Qj.net just got word that Metallica is currently suing the above mentioned companies for copyright infringement. According to the band's lawyer, what the three companies is planning to do is actually under the "licensed music to player" system otherwise known as LM2P network.

Harmonix wasn't able to provide an initial statement regarding the matter but the counsel for Red Octane and Activision had this to say:

Our company paid a licensing fee to feature the track 'a' by Metallica in Guitar Hero III. We don't understand why Metallica would turn around and sue us, unless they've gone from insane to completely bats*** insane since 2001, but we're confident that the law and our contracts will be enough to have this thrown out.

Metallica's counsel, on the other hand, explained that the band is fearful that album sales will decline because consumers can easily get hold of their songs just by purchasing video game titles. The lawyer added, "The band learned its lesson the hard way with file sharing in the late 90s. This time they want to do a pre-emptive strike before the music gets out there".

Update:

Over on the Harmonix's forum boards, HMXSean, one of the community forum leaders, chimed in with an important announcement, stating that the article originally written by Daily Gaming is false.

According to the forum post, HMXSean said, "In no way is this true. It is well written satire but it is very much satire."

Thanks for the info to Qj.net.

Comments

[Skadge_101]

alriiiiite first comment (dont do anything to me)

cmon metallica, first napster, now this, who thinks lars had something to do with this?

[Bloodandfire]

Jesus christ... And to think i was just starting to have respect for them as people and not just as musicians

[phantom_punk]

Soon nobody will be able to say the word Metallica without having a lawsuit in their hands.

[Decembero]

I love Metallica but this kinda shit disapoints me completely.

LAME! Its so hard when it is a great band you love acting like money-grabbing twats.

I half doubt this news is true.

[BonjoviPatte]

UG should also post this text after the article...

"UPDATE:

Over on the Harmonix's forum boards, HMXSean, one of the community forum leaders, chimed in with an important announcement, stating that the article originally written by Daily Gaming is false.

According to the forum post, HMXSean said, "In no way is this true. It is well written satire but it is very much satire."

HMXSean has since closed the forum post, disallowing comments. You can, however, read about it at the forum link we have below."

[f1f2]

I hope that's true.
I don't want people to hate Metallica lol

[0bsessions]

To further chime in, here's a link to the source of the above comment:

http://n4g.com/industrynews/News-59225.aspx

T his story is entirely falsified. Anyone reading the initial articles should be able to tell it's fake. No professional business person embroiled in legal trouble is going to use the wording they did and this is not the first time UG has falsely reported a Metallica lawsuit (Such as the "Metallica sues Canadian band over chord progression" or "Metallica sues Beatallica" debacles, the first of which was false and the second Sony was suing Beatallica and Lars ponied up for Beatallica's legal defense).

UG should either take the article down or revise it with the update that it's an utter load of crap, this is just unprofessional tabloid garbage.

[Decembero]

^ PHEW THANKS GUYS! My respect for metallica divebombed, but its back up there again. I hope this IS just tabloid bullshit trying to be clever, and failing with epic proportions.

[Heid]

Christ-all-****ing-mighty!

I could understand a struggling underground band doing something like this but not ****ing Metallica. They need to get their head out of their arses and think "Jesus, we actually don't need more money and enemies."

They lost a lot of respect and fans after the Napster incident, and now this. Lars...grow the **** up!

[Heid]

0bsessions wrote:

To further chime in, here's a link to the source of the above comment:

http://n4g.com/industrynews/News-59225.aspx

P robably should have read this before going off on a rant

T his story is entirely falsified. Anyone reading the initial articles should be able to tell it's fake. No professional business person embroiled in legal trouble is going to use the wording they did and this is not the first time UG has falsely reported a Metallica lawsuit (Such as the "Metallica sues Canadian band over chord progression" or "Metallica sues Beatallica" debacles, the first of which was false and the second Sony was suing Beatallica and Lars ponied up for Beatallica's legal defense).

UG should either take the article down or revise it with the update that it's an utter load of crap, this is just unprofessional tabloid garbage.

[Hidde]

To further chime in, here's a link to the source of the above comment:

http://n4g.com/industrynews/News-59225.aspx

T his story is entirely falsified. Anyone reading the initial articles should be able to tell it's fake. No professional business person embroiled in legal trouble is going to use the wording they did and this is not the first time UG has falsely reported a Metallica lawsuit (Such as the "Metallica sues Canadian band over chord progression" or "Metallica sues Beatallica" debacles, the first of which was false and the second Sony was suing Beatallica and Lars ponied up for Beatallica's legal defense).

UG should either take the article down or revise it with the update that it's an utter load of crap, this is just unprofessional tabloid garbage.

[TempoTantrum]

Their reasoning is that people will stop buying their records if their songs are on a video game. Well, isn't it just one song? If anything that is advertising for the band because I doubt if someone loves that 1 song then their gonna be like "okay well I'll just buy video games now that has Metallica music in it"

Yeah, I'm not really sure why this article is up here...

Checked.

[cardinal_red]

Okay, first off yeah Lars is a piss-ant we all know that and i guarantee that this has stemmed out from the whole napster lawsuit. Someone who is pissed off because they got sued along with napster and had to pay out the ass for it. Like what has been said by the head of the one forum its most likely false. But because of the bands past it could be true. Let sit back and see how this folds out if nothing more is really said lets back metallica if they are suing it should be the end of the bands career.

[sucay]

stop the flase new guys, its even taking up space on your server, save the space for tabs AND the forum

[sucay]

news*

[dirtymexican863]

its false! you should READ THE WHOLE THING

[Styx]

If they have millions of dollars why they cry so much for that... i got a solution for the company, tell Metallica to f*** up and put another great band instead!!!! I like Metallica but they are acting like Britney Spears all for the attention!

[Hidde]

THIS IS NOT REAL.
The original source has a disclaimer that says so. Take this bullshit down.

[Ponchibego]

If it's false then they should remove the article because the first time through I didn't see that at the bottom and said WTF is wrong with them, but now I understand.

[SpiderInMyRoom]

What the hell is the point of posting a false article?? Get your $%&* together.

[The Novice]

How the hell can't people read the whole goddamn article. IT'S FAKE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!

However, Metallica are best band ever, and James Hetfield is my own personal God. Thank you for your time.

[GNR's Fan]

FAKE ARTICLE

[StenTheAwesome]

I really love how people are like OMG FUCK METALLICA and they haven't even read the article all the way to see that this article is fake...dumbasses.

[metal4me]

"Our company paid a licensing fee to feature the track 'a' by Metallica in Guitar Hero III."

did anyone else notice that^
i've never heard a song called "a" by Metallica



"Metallica's counsel, on the other hand, explained that the band is fearful that album sales will decline because consumers can easily get hold of their songs just by purchasing video game titles."

why would they be worried about people getting their songs from video games? only one of their songs would be on one video game.

and if someone plays that game and hears one of their songs they may like it and buy the album

plus, if someone was looking to get their music, buying their cd is alot cheaper than buying the whole video game

[Apokryphos]

Crap-tallica...strikes again!

[DevilsDance76]

If you go on the Metallica website they seem sycked to have a song on Guitar Hero 3.

What is the point in trying to butcher a band with a fake article? On moreso why the hell is this on the front page?!?!
I'm losing more faith in the website as the days progress

[miketallica]

yeah its total garbage, what professional company calls them batshit insane?

[Ceil]

Mysteriously, Metallica died shortly before some doppleganger "band" recorded St. Anger. Sad, but true...

Seriously though, once a b¡tch, always a b¡tch. The reason people are so ready to believe this story (yes, I know it's satirical) is the Napster incident. Don't rag on these people too hard, the Dopplegangers That Took Place of Metallica deserve it.

(Personal note: I loved Metallica up to and including S&M ever since the release of Load (and their 80s sh¡t was the best))

[better_than_you]

Its obviously not about the music anymore for Metallica...

[Sound Mind]

the whole thing is ridiculous anyways. it'd be easy for kids to get their music just by buying video games? a cd costs $20 and a video game costs $50, kids arent stupid.

[metal4me]

winningdays wrote:

metallica needs to die in a plane crash for the good of man kind. It worked for jimi hendrix and kurt cobain, thats why their legends, their music would have gotten shitty and unmemorable. Metallicas just holdin out so they can write as many terrible nu metal riffs as they can.

are you kidding me?
do you think Jimi Hendrix's death was a good thing?
imagine if Jimi was still alive today!
if a band/musician is good, then i would like them to live as long as possible.

maybe Metallica's next album will be like their old stuff

[Mr.Garreth]

StenTheAwesome wrote:

I really love how people are like OMG FUCK METALLICA and they haven't even read the article all the way to see that this article is fake...dumbasses.

Yeah this is why the innocent get it the worst. Because stupid people dont ****in read!

[Mr.Garreth]

Plus **** people who think Metallica should have retired years ago. Music is about playing what you love and not what others tell you to. I might not like some of their later stuff but I would never rip on the boys for doing what they wanna do. Fans should not dictate what bands play. When you start out playing guitar, you play what you wanna play not what others tell you to, why should that change when you get signed? Get over it. At least theyre not like Megadeth and still stuck in the 80s!

[mp3stalin]

why is this article here if it was proven untrue?.... QUICK DELETE BEFORE LARS GETS ANY IDEAS!

[Stop Messin']

Look out! Lar's is gonna sue UG next for false rumors! Then he's gonna sue all of us!

[IlikeMetal]

Anyone who reads that should be able to tell right off the bat that it's fake, because no professional writes in the first person.

[munchydoodle323]

sue all around... wow

[Chunky_Lover]

winningdays wrote:

metallica needs to die in a plane crash for the good of man kind. It worked for jimi hendrix and kurt cobain, thats why their legends, their music would have gotten shitty and unmemorable. Metallicas just holdin out so they can write as many terrible nu metal riffs as they can.

ur a dick

[malicelilkitty]

this is why i dont respect metallica anymore... its just a remake of your song... not the actual one.. take your lil bit of money and go make another crappy records..

[etherealprince]

The first legal rampage was enough to convince me to never buy any Metallica product again.

All they're doing is digging a deeper grave.

[bambi_slaughter]

Take this BS down.

[Sound_Garden_X]

I thought it was real cause it's the type of bullshit Metallica would do, but then again the guy from Red Octane called them batshit which would just screw them even more which is were it starts going down hill.

[Joshrocker48]

0bsessions wrote:

To further chime in, here's a link to the source of the above comment:

http://n4g.com/industrynews/News-59225.aspx

T his story is entirely falsified. Anyone reading the initial articles should be able to tell it's fake. No professional business person embroiled in legal trouble is going to use the wording they did and this is not the first time UG has falsely reported a Metallica lawsuit (Such as the "Metallica sues Canadian band over chord progression" or "Metallica sues Beatallica" debacles, the first of which was false and the second Sony was suing Beatallica and Lars ponied up for Beatallica's legal defense).

UG should either take the article down or revise it with the update that it's an utter load of crap, this is just unprofessional tabloid garbage.

ITS FAKE

[FadeToBlack2404]

to everyone dissing metallica because of this...

you are an idiot

[metalcameron89]

if by any chance in a frozen over hell this was true
everybody knows it would dickhead lars that would have started it whiny lil bitch i love metallica whole reason i picked up a guitar but if any of the true fans out that have watched some kind of monster the documentary knows lars is whiny little bitch dickhead who throws fits when hes pissy and cant get his way,should have had his ass beat as a kid

[Decembero]

StenTheAwesome wrote:

I really love how people are like OMG FUCK METALLICA and they haven't even read the article all the way to see that this article is fake...dumbasses.

Yeh the update came a while after the article was put up on here.

The article has been ADDED TO, AS OF THE WORD 'UPDATE'. SO PEOPLE DIDNT KNOW IT WAS FAKE TILL MUCH LATER WHEN THEY TYPED IN THE UPDATE, SMARTASS!

[fiendcracker]

lol this is so fake... ug should really check their sources before they post stories. i think ug is really lame when it comes to news :/

[vanhalen27]

hey all you "people", if you spent years working and making albums just so people can get them for free illegally wouldnt you be pissed off? they work hard on what they do (except st. anger). i bet you all, if you made something and someone tried to steal it, you would not be happy

[frizzle fry]

For shame James for shame

[taylorfrey66]

i knew metallica wouldnt be that much of *******s...

[metal_head_9191]

c'mon metallica.....
they act like they are the kind of metal band that, hates people and are just in the music business for the money =/

[MetalHead_91]

Hey people dont beleive this. If they were suing they wouldnt have the news of their song being on GH3 on their website. Someone is just trying to start sh*t, this is not official news. Dont get your panties in a bunch.

[GetTheGasoline]

i love metallica. love. but dammit, they are tooo fin rich to be pullin a stunt like this

[HH_Emo_666]

the songs supposed to be Enter Sandman

[metalisbest]

LOL... I was so pissed until I read the update!!!

[BumSnack]

It is definently not true. And if it is, i have lost alot of respect from Metallica.

[any14doomsday]

why is this on the frotn page the nif its not true?

[SicSeb]

What a bunch of pathetic wankers. Not a week ago they announced that they were going to be in gh III and now they are suing them? Get over yourself, you made enough money and your albums has been sucking for quite some time now =_=

[Echelon]

Haha, at least UG didnt use that hilarious picture of Hetfield that they usually use XD

[SicSeb]

Ow wait... it's false... yippiekayee =_=

[irongoat666]

there was a thread on this yesterday in the pit, where is was quickly identified as totally fake.

metallica have confirmed that "One" will be on guitar hero 3 on their own website!

[t3xas_dood88]

i really doubt that this is true, cmon people how stupid does this sound, they gave them permission to use there songs and now they turn around and sue??? lol its not true, not true

[gallagher2006]

For ****s sake!

What's next James?!

You gonna sue all the kids on Youtube who fumble their way through "Enter Sandman"?!

[thycrusader]

im glad its not true...one more napster-like screw up would kill metallica. or at least lars. XD

[ApexGT]

UG, please take this article off the site. There are too many members here who refuse to read the original source and choose only to go on article titles and misleading paraphrasing in order to form very strong opinions on the subject. You're hurting Metallica's image for a lot of people. They just might sue you, lol.

[Chex]

Just because they're a band doesn't mean they can't sue for being infringed.

If it was just a normal company you'd all cry.

[Tyler420]

Metallica's counsel, on the other hand, explained that the band is fearful that album sales will decline because consumers can easily get hold of their songs just by purchasing video game titles. The lawyer added, "The band learned its lesson the hard way with file sharing in the late 90s. This time they want to do a pre-emptive strike before the music gets out there".

That is just crap.and im a fan of Metallica. Why would they not have control over what new material goes on a game? and how does "just" getting a 90 dollar game decrease their sales? maybe if they made better albums and didnt charge 75 bucks to see new shit music they wouldnt have such a problem. This is rediculous and i hope people continue downloading them and ridiculing them because just like the jokes, they really are caricatures of themselves.

[creed110]

i find it kinda gets annoying every metallica article or anything always the same comments...Metallica used to be good in the 80s now they just suck....some from people who probably weren't even alive during the 80s to know what the scene was like.....you can hear all the songs and see all the shows about what it was like but being there is a different thing....i saw metallica back then....i also saw them a few years ago...and i saw mostly the same faces on stage as i did back then.....i don't get why ignorant people always trash them for thier recenter work, just cuz it doesn't sound like thier first few albums...i think its good stuff....and yeah its different but i for one would be bored of the same style of music and playing it for over 20 years i see no problem with them changing it up.

[Tyler420]

Tyler420 wrote:

Metallica's counsel, on the other hand, explained that the band is fearful that album sales will decline because consumers can easily get hold of their songs just by purchasing video game titles. The lawyer added, "The band learned its lesson the hard way with file sharing in the late 90s. This time they want to do a pre-emptive strike before the music gets out there".

That is just crap.and im a fan of Metallica. Why would they not have control over what new material goes on a game? and how does "just" getting a 90 dollar game decrease their sales? maybe if they made better albums and didnt charge 75 bucks to see new shit music they wouldnt have such a problem. This is rediculous and i hope people continue downloading them and ridiculing them because just like the jokes, they really are caricatures of themselves.

Oh i guess im one of those *******s who didnt read it was fake...

SUE ME

[true_bacon22]

wait at the bottom it says its false wtf..

[metallicarulz69]

metallica should realize if anything having their music on their would increase record sales because younger kids will hear the songs and like them thus wanting to buy their albums

[JesusVSMegaman]

games hurt their record sales? THIS is DEFINATELY gonna PLUMMET their record sales imo. STOP SUEING PEOPLE YA RICH PUNKS!
metal metal metal

[JesusVSMegaman]

EDIT^ wtf with that false bs?

[sowhat360]

On a side note about metallica, I was at ozzfest chicago last weekend which was awesome, but I heard a song in between bands that sounded a lot like metallica but I never heard it before. I dont know if they were trying to sneak in a new song for some reason, but if it was, i'm looking forward to hearing it again. The song was rockin hard.

[MasterofOrion]

Its Fake Guys. Relax

[chili pepper]

for eff sakes these guys sue everything next thing ya know there gonna effin sue me for sayin this there good tho i have to admit

[SL!!!]

another amazingly bad article. you've done it again UG. keep up the shitfest.

[Pr0az]

I know the article is false, but to the ones who thought it was ture for a minute what idiots you must be. Why would you hate Metallica for trying to keep their music out of the hands of people who didn't make it and want to give it away for free? It's their music, copyright, and hardwork that those songs consist of. So what if they don't need the money, still their music. Just think if it was your music.

[..NEM..]

Decembero wrote:

StenTheAwesome wrote:

I really love how people are like OMG FUCK METALLICA and they haven't even read the article all the way to see that this article is fake...dumbasses.


Yeh the update came a while after the article was put up on here.

The article has been ADDED TO, AS OF THE WORD 'UPDATE'. SO PEOPLE DIDNT KNOW IT WAS FAKE TILL MUCH LATER WHEN THEY TYPED IN THE UPDATE, SMARTASS!

Yes, I think he's pretty smart because the fifth comment acknowledged the update, yet people who commented later still thinks it real. He's not complaining about the people who commented before the update.

[huge-o]

UMM DOES ANYONE ELSE NEED ANYMORE REASON TO BOYCOTT THESE WASHED UP ONE HIT WONDERS

[punkrockdude2]

**** metallica. they just want some money so they can record a shitty album.

Jesus! READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE. THIS IS FALSE

Checked.

[HedBanger24/7]

I thought Metallica were getting more down to earth after the St. Anger / Some Kind of Monster thing but now i officially say "FUCK METALLICA UP THEIR TIGHT WAD ASSES"!!! You have got to be ****in kidding me. Its a game for gods sake! Im now not going to buy their album just because i dont respect them for the bitches that they are. In my mind, the real Metallica died when Cliff (may he RIP) died.

[HedBanger24/7]

Hmm... I just looked into it and realised its fake. I still stick by my words of Metallica dying with Cliff. Either way, why the hell would UG put this on as news if its known as fake?

[Menza_]

I was part pissed until I found out the article is false.

[SGstriker]

I thought I smelt bullshit when I read the first half of this, and when I read the bottom part, I was confirmed.
I mean honestly, even Metallica should understand that the sales of a video game will not affect their album sales.

[a7xsoad]

FALSE ARTICLE!!!!! GET IT IN TO YOUR THICK HEADS LOL!!!!!

[joevsimp]

the best satire is the stuff that's believable, and this obviously was, Chris Morris would be proud

[PastaOfMuppets]

huge-o wrote:

UMM DOES ANYONE ELSE NEED ANYMORE REASON TO BOYCOTT THESE WASHED UP ONE HIT WONDERS

What "one hit" would that be then?

[Cobalt Blue]

glad to hear it's false... this seemed a little much for Metallica.. ive heard them being extremely greedy in recent years but this sounded over the top.

just the other day my friend and I were joking I might get sued because i wrote a song using an open E triplet line that might bare a similarity to For Whom The Bell Tolls lol.

[HavokStrife]

Less people are gunna buy your next lousy ass album because of having One or M.O.P. on a damn video game?

Maybe. It'll make more people realize they went from making untouchable music to garbage.

Man, and to think I was actually thinking these guys were getting their shit back together.

[-heartbreaker-]

they think record sales will decline because the song is featured on a game?!?

what the ****? who would rather pay the 65 dollars for a video game with ONE 'tallica song on it, instead of paying 15-20 for the actual album? are they stupid?

[James_Het_Rules]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Lame. Internet is so useful... and yet you can never really know whats true or not... anyways Metallica rules!

[Ibzman]

I'm very disappointed. They'Re completely out of their mind, what the hell, the guys paid to feature the songs in the game.

[shut_up_n00b]

There was a thread about it yesterday, and it is FAKE!

[anthony4326]

damn....metallica.....do they sue almost anyone they see?

[stars_n_bars]

dammit i was just startin to like em again, if cliff hanst turned over in his grave yet he has now...rip bro...**** you metallica

[notoriousnumber]

They should juts stop while theyre ahead, actually, theyre not ahead by very far, they could have stopped about 20 years ago.

I suppose it will be all worth it if they actually release a decent album after this fiasco

[Korzack]

Twice in the same week we've had false articles, come on UG, sniff these fake journo's out! I honestly wouldn't have put this past the lads. Relax boys, it's a frigging Videogame. It ain't real!

[Xbloody_rosesX]

if they are scared that record sales are gonna go down, their crazy. their metallica for gods sake and if anything, records sales will go up because ppl can hear a song from them and decide they like metallica if they have never heard them before and then they would go get one of their records, hence, the record sales would increase. x]

[Guitar_Poet]

instead of sueing them, why couldnt metallica simply ask that their song not be featured?

anyway, their record sales will be a lot higher if this album is good.

[ProxXect]

Shame to the ones who actually believed in this.

[ClickClick]

Fucking read the article before you post, at the bottom it says it was a fake!!!

[Decembero]

PLEASE UG DELETE THE FECKING ARTICLE. SURELY A UG TEAM MEMBER WHO GOES AROUND DELETING COMMENTS CAN GO AROUND DELETING BULLSHIT FAKE NEWS ARTICLES?!

[MetalliCarnage]

Fucking retards.... Its fake... the article is total bullshit.... says so at the bottom, shit-for-brains.....lol, abd besides, Metallica wouldnt to that anyway....they realize their mistakes (even if they wont admit it was a mistake)

[MetalliCarnage]

and*

[Macabre_Turtle]

ProxXect wrote:

Shame to the ones who actually believed in this.

....I find it highly believable...

[kiefermatot]

You know.. people should really read the whole article before commenting.

This is an untrue story. Metallica are not sueing.

[MetalStorm4786]

It really shocks me that not only to people not read the whole article, but that people dont even read the comments to find out it's fake. Now we're left with a bunch of people who are gunna tell other people they read this article and assume it's true and even more people are gunna hate Metallica, like we don't have enough of that already.

[MetalStorm4786]

Wait, it doesn't shock me...people are ****ing stupid.

[soulburn101]

i can appreciate UG's attempt at humor, but once again, they fail. fake news is great when it's funny. this bombed.

the only think funny about it is the amount of people who actually believed it.

[ThunderKiss65]

phantom_punk wrote:

Soon nobody will be able to say the word Metallica without having a lawsuit in their hands.

Yep, I think Lars is after you now...

[Chris311]

That comment has nothing to do with the article. I just really really hate Lars. He's such a little bitch.

[CrazyPigeon]

Dammit, I was looking forward to playing Enter Sandman on Rock Band...

[reservedforchoi]

Why is this news? Metallica sued someone and the sun came up too. Amazing. These guys are a joke. Who would've ever thought they'd try to destroy the underground music trading scene, after all, they wouldn't even exist without it.

[Ultimate_Gio92]

if this really is fake then thank god

if its not then theyre just ****ing crazy

[marvelboy_04]

im actually listening to for whom the bell tolls right now.
i really hope this is fake, otherwise that would be uber lame on metallicas part.

[mister bass guy]

haha batshit...

[King ofKumbucha]

the band is fearful that album sales will decline because consumers can easily get hold of their songs just by purchasing video game titles.

HAHAHAHA that was hilarious.

[KingSquall802]

Metallica were starting to get back. The next album will be metal again. And they are regaining a lot of fans than before. More and more people respect them coz they are getting back.
So there is no way for Metallica to do such thing like this. I suppose this is FAKE.

Lars is a great drummer, great songwriter, but a horrible person.

[drumbum4life]

i cant believe i used to like them.....

[1llusionz]

LOL this is a good joke.

[GimmeToro]

"In no way is this true. It is well written satire but it is very much satire."

Actually, it's not even well written.

[JordanFlayer]

Metallica just keeps on giving people a reason to hate them. wow. it's supposed to be about music, not money. it's supposed to be about getting your songs out there, not getting paid for them.

[axeslinger0u812]

lol. i like this article. gets people all riled up, especially those who need to express their hatred for metallica...and then puts waaaaay at the bottom..."oh yeah, and this is false." way to go UG. it's articles like these that weed out the retarded ones huh?

Checked...

We can't remove the articles. Users submit them, so stop blaming the UG Staff for it.

[-Boydy-]

What the f**k metallica!...its a f**kin video game!.. They're just gonna loose even more respect...

[Funky M0nk]

Lmao you guys are all idiots...ITS FAKE!!

[untalented]

Oh damn, there goes my plan of paying £40 for the game (and 150+ for the console) to hear one of their songs on a game Guess I'll have to find some other way of stealing their songs.

[Wardster]

This is probably REAL. Just check this link out, if they sue a perfume they would sue anything http://play.tm/wire/click/1479712....PS megadeth wouldnt do that :S

[celticbhoy7]

Why is this article still up if its fake? For the guy who said it "cannot be removed", I just dont buy that

[SuperRitsu]

Erm this stuff is fake.
Wake up people!

[Bullet FMV]

I knew I thought this was fishy, I could've sworn that "Whiplash" was on one the tony hawk games.

[dgme92]

untalented wrote:

Oh damn, there goes my plan of paying £40 for the game (and 150+ for the console) to hear one of their songs on a game Guess I'll have to find some other way of stealing their songs.

hahaha, that made me laugh. finally someone puts a light hearted twist to it. metallica, if this is true, on my respect scale from 1-10, you go from 1, to a 0.

celticbhoy7 wrote:

Why is this article still up if its fake? For the guy who said it "cannot be removed", I just dont buy that

Why not? CCs can't remove articles...You think we would keep this up so that we would have to go through the work of checking it over and over?

Checked lol. Enough "It's fake!!!" posts. Let's try to let this die down. Anymore "It's fake you idiots" posts get's a warning.

[WhereArtEsteban]

Theyre just stalling so they dont have to finish their album...

[WhereArtEsteban]

Damn I'm late...I just read the headline and assumed it was true...

[metal overlord]

I can see where there comming from here, They don't want their sales to be down on the album because of a game. It makes actually alot of sence.

[euan_soad]

Jesus christ I shat myself there lol!

Was gonna never listen to them again!

[matalliam]

this is just a fake story, metallica isnt sueing anyone, if you look on metallica official website it mentiones that they are going to be on thr rock band game and guitar hero 3 so why the hell would they sue em if it was announced on their website that metallica would be on those games, it doesnt make any sense, its just a load of bulls**t that QJ net has made up, if i was metallica i would sue them for making false allegations.

[hoopty]

I really don't think they'll lose album sales over a track from one of their older albums in a video game.

[ReeseKillsHIV]

matalliam wrote:

this is just a fake story, metallica isnt sueing anyone, if you look on metallica official website it mentiones that they are going to be on thr rock band game and guitar hero 3 so why the hell would they sue em if it was announced on their website that metallica would be on those games, it doesnt make any sense, its just a load of bulls**t that QJ net has made up, if i was metallica i would sue them for making false allegations.

If I was Metallica, I'd break up, and make sure I never made another trash CD that alienates fans, and further destroys my image.

[Sandman8591]

ha... me and my friend were playing guitar hero, and hes like why arent there any metallica songs on here, and im like "cuz they dont want to get sued."

i was right! lol

[jamiehubbs]

lol did anyone think lars would let guitar hero use their songs?

[Quikslayer666]

yep this is fake for sure it does say on metallica.com that one will be on gh3 and enter sandman in rock band. its old news but i could see metallica doing this. and there new album is still planned for a february 2008 release date.

[TheZookeeper]

Why would a band as big and rich as Metallica care about the loss of sales created by having ONE - A SINGLE ONE - of their hundreds(?) of songs included in a game? This is utterly stupid. The whole thing makes no sense. I don't think Metallica are suing anybody. Media bullcrap.

[stephen_rettie]

I think its funny, how many of you believed it? c'mon?
what does that say about metallica's standing

[YngwiesPizza]

metallica is getting pretty lame man

[Surfer Rosa]

so this isn't true?? UG has gotta be the worst site for music news.

[veepirate]

could have been true knowing those whiners

[JC13]

There was no way this was true in the first place, seriously... I am shocked that anyone would believe even Metallica would do that..

[Absent Mind]

So who can remove articles like these?

Maybe you should put a request to the powers that be to allow you to do such a thing. It would seem a wise choice in such circumstances.

[7stringuzr]

typical metallica sewing everything in sight

[Metallica Fan08]

I figured it was bullshit since Metallica stated on their official website that they would be featured in both of these games, and they seemed quite happy about it too.

[SlashNX]

it was obviously fake, since no company puts out a press release using the word "insane" and "batshit" in it!

^Maybe...I'll do that.

Checked.

[Schnitzel_Man]

Nice hoax guys. >_>

[james1210]

The album sales will be low because this album will probably suck like their last one. Cmon guys

[Shredninja]

Jesus who are they going to sue next?

[Agent_00Funk]

phantom_punk wrote:

Soon nobody will be able to say the word Metallica without having a lawsuit in their hands.

Yea really its getting pathetic.

[CLIFF_BURTON]

They're gonna sue mexico next.

[not_dead_enough]

better_than_you wrote:

Its obviously not about the music anymore for Metallica...

Hah and your name is a song off ReLoad!

[korn_dawg]

Shredninja wrote:

Jesus who are they going to sue next?

I think the answer is in your post.

[The Spoon]

korn_dawg wrote:

Shredninja wrote:

Jesus who are they going to sue next?

I think the answer is in your post.

Haha

[jthm_guitarist]

We can't remove the articles. Users submit them.

Submit anything you like and it will go up and can't be deleted!! I might submit a news report saying I won the lottery and bought out Gibson..

[Xcrimson_ghostX]

please, metallica are all whiners. theyll sue anyone they can because their career is in the sh*tter. the only money theyre making now is royalties for k-mart band tees and lawsuits.

[recliner33]

Metallica's counsel, on the other hand, explained that the band is fearful that album sales will decline because consumers can easily get hold of their songs just by purchasing video game titles

That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. People buy video games for the game itself not the music. Why the heck would someone buy a video game just for a song or two when they can buy the bands cd for alot cheaper.
They are basically saying that someone will buy a video game for $60 cause it has a metallica song on it instead of paying $15 for their cd with that song on it. And the dumbest thing about this whole thing is that metallica agreed to have their songs in these video games. I disagreed with metallica sueing napster but I could understand where they were coming from, but this is just total bullshit. If this whole thing is true and if metallica actually wins the lawsuit, then hang me out to dry. We should all sue metallica for making St. Anger hurt our ears.

[Shinozoku]

recliner33 wrote:

Metallica's counsel, on the other hand, explained that the band is fearful that album sales will decline because consumers can easily get hold of their songs just by purchasing video game titles

That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. People buy video games for the game itself not the music. Why the heck would someone buy a video game just for a song or two when they can buy the bands cd for alot cheaper.
They are basically saying that someone will buy a video game for $60 cause it has a metallica song on it instead of paying $15 for their cd with that song on it. And the dumbest thing about this whole thing is that metallica agreed to have their songs in these video games. I disagreed with metallica sueing napster but I could understand where they were coming from, but this is just total bullshit. If this whole thing is true and if metallica actually wins the lawsuit, then hang me out to dry. We should all sue metallica for making St. Anger hurt our ears.

+666. This ordeal is pure unadulterated uncut SHIT.

[TJS09]

fer **** sakes, its all just a money grab for them now, its not like u can rip the music off the game or anything.

[Copius]

Metallica sucks now. The Metallica of the '80s is one of my favorite bands of all time. The Metallica after 1990 is a bunch of billionare sellouts who deny their roots and seem to have forgotten that they built their fanbase on bootlegs.

[TheNERD250]

****ing Metallica.....what's up with this?

[kirkadolph]

i was going to comment on how Metallica can be such b*tches about this stuff like napster and now this...but its been pretty much established

[Dreaming-V]

stupid.....

[manmanster]

Update:

Over on the Harmonix's forum boards, HMXSean, one of the community forum leaders, chimed in with an important announcement, stating that the article originally written by Daily Gaming is false.

According to the forum post, HMXSean said, "In no way is this true. It is well written satire but it is very much satire."

Chill out guys...

Checked

[pepsi_lovr]

Metallica after the 90s came around just changed. They fail now. They only make music for the money, they sue people because they want to bring their music to people through video games? That is retarded.

[a7xandcambria]

I think it would accually increase there albums sales considering many kids these days havent heard metallica to much and if they like one or enter sandman they might check out the album.

[fhqwgads]

Haha, I thought Lars was really goin overboard for a minute there. But of coarse, how ridiculous is it to be afraid people will buy a $30+ video game with a CRAPPY REMAID version of one song on it. Good thing this is fake.

[MetalliKev]

anyone who believes this is retarded and needs help b/c this is totally fake just b/c of the fact that on metallica.com the official site of metallica it confirms that their songs will be featured on both games and on rockband more will be released b/c the band is letting them dig into their collection so anyone trashing metallica right now should **** off