Games Meet Metal

Maiden England 2012 - Summer North American tour

2012-02-16T11:46:00.006-05:00

Is it just me or is 2012 looking to be an amazing year for concerts? We've already seen concerts with Machine Head, Suicide Silence, In Flames, Trivium, Iced Earth, and Symphony X and we've also reported upcoming shows from Anthrax, As I Lay Dying, Opeth, and Mastodon. And it's only February!! I tell you, it feels really good to be a metal fan right about now.As you've probably already heard,

8-bit Metal Mondays-What's Old Is New Again

2012-02-13T15:42:00.001-05:00

Well, last week wasn't as productive as I had hoped. Thank you, Super Bowl and a fat ass snow storm hitting the midwest. Also, I'm trying to rifle through four games before March hits. Kingdom of Amalur, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Resident Evil Revelations, and Soul Calibur V. SC and RER probably won't take me too long, but the other two are super-long RPG's, and those are gonna take a strain on my

Last Week In Video Games

2012-02-12T22:56:00.003-05:00

Walls are painted and the command center is back up and running. NICE! I tell ya, I didn't feel like I belonged in my own house during those damn renovations. But, the place looks great and now I can kick my feet up and play some games and poke around on the internets!All eyes are on Sony in anticipation of the PS Vita launch. The sales numbers in Japan are making a lot of people wonder if the

Blast Beats and Boss Battles with Metal Jesus Rocks!

2012-02-10T12:56:00.000-05:00

(Another week, another interview. This time we travel back to the land of Youtube and the hills of Seattle to speak with Metal Jesus Rocks! He's a former employee of Sierra, a collector, and he loves him some evil metal tunes!) First blatantly obvious question: how did you get into gaming in the first place? Like wise, when did you decide to become a collector? My first console was

Iced Earth w/ Symphony X & Warbringer: Another Disturbyng Concert Review

2012-02-10T08:39:00.008-05:00

So what do Winnipeggers do when it's -40 outside? We go to a goddamn metal show, that's what. Last night was the Winnipeg stop for the Iced Earth/Symphony X North American tour, a date that the local metal heads have had circled on their calendars for months. These two legendary metal bands have never played The 'Peg before and we were all ready to show them what they've been missing. Onto the

8-bit Metal Mondays-Return to Survival Horror

2012-02-06T14:12:00.000-05:00

Tomorrow is another grand game pick-up day. Not only will I be getting the awesome Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning (at least the demo was awesome), but I'll also be picking up Resident Evil: Revelations as well. RE: R is the first Resident Evil title that I ever bought for a handheld system, since the few other handheld titles were either crappy remakes or just plain crap. Resident Evil

Last Week In Video Games

2012-02-04T09:55:00.003-05:00

I'm writing this on Saturday because my command center will be offline for a couple days. I have a laptop but I can't stand the thing. So, in anticipation for being without a computer for who knows how long, I am going to give you my round-up a day early. Sure, I could set this post to be released tomorrow but that would mean I would have to write a different intro, and look at how far we've

The Heritage Tour - Opeth, Mastodon and Ghost take to the stage this spring

2012-02-04T09:25:00.004-05:00

Um, holy shit! That's pretty much all I have to say right now. Alright, alright. I'll try to figure something else out. Uh, sweet! In all seriousness this is a pretty serious announcement and I am really looking forward to the show. Opeth and Mastadon are co-headliners on this tour and they will be sharing the closing duties for each date. On Opeth's last tour (and album) they wanted to switch up

Blast Beats and Boss Battles with Trivium's Matt Heafy!

2012-02-03T15:17:00.001-05:00

(Well, how about this? Interviewing Matt Heafy was one of my big goals back when I first started GMM, and I finally accomplished it! Read on as we discuss what's currently going on, Heafy's kinda low royalties, and of course, GAMING!!!) This is one sweet tour you guys are on. How were you able to land such a good tour? This is our sixth or seventh tour with In Flames and we've become really

8-Bit Metal Mondays: Getting Ready For More Fantasy

2012-01-30T13:27:00.001-05:00

Final Fantsay XIII-2 is popping up on our shores tomorrow, as I was just reminded of it via a text on my phone. Now I'm forced to remember it's predecessor. Too linear adventuring, cheap-as-hell bosses, a whacked out story line, and some ridiculous scripting pretty much killed the game for me. Damn shame too, as I was getting a kick out of the level up system and combat. Not to mention the

Last Week in Video Games

2012-01-30T08:58:00.002-05:00

Man, what a week. Been working my fingers to the bone both at home and at my job only to find myself feeling under the weather come the weekend. YAY! I was feeling so sick that I didn't even feel like listening to music or play video games which is crazy talk. This is why I am delivering our weekly video game news round up a day late but I hope you'll forgive me with all of the cool stuff I have

The 8th Plague Tour: The Riff Concert Review

2012-01-27T15:44:00.000-05:00

Machine Head, Suicide Silence, and Darkest Hour Saturday, January 21st @ Royal Oak Music Theatre Holy hot damn, another concert on the heels of the last one already! Couple quick notes to start. Poor old Riffie couldn't score a photo pass for this show, so no shitty pics for you to peruse. Epic sad face, I know. Also, you can probably see another band on the tour poster called Rise to

Thine Eardrums Erupting: Drooling Fanboy Edition! (with one oddball)

2012-01-26T02:10:00.002-05:00

Hey, something else we haven't done in ages: cd reviews! So let's get to some. GOATWHORE!! GOATWHORE!! GOATWHORE!! If I were a Viking warrior, that would so be my war cry. But I digress. Goatwhore's newest, to be released on Valentine's Day (because nothing says true romance like a sacrificial slaughter), is possibly their most aggressive album to date. The super fast blast beats of the

The Rockstar Mayhem Line-Up for 2012 Has Been Released! Let's Dissect It!

2012-01-25T12:48:00.001-05:00

The first obvious thing while looking at that poster is that there's way fewer bands on this year's tour. 9 (counting the mystery band) compared to last year's 13. Sounds like either there was some fat trimming, or there's another tour happening that stole a bunch of acts. We'll see come summer time. Now onto the acts themselves. Slipknot and Slayer-Hey, no complaints here! These guys have

8-bit Metal Mondays: The Zombies Are Back!!

2012-01-23T15:33:00.001-05:00

I've probably watched that Resident Evil 6 trailer about a dozen times by now, and I really like what I see. First, the game's gone dark again.I always had a problem with RE 5's daytime setting, as I felt the game got better when they got out of the sun. Second, there's gonna be ZOMBIES!! The classic kind! It looks like we'll also get some Las Plagas here and there, but it's nice to see the

The Return of the Riff Concert Review!!

2012-01-22T15:16:00.001-05:00

Friday, January 13, 2012 @ The Royal Oak Music Theater Oh boy oh boy, I'm finally hitting up shows again! It's been too damn long since my ears went partially deaf from being pounded by metal goodness, but now is the time. The Royal Oak Music Theater is on a good groove this year, with this show and Machine Head this past Saturday as well! Of course, a review of that show will be up in a

Last Week In Video Games

2012-01-21T23:14:00.004-05:00

Greetings from Winterpeg. I am taking time out of my renovations project to give you guys this recap. Truth is everyone is asleep and apparently it's tough to sleep when I keep swinging hammers around. Who knew? Oh well, that leaves more time for video games! So lets get to it, shall we?The biggest news this past week was that Resident Evil 6 was announced for Nov. 20th this year. Riff already

Resident Evil 6 is a go!

2012-01-19T18:12:00.001-05:00

It was teased earlier this week through a few viral sites, but today the megaton bomb dropped: Resident Evil 6 will be coming out this year on November 20th! This time we get to be both Leon Kennedy and Chris Redfield as they tackle bioterrorist on seperate sides of the globe. Leon's in the U.S., struggling with a small town with the disease, while Leon is in China where things have gotten

Down With SOPA And PIPA!!!

2012-01-18T14:23:00.001-05:00

SOPA and PIPA are bad. Very bad. They are bills being pushed through both The House and Senate respectively, that aim to censor the internet in the name of controlling piracy. However, the legal wording is so loose and can be misconstrued that it infringes heavily on everyone's freedom of speech on the internet. Today was supposed to be the day that discussions were to open on SOPA in the House

Blast Beats and Boss Battles with Alpha Omega Sin!!!!

2012-01-17T14:58:00.001-05:00

(It's time for the return of Games Meet Metal interview column, Blast Beats and Boss Battles! However, we're gonna start doing something a little different. Not only are we gonna gossip with the nerdiest of metal band members, but we're going to start showcasing some of the more well known gamers in the community. And to find well known gamers, you go to Youtube. That's where I discovered Alpha

8-Bit Metal Mondays: TORTURE!!!

2012-01-16T15:28:00.001-05:00

Wow, today's turning out to be awesome for a Monday! First, SOPA bit the big green weenie and got shelved permanently. Then, about an hour after, Cannibal Corpse announced they were releasing a studio album in March. Same month as my b-day! Double awesome! The new album is called Torture, and the first single is called Demented Aggression. I just listened to it, and it is pure evil in such a

Last Week In Video Games

2012-01-15T08:00:00.010-05:00

Man, what a week. After enjoying a mild winter the cold bastard finally showed up in Winnipeg making the lot of us dig out our winter gear to face the cold. There was a 30 degree drop (Celsius) literally overnight which turned everyone into a terrible driver and a world class whiner. But, with weather this cold there's only one thing you can do; STAY INSIDE AND PLAY VIDEO GAMES! (and surf the

Skyrim: The Riff Review

2012-01-12T16:14:00.002-05:00

Writen by Nathan Werp, aka Riff Guarantee: this review will have absolutely no "arrow to the knee" jokes whatsoever. Maybe a mace to the head, a sword to the junk, or a lockpick unfairly jammed up someone's unfortunate hoo haa. Knees and arrows have no place here, dammit! Skyrim starts you out in a rather uncomfortable position: en route to your beheading. Sitting next to you is

Holy Crap! Good Tours Coming My Way!

2012-01-10T14:57:00.001-05:00

In an odd reversal of fortune, a few bands are finally striking the Detroit area and are going to attempt to earn a few bucks out of us poor bastards. There's been a lot of big tours recently that have bi-passed our humble abode and went where the riches are greater. Apparently, people in Grand Rapids must have deeper pockets. However, it is nice to see some bands brave the greater Detroit

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City gets new CGI Trailer, Makes Kerry King Look Even More Badass

2012-01-09T17:00:00.000-05:00

Hey Capcom, you didn't have to sell me on a new Resident Evil game. Hell, just put "Resident Evil" in the title, and I'm generally good to go. Of course, you did hornswaggle me with part five, but I can forgive ya. Now, back to ORC, which is looking pretty special, both from a playing and story perspective. The latest trailer centers on the story, with tons of explosions and characters being