So the simultaneous release of their first album in five years, "Death Magnetic", by being fully available to play in "Guitar Hero" doesn't really get me excited. I'm sure the die-hard Metallica fans salivate over such news and this may even bring in some new people to the "Guitar Hero" world, at which point I would like to direct their attention to the more fun and better-made "Rock Band", but that's a different can of tuna. But for people who are fans of "Guitar Hero", they don't want new Metallica. They want Metallica they already know and love and want to play. A bunch of tracks from an album no one's heard doesn't get any music gamer's blood rushing. A bunch of tracks from an album no one's heard by a band that betrayed its fans makes the blood run cold.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go play "Enter Sandman" on my copy of "Rock Band". Anyone who still cares about the release of "Death Magnetic" for "Guitar Hero" should mark their calendars for September, probably around the time I'll be buying "Rock Band 2" and still having more fun.