Metal: Hellsinger DLC adds tracks by Paramore, Depeche Mode, Gorillaz, Muse and more
The new pop-fuelled expansion is out today
Several pop tracks have been added to Metal: Hellsinger as part of a new DLC pack.
The Essential Hits DLC sees bands such as Paramore, Muse, Icona Pop and more joining the soundtrack of the heavy metal-themed rhythm game.
The 8-song pack includes the following tracks:
- Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc.
- Muse – Uprising
- Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus
- Icona Pop – I Love It (feat. Charli XCX)
- DVBBS & Borgeous – Tsunami
- Disturbed – Down With the Sickness
- Galantis – Runaway (U & I)
- Paramore – Misery Business
The list makes for interesting reading as a majority of the newer tracks are either pop, EDM, or other non-metal genres. The only exception is Disturbed’s Down With the Sickness, which could have easily fit among the game’s original tracklist.
Due to the lyrics in the new songs, Metal: Hellsinger has been forced to raise its age rating from PEGI-13 to mature, which seems to imply that the uncensored version of the songs will be used.
This is notable since during the height of popularity for music-based games such as Guitar Hero, the radio edit was almost always used to keep age ratings down.
The Essential Hits Pack is now available for $9.99 / €9.99 / £7.99. A new Music Edition edition of the game is also now available, which includes both the base game and the new DLC.
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Interview: Games and Metal meet in surprise hit Hellsinger
VGC’s Metal Hellsinger review called the game “an incredibly well-realised concept, packed to bursting with excellent music, unique weapons and a gameplay loop that’s instantly addictive.”
We added: “It’s a game that we’ll keep installed for a long time, even beyond the point of completion, as the chase of higher and higher scores against your mates is so engaging.”
VGC sat down with Metal: Hellsinger’s director David Goldfarb and Trivium frontman Matt Heafy to chat about the game, and the relationship between video games and metal music.
