The Guitar Hero game will celebrate its launch later this month with three REM songs made available for download.

The downloads will be taken from the bands latest album entitled ‘Accelerate’, with the singles being: ‘Horse to Water’; ‘Man-Sized Wreath’; and ‘Supernatural Superserious‘.

‘Guitar Hero World Tour’ also announced that they are making a Classic Rock Set available for download, including songs such as ‘Hot Blooded’ by Foreigner, ‘Rock and Roll Band’ by Boston, and ‘Jessie’s Girl’ by Rick Springfield.

‘Guitar Hero World Tour’ is set for release in the US on the 26th October.

This isn’t the first time Guitar Hero have made records available for fans to download. The new Metallica album ‘Death Magnetic’ was made available for the last version of Guitar Hero. The ‘Death Magnetic‘ download can also be used in the new version of Guitar Hero.

A mere 3 days after its release, Metallica’s new album “Death Magnetic” topped the billboard 200 charts, selling over half a million copies.

Metallica released the album a few days earlier than planned in order to meet the worldwide demand that was anticipated and co-ordinate worldwide release dates.

The album sold more than 490,000 copies in its first few days or release. Only one other Metallica album has topped this sales volume - 1996’s “Load,” which rolled out 680,000 copies.

Metallica obviously haven’t lost their touch as this is their fifth consecutive studio album to debut at No. 1, meaning they have broke their previous records, of 4 No.1 billboard albums, which tied them with The Beatles, U2 and the Dave Matthews Band.

Not content to just quarrel with the likes of Jay-Z and Kaiser Chiefs, Noel Gallagher has now turned his efforts on scorning Bloc Party and Metallica.

Noel was heard to say that he liked just about everything about Metallica except their music! When asked why he disliked them, he was heard to say:  “Metal is not my thing. Wanna know why? Black drum sticks … no need.”

Noels comments maybe a little harsh as just a mere month ago, Lars Ulrich, Metallica drummer said the Gallagher brother had helped him quit drugs saying “’if he can do it, everybody else can do it’.”

Perhaps the publicity is just what Metallica need coming up to the release of their “Death Magnetic” album next week (September 12th).

Bloc Party were another band who didn’t escape the backlash of the Oasis guitarist, who is currently on tour in North America.

Speaking of Bloc Party’s new album“Intimacy” released for download last month, Noel said: “I wouldn’t go out and buy a Bloc Party record ’cos I know it would be shit.”

Oasis new album is to be released on 6th October and will be titled “Dig Out Your Soul”.

Metallica have revealed another new track from their much anticipated forthcoming album “Death Magnetic”.

The final track from the new album entitled ‘My Apocalypse’, is now free to listen to via the Metallica Website.

As we reported in an earlier article Metallica Preview: The Day That Never Comes, the band has also released one other track on their website, which from our readers responses has had very mixed reviews indeed.

These songs, “The Day that Never Comes” and “My Apocalypse” are the only two full tracks that fans have had the chance to preview from the “Death Magnetic” album which is set for release on 12th September.

The band previewed the two songs from the new album as well as old classics, when they played to thousands of fans at the  Reading and Leeds festival 2008 during the weekend (23rd & 24th August).

So - whats the verdict on “My Apocalypse”?

In my opinion it is the better of the two songs (The Day That Never Comes) and sounds a LOT more Metallica.

The drums are awesome! The only downer I have to note is the vocals. They are not loud or edgy enough.

Metallica closed the Reading Festival 2008 last night with style as they put on a show of pyrotechnics and fireworks.

The band played a mixture of old classics and new material including ‘Cyanide’ and ‘The Day That Never Comes’, tracks that are set to be on the new album.

‘Death magnetic’ is set to be released on 12th September. The band ended the set with a frantic version of ‘Seek And Destroy’, much to fans delight.

The crowds were treated to a spectacular show of fireworks to close the weekends festival mayhem. Metallica certainly did not disappoint their hardcore fans.

The band played a entertaining 18 track set-list:

1. ‘Creep’
2. ‘For Whom The Bell Tolls’
3. ‘Ride The Lightning’
4. ‘Harvester Of Sorrow’
5. ‘Welcome Home (Sanitarium)’
6. ‘Cyanide’
7. ‘…And Justice For All’
8. ‘No Remorse’
9. ‘The Day That Never Comes’
10. ‘Master Of Puppets’
11. ‘Motorbreath’
12. ‘Nothing Else Matters’
13. ‘Sad But True’
14. ‘One’
15. ‘Enter Sandman’
16. ‘Last Caress’
17. ‘So What’
18. ‘Seek And Destroy’

A good argument keeps a band together - or so says Metallica Front-man James Hetfield. James has admitted that the volatile nature of the band has kept them together the last 27 years.

The band who originally formed in 1981 have sold over 100-million albums and despite a few changes in members and a few full-blown heated arguments they are still going strong today.

James told reporters from the Sun Newspaper:

“Our relationship is part of what makes Metallica special. If everything goes smooth all the time then something is wrong. You have to have friction as it creates energy, brainstorms, pro-activity and we go forward.”

James also told reporters that he reached his “lowest ebb” in 2003 when the bands album, ‘St Anger’ was met with much criticism.

Since then the band have gone from strength to strength, headlining the Reading And Leeds Festivals this weekend (August 22-24).

Metallica release their long awaited follow-up, ‘Death Magnetic’, on September 12th as we reported in our article: Metallica Preview: The Day That Never Comes.

“The Day That Never Comes” is the first single from the new album, available to listen to from the Metallica Website.

Metallica have put out “The Day That Never Comes” on their website (Metallica.com) for everyone to hear.

The song is the first single from their soon-to-be-released-ninth-studio album : “Death Magnetic“. The album is set to hit the shelves on September 12th.

The single continues Metallica’s move away from their roots (Metal) towards the Rock genre. Which I don’t personally see as a bad thing, but many hardcore fans are becoming disillusioned.

One issue that has always plagued the band is air time from radio stations. This has nearly always been due to the length of their songs - and going by The Day That Never Comes - things will be no different. The track is over 8 minutes long.

Their Mission Impossible song (I Disappear) was so popular because it ticked all the boxes in regards to being a hit. It got airtime because it was 4 and a half minutes long.

Jump over to the Metallica website and let us know your thoughts on the new track.

Here is the tracklisting for the new album (Death Magnetic):

1. That Was Just Your Life
2. The End Of The Line
3. Broken, Beat & Scarred
4. The Day That Never Comes
5. All Nightmare Long
6. Cyanide
7. The Unforgiven III
8. The Judas Kiss
9. Suicide & Redemption
10. My Apocalypse