Korn Frontman Is "Poster Boy" For "Guitar Hero"
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The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has become what he calls the "poster boy" for Guitar Hero, the hugely successful video game that allows players to shred along with their favorite songs. Davis, who enjoys playing the game with his sons and friends, even agreed to participate in a contest on the current Family Values tour where fans get to come backstage and play the game against him.
The singer told The Pulse of Radio he's glad to be part of the Guitar Hero craze. "I love that game," he said. "I haven't played in a long time, but I kind of became, like, the poster boy for it. I landed my face on the cover of the New York Times. It was pretty heavy for Guitar Hero, and I love the game, and they came and then they wanted to sponsor the tour and do the contest and have the kid come backstage after the show and play me, and I just got my ass handed to me by this kid who's been playing it nonstop for, like, about seven months straight."
Despite Davis' love of the game, no KORN songs have yet appeared on Guitar Hero.
The third edition of the game comes out this fall.
KORN is currently topping the Family Values bill, which stops on Tuesday (August 21) in Oklahoma City. The band will launch another headlining tour in October, with HELLYEAH, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and DROID rumored as the supporting acts.
KORN is supporting its untitled eighth studio album, which arrived on July 31.
Source: Blabbermouth
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Yeah, this makes sense. I know that people claim that Davis is some kind of multi-instrumentalist, but either way, it has nothing to do with the reason that he has become the so-called "poster boy" of Guitar Hero. He is a singer in a (somehow) big band who likes to play the game, and the New York Times is dumb enough to associate him with it. Simple as that. Why isn't it some kid who sits in his basement and plays the game endlessly and is the ultimate master of the game.. or maybe... oh I don't know... a famous GUITARIST? Geez.
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11. writes:
Your post speaks for itself, bobby543, but let me point a few things out for you.
"stpid f***ing metalheads", "im ashamed to like metal"...
Way to call yourself a "stpid f***ing metalhead", genius. Who said anything about caring? It is just an opinion, the same as my opinion is that you're either an "internet tough-guy" or just a plain a$$hole. I think given that you have a problem with people discussing their opinions you're just a plain a$$hole. You're calling people "stuck up whiny bastards", what do you call yourself then? Your statement above is pretty much the definition that.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW, reading these comments is SO entertaining!!!! Coldiem just pwned you bobby354. If you have nothing to say that isn't stupid, then keep it to yourself and don't go on this site otherwise you'll be the victim of being made look like an idiot on this site. Ya, I agree, they should have a whiz kid at GH to be the poster boy or a famous guitarist rather than a VOCALIST from a band. Can someone explain to me how this makes sense?
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1. SICKMINDED666 writes:
guitar hero is awsome...and very addicting..gh3 gonna have SLAYYYYERRRRRR
they need some korn songs....