November '09
Artist Spotlight: Richard Z
of Rammstein
September '09
Interview: Shaun Glass and Dirge Within
Artist Spotlight: Doc Coyle
of God Forbid
August '09
Artist Spotlight: Will Adler (Lamb of God)
July '09
Artist Spotlight: Page Hamilton of Helmet
Winner's Circle: Mayem Sweepstakes
AVAILABLE FALL 2009: The new James Hetfield Truckster... now in black!
ESP and Spinefarm Records bring you Children of Bodom Fall 2009 North American Tour
Download Native Instruments Guitar Rig 3 Go for free and enter for a chance to win an LTD KH-602
Coming Soon: ESP Artist Podcasts
June '09
Hot New Models Coming This Fall!
Winner's Circle: "No Fear" Music Tour Sweepstakes
Get Rockin Now with an LTD Guitar or Bass Pack!
April '09
ESP Congratulates Metallica for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
ESP Artists Top Guitar World Reader's Poll!
New ESPs at 2009 Musikmesse Show!
March '09
Will Adler Appearance at Sam Ash Hollywood
ESP Gets in the Game with Guitar Hero: Metallica
February '09
Artist Interview: Ted Aguilar of Death Angel
ESP mourns the loss of Metal Mulisha rider Jeremy Lusk
January '09
ESP Announces New Models for 2009
New Kirk Hammett & James Hetfield Signature Series
ESP's Signature Series Gets 18 New Models at NAMM 2009
Artist Spotlight: Fred LeClercq of DragonForce
20 Years With ESP: Page Hamilton
ESP Artists Receive Grammy Nominations
ESP Artists Featured in Upcoming Comic Series
ESP on MySpace: Are you our friend?
See your favorite James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett ESP signature models in the
newest and coolest Guitar Hero game ever!
As a real guitar manufacturer, a lot of people ask how we feel about the Guitar Hero video game series. Answer: we love it! Not only does it turn people on to all kinds of killer guitar-based songs that they might not have otherwise heard, but weʼve found that a lot of people move on to playing real guitars after getting into playing with Guitar Hero. Itʼs all good.
So, as you can imagine, we pretty much lost our minds when Activision, the maker of Guitar Hero, called us up to let us know that they were going to create an entire version of the game dedicated to Metallica. As you all know, both guitarists of Metallica (Kirk and James) have been using ESP guitars for over 20 years now. So, when you play GH:Metallica, guess what youʼll be seeing? Thatʼs right... the authentic ESP models used by Metallica!
The developers at Activision (and their subsidiaries RedOctane and Neversoft) didnʼt just create guitars that kinda, sorta look like Jamesʼ and Kirkʼs models. They actually used computer modeling techniques to get every single nuance of the guitars down to every scratch, every screw on the pickup covers, and so on.These ESP guitars you see in the game are detailed to perfection. From Kirkʼs KH-2 Vintage through Jamesʼ ESP Iron Cross, you get exactly what the Metallica dudes are playing in their real lives.
Of course, looks arenʼt everything. If youʼre a true fan of Metallica, youʼll love the fact that in addition to 28 of the bandʼs songs (placed in the game from the original master recordings), thereʼs a slew of music by other bands that Metallica themselves handpicked for inclusion in the game as well. But donʼt take our word for it; head over to guitarherometallica.com and get all the details on the most metal-oriented video game thatʼs ever been made! Or, better yet, head to your favorite video game retailer after March 29, 2009, and get your own copy.
