Coin-Op TV Live season 3 kicks off with live performance of Guitar Hero: Metallica with Neversoft designer Andy Gentile

Santa Monica, CA, April 6, 2009 – COIN-OP TV LIVE hosts Robert Welkner and Hailey Bright welcomed Neversoft and Guitar Hero: Metallica designer Andy Gentile into the studio as a guest. Andy is considered the ‘Drum Master’ at Neversoft and the person responsible for further advancing the Guitar Hero franchise to include a double bass kick drum for the new ‘Expert Plus’ mode of the game.

Guitar Hero: Metallica was released in the U.S. on March 29th for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii. The game features over 45 Metallica songs from their vast library which spans over three decades.

Andy Gentile helped answer numerous questions about the gameplay and the collaboration between the Guitar Hero franchise and the band Metallica. COIN-OP TV LIVE gives live viewers the unique advantage of asking questions during the show for guests to answer honestly and un-scripted.

COIN-OP TV LIVE hosts Robert Welkner and Hailey Bright took to the stage and were joined by Andy Gentile who showed off his Expert Plus skills on drums for a performance of the song WHIPLASH from Metallica’s debut album. Robert handled vocals and played expert on guitar while Hailey handled the bass. The performance came to a rousing climax in which fans at home and the audience cheered for an encore!

COIN-OP TV LIVE EPISODE 301 can be viewed on archive here:
http://www.thestream.tv/watch.php?v=1297

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