It's no surprise that video games and heavy music can make for a perfect pairing. They both tick a lot of the same boxes, after all - heart-pounding adrenaline, demonic themes and a decent helping of violence have been the basis for many games and bands over the years.

Linkin Park has teamed up with the popular virtual-reality rhythm game Beat Saber to release 11 of their tracks as a downloadable pack within the game!

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Video games and music livestreams are not exactly strangers with one another, but amidst the current global pandemic it's become more commonplace to see the two married.

Some huge news in the video game world has dropped, with the announcement of the first two Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games getting a remaster in September this year!

Australian sound designer/composer Mick Gordon is looking at creating a 'heavy metal choir' to be used in what appears to be the next DOOM video game.

When we’re not spending hours thrashing away on the guitar, plenty of us heavy metal ‘slackers’ are perfecting the fine art of gaming. To appreciate one of the most wicked partnerships of all time, here are some of our top (in no particular order) metal video games for your unholy pleasure.  

1. Brutal Legend

Linkin Park have released the official video for their new singleGuilty All The Same! If you haven’t had a chance to listen to the track just yet, it’s heavier than what you would expect from the band but still has that signature Linkin Park sound to it. What better way to listen than to watch it with it’s accompanying video game er..video. Check it out!

First person shooter juggernaut Call Of Duty: Black Ops IIwill make it’s exciting conclusion with the Apocalypse DLC due out August 27!

It’s looking pretty epic so far with the inclusion of exciting new maps and a revamped Zombies mode set in an alternate reality WWI.