[quote name='mykevermin']Well, given that with very few exceptions, the VAST majority of the AMPLE rock band DLC has been "hard rock," "classic rock," and "metal," you either (1) want more songs than are already offered or (2) are just bitching for the sake of bitching.[/QUOTE]
Perhaps some clarification is in order. You can pretty much ignore what I said about hard rock and classic rock, at least on some level, as a good chunk of the DLC, like you said, can be lumped into these categories. When I say metal, I'm not referring merely to a group of "usual suspects", like Sabbath, Metallica, etc. I'm talking more about bands like (of the more well-known metal bads) Motorhead, Slayer, or maybe Megadeth and (of the lesser-known ones) Blind Guardian, Dream Theater, and Symphony X.
[quote name='mykevermin']And as Brak said, variety is good. Sorry, but Rock Band isn't just made for you and you alone. Hence the variety. But as a metal fan, you have NOTHING to complain about unless you want to enter into a hokey universe where Sabbath and Metallica aren't "metal enough," or that you want bands nobody else has heard of or cares to hear.[/QUOTE]
As said before, Metallica and Sabbath represent sort of the "usual suspects" of their genre in that they are probably the most widely-known outside of metal. This makes their choice as DLC expected, obviously, but not necessarily welcome if they represent the depth to which future DLC will explore the genre. I also have the same fear when it comes to punk, as I don't really want the DLC to simply have bands like the Ramones and The Clash representing the genre (although, the choice of the Buzzcocks was not unwelcome).
It's really an extension of my concerns that began when Rock Band's on-disc tracklist began to take shape some months ago. It seems that there is a much more, for lack of a better term, "mainstream" (maybe "accessible" would be better?) bent to the selections than I would prefer, and I think the game is worse-off because of it, as more mainstream songs tend to be simpler and more boring.