From publisher blurb:
You are Taylor, a full-blooded rocker and a full-time idiot. You’re leading a miserable existence in a shitty metropolis when, unexpectedly, the God of Rock tired of office chooses you to be his successor. Your challenge: Prove your aptitude for Mt. Olympus by building up a talentless garage band with no prospects to become the greatest Metal act on the planet—and, along the way, save the world.
Metal Heroes and the Fate of Rock is filled with all the pitfalls, clichés and famous figures that the rock scene has to offer. Combined with a goodly portion of humor and tough talk, this somewhat different fantasy gamebook invites you to master its challenges.
As counterparts to the testosterone-driven Metalheads, Jill Janus of the US band Huntress and Charlotte Wessels, frontwoman for the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain, raise their voices to rescue the music world.
The accompanying soundtrack CD directly influences the progress of the gamebook and contains international metal bands from all stylistic directions, including music from Alestorm, Cavalera Conspiracy, Delain, DevilDriver, Gormathon, Grave Digger, Huntress, Mammoth Mammoth, Striker, and Visions of Atlantis.
Metal Heroes and the Fate of Rock is the loudest gamebook ever released, based on a 12-Track-Soundtrack with international bands representing the wide variety of Rock and Metal music.
But this gamebook is not for fans only! No, it’s fun to play even if you’re not into rock music at all! It’s ironic, it’s challenging and a bit over the top.
Developed by author Swen Harder and illustrator FuFu Frauenwahl, Metal Heroes and the Fate of Rock is among the most unique works of its kind and received the prestigious German Roleplaying Award in 2017.
After all the feedback we've got over the years from many readers and reviewers, we can say that despite its length and complexity Metal Heroes and the Fate of Rock is a bug free gaming experience, meaning no dead-ends or misleading errors.
Currently it’s in its 4th edition in Germany and a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign running to give gamebook enthusiasts and newcomers all over the world the opportunity to be part of this special project.