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[–]Mental_octo 62 points63 points ago

I am Gotham's Rock'n'roll King.

[–]JenksAlamo 16 points17 points ago

So you've come to burn with your city?

No... I came here to ROCK

[–]theLinKuei 1 point2 points ago

I'm not sure why you were downvoted. That was genius.

[–]piyushtechnocrat 71 points72 points ago

You have my permission to rock!

[–]darkreef2[S] 41 points42 points ago

When our album is available, you have my permission to buy!

[–]Ozlin 7 points8 points ago

Track 1: "Where Are They?!"

Track 2: "I Can't Get Over Yo- Oh, Nevermind"

Track 3: "Kissed By a Rose - featuring Seal"

Track 4: "This Ain't No Car"

Track 5: "Symbol By Bat"

Track 6: "Sounds of Sonar"

Track 7: "You Put The Fear In Me"

Track 8: "Welcome to the Pit"

Track 9: "Tunnel Sounds"

Track 10: "We'll Be Back- Crack!"

[–]Francobello 18 points19 points ago

They are the band gotham deserves, but not the one it needs, right now.

[–]vadergeek 16 points17 points ago

"Punk is nothing but death, and crime, and the rage of a beast".

[–]kwisatzidaho 2 points3 points ago

Who said this?

[–]Merung 8 points9 points ago

Batman in Fortunate Son, where the Dynamic Duo fight the evils of rock 'n' roll.

[–]vadergeek 8 points9 points ago

And where Batman just sits down with some headphones and learns the entire history of Rock and Roll.

[–]Ozymandias12 15 points16 points ago

Their album includes hits such as:

"Metal's Reckoning"

"Speak of The Metal and It Shall Appear"

"Behold Metal, the Instrument of your Liberation"

"Doesn't Matter Who We Are. What Matters is our Metal"

The B-side album includes such ballads as:

"No One Cared Who I Was, Until I Put on the Mask."

[–]blindsighter 12 points13 points ago

"Your punishment must be more Metal"

[–]Mantly 8 points9 points ago

Death by metal

[–]Harbaw 12 points13 points ago

Natural evolution of this pic

http://i.imgur.com/0u5Mi.jpg

[–]darkreef2[S] 17 points18 points ago

  • Batman – lead vocals, guitar (occasionally lead)

  • Joker – lead vocals, lead guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, harmonica, special effects

  • Bane – lead guitar, bass guitar, vocals (occasionally lead), drums, percussion, tape effects, programming

  • Ra's al Ghul – keyboards, vocals (occasionally lead), organ, piano, synthesisers, mellotron, trombone

[–]TheMagusx 8 points9 points ago

[–]darkreef2[S] 1 point2 points ago

But then it won't be heavy metal anymore. It would be Death Metal for sure.

[–]stryder3323 0 points1 point ago

What if I want death metal, man?

[–]darkreef2[S] -1 points0 points ago

He is, occasionally, lead vocal in some songs, breh.

[–]snakeybasher 0 points1 point ago

But his voice was the clearest.

[–]darthjoey91 3 points4 points ago

Hmm, I already have Joker and Two-Face characters in Rock Band. I bet I could make a Bane and Ra's al Ghul without too much difficulty. The only real problem is that I like to have a chick in my Rock Band games to sing the chick songs. Maybe I could make a Poison Ivy or Catwoman.

[–]neonmeate 1 point2 points ago

I laughed at Ra's playing mellotron. I'm gonna assume you're a prog fan.

[–]rocknrollercoaster 1 point2 points ago

and Scarecrow just dances and plays tambourine... Catwoman is their manager.

[–]6dmafia 3 points4 points ago

[–]SolidAsSnake 1 point2 points ago

[–]Sergeantman94 1 point2 points ago

I don't really know if this book is reliable. Linkara says it's awful.

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/linkara/at4w/10629-batmanfort

[–]Lavernius_Tucker 1 point2 points ago

I want to make a poster of this and require a HQ copy. So bad.

[–]questionmastery 4 points5 points ago

I'm slightly disappointed that Osmium wasn't the correct answer.

[–]CooterPounder 5 points6 points ago

What a lovely, lovely voice.

[–]swavemeisterg 7 points8 points ago

its photoshopped i can tell by the bat pixels

[–]Camiam321 3 points4 points ago

love it.

[–]honsq90 1 point2 points ago

Members of the League of Metal.

[–]The_Derpening 3 points4 points ago

10/10 would listen.

[–]BeardedStrangeBatPan -1 points0 points ago

Saw this for the first time today. WOOP.

[–]greenvelvetcake 1 point2 points ago

Of course Batman's got lead vocals. The Bat can sing.

[–]Biron5k 1 point2 points ago

"Behold the instrument of your liberation!"

[–]heisenberg27 0 points1 point ago

Performing the hit song WHERE IS THE TRIGGER?!

[–]mrherl 1 point2 points ago

reminds me of this one fron the early inernet

http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/6202/c8e7aec18on7.jpg

[–]heroeswearheadphones 1 point2 points ago

Ah... you think the metal is your ally! But you have merely adopted to that music! I WAS BORN IN IT.

[–]ImpDoomlord -1 points0 points ago

I believe that would be plutonium with an atomic weight of 244.

[–]Norelico 0 points1 point ago

I can already assume what there first song will be called. "WHERE IS IT!?!?"

[–]Chucklebuck 1 point2 points ago

Thought this said 'Let's Fuck!'

Thank God it didn't.

[–]jkdisturbed91193 1 point2 points ago

Ah you think metal is your ally? You merely adopted the metal. I was born with it, molded by it. I didn't hear the pop until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but deafening!

[–]PhiladelphiaIrish 0 points1 point ago

My attempt at Batman Heavy Metal

Here's the audio.

Based on Iron Man by Black Sabbath

Spoilers if you haven't seen Begins or TDK, though I tried to keep TDKR content to what was shown in the commercials.

Lyrics:

I am the Batman.

Harvey’s lost his mind,

Face is burned, his justice blind.

The Joker’s petty thrall,

Chaos brings the White Knightfall

Makes you wish you’re dead,

Nightmares dancing through your head,

The mask’s on, say your prayers.

The Scarecrow only lives to scare.

The mentor’s been revealed,

As the leader of the concealed

Since Gotham has declined,

Ra’s wants it burned to save mankind.

For the sake of all Gotham

For the sake of the world.

The Dark Knight must rise now,

To be the hero Gotham deserves.

The killer clown draws near.

Spreading chaos, death and fear.

Scarred cheeks, mind depraved

Does Gotham have a soul to save?

For the sake of all Gotham,

With Gordon, Fox and Alfred.

The Dark Knight has risen,

Gotham shall be avenged.

A mask covers his head.

Order bringing death and dread.

Bane has a master plan,

But the Batman rises again.

[–]dbeezy313 -1 points0 points ago

Read this in the Twilight Zone voice.

[–]1darkadonis 0 points1 point ago

Anyone know the lyrics?

[–]goddamnbatman617 -4 points-3 points ago

Ah, the power of photoshop.

[–]VeneK -5 points-4 points ago