Brütal Legend is due out on "Rocktober" 13th in North America and the 16th in the UK and Europe. Over 16 minutes of gameplay with commentary by creator Tim Schafer can be viewed at this location.

As previously reported, the game is packed with big names, including Jack Black (School Of Rock), BLACK SABBATH's OZZY OSBOURNE, JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD, MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister, LITA FORD and the recently announced TIM CURRY (Rocky Horror Picture Show) who will replace RONNIE JAMES DIO as Doviculus, chief bad guy of the open world action-adventure game.

Brütal Legend tells the tale of Eddie Riggs, played by Jack Black. The ultimate roadie, Eddie is the first person anyone calls when they need guitars tuned or stages rigged, and has a love for hot rods and a photographic memory for every heavy metal album cover, and the lyrics those albums contained. One night, a stage accident knocks Eddie unconscious, and he awakens in a world that looks very strange yet oddly familiar, a world where every heavy metal album cover and lyric Eddie knows has come to life, and where the evil emperor Doviculus and his demon army, The Tainted Coil, have enslaved the last remaining humans. When an oppressed people request Eddie’s knowledge of modern warfare, he pulls from his own experience in the only occupation he’s ever had, a roadie for a heavy metal band, and under his command, this barbaric force of hot-rods, Marshall stacks, leather, and chrome will bring this ancient world into the age of metal.

Check out a Brütal Legend cast trailer below: