This isn’t exactly Guitar Hero’s best week, judging by the abundance of forum discussions on hardware problems with game peripherals! In the spotlight was the drum kit, which apparently has faulty pads which either fail to respond to hits or overdo it.

Users have not been satisfied with RedOctane’s suggestions to check if the batteries are working properly or simply if a cable is unplugged, and even hit the drum pad harder. Some got tired of hitting harder, but according to Activision, the problem is isolated.

According to a statement by Activision, they are aware of the issues reported, but the problem is apparently limited to the kits in earlier manufacturing stages. Therefore, they promised to soon be offering a drum kit to enable player to fully optimize their drums.

Leaving the drum trouble aside, there is another issue that RedOctane and Activision need to take care of: the lack of compatibility between the Guitar Hero peripherals and the Rock Band software, which has been reported on the PlayStation 3 version.

In the meantime, there are some new announcements about Guitar Hero coming our way. First of all, the Hero DJ title has been officially confirmed, but we’re still lacking the details. It’s easy to assume that it will not have the success of the next installment of Guitar Hero for example, but Activison seems confident that it will sell.

In the meantime, Guitar Hero fans have another reason to be excited about, as the first videos of the Guitar Hero: Metallica surfaced on the Internet. The game follows the Guitar Hero: Aerosmith title, and has been officially confirmed this summer.