Online Slots For Music Lovers
Through the decades music icons have generated fanatic fan followings. There has been an overflow into various forms of merchandising such as clothing, posters and theme parties. The latest avenue of creating brand equity is through music themed online video slots.
Developing video slots for online casinos has become an extremely competitive business. In order to stay ahead, the leading slots developers moved from generic music themed slots to those based on well-known music personalities or bands. They licensed original songs and images and included them in the slot games.
We pick the five most popular online slots for music lovers.
#1 Guns N’ Roses
NetEnt has a number of music themed branded slots like Guns N’ Roses to its credit. The Guns N’ Roses slot machine loads with flashes of the rock band playing. Behind the reels you can see an open air concert stage. A selection of the band’s hits plays in the background including “Paradise City” and “November Rain” giving you the impression of playing the slot machine while at a Guns N’ Roses concert.
The three best-known members of Guns N’ Roses, Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan, award the high payouts. The iconic Guns N’ Roses logo is an expanding wild symbol. Appetite for Destruction, the band’s debut album which went on to win the American Music Awards for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album, is represented in the slot machine as an overlay wild symbol in the shape of a cross.
The slot machine bonus features bring more action from the rock band. The Encore bonus awards 10 free spins in which the band member symbols become wilds. This leads to a crescendo of payouts. The Legend Spins feature awards respins with wild reels that depict full length images of Axl, Slash or Duff.
#2 Megadeth
I had to block my ears, so loud
Megadeth set the tone with their debut album Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good! The band came to be known as one of the big four in the American thrash metal genre. The group had a revival in 2017 when they won their first Grammy for Dystopia after 11 unsuccessful nominations. Megadeth fans are now waiting for the Killing Road tour due to start in August of 2019.
The Megadeth branded slot game has been developed by Leander Games. The audio and visual effects faithfully depict the thrash metal genre. Band founder Dave Mustaine appropriately plays the lead role in the slot game as an expanding wild symbol. The other band members at the time, Dave Ellefson, Shawn Drover and Chris Broderick, award the high line payouts. Many online slots use playing card icons as the low payout symbols. In Megadeth, Leander Games has enhanced the music theme value by incorporating the musical instruments used by the group instead.
Slot-loving Megadeth fans will find plenty to cheer about. They can raise the ante by activating the Mega Nudge feature. You have to wager more but you’re rewarded with the possibility of higher payouts. The usual bonus features like instant coin wins, free spins and bonus game on the second screen can also be won.
#3 KISS
KISS are shrouded in mystery. Some unconfirmed reports say that the group will disband after their current End of the Road World Tour. Other reports say that the band will carry on, but will play only their old music. This uncertainty is driving more traffic to the KISS video slot that has been developed by WMS.
The indelible imagery of KISS is of its members sporting face paint and wearing outrageous costumes. You can see it in full flow in the slot machine graphics. WMS uses Colossal Reels structures for its more iconic themes in order to create a larger than life effect. This structure is perfect for the KISS video slot. The Colossal Reels set has 5 reels with 12 rows. Band members appearing in 8-high stacks on the Colossal Reels will be joy to the eyes of Megadeth fans. The group’s songs playing in the background will literally be music to their ears.
#4 Elvis The King
“The King is dead, long live the King.” This has been used as often for Elvis Presley as for a royal proclamation of death and succession. Apart from the fact that Elvis’s fan following has endured, there are cultists that refuse to believe that the pop icon is no more. One indicator of the impact that Elvis has had on the music world is that there are more online slots featuring him than any other music sensation. We have picked Elvis the King.
This video slot from IGT will serve as Elvis memorabilia for his fans. Evergreen songs like “C.C. Rider,” “Don’t Be Cruel” and “Heartbreak Hotel” play in the background while the reels spin. Symbols depicting four iconic Elvis poses award the high payouts. Elvis paraphernalia like his famous jacket, shades, guitar and pair of blue suede shoes also appear as symbols. Revealing three gold record symbols on the reels triggers the Jukebox Bonus Picker. This leads to a number of attractive bonus features. The best one is Viva Las Vegas Free Spins, reminding players that The King once ruled Sin City.
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