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Terminator, as Arnie famously promised, is back this weekend. A substantial reboot of James Cameron's supercool original from Charlie's Angels director McG, Terminator Salvation stars Christian Bale as John Conner, leader of a group of survivors and pretty much mankind's last hope. And some robots. Nasty robots.

And what the hell has that got to do with MusicRadar? Erm, not much BUT it does give us the chance to run a fun feature about robots playing instruments (a staple ingredient of our Best of YouTubes over the last year), robot instruments such as this, robot bands (come on down, Mr Roboto!), stupid music videos featuring robots and, of course, a little look at the musical heritage of the Terminator franchise.

And, of course, that clip of Arnie with the glow sticks.

Enough. Pull up a chair, click Play a few times, enjoy the robot madness when you hit the cinema next week and remember - that toaster might not be your friend.

Terminator Salvation: official trailer

We'll kick off with the official trailer, only because it features a remix of Nine Inch Nails' The Day The World Went Away. Unsurprisingly, there are plenty of remixes thanks to Trent's online army just a Google away but the best on YouTube can be found here - keep an eye out for the Red and Green mixes too.

Terminator Theme [HD] on Korg X-50

Back to the future now with this cool mash-up of those classic T1 and T2 themes as played on a Korg X-50 using its Studio Orchestra patch. There are plenty of these homebrew treats to be found in YouTube's back alleyways - the theme from Ladyhawke played on a Roland Fantom X6 anyone? Suit yerself.

Goldie Lookin' Chain - Half Man Half Machine (2004)

Time for a "tribute". The Newport rap collective's first single/video provides a lo-fi, stoner take on robot chic. Transformers on a budget, or as the song says, "Like Terminator/Only filmed in Aberdare."

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