Activision has announced even more songs that will be included in the set list Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. The emphasis on master tracks (fancy way of saying original artists/recordings) has been met with eager praise from fans. The variety of artists being represented in the game, across labels is really something, in light of the backwards stranglehold most labels have traditionally kept on their libraries of music.
The new tracks for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock include:
- Same Old Song and Dance (by Aerosmith)
- Helicopter (by Bloc Party)
- Stricken (by Disturbed)
- Monsters (by Matchbook Romance)
- Before I Forget (by Slipknot)
- Kool Thing (by Sonic Youth)
- When You Were Young (by The Killers)
- Devil Went Down to Georgia (as made famous by Charlie Daniels Band)
- Sunshine of Your Love (as made famous by Cream)
- Holiday in Cambodia (as made famous by Dead Kennedys)
- Cliffs of Dover (as made famous by Eric Johnson)
- Hit Me with Your Best Shot (as made famous by Pat Benetar)
- Black Magic Woman (as made famous by Santana)
- Story of My Life (as made famous by Social Distortion)
- Pride and Joy (as made famous by Stevie Ray Vaughn)
- The Seeker (as made famous by The Who)
- Black Sunshine (as made famous by White Zombie)
Previously announced songs in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock include:
- Miss Murder (by AFI)
- Minus Celsius (by Backyard Babies)
- Sabotage (by Beastie Boys)
- Hier Kommt Alex (by Die Toten Hosen)
- Through Fire and Flames (by Dragonforce)
- In the Belly of a Shark (by Gallows)
- Welcome to The Jungle (by Guns N’ Roses)
- Avalancha (by Heroes Del Silencio)
- Take This Life (by In Flames)
- Number of the Beast (by Iron Maiden)
- Ruby (by Kaiser Chiefs)
- Closer (by Lacuna Coil)
- Cult of Personality (by Living Colour)
- One (by Metallica)
- Knights of Cydonia (by Muse)
- Mauvais Garcon (by NAAST)
- Even Flow (by Pearl Jam)
- Lay Down (by Priestess)
- Bulls on Parade (by Rage Against The Machine)
- 3's and 7's (by Queens of the Stone Age)
- Suck My Kiss (by Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Generation Rock (by Revolverheld)
- Raining Blood (by Slayer)
- Cherub Rock (by Smashing Pumpkins)
- Radio Song (by Superbus)
- The Metal (by Tenacious D)
- I'm in the Band (by The Hellacopters)
- Anarchy in the U.K. (by The Sex Pistols)
- Reptillia (by The Strokes)
- Paint It Black (by The Rolling Stones)
- My Name is Jonas (by Weezer)
- Slash’s Original Boss Battle Recording
- Tom Morello’s Original Boss Battle Recording
- School’s Out (as made famous by Alice Cooper)
- Paranoid (as made famous by Black Sabbath)
- Cities on Flame (as made famous by Blue Oyster Cult)
- Slow Ride (as made famous by Foghat)
- Barracuda (as made famous by Heart)
- Rock and Roll All Nite (as made famous by Kiss)
- Mississippi Queen (as made famous by Mountain)
- Rock You Like a Hurricane (as made famous by Scorpions)
- La Grange (as made famous by ZZ Top)
The song list for Guitar Hero III is a thing of beauty, a more eclectic list of songs has never been seen in a game before. Of course with new features such as the multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, boss battles, a and a bevy unlockable content the game is shaping up for its battle of the bands with its cousin Rock Band.
Guitar Hero players will also be able to shred with new wireless guitar controllers available for each platform, including exclusive Gibson Guitar's Les Paul model for the Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation 3. PlayStation 2 gamers get a real treat with the new wireless Gibon Kramer guitar. Now if only they made an adapter that let us play our PS2 guitars on our PS3s. Activision, if you really want to bury Rock Band, don't make us buy a new guitar for the PS3.
