14 DAY TRIAL // Activision must be getting anxious already as the sales for the Guitar Hero franchise have never been better. "Rock the 80's" has just been released so their palm must be itching to release the next one in line, "Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock". They have just announced new 11 songs that will feature the new title:
￭ Miss Murder (by AFI) ￭ Through Fire and Flames (by Dragonforce) ￭ Number of the Beast (by Iron Maiden) ￭ 3's and 7's (by Queens of the Stone Age) ￭ Suck My Kiss (by Red Hot Chili Peppers) ￭ Raining Blood (by Slayer) ￭ Reptillia (by The Strokes) ￭ Paranoid (as made famous by Black Sabbath) ￭ Cities on Flame (as made famous by Blue Oyster Cult) ￭ Mississippi Queen (as made famous by Mountain) ￭ La Grange (as made famous by ZZ Top)
Tim Riley, Activision's worldwide executive of music (that's got to be the coolest job ever) has stated: "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock features the most comprehensive song list ever assembled for a game. Artists and music execs from the major and independent record labels and publishers respect the brand and have given us unrivaled access to their music vaults allowing us to give gamers what they want - to grab their Gibson guitars and shred to their favorite music."
In fact, the rock star Jade Puget, guitarist for AFI, a band featured in the game, is anticipating the upcoming release of the Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and wants fans to know that "if you're going to start playing Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, make sure you have, say, the next 2 years free, because that's all you're going to want to do."
In addition to the newly announced tracks, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock's previously announced tracks include:
￭ Slash's Original Boss Battle Recording ￭ Welcome to The Jungle (by Guns N' Roses) ￭ Paint It Black (by The Rolling Stones) ￭ Cherub Rock (by Smashing Pumpkins) ￭ Sabotage (by Beastie Boys) ￭ The Metal (by Tenacious D) ￭ My Name is Jonas (by Weezer) ￭ Knights of Cydonia (by Muse) ￭ Even Flow (by Pearl Jam) ￭ Lay Down (by Priestess) ￭ Cult of Personality (by Living Colour) ￭ Rock and Roll All Nite (as made famous by Kiss) ￭ School's Out (as made famous by Alice Cooper) ￭ Rock You Like a Hurricane (as made famous by Scorpions) ￭ Slow Ride (as made famous by Foghat) ￭ Barracuda (as made famous by Heart)
Guitar Hero III is set on a path that cannot fail and must not fail. The expectations are so high right now that I don't even think Activision will be able to rise above them. Not that they couldn't but because it might be impossible.