With the Activision game Guitar Hero III just days away from release, guitar hero Joe Perry was in hand in New York to party away for the launch.
Guitar Hero III features more music than ever before including Aerosmith and a newly recorded track from the Sex Pistols."We were thrilled to be part of the launch of one of the season's hottest and most anticipated games and to provide an opportunity for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Aerosmith fans to jam with Joe," said Tom DaNapoli, vice president of marketing for GameStop in a statement. "At GameStop, we strive to bring power to the players through events like this that allow gamers to pursue their fantasies."
For the first time ever, Guitar Hero fans will also be able to thrash and burn with new wireless guitar controllers available for each platform, including exclusive Gibson Guitar's Les Paul model for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo, and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system gamers will also get to shred on a new exclusive shape, Gibson's Kramer guitar, popularized by hard rockers and known for its body design, pickups, electronics and construction for furious finger fretting.
Guitar Hero III will be available from next week.
The additional tracks 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)
In addition to the newly announced tracks, 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)
