Metallica Brings Death Magnetic for
Guitar Hero
Ushering in a unique convergence of gaming and music markets, Metallica's
ninth studio album Death Magnetic will be available as downloadable
content for Activision Publishing’s Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock with
the album release this Friday, September 12. Featured on the downloadable
album will be two Guitar Hero exclusive renditions of "Suicide &
Redemption" with extended solos by James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett. Gamers
need to buy the content once, as it is forward compatible and will
integrate seamlessly with Guitar Hero World Tour when it comes in
October.
In
addition to the two exclusive versions of "Suicide & Redemption," Guitar
Hero fans will live out the surreal Metallica experience with: "That Was
Just Your Life," "The End of the Line," "Broken, Beat & Scared," "The Day
That Never Comes," "All Nightmare Long," "Cyanide," "The Unforgiven III,"
"The Judas Kiss" and "My Apocalypse."
"We've
been working very closely with Metallica and we're extremely excited to
offer Death Magnetic not only in its entirety, but also with the exclusive
recordings of 'Suicide & Redemption' as downloadable content to Guitar
Hero fans," said Tim Riley, Vice President of Music Affairs for Activision
Blizzard. "We're proud to be setting a new precedent for our two
industries, making an entire new album available in two different mediums
simultaneously."
Metallica's Death Magnetic album will be available for Guitar Hero III:
Legends of Rock on September 12 for download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for
Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft at a cost of
1440 Microsoft Points and in the PLAYSTATION Store for the PLAYSTATION 3
computer entertainment system at a cost of $17.99. It’s rated "T" for Teen
by the ESRB.
Guitar
Hero World Tour transforms music gaming by expanding Guitar Hero's
signature guitar gameplay into a cooperative band experience that combines
the wireless controllers with new online and offline gameplay modes
including Band Career and 8-player "Battle of the Bands." The game
features a redesigned guitar controller, drum kit controller, and a
microphone, as well as a Music Studio music creator that lets players
compose, record, edit, and share their own rock 'n' roll anthems.
Music
creators will also be able to share their recordings with their friends
online through GHTunes where other gamers can download and play the
creations.
Guitar
Hero World Tour is being developed by Neversoft Entertainment for the Xbox
360 and PLAYSTATION 3. The Wii version is being developed by Vicarious
Visions. The PlayStation 2 version is being developed by Budcat.
Photo
courtesy: Activision
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