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Posted: September 12th, 2008.
METALLICA BRINGS DEATH MAGNETIC TO GUITAR HERO® III: LEGENDS OF ROCK THIS FRIDAY TO MAKE MUSIC AND VIDEO GAMING HISTORY
Guitar Hero® to Feature Two Exclusive Versions of “Suicide and Redemption” & Downloadable Death Magnetic Album Also ForwardCompatible with Upcoming Guitar Hero® World Tour
In a monumental first for the gaming and music industries, Metallicas highly anticipated ninth studio album Death Magnetic will be available in its entirety as downloadable content for Activision Publishing, Inc.s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock day and date 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 looking to shred, drum and wail away to the Death Magnetic downloadable album need only purchase the content once as it is forward compatible and will integrate seamlessly with Guitar Hero® World Tour when it launches this 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 Ill, The Judas Kiss and My Apocalypse.
Weve been working very closely with Metallica and were 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. Were proud to be setting a new precedent for our two industries, making an entire new album available in two different mediums simultaneously.
Metallicas Death Magnetic album will be available for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock on September 12, 2008 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.
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock offers the ultimate rock experience with new wireless guitars, freshly added content and features including a multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a host of exclusive unlockable content and visually stunning rock venues. Expanded online multiplayer modes allow axe-shredders worldwide to compete head-to-head for true rock status as they riff through a star-studded soundtrack including master tracks by legendary artists such as Aerosmith, Guns ‘N’ Roses, The Rolling Stones, Beastie Boys, Rage Against the Machine and Pearl Jam, as well as original songs by guitar icons Slash and Tom Morello. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is now available and is rated 12+ by PEGI and 12 by the BBFC.
When the house lights go down this autumn, a new generation of guitarists, drummers and fearless frontmen will come together and rock with Guitar Hero World Tour. The latest installment in the #1 best-selling video game franchise of 2007, Guitar Hero World Tour transforms music gaming by expanding Guitar Heros signature guitar gameplay into a cooperative band experience that combines the most advanced wireless controllers with new revolutionary online and offline gameplay modes including Band Career and 8-player Battle of the Bands, which allows two full bands to compete head-to-head online for the first time ever. The game features a slick newly redesigned guitar controller, drum kit controller and a microphone, as well as an innovative 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 GHTunesSM where other gamers can download and play anendless supply of unique creations.
Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock retails for various prices on the formats (check individual links above), it’s out now and the Metallica album is released today.
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