{"id":58,"date":"2008-09-05T09:47:01","date_gmt":"2008-09-05T09:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=58"},"modified":"2008-09-05T09:47:01","modified_gmt":"2008-09-05T09:47:01","slug":"mc5%e2%80%99s-wayne-kramer-motorhead-and-the-sex-pistols-modernize-iconic-sound-with-re-recorded-tracks-for-guitar-hero%c2%ae-world-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=58","title":{"rendered":"MC5\u2019s WAYNE KRAMER, MOT\u00d6RHEAD AND THE SEX PISTOLS MODERNIZE ICONIC SOUND WITH RE-RECORDED TRACKS FOR GUITAR HERO\u00ae WORLD TOUR"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sydney, Australia \u2013 September 4, 2008 \u2013 Guitar Hero\u00ae fans will have a unique opportunity to unleash their inner rockstar as they come together and kick out some jams with exclusive re-records by MC5\u2019s Wayne Kramer, Mot\u00f6rhead and The Sex Pistols in Activision Publishing, Inc.\u2019s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero\u00ae World Tour.<\/p>\n

Just shy of the 40th anniversary of the seminal performance in October 1968 when \u201cKick Out the Jams\u201d was originally recorded, founder and lead guitarist Wayne Kramer went back into the recording studio with original producer Bruce Botnick to re-record the track exclusively for Guitar Hero World Tour.\u00a0 Featuring the vocals recorded by Rob Tyner in 1968, Wayne Kramer was joined by friends Jerry Cantrell of Alice and Chains and Gilby Clark formerly of Guns \u2018N\u2019 Roses \u2013 at The Woodshed Recorder, studio of composer and ex-Oingo Boingo keyboardist Richard Gibbs \u2013 to update and modernise the sound without taking away from the original visceral garage sound that made MC5 famous and helped start the Punk Rock revolution.<\/p>\n

Last year when they re-recorded \u201cAnarchy in the U.K.\u201d as a Guitar Hero exclusive, fellow Punk Rock band The Sex Pistols \u2013 with original members John Lydon on vocals, guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook and producer Chris Thomas \u2013 also re-recorded \u201cPretty Vacant\u201d utilising the original analog sound board (circa 1969) that was built for George Martin at Air Studios, London, England in order to maintain the classic sound.\u00a0 Further extending the immense depth of the Guitar Hero World Tour set list is world renowned recording artist Mot\u00f6rhead who returned to the studio to re-record their smash hit \u201cOverkill,\u201d which had originally appeared on their 1979 album, Overkill.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe set out to deliver a soundtrack for Guitar Hero that envelopes as many genres, styles and artists as possible without limiting scope,\u201d said Tim Riley, Vice President of Music Affairs for Activision Blizzard.\u00a0 \u201cWhen highly respected artists such as MC5\u2019s Wayne Kramer, Mot\u00f6rhead and The Sex Pistols are willing to go back into the recording studio to re-record their music exclusively for the game, the fans win by getting a unique experience of old yet new legendary sounds.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the house lights go down this spring, a new generation of guitarists, drummers and fearless frontmen will come together and rock with Guitar Hero World Tour.\u00a0 The latest instalment in the #1 best-selling video game franchise of 2007, Guitar Hero World Tour transforms music gaming by expanding Guitar Hero\u2019s 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 \u201cBattle of the Bands,\u201d which allows two full bands to compete head-to-head online for the first time ever.\u00a0 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 \u2018n\u2019 roll anthems.\u00a0 Music creators will also be able to share their recordings with their friends online through GHTunesSM where other gamers can download and play an endless supply of unique creations.<\/p>\n

Guitar Hero World Tour is being developed by Neversoft Entertainment for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION\u00ae3 computer entertainment system.\u00a0 The Wii\u2122 version is being developed by Vicarious Visions.\u00a0 The PlayStation\u00ae2 computer entertainment system version is being developed by Budcat. The game is rated \u201cPG\u201d (Mild themes and Violence, Sexual references and mild coarse language) by the Classification Board.\u00a0 For more information on Guitar Hero World Tour, please visit www.guitarhero.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nHeadquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Sydney, Australia \u2013 September 4, 2008 \u2013 Guitar Hero\u00ae fans will have a unique opportunity to unleash their inner rockstar as they come together and kick out some jams with exclusive re-records by MC5\u2019s Wayne Kramer, Mot\u00f6rhead and The Sex Pistols in Activision Publishing, Inc.\u2019s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero\u00ae World Tour. Just shy of the<\/p>\n

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