Sydney, Australia \u2013 September 9, 2008 \u2013 In a monumental first for the gaming and music industries, Metallica\u2019s highly anticipated ninth studio album Death Magnetic will be available in its entirety as downloadable content for Activision Publishing, Inc.\u2019s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero\u00ae III: Legends of Rock day and date with the album release this Friday, September 12.\u00a0 Featured on the downloadable album will be two Guitar Hero\u00ae exclusive renditions of \u201cSuicide & Redemption\u201d with extended solos by James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett.\u00a0 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\u00ae World Tour when it launches this November.<\/p>\n
In addition to the two exclusive versions of \u201cSuicide & Redemption,\u201d Guitar Hero fans will live out the surreal Metallica experience with: \u201cThat Was Just Your Life,\u201d \u201cThe End of the Line,\u201d \u201cBroken, Beat & Scared,\u201d \u201cThe Day That Never Comes,\u201d \u201cAll Nightmare Long,\u201d \u201cCyanide,\u201d \u201cThe Unforgiven Ill,\u201d \u201cThe Judas Kiss\u201d and \u201cMy Apocalypse.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been working very closely with Metallica and we\u2019re extremely excited to offer Death Magnetic not only in its entirety, but also with the exclusive recordings of \u2018Suicide & Redemption\u2019 as downloadable content to Guitar Hero fans,\u201d said Tim Riley, Vice President of Music Affairs for Activision Blizzard.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re proud to be setting a new precedent for our two industries, making an entire new album available in two different mediums simultaneously.\u201d<\/p>\n
Metallica\u2019s Death Magnetic album will be available for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock on September 12, 2008 for download on Xbox LIVE\u00ae Marketplace for Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft at a cost of 1440 Microsoft Points and in the PLAYSTATION\u00aeStore for the PLAYSTATION\u00ae3 computer entertainment system at a cost of AUD27.95 and NZD33.90<\/p>\n
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, gruelling 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 “PG\u201d (Mild themes, Violence, Sexual references, Coarse language) by the Classification Board.<\/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 PG (Mild themes, Violence, Sexual references, Coarse language) by the Classification Board.\u00a0 For more information on Guitar Hero World Tour, please visit www.guitarhero.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sydney, Australia \u2013 September 9, 2008 \u2013 In a monumental first for the gaming and music industries, Metallica\u2019s highly anticipated ninth studio album Death Magnetic will be available in its entirety as downloadable content for Activision Publishing, Inc.\u2019s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero\u00ae III: Legends of Rock day and date with the album release this Friday,<\/p>\n