Guitar Hero III songs named

The latest incarnation of the popular music game gets an initial tracklist; original songs by the Rolling Stones, Beastie Boys, Smashing Pumpkins, Tenacious D, and Living Colour confirmed.

Hot on the heels of this week's announcement of seven more songs for the 1980s-themed Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, Activision has announced the first batch of songs for Guitar Hero III. The full list for the latest rhythm game, first revealed during an earnings call earlier in the year, is below--and contains many tracks by the original artists:

ORIGINAL RECORDINGS:
"Cult of Personality" by Living Colour
"Paint It Black" by the Rolling Stones
"Cherub Rock" by Smashing Pumpkins
"Sabotage" by Beastie Boys
"The Metal" by Tenacious D
"My Name Is Jonas" by Weezer
"Knights of Cydonia" by Muse

COVER SONGS:
"Rock And Roll All Nite" as made famous by Kiss
"School's Out" as made famous by Alice Cooper
"Slow Ride" as made famous by Foghat
"Barracuda" as made famous by Heart

The company also confirmed that the game would be getting two new controllers--a Gibson Les Paul guitar model for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii consoles, and a Gibson Kramer guitar for the PlayStation 2. Both controllers will be wireless.

The new game will also get a host of new features, including a "multiplayer action-inspired battle mode," and authentic rock venues. An expanded online multiplayer mode will allow gamers to compete with other guitar heroes worldwide.

RedOctane's head of publishing, Dusty Welch, said that the team had listened to fans' requests for this edition of the game. He commented, "Many of the top bands and songs we've tried to get in the past are now on board, and we've definitely got some giant aces in the hole to say the least."

Guitar Hero III is due for release on the PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii this "fall." It will be the first full-fledged entry in the series to be developed by Activision's in-house studio Neversoft--the first two Guitar Hero games were made by Harmonix.

772 Comments

  • devil_1994

    Posted Jan 6, 2008 5:35 am PT

    3 days grace would have been nice but the game is awesome

  • jackular666

    Posted Nov 13, 2007 4:07 am PT

    i want to know the rest of the song you can dowlad >

  • bleeblooman

    Posted Nov 10, 2007 7:10 pm PT

    This song list is fantastic and theres no doubt that it tops the other two games. Lou is really tickin me off though...

  • Nicksta101

    Posted Nov 2, 2007 12:20 pm PT

    Disturbed, Rise Against, Rolling Stones, RATM, KISS, Alice Cooper, Iron Maiden, could this be the greatest tracklist made in a game? The answer- yes.

  • GTAgangster

    Posted Oct 30, 2007 8:17 pm PT

    Dude wheres iron maiden?! AC/DC!!! aww this playlist sucks althought i can wait to play the game..., i prefer rockband's playlist rather than this one., im kinda dissapointed.

  • masterhalo3

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 4:16 pm PT

    Coheed and Cambria aren't very good. Especially on GH 3. Nah.

  • insanemclane

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 10:07 am PT

    Lets get some death metal on this ****

  • roryk666

    Posted Oct 28, 2007 12:50 am PT

    Coheed and Cambria are stupid and sound like girls

  • m1lkshakes

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 2:07 pm PT

    great song list, but I wish it had some chevelle, megadeth, or even three days grace. Love the dragonforce!!

  • Foxrider5610

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 7:10 am PT

    The D

  • NightRangerII

    Posted Oct 23, 2007 3:59 pm PT

    Yea, some AC/DC would be nice to see. But it's not.

  • Elitekiller1172

    Posted Oct 21, 2007 10:07 pm PT

    slash battles YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • gamerkid99

    Posted Oct 20, 2007 1:00 pm PT

    AC/DC???

  • pachucheng

    Posted Oct 20, 2007 8:39 am PT

    This is one HECK of a kickass game.

    Slash FTW.

  • retrofraction12

    Posted Oct 16, 2007 7:43 pm PT

    and wii adition is online too

  • shroomario

    Posted Oct 15, 2007 3:33 pm PT

    i hate slash

  • ImagelessSabre

    Posted Oct 11, 2007 8:59 pm PT

    DUUUUDE

  • Kevdog1976

    Posted Oct 11, 2007 4:53 pm PT

    I love the fact they are finally put some Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer in the line up!!! How cool will it be to face off against Slash as the finale!!!

  • Deathshott

    Posted Oct 11, 2007 10:05 am PT

    man i didnty see any megadeth in that line up... wake up dead or good mourning/black friday would be so fun to play or maybe even washington is next. holy wars is more of a rock band track cause every intstrument has such insane parts on that song.

  • flintenspiel

    Posted Oct 11, 2007 9:20 am PT

    I love that Tenacious D is on here

  • Comic-Relief

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 10:40 pm PT

    I would just like to see some AC/DC on there

  • kemist2cal222 posted Oct 10, 2007 1:03 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    kemist2cal222

    Posted Oct 10, 2007 1:03 pm PT (hide)

    I think everyone needs to relax and take a deep breath and repeat after me......."I am not the owner of Activision and therefore I do not get to decide the next guitar hero tracks." Cause after all, just because you like some crappy song, doesn't mean the rest of the world does. There, doesn't that feel good??

  • tmac531

    Posted Oct 9, 2007 4:30 pm PT

    I really want to see "don't fear the reaper" i think it would be awsome

  • xboxps2god

    Posted Oct 8, 2007 9:46 pm PT

    This game is going to own every system....this game is gonna be BIG. why do you guys want coheed and cambria......??? They're not that great.

  • jakemanp

    Posted Oct 8, 2007 8:35 pm PT

    I agree .. a coheed and cambria song would be great.
    Welcome home maybe?

  • Gruff-182

    Posted Oct 8, 2007 1:15 am PT

    Would love a Coheed and Cambria song. .....or 5.

  • adrertl

    Posted Oct 4, 2007 8:18 pm PT

    How can they call it Guitar Hero without any true "Guitar Hero"s in the game? Where's Joe Satriani? It must be a legal issue, otherwise his music and at least Steve Vai should each have AT LEAST ONE SONG each in the game...

  • CampusVoice

    Posted Oct 3, 2007 11:49 am PT

    I just checked the playable Guitar Hero 3 song list and they've added the 11 new songs that Activision just announced. I just listened to like all 60 songs; the game definitely kicks ass.

  • brain20035

    Posted Oct 3, 2007 5:40 am PT

    Why are all these writers retards!!!??? they forget to name PC in the releasing list!

  • imperial_agent

    Posted Oct 3, 2007 12:37 am PT

    Depeche Mode "Enjoy the Silence" would make me want to buy the game just for that one song alone.

  • alabama_redneck

    Posted Sep 30, 2007 12:19 pm PT

    They need the old metallica. Like master of puppets, battery, Or Damage Inc.

  • just4pool93

    Posted Sep 28, 2007 7:47 pm PT

    Stairway to Heaven would be greatly appreciated

  • snake2075

    Posted Sep 28, 2007 6:40 pm PT

    would you be able to add your own songs into the game?

  • NAF4141

    Posted Sep 27, 2007 8:04 pm PT

    hell yeah darth revan i agree with all of that,,, a doors song would be totally righteous

  • bob_eh

    Posted Sep 23, 2007 8:14 am PT

    sultans of swing would be the bombest song in the world for guitar hero.

  • darth-revan

    Posted Sep 23, 2007 12:17 am PT

    NAF4141

    yeah your right it does need a pink floyd song... imagine playing Shine On....... metallica would be awesome too

    me: Shine on would be way too long for my taistes. Though as a final boss song, it would work. Also, dogs, pigs, Another Brick in the Wall, Time, Money ect.

    Also, the game needs a Doors song. Imagine playing The End, 5 to One or Break on Through.

  • NAF4141

    Posted Sep 22, 2007 12:27 pm PT

    yeah your right it does need a pink floyd song... imagine playing Shine On....... metallica would be awesome too

  • newton1690

    Posted Sep 22, 2007 4:48 am PT

    "needs a pink floyd song...needs a pink floyd song!!!! r u kidding me how about a song from some of the greates rock bands ever with the best guitarists and solos such as metallica, anthrax, godsmack, disturbed"

    Haha, what an idiot. Pink Floyd are one of the greatest bands in the world. A band that will go down in history. Metallica are good I suppose but anthrax? Godsmack?? Disturbed???? I think you are disturbed. How can you seriously compare Pink Floyd to them? Idiot.

  • csachaoskid24

    Posted Sep 21, 2007 4:00 pm PT

    needs a pink floyd song...needs a pink floyd song!!!! r u kidding me how about a song from some of the greates rock bands ever with the best guitarists and solos such as metallica, anthrax, godsmack, disturbed

  • ernest619619

    Posted Sep 20, 2007 10:36 pm PT

    the game need a Pink Floyd Song

  • Richter7

    Posted Sep 18, 2007 8:41 pm PT

    For me, Pantera's Walk would really get my attendtion if it's in part III. Also, if they really put J-Rock in here...Then me reserving this game is more rewarding then ever.

  • GuitarGod69

    Posted Sep 18, 2007 4:28 pm PT

    bad ass alice cooper heart and kiss

  • StealthJackel86

    Posted Sep 16, 2007 3:14 am PT

    I don't know if anyone's posted this yet, but I read on Metallica's site that One is gonna be on here. Of all the choices for Metallica songs out there, I thought we'd get stuck with something that was popular, but bland. I can't wait to tear that song up. And I'll go out on a limb and say I'm probably the first person to say they'd love to see a Nightwish track on here.

  • BlindEnigma

    Posted Sep 14, 2007 6:40 pm PT

    I heard that "Through the Fire and the Flames" by Dragonforce will be on this game....if so, it'll put Rock Band to shame.....

  • jaredwilder

    Posted Sep 14, 2007 8:05 am PT

    wonder if they'll finaly put some green day...ooo and more foo fighters

    yeah.............

  • CampusVoice

    Posted Sep 13, 2007 11:08 am PT

    This game has by far the best Guitar Hero Soundtrack so far. There are a lot more recent bands and less awful 80s rock. A couple songs I'm looking forward to playing are 3's and 7's by Queens of the Stone Age, Paranoid by Black Sabbath, and Welcome to the Jungle (an exception to the bad 80s music, it's so catchy) . I LOVE GUITAR HERO!

    Here's the site I used to listen to the Guitar Hero 3 Soundtrack

  • bman_the_great

    Posted Sep 12, 2007 9:41 pm PT

    Nice, I'm looking forward to this game, finally for the wii and also because muse is awesome. . . I'd buy it just for that one song

  • TheBrokenNinja

    Posted Sep 12, 2007 8:37 am PT

    the strokes and the killers will also be on there, this game will destroy the previous ones

  • Sam_Lowery

    Posted Sep 10, 2007 8:36 pm PT

    I like a lot of the songs but they are never going to be able to please everybody. they really need to have more DLC packs that focus on groups of songs like death metal, 60's, pop, soft rock, ect. and just let people buy 15 to 25 song packs that cover every genre.

  • soulflytribe25

    Posted Sep 9, 2007 11:17 pm PT

    three days grace sucks!! some zeppelin would be awesome

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