Morello a villain in Guitar Hero III

Rage Against the Machine axe man tells Rolling Stone he will be a boss in the forthcoming rhythm game; preorder bundle revealed.

In addition to a heavy reliance on master recording tracks, Activision and RedOctane have signed on a number of big-name rockers to appear as bosses in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. One of the major announcements coming out of the GHIII camp during this year's E3 Media and Business Summit was that Guns N' Roses thrasher Slash would be doling out his special brand of rock for the rhythm game. Earlier this month, Poison frontman Bret Michaels was named as the second legend of rock to take the stage.

The third epic rocker to lend his signature twang in person to Guitar Hero III will reportedly be Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello. Speaking to Rolling Stone, Morello reportedly confirmed his appearance as a boss character, saying, "Whenever I play Guitar Hero, my opponent always kicks my ass on my own riffs...Now that I'm actually in the game, I hope the digital me will win once in a while!" A RedOctane rep has since confirmed Morello's presence in the game, noting that "track(s) that involve Morello will be announced shortly."

Known for his funk-heavy riffs and synthetic guitar sounds, Morello jammed with politically minded rockers Rage Against the Machine from 1991 to 2000. He and the rest of Rage's instrumentation joined with former Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell to form supergroup Audioslave from 2001 to 2007. In 2003, Morello was named the 26th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone.

As for official news on Guitar Hero III, RedOctane has updated its site with a new preorder bundle for the upcoming game. The Guitar Hero III Elite Bundle will include the game, a wireless Les Paul guitar controller, a custom faceplate, a Guitar Hero III T-shirt, a 2-inch-wide guitar strap, a keychain, and a sticker pack. The bundle is currently listed for the $109.99 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and $99.99 on the Nintendo Wii.

Rated T for Teen, Guitar Hero III: Rock the Legends is slated for release this October. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game will retail for $59.99, or $99.99 with a packed-in guitar. On the Wii and PlayStation 2, GHIII will cost $89.99 bundled with a guitar.

180 Comments

  • wiifan001

    Posted Oct 3, 2007 7:43 am PT

    Is Guitar Hero 3 worth $90 for the Wii? I mean I could get 2 Wii games

  • jbstark720

    Posted Oct 2, 2007 3:05 pm PT

    If this thing is called legends of rock there should be John Lennon, and Jimmy Paige. Other than that, this game is gonna really really realy raeelly really really big!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been saving up for quite awhile for this and I reserved it to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Dmarsh05

    Posted Sep 9, 2007 5:55 pm PT

    this game is going to be crazy. rage againest the machine as a boss its going to crazy. also great songs in it too

  • BILLYPAUL

    Posted Sep 8, 2007 4:54 pm PT

    There should be some CoC content also!!!

  • dewey1991

    Posted Sep 6, 2007 7:38 pm PT

    They should have Zakk Wylde as a gutarist

  • PurpleKANE

    Posted Sep 6, 2007 3:43 pm PT

    the three guitarists that i think should be in the game are tonni iomi, kirk hammet, and jimmi hendrix. they are real legends of rock.

  • nhlhero89

    Posted Sep 6, 2007 1:27 pm PT

    this will be freakin amazing i hope they get a good rage song like testify or sleep now in the fire

  • weltall1028

    Posted Sep 6, 2007 7:59 am PT

    Awesome! I just hope they use Rage Against The Machine, instead of the highly overrated Audioslave. I remember how boring Audioslave was in the original GH.

  • MSG-Deathscythe

    Posted Sep 6, 2007 5:15 am PT

    WOW!!! I'm sold! Tom Morello is #26? Try top 5 of all time.

  • David_Kniffin

    Posted Sep 6, 2007 12:59 am PT

    Wow, that is pretty damn sweet! RATM happens to be one of my favorite bands, so I'm going crazy over this. Now I just wish that they would get System of a Down, Mudvayne and Slipknot already (my other favorite bands). That'd be like a dream come true.

    And for those of you who are always whining about who they choose to be in the game, get over yourselves. Not everyone can agree on who a Legend of Rock is. For every guitarist anyone names, someone else would say it's a bad choice and their's is better. I'm just thankful that the series is getting recognized enough to bring in the music and artists that we're getting. And if GHIII is a hit, who knows how many artists will want to jump on for GHIV?

  • Jeff23400

    Posted Sep 6, 2007 12:40 am PT

    that makes me happy that they are putting the guitarist from Rage Against the Machine. He is awesome and hopefully this will inspire them to put a Rage against the Machine song *Wake Up* *crosses fingers*
    now my final hope is that they add buckethead as a boss and put one of his songs in... but thats not too likely.

  • Priest57

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 8:07 pm PT

    Well now I know this game is a must buy for me.

  • StillWingless

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 6:34 pm PT

    Whoa, wait, what? Bosses in GHIII?

    That sounds potentially really, really cool. Or maybe really, really suck. Not sure.

  • Mudvayne43

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 5:36 pm PT

    Yo, RachetV1: Why the hell r u reading this damn article if u dont like guitar hero!?!?!

  • rizz1990

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 4:49 pm PT

    morello is a god among guitarists.

  • boarding4ever

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 4:46 pm PT

    they should have the Zack Wylde standing on an amp during the tom morello part because he did that for no reason at one of their concerts. It would be something cool for the RATM fans.

  • Ardiendo_1

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 4:29 pm PT

    'cosmothehound

    yeah bret michaels is good and everything but hes not a shredder.'

    _________________________________________________________

    Niether is Morello... Shredding on guitar hero? LOL!

  • harleyrulesall

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 4:13 pm PT

    i just want, master of puppets...

  • willripyouanew1

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 3:50 pm PT

    I need a break from all this guitar hero hype

  • playa42018

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 3:42 pm PT

    I could care less which songs, which bands, and who are in the game.

    I just want to be able to compete against other people online. I could be rocking out to country music as long as I got to destroy someone online while doing it.

  • rsegoviano

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 3:28 pm PT

    John Norum (Europe) should be included, he rocks

  • DoubleAAA

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 3:27 pm PT

    Where is Omar Rodriguez-Lopez?

  • Nintendo_Ownes7

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 2:11 pm PT

    Rebelyell7 said
    "Seriously, why is BRET MICHAELS the boss, he sucks, C.C. Deville plays guitar for Poison and kicks some major ass."

    I don't agree that Bret Michaels Sucks since he is a good Singer, and he isn't a boss he just sings on some songs. But I do agree that C.C. Deville does kick Major Ass.

  • MichelobGolden

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 1:14 pm PT

    Bret Michaels isn't a boss, he's just the singer on some tracks.

  • SuperMooseman

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 12:34 pm PT

    Sweeeet. Is this deal in the UK too?

  • Rebelyell7

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 11:50 am PT

    Seriously, why is BRET MICHAELS the boss, he sucks, C.C. Deville plays guitar for Poison and kicks some major ass.

  • yanks101

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 11:23 am PT

    hopefully theyll put in another rage song. that would kick major ass

  • monsterbater4

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 10:58 am PT

    YESSSSSSSSSSSS, this is what i was waiting for any rage or audioslave will definitely kick ass. all i need now is to find out that zack Wyld is in the game and i will officially start waiting outside my local bestbuy

  • Space-Q

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 9:55 am PT

    where is buckethead ?

    haha, oh man could you imagine trying to beat him on expert? kids would have seizures with all the blinking lights. seriously though he would make for a great character in a game, they could have buckethead land and all... throw in claypool and bootsy for the bass sections.

  • rok_diablo

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 9:28 am PT

    sweeeeeeet

  • Warfust

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 8:35 am PT

    I'm off to order the Elite bundle now

  • Ice_man_1985

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 8:17 am PT

    where is buckethead ?

  • ashuncc2

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 8:07 am PT

    That's cool their doing a skill level bosses. I was going to just stay with my GHII, but I might have to check out GHIII.

  • Space-Q

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 7:32 am PT

    awesome! Morello's Ratm stuff was awesome. There are a ton of guitar heroes, but, if anyone is a guitar villian it's him. One of the top 5 most important guitarists of all time Know your enemy has the greatest guitar solo ever...traditional guitars and crazy sounds. hopefully rage gets back together for another album and full tour

  • Mattyrock

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 6:29 am PT

    RATM was awesome, this is gonna be awesome, I can tell already!

  • Binarynova

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 5:54 am PT

    I'm getting kinda tired of seeing a game subtitled "Legends of Rock" use so many non-legends as bosses. It feels like they didn't even try.

  • dmish82

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 5:23 am PT

    Sounding better every day.

  • AliasUK

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 4:59 am PT

    Will the PS2 controller adapter work with the GH2 controller?

  • jmijmy

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 1:37 am PT

    Lets see them get David Gilmour or Roger Waters on board, now that would be the sh#@$.

  • IcedViper

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 12:16 am PT

    Tom Morello is a beast!! In my oppinion like the 2nd or 3rd best guitarist of all time. Yea others can play a guitar on fire, or hit quick notes like crazy, but thats just nothin orginal or fun to listin to. Morellos style is HIS style. original and amazing. All the sounds in RATM or Audioslave you hear are him. Sometimes i find myself in aw tryin to think how the hell he does that. And yea he was named the 26th best guitarist of all time by RS but did you look at the list?? So many people where ahead of him that shouldnt be. For example... Kirk Cobane (Nirvana) was like #5 or 6. What the @#@#!! how the hell is he even on the list?? yea Nirvana was a legend but no Kirk (as a guitarist) maybe a song writer but not a guitarist. He just strums. and I can play like all there songs and ive been playin a guitar for like 3 months. That list is no where near legit. They really need to rethink it.

  • Tonkpilsnut

    Posted Sep 5, 2007 12:12 am PT

    Sweet. Definately worth buying now. Just get the standalone version and wait for the better Rock Band guitar (love the duplicate set of frets and the lower part of the neck)

  • afitxaxnxdx

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 11:49 pm PT

    I may get this now, Tom Morello is without a doubt todays greatest guitarist, the sounds he created for Rage are in par with the sounds The Beatles made with Revolver and Sgt. Pepper (in terms of doing something that was never done before, who plays with a wrench?). While not as revoltuionary as The Beatles of course, every sound in Rage was created using a guitar, no computer effects or anything, and he modeled his playing after Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton.

  • PacoL250

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 11:45 pm PT

    NICE. This guy can really jam on the guitar. I was hoping for something more old school, but he's a great choice.

    Now here's to hoping for some RATM or Audioslave in the game.

  • gatsbythepig

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 10:47 pm PT

    I am definitely getting this.

  • FoShaiZa_YoMama

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 10:38 pm PT

    they better not censor anymore songs in GH, RATM's Killing in the Name doesnt sound the same without "**** YOU I wONT DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!!!"

  • jediwookie90

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 9:45 pm PT

    Well,the guitarist from RAGE wouldn't be my first second theird or even fourth choice...but it could be worse..I guess. Its kind of a let down after rumors of Angus Young or Carlos Santana. And the price is completly too high on the PS2,seriously W(Why)TF is it $90? Oh well,at least it will be cheaper if I just get it w/o the guitar,if they even sell it w/o the guitar(they didn't mention a price in this article).I still feel like we're being taken advantage of because they know we'd pay whatever they made it cost if we didn't have a controller/if the controller we do have breaks(my wammy bar and my strap holders broke).

  • niteowl74

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 9:43 pm PT

    I could be wrong but isn't RATM supposed to be all anti corperate? I dont really follow them but i thought i heard something to that effect

  • niteowl74

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 9:43 pm PT

    I could be wrong but isn't RATM supposed to be all anti corperate? I dont really follow them but i thought i heard something to that effect

  • niteowl74

    Posted Sep 4, 2007 9:42 pm PT

    I could be wrong but isn't RATM supposed to be all anti corperate? I dont really follow them but i thought i heard something to that effect

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