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Activision has announced that this autumn’s Guitar Hero World Tour video game is to feature exclusive re-records by MC5’s Wayne Kramer, Motörhead and The Sex Pistols.
Just short of the 40th anniversary of the seminal performance in October 1968 when “Kick Out the Jams” was originally recorded, MC5 founder and lead guitarist Wayne Kramer went back into the recording studio along with original producer Bruce Botnick to re-record the track exclusively for Guitar Hero World Tour. The track features the vocals recorded by Rob Tyner in 1968 and Kramer was joined in the studio by Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains and Gilby Clark formerly of Guns ‘N’ Roses.
Guitar Hero World Tour will also feature re-recordings of The Sex Pistols’ “Pretty Vacant” and Motörhead’s smash hit “Overkill”.
“We set out to deliver a soundtrack for Guitar Hero that envelopes as many genres, styles and artists as possible without limiting scope,” said Tim Riley, Vice President of Music Affairs for Activision Blizzard. “When highly respected artists such as MC5’s Wayne Kramer, Motörhead 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.”
Guitar Hero World Tour is scheduled for release this autumn for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PS2.
