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Bringing the ultimate set list to furious finger-fretting rockaholics around the world this September, Activision Publishing, Inc. revealed the entire Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock on-disc lineup. With more than 90 tracks focusing on guitar shredding hits, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock is headlined by some of the largests bands in rock and features original tracks written and composed by AAA talent, special re-records by famous artists, and bands that are making their Guitar Hero debut.

“We engaged our fans to find out what they really wanted and then hand-picked over 90 tracks that deliver the ultimate rock experience,” said Tim Riley, Vice President of Music Affairs for Guitar Hero. “From the new guitar controller to the gameplay to the on-disc set list, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock is truly a return to rock.”

When Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock releases on 24th September, gamers will join the quest to save rock and strive to keep up with the blistering solo’s and intense rifts as they shred their way through the largest Guitar Hero set list to date. The full track list includes: (more…)

Sex, Drugs and Bon Jovi Available Worldwide through Amazon

With fans worldwide clamoring for an inside look at how Jon Bon Jovi and his band catapulted to fame, a sensational new unauthorized memoir is now available internationally through Amazon. Sex, Drugs and Bon Jovi, written by original tour manager Rich Bozzett, tells what went on behind the scenes as the band transformed into a top-selling hit maker with a defining impact on popular culture.

During his time on the road with the Bon Jovi band from 1983 to 1989, Bozzett witnessed the ups and downs before the aspiring rock star became famous. His memoir recounts what one reviewer called “a gripping first-person tell-all that chronicles an iconic music phenomenon.”

Due to Bon Jovi’s huge international following, the memoir is being made available to a wider audience of readers outside the United States. “Jon and his band have fans far and wide and my book will give them an up-close account of how the group got to where they are now and what they did along the way,” said Bozzett.

The memoir meticulously documents life on the road from the group’s first performances as an opening act before a few hundred people to selling more than 130 million records and performing for more than 34 million fans worldwide. It includes details of how the breakout success of the Slippery When Wet tour saved the band from financial chaos and how in-fighting and overwork led to its two-year breakup in 1990. Among the memoir’s revealing details are Jon’s use of drugs before and after each show and the unintended effects they had on him and how the band was linked to one of the nation’s largest cocaine and marijuana drug smuggling operations at the time, leading to frequent run-ins with airline security and the D.E.A., including strip searches of Jon.

The book is available online for US$24.95 plus shipping and handling at http://www.sexdrugsandbonjovi.com and can also be purchased at worldwide at http://www.amazon.com.

The last time you went shopping for DVDs, you might have noticed an unmistakable empty space where Slayer titles should have been. The reason is simple – all of Slayer’s DVDs have been out of print.

But rest easy Slayer fanatics, the wait will soon be over. On August 17, 2010, 2003′s “War at the Warfield” and 2004′s “Still Reigning” will be reissued, and, for the first time ever, 1995′s “Live Intrusion,” having been digitally remastered, will also be available on DVD.

All three will be sold separately at retail and online ($13.98 each), and the Limited Edition “Slayer Live DVD 3-Pak” ($29.98), will be available exclusively on Slayer’s website, www.slayer.net

“I remember around ‘God Hates Us All,’” [2001], said Slayer’s Kerry King, “asking when we were going to make a DVD of ‘Live Intrusion.’ So, here we are, ten years later, and it’s about time.”

Every one of the Slayer live-in-concert DVDs represents a different era of the band: “Live Intrusion” was recorded on March 12, 1995 at the Mesa Amphitheatre in Mesa, AZ, and features guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, bassist/vocalist Tom Araya, and drummer Paul Bostaph. The disc, which is certified Gold, includes some of the most classic Slayer songs such as “Raining Blood” and “War Ensemble,” but also some early special tracks like “At Dawn They Sleep” and “Captor of Sin.” As a bonus, Machine Head’s Robb Flynn and Chris Kontos join the band on-stage for a cover of Venom’s “Witching Hour.”

The opening of “Live Intrusion” features a look at some of the band’s very unique fans, in particular, with special emphasis placed upon the fan from the mid-90s who had “Slayer” carved onto his forearm. In addition, the quality of “Live Intrusion” is high-end, as the original VHS master was located and used to create the DVD. (more…)