Various Artists
[#] Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock Companion Pack (2007)
A sign of Guitar Hero's growing commercialism.
Reviewed October 19, 2026
Muted as I am on the game itself, it's not with its music! A Guitar Hero III soundtrack set would be perhaps the ideal way to experience the game's exclusive tracks, alternate mixes, soundalike covers, and obscure favorites. This is a thinly-veiled excuse to sell a premium DLC pack, though, a strange marketer-assembled hodgepodge of non-disc songs and largely modern rock selections from the game itself. It's baby's first rock playlist and doesn't strike me as super Guitar Hero-y, but there's still some huge tunes here and it works in spite of itself.
Between AFI, Flyleaf, Rise Against, and the absence of any oldies at all, it's clear this was aimed at the New Coke new generation of rock listeners. If you're hoping for all the game-exclusive songs (the Sex Pistols' re-recording of "Anarchy in the U.K.", or the alternate bridge version of "3's and 7's"), they're not here. You do get Slash's game intro solo, the iconic "Devil Went Down to Georgia" gone metal courtesy of Steve Ouimette, and Living Colour's "Cult of Personality" re-record that sounds impressively identical to the original. As a comp, it's pretty basic, hardly bad but inessential. For Guitar Hero fans, though, it's a curious time capsule and maybe worth owning for that reason.
| Essential: | "Miss Murder", "Slither", "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" |
|---|---|
| Quintessential: | "Prayer of the Refugee" |
| Non-Essential: | "Kool Thing" |
| Rating: |  |