<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Guitar-hero ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/guitar-hero Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:51:37 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “To create something from nothing is one of the greatest feelings”: Why Prince turned down a deal with Guitar Hero ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-prince-rejected-guitar-hero DuNBsdtLxn7BcnUJoTA3Fn Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:51:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’re raising the bar on what we believe a rhythm game can be”: Guitar Hero producers have announced a new game – and it’s got the backing of Gibson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/stage-tour-video-game-announced W494eLHhXmsTRq3S8sNVLL Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:26:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The record label called to tell me that we were selling albums like crazy. We were playing just before Slipknot and Disturbed at festivals”: As Guitar Hero turns 20, DragonForce’s Herman Li recalls how the game turned them into a household name ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dragonforce-herman-li-on-how-guitar-hero-turned-the-band-into-a-household-name rz2iHVw2uFUwKQnMi5gF7S Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:35:10 +0000 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:17:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “At the end of the service, they would just shred, and I would sit there and watch with my jaw to the floor, not moving”: Steve Lacy reflects on his guitar origins – and how it all goes back to church and Guitar Hero ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-lacy-reflects-on-his-guitar-origins EYJpnucbsJWQ8mksStJwX9 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:54:48 +0000 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:57:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My grandma asked me why I was spending so much time pretending to play the guitar when I could just get a real guitar and try to learn how to actually play”: Inhaler’s Josh Jenkinson reveals that Guitar Hero was his launchpad to picking up the guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/inhaler-josh-jenkinson-guitar-hero YWsgudRHZGre2tWGRZNjV7 Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:30:06 +0000 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:13:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “People laughed at us, saying, ‘Why are you playing guitar solos? This is so lame.’ We thought, ‘Let's go even faster’”: Herman Li on how Guitar Hero helped make guitar solos cool again – and why grunge killing off the shred scene wasn’t a bad thing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/herman-li-on-guitar-hero-and-grunge LqQkVyfmLi57mLgzZdnsNj Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:46:58 +0000 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:09:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Herman Li reveals Guitar Hero paid DragonForce “barely any money” for Through the Fire and Flames ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/herman-li-dragonforce-through-the-fire-and-flames-guitar-hero-pay hampxknE97mzrHygz9rJDb Tue, 05 Apr 2022 12:10:37 +0000 Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:52:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guitar Hero might be making a comeback following Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/guitar-hero-comeback qPqESrKVmLkvXmro6ixQ95 Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:00:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tom Morello and Slash discuss how their Interstate 80 collaboration came to be and made their fiercest Guitar Hero battles come true ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tom-morello-and-slash-discuss-how-their-interstate-80-collaboration-came-to-be-and-made-their-fiercest-guitar-hero-battles-come-true KjYdkxWasP266jmpht33qS Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:36:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Six-String Gaming: A Guide to Some of the Best Guitar-Focused Video Games ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/six-string-gaming-a-guide-to-some-of-the-best-guitar-focused-video-games rQjdH86KdbQaCwRoQv4mvP Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:33:08 +0000 Mon, 01 Apr 2019 13:39:22 +0000