When I think of St. Patrick’s Day, I think of rocking out and playing Guitar Hero III to my heart’s content. Wait, no I don’t—I think about drinking beer and then drinking more beer. However, Activision is hoping that gamers will stop celebrating long enough to download some songs for Guitar Hero III. After all, they’re free!

In keeping with the nationally-celebrated drinking holiday, Guitar Hero III will have three songs from Celtic band Dropkick Murphys, available sometime in March, presumably. The songs are “Famous for Nothing”, “(F)lannigan’s Ball”, and “Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya”. Whether you’re a big fan of the band or not, you would be foolish to say no to free stuff, even if (like me) you haven’t touched Guitar Hero since Rock Band came out. Activision’s full press release follows.



ACTIVISION UNVEILS NEW DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT IN MARCH FOR GUITAR HERO® III: LEGENDS OF ROCK

    Modern Metal Pack to Feature Chart-Toppers from Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones and Thrice Dropkick Murphys On Tap for Free Download Available in Time for Dropkick Murphys On Tap for Free Download Available in Time for St. Patrick's Day Celebrations

    SANTA MONICA, CA - March 6, 2008 - New downloadable songs for Activision Inc.'s Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock are set to storm living rooms across the globe with the release of two new track packs.

    Available today is the Modern Metal pack which let's players jam to master recordings of Deftones' "Hole in the Earth," Avenged Sevenfold's "Almost Easy" and Thrice's "The Arsonist." The track pack is now on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and will be available later today on PLAYSTATION®Store for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.

    Additionally, Activision will be kicking off the St. Patrick's Day celebrations with a special free track pack from the popular Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys that will be available mid March. Straight from the band's sixth album, The Meanest of Times, the Dropkick Murphys pack will include master recordings of "Famous for Nothing," "(F)lannigan's Ball" and "Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya." The track pack will be available for free to download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PLAYSTATION®Store.

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