LOS ANGELES (AP) – Def Leppard is pouring some video into “Guitar Hero.”
The rock band will be the first artist ever to debut a new music video through the long-running video game series.
The music video for “Dangerous” from the band’s recently released self-titled album will premiere Wednesday on “Guitar Hero Live,” the latest edition of the Activision rhythm game franchise.
“It seems like everything has been done, and MTV doesn’t really exist anymore, so it’s cool there’s another medium to represent the song now,” said Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen in an interview.
“Guitar Hero Live,” the first new entry in the series in 5 years, introduced live actors, a new guitar-shaped controller and the online music video network “GHTV,” which allows players to strum along to tunes as music videos or live performances are streamed in the background. “GHTV” currently includes more than 300 songs.