Marcus Henderson (musician)


Marcus Henderson is a rock and heavy metal guitarist from the San Francisco Bay area. His previous bands include Drist and Hellbillys as well as work for En Vogue and Simon Stinger. In 2005, he was chosen to take the role as one of the lead guitarists for the Guitar Hero series. Marcus is also the on-screen guitarist for the Hal Leonard DVD books "Metal Guitar" and "Guitar Technique".
In August 2009, Henderson filmed the guitar instructional video, "Rock Guitar Heroics" in Santa Rosa, CA.

Discography

Below is a list of the songs in the Guitar Hero series on which Marcus performed the guitar track.
TitleBandGame in series
"Ace of Spades"MotörheadGuitar Hero
"Arterial Black"DristGuitar Hero II
"Bark at the Moon"Ozzy OsbourneGuitar Hero
"Balls to the Wall"Accept
"Beast and the Harlot"Avenged SevenfoldGuitar Hero II
"Call Me"BlondieKaraoke Revolution Party
"Carry Me Home"The Living EndGuitar Hero II
"Caught in a Mosh"AnthraxGuitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
"Cherry Pie"WarrantGuitar Hero II
"Cochise"AudioslaveGuitar Hero
"Cowboys from Hell"PanteraGuitar Hero
"Decontrol"DristGuitar Hero
"Fat Lip"Sum 41Guitar Hero
"Freya"The SwordGuitar Hero II
"Godzilla"Blue Öyster CultGuitar Hero
"Hangar 18"MegadethGuitar Hero II
"Headstrong"TraptKaraoke Revolution Party
"Heart-Shaped Box"NirvanaGuitar Hero II
"Heart Full of Black"Burning BridesGuitar Hero
"Hey You"The ExiesGuitar Hero
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"Joan Jett and the BlackheartsGuitar Hero
"Infected"Bad ReligionGuitar Hero
"Institutionalized"Suicidal TendenciesGuitar Hero II
"Iron Man"Black SabbathGuitar Hero
"I Wanna Be Sedated" RamonesGuitar Hero
"Killing in the Name"Rage Against the MachineGuitar Hero II
"Laid to Rest"Lamb of GodGuitar Hero II
"Madhouse"AnthraxGuitar Hero II
"Monkey Wrench"Foo FightersGuitar Hero II
"No One Knows"Queens of the Stone AgeGuitar Hero
"Pain"Jimmy Eat WorldKaraoke Revolution Party
"Stellar"IncubusGuitar Hero
"Symphony of Destruction"MegadethGuitar Hero
"Take It Off"The DonnasGuitar Hero
"Takin' Care of Business"Bachman-Turner OverdriveKaraoke Revolution Party
"Them Bones"Alice in ChainsGuitar Hero II
"The Trooper"Iron MaidenGuitar Hero II
"Thunder Kiss '65"White ZombieGuitar Hero
"Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart"Stone Temple PilotsGuitar Hero II
"Unsung"HelmetGuitar Hero
"War Pigs"Black SabbathGuitar Hero II & Rock Band
"Who Was In My Room Last Night?"Butthole SurfersGuitar Hero II
"You've Got Another Thing Comin'"Judas PriestGuitar Hero
"Woman"WolfmotherGuitar Hero II

Further Gaming Work

Marcus Henderson has also contributed other works to various games most notably vocals in "I Wanna Be Sedated" by the Ramones, as well as the bass track in Pantera's "Cowboys From Hell" from Guitar Hero. He is credited on the Halo suite with Steve Vai for the Video Games Live Vol 1. CD He was also one of the four main consultants on song selection for the award winning Guitar Hero II setlist. He also recorded the guitar tracks for the EA game 1louderthan10 2011 update as the "Bergen Hammer" and provided Heavy Metal guitar sounds for the game as well as providing various video lesson and audio licks for BandFuse: Rock Legends.

Epiphone Apparition/Marcus Henderson Signature Model

"The Apparition" is an electric guitar designed and endorsed by Marcus Henderson. It is built by the Epiphone Guitar Company. The Marcus Henderson Signature Model has several features that are built to increase tonal capabilities by including a "kill" button to open the pickup circuit, creating a staccato or choppy sound depending on how fast you press it, as well as a Floyd Rose double locking tremolo system.

Philanthropy

In 2007, Henderson signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and instruction to children in under-served public schools throughout the USA. He sits on LKR's Honorary Board of Directors. Other charitable endeavors include providing signed auction items for the Grammy foundation and musicares.