Guitar Hero 5 complete set list

In addition to showing off Guitar Hero 5 at E3 this week in Los Angeles, Activision has revealed the complete list of songs that players can shred to when the game ships on September 1. Guitar Hero 5 features the a diversified set list made up of songs from some of the hottest bands of today to all-time favorite classic anthems, spanning multiple genres including hard rock, classic rock, indie rock, metal and more.

The complete list of artists and bands to be featured in Guitar Hero 5 can be found after the break. Get ready to scroll.

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Guitar Hero Metallica Demo

If you can’t wait to try out Guitar Hero Metallica ahead of the game’s release on March 29th, then you’ll want to get on Xbox Live and download the freshly released demo.

The demo lets you crazy virtual rock stars out there shred, drum and wail to Metallica’s hits “Sad But True” and “Seek And Destroy,” as well as “No Excuses” from Alice In Chains and “Stone Cold Crazy” from Queen, both hand-picked by Metallica as featured guest acts in the game.

Set in The Forum venue, and featuring the new in-the-round stage designs and custom camera angles, players can try out such modes as band Quickplay, head-to-head, Face-Off, Pro Face-Off and Battle gameplay modes.

Get it while its hot on Xbox Live.

The Rundown: March 9, 2009

Today on The Rundown, rockers Fall Out Boy and Rise Against get a mention, Patapon 2 hits the web, TrackMania DS gets a demo, EA reveals its Fight Night cover athletes, Mysims rides again, and Burn Zombie Burn! is revealed. The whole song and dance after the break…

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Battle of the Bands: Guitar Hero Rocks 2008

Whether you love Guitar Hero: World Tour or hate it, one thing is for certain: This game is a colossus. The proof of that is in the NPD Group sales numbers for 2008, where total sales of Activision’s popular rock franchise managed to handily beat EA’s Rock Band 2 by two-to-one. For the full year, Rock Band 2 sold a respectable 1.7 million units on the PS3 and Xbox 360, while Guitar Hero: World Tour sold 3.1 million units.

So how did the first game in the series to feature additional instruments and the ability to sing out loud badly beat the popular Rock Band 2? The first factor should be the most obvious: brand name recognition. Guitar Hero is a better known franchise in my opinion, though Rock Band managed to gain favor amongst the hardcore and critics, the game is just not as well known as Activision’s games.

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White T’s Sign on for Ultimate Band

Disney Interactive Studios has teamed up with pop-punk band Plain White T’s for content, videos and promotional efforts for its upcoming music video game Ultimate Band. Developed by Fall Line Studio in Salt Lake City, Utah, Ultimate Band hopes to take on the music rhythm genre dominated by the likes of Rock Band and Guitar Hero.

Two-time Grammy nominee Plain White T’s will be featured in the Wii version of the game with exclusive videos including an acoustic performance of the single “Natural Disaster.” A re-recorded version of the Plain White T’s “Our Time Now” is also featured in the game allowing players to use male or female voices.

“Our Time Now” is also featured in Ultimate Band for Nintendo DS. Players increase their fans by strumming along to the chords on the lead, rhythm or bass guitars, as well as rocking out on the drums.

Ultimate Band will be available in time for the holidays.

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Released

The Aerosmith edition of Guitar Hero has rolled into retail today, giving gamers a rock guitar game that features a full line-up of Aerosmith’s hits. The game also features video game likenesses of Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer, rocking out on the screen to your ax wielding skills.

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is available for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PlayStation 2.
Be sure to check out our reviews of the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game by Scott Jones.