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Guitar Hero 5 band list revealed

E3 2009: Actual tracks still under wraps, but all artists featuring in the latest instalment of Activision's band franchise have been officially outed.

LOS ANGELES--With Activision's rhythm cash cow set to hit shelves on September 1, and only six artists so far confirmed for the game, many have been wondering which bands will make it into the new game, given that 80 tracks have been promised.

The gig was going well till Dave's cheap hair extensions tried to strangle him.

Today, Activision has revealed the full artist list for the game, which contains a mix of familiar faces and bands new to the series. As in previous entries in the series, the game will feature a variety of genres including classic rock, indie, and metal. Players will now be able to use any instrument combination to rock through the songs, with even something as crazy as a five-drummer band being possible.

Though many of the artists have been featured in previous games, there are some newcomers to the roster, including highlights such as Iggy Pop, The White Stripes, and Public Enemy.

Check out the full artist roster below and our first look for more on the game.

3 Doors Down
A Perfect Circle
AFI
Arctic Monkeys
Attack! Attack!
Band of Horses
Beastie Boys
Beck
Billy Idol
Billy Squier
Blink-182
Blur
Bob Dylan
Bon Jovi
Brand New
Bush
Children of Bodom
Coldplay
Darker My Love
Darkest Hour
David Bowie
Deep Purple
Dire Straits
Duran Duran
Eagles of Death Metal
Elliott Smith
Elton John
Face to Face
Garbage
Gorillaz
Gov't Mule
Grand Funk Railroad
Iggy Pop
Iron Maiden
Jeff Beck
Jimmy Eat World
John Mellencamp
Johnny Cash
Kaiser Chiefs
King Crimson
Kings of Leon
KISS
Love and Rockets
Megadeth
Motley Crue
Muse
My Morning Jacket
Nirvana
No Doubt
Peter Frampton
Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde
Queen & David Bowie
Queens of the Stone Age
Rammstein
Rose Hill Drive
Rush
Santana
Scars on Broadway
Screaming Trees
Smashing Pumpkins
Sonic Youth
Spacehog
Stevie Wonder
Sublime
Sunny Day Real Estate
T. Rex
The Bronx
The Derek Trucks Band
The Duke Spirit
The Killers
The Police
The Raconteurs
The Rolling Stones
The Sword
The White Stripes
Thin Lizzy
Thrice
Tom Petty
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
TV on the Radio
Vampire Weekend
Weezer
Wild Cherry
Wolfmother

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200 Comments

  • FeirceDeityLink

    Posted Aug 4, 2009 4:35 pm PT

    This game would be way better if they had rise against, papa roach, disturbed, bullet for my valentine, hollywood undead, avenged sevenfold, breaking benjamin, and underoath.
    and, one more thing, WTF!!!! ELTON JOHN!?!?! NOT EVEN ROCK!!!! remove elton john from game and i'll buy it.

  • Lidlo

    Posted Jul 30, 2009 1:34 pm PT

    Why don't they have Led Zeppelin in any of these games man! The who? ACDC? Not fair! On the bright side, White stripes, david bowie, johnny cash and jeff beck will liven it up.

  • Lidlo

    Posted Jul 30, 2009 1:21 pm PT

    I know peter framptons brother, met pf too

  • megafitch

    Posted Jul 14, 2009 1:28 am PT

    why are people cryign about the lack of metallica? theres a whole game devoted to them for crying out loud, go buy that if you can't get enough of them!!!

  • Dynamo11

    Posted Jul 13, 2009 12:31 pm PT

    OMG They better put Reise, Reise or Sonne by Rammstein... if they put Amerika then I will be pissed!!!

  • mike2640

    Posted Jul 13, 2009 10:57 am PT

    I like most of these artists, but I'm no sure about putting them in a Guitar Hero game. I mean, I love Elton John, but come on, really?

  • AlphaCommando

    Posted Jul 13, 2009 4:25 am PT

    No Doubt? The only song I can think of atm that they haven't already put on GH is 'I'm Just A Girl'. Awesome.

  • Mysterywriter

    Posted Jul 10, 2009 10:11 am PT

    sheesh, what is wrong with the list , oh i don't know... BEING DIFFERENT? I like that it's NOT the same stuff. What would be the point of making the SAME game? Just remember if u can, they always do add on songs. As for not knowing most of the Bands/Songs? Not a shock, most of u are too young to know them.

  • Ryir554

    Posted Jul 9, 2009 2:13 pm PT

    fantastic!

  • JCASHUFL

    Posted Jul 9, 2009 1:56 pm PT

    impressive, but spurning oasis for blur? wtf is that?

  • Niklas550

    Posted Jul 5, 2009 11:02 am PT

    Where is W.a.s.p ?

  • HylianXxPuNkXx

    Posted Jul 2, 2009 12:11 pm PT

    Well they have some cool songs, the classics are good,but what gets me kinda mad is that elliott smith is in it.He's my favorite musician,and is really good,but he probably would of never agreed to be apart of gh.Cause he's dead,the only people who have control of his music are the labels and junk. Since he was underground,and i mean guitar hero has a knack of exploiting some songs for dough.And on that basis,adding Elliott on their setlist kinda gets me pissed off.oh well whatever nevermind.*Sigh*

  • bored_gamer

    Posted Jun 26, 2009 6:06 am PT

    I saw the list of artists and I seen some interesting names. Gorillaz, Beck (E-140 in RB2), Johnny Cash, Rammstein and some others. What I find kind of weird is that there's gonna be a song by Elton John. what's next, Rod Stewart?

  • Urnimin

    Posted Jun 25, 2009 3:14 pm PT

    If your gay and have no taste in music. Yes they should.

  • C_T_SKYE

    Posted Jun 25, 2009 12:05 pm PT

    they shouldve had slipknot or avenged sevenfold

  • C_T_SKYE

    Posted Jun 25, 2009 12:03 pm PT

    YES! children of bodom. they should put in your face . queens of the stone age also and scars on broadway! cool but i dont like gh

  • Ozzy_Jacob

    Posted Jun 23, 2009 8:49 pm PT

    pffftt same every time

  • CoheedIV210

    Posted Jun 23, 2009 12:37 am PT

    Same bands every game. Might as well stop at world tour and just add a crap load of DLC

  • GHK98

    Posted Jun 21, 2009 1:29 pm PT

    Wait, isn't Under Pressure a mainly bass song with very little guitar? What's it doing here?

  • GHK98

    Posted Jun 21, 2009 1:23 pm PT

    Saucepark is correct. If you see the artist "Queen and David Bowie", it's "Under Pressure". The part that sucks for me is that over half the game is modern music. I was sold the second I saw Motley Crue, KISS, and Iron Maiden.