Guitar Hero II Final Tracklist Revealed

    t's official: From Aerosmith to the Rolling Stones to RATM, all 40 licensed tracks unveiled.
    by Chris Roper

    October 9, 2006 - After a year of wishlists, speculation and even a bit of "slipped" information, RedOctane has finally revealed to us the final licensed tracklist for Guitar Hero II. Totaling 40 tunes in all, spread over eight difficulty levels, the sequel to our Best Music Game of 2005 seems to have an even wider range of rock-oriented music than the first time out. From Guns N' Roses to the Police to Dick Dale, Guitar Hero II runs the gamut of rock.

    Without further ado, here are the tracks you'll be rocking out to come November 7th.

    1. Opening Licks
    Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil
    Danzig - Mother
    Cheap Trick - Surrender
    Wolfmother - Woman
    Spinal Tap - Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight

    2. Amp-Warmers
    Kiss - Strutter
    Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
    Police - Message in a Bottle
    Van Halen - You Really Got Me
    Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son

    3. String-Snappers
    Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench
    Alice in Chains - Them Bones
    Iggy Pop and the Stooges - Search and Destroy
    Pretenders - Tattooed Love Boys
    Black Sabbath - War Pigs

    4. Thrash and Burn
    Warrant - Cherry Pie
    Butthole Surfers - Who Was in My Room Last Night
    Mathew Sweet - Girlfriend
    Rolling Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knockin'
    Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine

    5. Return of the Shred
    Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name Of
    Primus - John the Fisherman
    Sword - Freya
    Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation
    Aerosmtih - Last Child

    6. Relentless Riffs
    Heart - Crazy on You
    Stone Temple Pilots - Tripping on a Hole in a Paper Heart
    Stray Cats - Rock This Town
    Allman Brothers - Jessica
    Jane's Addiction - Stop

    7. Furious Fretwork
    Anthrax - Madhouse
    Living End - Carry Me Home
    Lamb of God - Laid to Rest
    Reverend Horton Heat - Psychobilly Freakout
    Rush - YYZ

    8. Face-Melters
    Avenged Sevenfold - Beast and the Harlot
    Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized
    Dick Dale - Misirlou
    Megadeth - Hangar 18
    Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird

    As for the unlockable bonus tracks, RedOctane tells us that it wants to keep those songs a secret until release as to not spoil everything for the fans. Sounds good to us, though we're certainly interested to know simply what caliber of tracks will be included. Good things come to those who wait however, and luckily we have less than a month to do so.

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