Three more Guitar Hero II songs unveiled

By Randolph Ramsay on 31 July 2006

Guitar Hero II -- we want you to rock our world.

We know quite a bit about Guitar Hero II, the upcoming sequel to the hit rhythm game for PlayStation 2.

We know it has more songs -- roughly 40 licensed tracks and 20 or so more unlockable ones. We know there's a spiffy new training mode, which allows you to slow down and practice tough passages. And we know the two-player shenanigans have been ramped up, with the game allowing two different players the ability to play lead, rhythm or bass sections on any songs. But what we really want to know is what songs we'll be shredding our replica Gibsons to.

Developers Red Octane have kept pretty quiet about this so far, but they opened the gates just a teensy bit today at an Activision media conference for Asia-Pacific journalists. The company announced three more songs to the eight known tracks so far -- Anthrax's Mad House, Mötley Crüe's Shout at the Devil and Stone Temple Pilots' Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart.

Here's all of the songs we know will be on Guitar Hero II so far:

  • Arterial Black -- Drist (original track as a bonus song)
  • John The Fisherman -- Primus (original track)
  • Madhouse -- Anthrax
  • Psychobilly Freakout -- The Reverend Horton Heat
  • Shout at the Devil -- Mötley Crüe
  • Strutter -- KISS
  • Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart -- Stone Temple Pilots
  • War Pigs -- Black Sabbath
  • Who Was in My Room Last Night? -- The Butthole Surfers
  • You Really Got Me -- The Kinks, as performed by Van Halen
  • YYZ -- Rush

The sweet song list on the original Guitar Hero was one of the major factors behind its success, and from the tracks we've seen of Guitar Hero II so far, it looks set to continue that trend. Here's hoping we'll get a few more song tidbits between now and Guitar Hero II's slated November 06 launch in Australia.

Topics: game, rhythm, list, song, activision, hero, sequel, octane, red, ii, guitar

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Comments (3)

  • D commented on 03/12/2008 14:01 Report abuse

    I wish I could play other songgs, R&B, ballards - stuff like that. I enjoy playing but want more songs, Anybody heard of any other songs being available. Like MJ, etc...

  • Sam commented on 07/11/2006 14:16 Report abuse

    These are the official levels and songs appearing on Guitar Hero ||...
    Opening Licks:
    Shout at the Devil - Motley Crue
    Mother - Danzig
    Surrender - Cheap Trick
    Woman - Wolfmother
    Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight - Spinal Tap
    Amp-Warmers:
    Strutter - Kiss
    Heart-Shaped Box - Nirvana
    Message in a Bottle - Police
    You Really Got Me - Van Halen
    Carry on Wayward Son - Kansas
    String-Snappers:
    Monkey Wrench - Foo Fighters
    Them Bones - Alice in Chains
    Search and Destroy - Iggy Pop and the Stooges
    Tattooed Love Boys - Pretenders
    War Pigs - Black Sabbath
    Thrash and Burn:
    Cherry Pie - Warrant
    Who Was in my Room Last Night - Butthole Surfers
    Girlfriend - Matthew Sweet
    Can't You Hear Me Knockin' - Rolling Stones
    Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
    Return of the Shred:
    Killing in the Name Of - Rage Against the Machine
    John the Fisherman - Primus
    Freya - Sword
    Bad Reputation - Thin Lizzy
    Last Child - Aerosmith
    Relentless Riffs:
    Crazy on You - Heart
    Tripping on a Hole in a Paper Heart - Stone Temple Pilots
    Rock This Town - Stray Cats
    Jessica - Allman Brothers
    Stop - Jane's Addiction
    Furious Fretwork
    Madhouse - Anthrax
    Carry Me Home - Living End
    Laid to Rest - Lamb of God
    Psycholly Freakout - Reverend Horton Heat
    YYZ - Rush
    Face-Melters:
    Beast and the Harlot - Avenged Sevenfold
    Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies
    Misirlou - Dick Dale
    Hangar 18 - Megadeth
    Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird

  • brendon.chase@gmail.com commented on 01/08/2006 11:02 Report abuse

    I used to rock and roll all night and party ev-er-y day.

    Then it was every other day.

    Now I'm lucky if I can find half an hour a week in which to get funky

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