Guitar Hero II announced! (XB360 Song packs released!)

[NE146]

I'm still waiting for the Hendrix tune

[Kroogah]

A couple of things from EGM's "Guitar Hero II backstage pass"

- U2, Quiet Riot, and Led Zeppelin will NOT be in the game.
- Producer John Tam has "plans" for "The Final Countdown" by Europe. (Oh God.)
- Marcus Henderson had the following quote in regards to the final song: "You'll know it when it arrives. This is a major, major guitar ass-kicker. It has no less than 11 guitar solos in it."

You know what song has 11 guitar solos in it? "HANGAR 18" BY MEGADETH.

Also, eurogamer.net mentions that "Killing In The Name" by Rage Against The Machine and "Monkey Wrench" by The Foo Fighters are almost definitely in the game. No confirmation from RedOctane though.

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=67454

And remember "The Breaking Wheel"? That band is gonna have a bonus track in this game too.

[scooterb23]

"Monkey Wrench" by The Foo Fighters

If that one's true I'll be a happy mofo...not that I wasn't already, but that song... wow

[MrRoboto19XX]

Dang, thats amazing.


I just want to know what the replacement for "More Than A Feeling" is, we need at least one cheesy song that is somehow awesome.

[Kroogah]

I just want to know what the replacement for "More Than A Feeling" is, we need at least one cheesy song that is somehow awesome.

Producer John Tam has "plans" for "The Final Countdown" by Europe.

There you go. :D

[hezeuschrist]

A couple of things from EGM's "Guitar Hero II backstage pass"

- U2, Quiet Riot, and Led Zeppelin will NOT be in the game.
- Producer John Tam has "plans" for "The Final Countdown" by Europe. (Oh God.)
- Marcus Henderson had the following quote in regards to the final song: "You'll know it when it arrives. This is a major, major guitar ass-kicker. It has no less than 11 guitar solos in it."

You know what song has 11 guitar solos in it? "HANGAR 18" BY MEGADETH.

Also, eurogamer.net mentions that "Killing In The Name" by Rage Against The Machine and "Monkey Wrench" by The Foo Fighters are almost definitely in the game. No confirmation from RedOctane though.

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=67454

And remember "The Breaking Wheel"? That band is gonna have a bonus track in this game too.

There is no way Hangar 18 is going to be the final track, for a number of reasons. One, it's too short, barely breaking 5 minutes. Two, the chorus and verse are really, really simple. And three, it wouldn't be very hard. There might be a half dozen solos at the end but they're all 10-15 seconds long. It's not that difficult to fudge your way through 15 seconds of solo and have 30 seconds of a fairly simple riff to get your crowd meter back up.

And if Freebird is in there, you better believe that the final song is going to have an endlessly long solo in it. If they want to put in challenging Megadeth, it better be Holy Wars.

[Mr.FoodMonster]

Freebird is confirmed, so it will be in there.

There's been quite a bit of speculation about the 11 solo song, and another guess is Dragonforce 'Through the Fire and Flames' While I think Dragonforce is kinda lame, the guitar in this song is pretty rad, and there are a TON of solos, including a 2 minutes-ish solo-battle. But, I'm guessing we'll just have to wait another month or so until we find out this 'final' song.

[scooterb23]

Dragonforce 'Through the Fire and Flames'

From the day Guitar Hero II was announced, I've been saying that I really wanted this song in the game.

I mean...why else would the Guitar Hero official site be posting a link to videos of Dragonforce playing GH...if they weren't going to be in it????

Or maybe I'm just a conspiracy fan :P

http://www.guitarherogame.com/

[DKTheArcadeRat]

Dragonforce 'Through the Fire and Flames'

From the day Guitar Hero II was announced, I've been saying that I really wanted this song in the game.

I mean...why else would the Guitar Hero official site be posting a link to videos of Dragonforce playing GH...if they weren't going to be in it????

Or maybe I'm just a conspiracy fan :P

http://www.guitarherogame.com/

I would be an even happier child if Dragonforce was in the game, any song of theirs would make me happy.

Dave

BTW< I want the final countdown to be in there, I would so rock that song everytime I turned on the game.

[njiska]

Not that i don't like War Pig, but i would've greatly prefered Paranoid. And i'm amazed there's no solo Ozzy track. I expected Crazy Train or I Don't Know.

I also expected another Judas Priest title like Metal Meltdown. God the opening of that would so rock.

All in all though it's a bloody amazzing soundtrack. I'm just hoping we get an all metal version soon. After all music isn't music unless it has it's own mortality rate.

[hezeuschrist]

Not that i don't like War Pig, but i would've greatly prefered Paranoid. And i'm amazed there's no solo Ozzy track. I expected Crazy Train or I Don't Know.

I also expected another Judas Priest title like Metal Meltdown. God the opening of that would so rock.

All in all though it's a bloody amazzing soundtrack. I'm just hoping we get an all metal version soon. After all music isn't music unless it has it's own mortality rate.

Considering that just over half of the "licensed" music has been announced, there is still plenty room for more hopefuls. I definitely expect AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, and Megadeth to all have tracks in this title.

[njiska]

Not that i don't like War Pig, but i would've greatly prefered Paranoid. And i'm amazed there's no solo Ozzy track. I expected Crazy Train or I Don't Know.

I also expected another Judas Priest title like Metal Meltdown. God the opening of that would so rock.

All in all though it's a bloody amazzing soundtrack. I'm just hoping we get an all metal version soon. After all music isn't music unless it has it's own mortality rate.

Considering that just over half of the "licensed" music has been announced, there is still plenty room for more hopefuls. I definitely expect AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, and Megadeth to all have tracks in this title.

If an AC/DC track is included (god willing) it had better be Thunderstruck. I can't think of anything i'd more like to play then Angus Young's amazing opening solo. Well maybe the opening solo in Judas Priest's Metal Meltdown.

[NE146]

Dragonforce 'Through the Fire and Flames'

From the day Guitar Hero II was announced, I've been saying that I really wanted this song in the game.

I mean...why else would the Guitar Hero official site be posting a link to videos of Dragonforce playing GH...if they weren't going to be in it????

Or maybe I'm just a conspiracy fan :P

http://www.guitarherogame.com/

I would be an even happier child if Dragonforce was in the game, any song of theirs would make me happy.

Dave

BTW< I want the final countdown to be in there, I would so rock that song everytime I turned on the game.

Damn I didnt see that. That's a friggin good omen :P

[-hellvin-]

Ugh...lamb of god in guitar hero. Just doesn't work for me, even though I like the band. All the classic rock additions are KICK ASS. Can't wait to play Misirlou and Jessica. I'm hoping for a Buckethead track for the finale. Binge and Grab would be a godlike finisher. Amazing instrumental.

I'm REALLY happy to see this is going to be on 360. Defenite buy in November, fucking day ONE. Downloadable tracks will be cool if they add them in packs, not singles, but more importantly I'm exstatic to be able to play on live with all my friends.

[98PaceCar]

I'm REALLY happy to see this is going to be on 360. Defenite buy in November, fucking day ONE. Downloadable tracks will be cool if they add them in packs, not singles, but more importantly I'm exstatic to be able to play on live with all my friends.

Has it been confirmed on 360 yet? So far all I've seen is speculation.

[njiska]

Gutair Hero 2 demo in November's OPM. Sweet.

The songs to be covered?

• Shout at the Devil - Motley Crue
• Strutter - Kiss
• YYZ - Rush
• You Really Got Me - Van Halen

[djbeatmongrel]

Gutair Hero 2 demo in November's OPM. Sweet.

The songs to be covered?

• Shout at the Devil - Motley Crue
• Strutter - Kiss
• YYZ - Rush
• You Really Got Me - Van Halen

is that confirmed? if so do you know when that issue will be out? i may be buying my first opm

[njiska]

Gutair Hero 2 demo in November's OPM. Sweet.

The songs to be covered?

• Shout at the Devil - Motley Crue
• Strutter - Kiss
• YYZ - Rush
• You Really Got Me - Van Halen

is that confirmed? if so do you know when that issue will be out? i may be buying my first opm

Not by Red Octane, but it has been by OPM's ediotrs. I'm trying to find the link.

[Oobgarm]

Gutair Hero 2 demo in November's OPM. Sweet.

The songs to be covered?

• Shout at the Devil - Motley Crue
• Strutter - Kiss
• YYZ - Rush
• You Really Got Me - Van Halen

is that confirmed? if so do you know when that issue will be out? i may be buying my first opm

Not by Red Octane, but it has been by OPM's ediotrs. I'm trying to find the link.

If anything, it is shown as 'coming next month' in the demo section of the most recent issue. (pg 10, bottom center)

[Mr.FoodMonster]

Hangar 18 and an aerosmith song were confirmed in a video interview by the senior editor (or something similar) More info on various GH forums.