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    Guitar Hero 5

    Game » consists of 13 releases. Released Sep 01, 2009

    The fifth game in the core Guitar Hero franchise, and the third in the series from Activision and Neversoft. Though the game goes by the Guitar Hero moniker, it features full-band gameplay like its predecessor, Guitar Hero World Tour.

    Here's Your Guitar Hero 5 Artist List

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    Edited By jeff
    Activision has been slowly revealing bits and pieces of the Guitar Hero 5 artist list, but it looks like the full list is finally out there on the game's official site. Here is said list!

    • 3 Doors Down
    • A Perfect Circle
    • AFI
    • Arctic Monkeys
    • Attack! Attack! UK
    • 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 (feat. 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

    That's a lot of bands. Considering the frequency with with music is added to the rhythm game universe, I'm finding it harder and harder to get excited about raw lists of artists, you know what I mean? It's reached such a critical mass that a more interesting list would be one that shows major bands who haven't signed over to Guitar Hero or Rock Band and lists the reasons why.

    Like this...
    • Led Zeppelin: Too old to understand new-fangled video game technology, thinks ghosts will steal their masters.
    • Y&T: No one has asked, no one plans to.
    • Limp Bikzit: Fred Durst recently posted a video showing him with an EA backpack, claiming that he met with the Rock Band people to put them in the game. In case you were wondering what the bottom of the rhythm game barrel looks like, we're getting pretty close.
    • Nickelback: I'M NOT WORKING FOR MCDONALDS I'M NOT WORKING FOR MCDONALDS I'M NOT WORKING FOR MCDONALDS

      

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    #1  Edited By jeff
    Activision has been slowly revealing bits and pieces of the Guitar Hero 5 artist list, but it looks like the full list is finally out there on the game's official site. Here is said list!

    • 3 Doors Down
    • A Perfect Circle
    • AFI
    • Arctic Monkeys
    • Attack! Attack! UK
    • 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 (feat. 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

    That's a lot of bands. Considering the frequency with with music is added to the rhythm game universe, I'm finding it harder and harder to get excited about raw lists of artists, you know what I mean? It's reached such a critical mass that a more interesting list would be one that shows major bands who haven't signed over to Guitar Hero or Rock Band and lists the reasons why.

    Like this...
    • Led Zeppelin: Too old to understand new-fangled video game technology, thinks ghosts will steal their masters.
    • Y&T: No one has asked, no one plans to.
    • Limp Bikzit: Fred Durst recently posted a video showing him with an EA backpack, claiming that he met with the Rock Band people to put them in the game. In case you were wondering what the bottom of the rhythm game barrel looks like, we're getting pretty close.
    • Nickelback: I'M NOT WORKING FOR MCDONALDS I'M NOT WORKING FOR MCDONALDS I'M NOT WORKING FOR MCDONALDS

      

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    #2  Edited By Crono11

    It's nice to at least have an idea of what's going to be in the game.

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    #3  Edited By bubahula

    :D seems like a good lineup

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    #4  Edited By Naughton

    Hopefully Limp Bizkit never gets anywhere near Rock Band.

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    #5  Edited By Ben_H

    Oh Nickelback, you deserve to work for McDonalds.  That's not a good thing either.

    Only 4 bands I like on that whole list.

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    #7  Edited By MatthewMeadows

    Kaiser Chiefs! :)

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    #8  Edited By Slunks

    I hope they do some never seen before Rush songs. I'd like to see more than just Moving Pictures!

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    #9  Edited By Scooper

    No Red Hot Chili Peppers... I'd like to play some crazy slap bass or riffs from the Blood Suger Sex Magic and Californication albums. Not if they edit them for the 12 rating or whatever it is, though.

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    #10  Edited By gamesgoblin

    King Crimson? Ok, I'm now interested.

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    #11  Edited By ivanetc

    woah, band of horses, TVOTR and vampire weekend

    hello bands that will become incredibly popular thanks to GH5!!!

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    #12  Edited By Rirobuge

    Glad to see Children of Bodom finally made it into the lineup... I still wont be wasting my money on this game.

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    #13  Edited By EmptyQuarter

    Dire Straits! Finally! (Shut up they're awesome.)

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    #14  Edited By thecombine

    Darkest Hour, Megadeth, Children of Bodom

    Awesome.

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    #15  Edited By daz0608

    Arctic Monkeys and Kaiser Chiefs!!!!!


    Can't wait
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    #16  Edited By DannyJ

    Queen + David Bowie...

    UNDER PRESSURE! YES!

    Although I wish they would add more just Queen songs to these games

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    #17  Edited By sparky_buzzsaw

    If the Killers' "All These Things I've Done" is in the game, they might have a sale.  I've been interested in getting either a Rock Band or Guitar Hero game for a while.

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    #18  Edited By ManMadeGod

    Children of Bodom in GH? Awesome.

    And come on, you guys know that you would love to play some Limp Bizkit songs. Your dreams of being Fred Durst are almost complete!

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    MASSIVE improvement over the GH4 set list, I can't wait to see what they unveil for songs. Megadeth song better fuckin' be Holy Wars....They've done Symphony of Destruction and Hangar 18, now they have no excuse not to put in one of  the best thrash songs of all time in the game. With the listing of "David Bowie and Queen" I think it's safe to assume Under Pressure is going to be in the game, which is pretty sweet. I thought the GH Franchise was done, but this just made me a lot more interested in the next game...

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    #20  Edited By Matches_Malone

    Wow. King Crimson is a real surprise. But, I'm not paying another $60 for this. I'm content with building my own track lists with the DLC.

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    #21  Edited By spiceninja

    I think I'll wait for all of it to become Rock Band DLC. It'll happen eventually.

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    #22  Edited By dethfish

    This looks like it could be better than the GHWT lineup, but that's not saying a whole lot.

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    #23  Edited By Linkyshinks

    Nice varied line up.

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    #24  Edited By HandsomeDead

    AFI means i'm going to have to buy this after all.

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    #25  Edited By SoulEdgeSlayer

    Hmm...even though I haven't bought a rhythm game since Rock Band, and I really had no plans to, this list is pretty good looking.  I am excited to see which Johnny Cash, Queen, Peter Frampton, and T-Rex songs they pick. 

    But damn, I want some Led Zeppelin in my rhythm games.  I am actually listening to them as I post this, and I was really hoping to see them on the list.  If either Rock Band or Guitar Hero get Led in them, I will buy that game.

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    Everyones_A_Critic said:
    MASSIVE improvement over the GH4 set list, I can't wait to see what they unveil for songs. Megadeth song better ... [more]
    Trust me, I'm sure it's not gonna be from Rust in Peace or Peace Sells. I have this weird feeling..
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    #27  Edited By Spike94
    @SoulEdgeSlayer:
    I think they should just make a Guitar Hero or Rock Band Led Zeppelin.
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    #28  Edited By DavidSnakes

    I've never cared less for this genre than I do now

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    #29  Edited By Tiwi

    I WANT F**ing DIMUR BORGIR, IMORTAL, ENSIFERUM! WHY IS THERE NO BLACK, FOLK AND VIKING METAL===???

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    #30  Edited By Curufinwe

    Smashing Pumpkins need their own GH game with rarer stuff like The Aeroplane Flies High on it.

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    #31  Edited By Caddy

    It's about time that we see more Rolling Stones in these games. Now, I just hope they have a good song.

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    #32  Edited By JohnDudebro

    Actually, there was a Nickelback song as DLC for World Tour a while ago. It's pretty fun.

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    My god that Fred Durst link was totally unwarranted!!

    I just watched it and had horrendous flashbacks to the days of big shorts, ridiculous lyrics and mysogynistic nonsensical chest-beating. Let's leave the early 2000's where they belong, yeah? Up Satan's anus.

    EDIT: Nickleback are media WHORES!!!

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    #34  Edited By Erock

    Majority of these bands already in rock band DLC.

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    #35  Edited By Tranman409

    No Paramore!??!?! sad face

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    #36  Edited By JoblessTerence

    Rammstein!?! Sold!

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    #37  Edited By Tolkienfanatic

    Still no Black Dahlia Murder.  What the hell!

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    #38  Edited By Mr_Bauer

    Scars On Broadway?.. Hell yea! :D

    'Bout time they're shown some love.

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    #39  Edited By Pappasman

    no Billy Talent or Protest the Hero?

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    #40  Edited By SoulEdgeSlayer
    Spike94 said:
    @SoulEdgeSlayer: I think they should just make a Guitar Hero or Rock Band Led Zeppelin.
    Actually, as much as I hated the idea of single band focused rhythm games, this would be awesome.
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    #41  Edited By djstyles92

    no taking back sunday, billy talent, chronic future or ac/dc means no buy

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    #42  Edited By Tolkienfanatic
    Mr_Bauer said:
    Scars On Broadway?.. Hell yea! :D 'Bout time they're shown some love.
    They Say was in Rockband 2 :p
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    #43  Edited By bulletclip6

    the american attack attack should be on this list. not the uk band.

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    #44  Edited By goatmilk

    How'd they manage to get the White Stripes? Pretty pumped for this game now. Quite a few good artists in that list.

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    #45  Edited By Thunder

    they just need to stop making games and release it as DLC

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    #46  Edited By Mr_Bauer
    Tolkienfanatic said:
    Mr_Bauer said: Scars On Broadway?.. Hell yea! :D 'Bout time they're shown some love. They Say was in Rockband 2 ... [more]
    yea but that was just one song, we need more. :P
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    #47  Edited By MrKlorox

    Yuck. Children of Bodom is as heavy as the list gets. Bring me modern metal and I don't mean that half-emo "metalcore" bullshit.

    Metallica hasn't made actual metal since 1992 and are still together/living (mostly) so they don't count.

    Bring me Death or Necrophagist already! I'd even settle for Between the Buried and Me.

    @tiwi: Since those subgenres are only really popular in a small corner of the world, I'd hold that even less likely. Frankly I don't think they're going to being in much metal until most of the install base has two kick drums. If they'd release more music that could make use of the additional kick, they'd find more people picking up that extra piece of equipment.

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    #48  Edited By Scooter

    Queen & David Bowie = Under Pressure

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    #49  Edited By cygnus_x89

    At least Rush is on the list.

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    #50  Edited By JackiJinx

    Darker My Love? Nice.

    Also, for the record, I'm not working for McDonalds, either.

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