A ton of new information about Guitar Hero 5 was recently unveiled including the release date, names of many of the musicians providing songs, and the ability to play a single song with four different drum sets simultaneously.
Activision revealed on the Guitar Hero 5 official website that the upcoming rhythm game is debuting on September 1, which is about a week before MTV Games and Harmonix's The Beatles: Rock Band. The site also provided new information on the gameplay and some of the 85 bands participating.
One of the cool new features in the upcoming game is that players can use any possible combination of instruments when playing songs. That means if multiple people want to sing or play the drums at the same time, they have that option. In addition, if the bass guitarist has to leave abrutly, they can easily drop out of the game without stopping the action.
Here is a list of the known songs and musicians in the upcoming Guitar Hero sequel compiled from Shacknews, Yahoo Music, IGN, and Gamespot:
- Johnny Cash - "Ring of Fire"
- Stevie Wonder - "Superstition"
- Kings of Leon - "Sex on Fire"
- Bob Dylan - "All Along the Watchtower"
- Santana - "No One To Depend On (Live)"
- The Rolling Stones - "Sympathy for the Devil"
- The White Stripes - "Blue Orchid"
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - "Runnin' Down a Dream"
- Vampire Weekend - "A-Punk"
- Beastie Boys
- Coldplay
- Bush
- Smashing Pumpkins
- David Bowie
- Mötley Crüe
- Attack! Attack!
- Dire Straits
- The Derek Trucks Band
- Sublime
- Darkest Hour
- Iron Maiden
- KISS
- Wild Cherry
- Muse
- Band of Horses
- The Raconteurs
- Blink-182
- Blur
- Duran Duran
- Gorillaz
- Jimmy Eat World