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Guitar Hero 5 Tracklist (so far)

Guitar Hero 5 is just around the corner, and the final tracklist is slowly but surely leaking out into existence.  IGN has compiled the tracks that have been announced.  The tracks listed below  were just announced today.  The game will have 85 tracks by 83 artists.  Peek after the break for the complete tracklist (so far).  Guitar Hero 5 is expected to release on September 1st.  Take a look!

New Additions
Attack! Attack! UK – “You And Me”
Bon Jovi – “You Give Love A Bad Name”
Darker My Love – “Blue Day”
The Duke Spirit – “Send A Little Love Token”
Elton John – “Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)”
Face To Face – “Disconnected”
Garbage – “Only Happy When It Rains”
Kaiser Chiefs – “Never Miss A Beat”
Kiss – “Shout It Out Loud”
Love and Rockets – “Mirror People”
My Morning Jacket – “One Big Holiday”
Nirvana – “Lithium (Live)”
The Police – “So Lonely”
Rammstein – “Du Hast”
The Rolling Stones – “Sympathy For The Devil”
Sonic Youth – “Incinerate”
Screaming Trees – “Nearly Lost You”
Sublime – “What I Got”
The Sword – “Maiden, Mother & Crone”
Thin Lizzy – “Jailbreak”
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “American Girl”
The White Stripes – “Blue Orchid” Continue reading Guitar Hero 5 Tracklist (so far)

Danny "Phenom" Johnson sets new Guitar Hero records

At the 2009 Book Expo America tradeshow, 14-year-old Danny “Phenom” Johnson set three new Guitar Hero world records that will be published in the latest Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2009.  He holds the Longest Note Streak with 3,722 notes (and 100% notes hit) on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock’s “Through the Fire and Flames.”  With that performance, he beat his previously held record for the Highest Score For a Single Track with a score of 985,206.  Most recently, he set the record for the Highest Score For a Single Track in Guitar Hero: Metallica.  On “Mercyful Fate,” an 11 minute song (!), he scored 1,017,326, hit 100% of the notes, and had a 3,178 note streak.  These numbers are INSANE.  He is truly a Guitar Hero “phenom.”  Check out his latest performance of Mercyful Fate at IGN. —–>WATCH THIS IN ITS ENTIRETY.  Watch and learn.

If you’re interested in seeing his other records being set and for some tutorials by Danny himself, check out his YouTube channel.  Right now, his front page video (the video embedded above) is his 100% completion performance of “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.”  Dayyum.

[Via ElectronicTheatre]

DJ Hero, from the maker's of Guitar Hero

DJ Hero Picture

Video game publisher Activision let loose the official website for DJ Hero, their latest effort in bringing musical instruments into the living room for mass audiences.  On the website you will find the official E3 trailer for the game, plus new stills and videos of in-game action.  The game will ship this fall for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, and Playstation 2 for $119.99.  The bundle will include the game and the turnable/cross fader peripheral.  GameStop has started taking preorders.  Also of importance is the announcement of Jay-Z and Eminem’s contribution to the game.  A special edition of the game will come with “the rappers’ new greatest-hits CDs, possibly including previously unreleased tracks, plus an advanced version of the controller, a DJ stand, and metal traveling case.”  Check out IGN’s article on DJ Hero and their exclusive video interview with an Activision rep; he shows off the accessory and how it is going to work.

[Image via IGN; quote via USA Today]