Guitar Hero 5 band list revealed

E3 2009: Actual tracks still under wraps, but all artists featuring in the latest instalment of Activision’s band franchise have been officially outed.

LOS ANGELES--With Activision's rhythm cash cow set to hit shelves on September 1, and only five artists so far confirmed for the game, many have been wondering which bands will make it into the new game, given that 80 tracks have been promised.

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Today, Activision has revealed the full artist list for the game, which contains a mix of familiar faces and bands new to the series. As in previous entries in the series, the game will feature a variety of genres including classic rock, indie, and metal. Players will now be able to use any instrument combination to rock through the songs, with even something as crazy as a five-drummer band being possible.

Though many of the artists have been featured in previous games, there are some newcomers to the roster, including highlights such as Iggy Pop, The White Stripes, and Public Enemy.

Check out the full artist roster below and our first look for more on the game.

3 Doors Down A Perfect Circle AFI Attack! Attack! 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 Featuring 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

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