Acti mute on Guitar Hero IV track list

By Robert Purchese Published 24 July, 2008

"Beat It", "Paradise City", "Johnny B Goode".

Activision has refused to comment on the authenticity of a leaked Guitar Hero World Tour track list.

The monster pile of songs appeared on GameFAQs and traces back to an email by the same person who leaked the Guitar Hero III track list, apparently.

Our favourites are "Beat It" by Michael Jackson, "Johnny B Goode" by Chuck Berry, and "Paradise City" by Guns N' Roses.

Big names such as Pearl Jam, Def Leppard, Thin Lizzy, Nirvana ("Smells Like Teen Spirit"), Van Halen and Lynyrd Skynyrd ("Sweet Home Alabama") are all in.

Also on there are Tenacious D, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Jimi Hendrix (as was announced recently), The Police, The Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more.

Activision has told Eurogamer we may see the first hands-on sessions with Guitar Hero World Tour at Leipzig Games Convention in August.

Here's that monster list in full:

Eagle Rock High School Tour:

  • "Dope Nose" by Weezer
  • "The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World
  • Encore: "Today" by Smashing Pumpkins

Big City Kids Tour:

  • "Roland" by Interpol
  • "Santeria" By Sublime
  • Encore: "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers

Feelin' Nostalgic Tour:

  • "Take It on the Run" by REO Speedwagon
  • "Hold the Line" by Toto
  • Encore: "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol

Vixens Tour:

  • "Heartbreaker" by Pat Benatar
  • "All Around Me" by Flyleaf
  • Encore:"Misery Business" by Paramore

Undertow Tour:

  • "Stinkfist" by Tool
  • "Lateralus" by Tool
  • "Schism" by Tool

Synchronicity Tour:

  • "Guitar Battle Vs. Sting" (Guitar Career Only)
  • Encore: "Every Breath You Take" by The Police

Fight the System Tour:

  • "The Kids Aren't Alright" by The Offspring
  • The Good Left Undone" by Rise Against
  • Encore: "Bleed it Out" by Linkin Park

QQ Tour:

  • "Face Down" by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
  • "The Kill" by 30 Seconds to Mars
  • Encore: "Thank You for the Venom" by My Chemical Romance

Rockin the Carnival Tour:

  • "Dammit" by Blink 182
  • "When You Heat Stops Beating" by +44

Neva' Forget Tour:

  • "Jumpin Jack Flash" by The Rolling Stones
  • "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult
  • Encore: "Light My Fire" by The Doors

We Want the Funk Tour:

  • "Take it Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • "Renegades of Funk" by Rage Agaisnt the Machine
  • Encore: "No Sleep till Brooklyn" by The Beastie Boys Feat. Kerry King

Rockin' the Joint Tour:

  • "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz
  • "I Don't wanna Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith

On Top of the World Tour:

  • "Man in the Box" by Alice in Chains
  • "Kickstart My Heart" by Mötley Crüe
  • Encore: "Spin the Black Circle" by Pearl Jam

Stinger Tour:

  • "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana
  • "Car Chase City" by Tenacious D
  • Encore: "Everlong" by Foo Fighters

Lands End Tour:

  • "Animal" by Def Leppard
  • "Runaway" by Bon Jovi
  • Encore: "Paradise City" by Guns N' Roses

Doin' it Different Tour:

  • "Song for the Dead" by Queens of the Stone Age
  • "Vasoline" by Stone Temple Pilots
  • Encore: "Assassin" by Muse

Hootin' and Hollerin' Tour:

  • "The Boys Are Back in Town" By Thin Lizzy
  • "Life in the Fastlane" by The Eagles
  • Encore:"Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd

All Pissed Off Tour:

  • "Here to Stay" by KoRn
  • "Dragula" by Rob Zombie
  • Encore: "Bat Country" by Avenged Sevenfold

Here Me Roar Tour:

  • "10,000 Fists" by Disturbed
  • "Duality" by Slipknot
  • Encore: "Toxicity" by System of a Down

S.D.M.F. Tour:

  • "Guitar Battle Vs. Zakk Wylde" (Guitar Career Only)
  • *Encore: "Demise of Sanity" by Black Label Society

Making Progress Tour:

  • "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush
  • "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd
  • Encore: "Pull Me Under" by Dream Theatre

Eruption Tour:

  • "Beat it" by Micheal Jackson Feat. Eddie Van Halen
  • "Hot for Teacher" by Van Halen

Tooth Fang & Claw Tour:

  • "Guitar Battle Vs. Ted Nugent" (Guitar Career Only)
  • Encore: "Stranglehold" by Ted Nugent

Decades of Metal Tour

  • "Warriors of Time" by Black Tide
  • "Leather Rebel" by Judas Priest
  • Encore: "Hallowed be Thy Name" by Iron Maiden

Livin' in a Nightmare Tour:

  • "Angel of Death" by Slayer
  • "Tornado of Souls" by Megadeth
  • Encore: "Master of Puppets" by Metallica

Legends of Rock Tour:

  • "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry
  • "The Wind Cries Mary" by Jimi Hendrix
  • Encore: "Purple Haze (Live)" by Jimi Hendrix

Bonus Tour:

  • "45" by Shinedown
  • "96 Quite Bitter Beings" by CKY
  • "Bombshell" by Powerman 5000
  • "Clavado en un Bar" by Maná
  • "Enjoy the Silence" by Lacuna Coil
  • "Feuer Frei" by Rammstein
  • "Fury of the Storm" by Dragonforce
  • "Never Too Late" by The Answer
  • "Nottingham Lace" by Buckethead
  • "One Armed Scissor" by At The Drive-In
  • "Satch Boogie" by Joe Satriani
  • "Schrei" by Tokio Hotel
  • "Soul Doubt" by NOFX
  • "We're An American Band" by Grand Funk Railroad
  • "Guitar Battle Vs. Sting" by Sting
  • "Guitar Battle Vs. Ted Nugent" By Ted Nugent
  • "Guitar Battle Vs. Zakk Wylde" by Zakk Wylde

Sample Songs:

  • "Untitled Drum Sample" created by Chad Smith
  • "Untitled Drum Sample" created by Dave Grohl
  • "Untitled Drum Sample" created by Travis Barker
  • "Cliffs of Dover" created by Neversoft
  • "Misirlou" created by Neversoft
  • "Walk This Way" created by Neversoft
  • "YYZ" created by Neversoft
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Comments (36) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • Squire #1 4 years ago

    Frustrating. So many good bands but all the wrong songs !

  • Joppers #2 4 years ago

    OMFG, Hallowed Be Thy Name by Iron Maiden is going to be awesome \m/

  • david78 #3 4 years ago

    There is fucking awesome stuff there, but some crap too...

  • DB2k #4 4 years ago

    yeah not bad at all! Shame its not the fall out boy version of Beat It which is a bit more rocky. And would be good played in a band.
    A Rock Band.

  • Blackthorned #5 4 years ago

    Colour me surpised if Pink Floyd have actually agreed to that - one of the best solos of all time surely?

    If they get the notation right in this game then this is a winner.
    Three Tool songs and Hallowed Be Thy Name; very nice.

  • Ace_McCloud #6 4 years ago

    Erm... hello!? Does Mr Brightside - every student who has ever been to a student union in the last 5 years' favourite sing along song - not warrent a mention?

  • sanctusmortis #7 4 years ago

    I'll be pissed if that's all true, as I'd prefer a lot of it on the rival - Tool especially. LOT of RB2 crossover, too.

    The only time I'll say this; I hope it's not true. Mainly because, if it is, I'd probably buy it - and GH III was a mess, making me expect no less of this. The E3 showing of Hot For Teacher made that dread worse, to be honest; it just looked, well, cluttered and overcomplicated, with trademark Neversoft bad note charts.

  • sanctusmortis #8 4 years ago

    Just noticed - there's a Guitar Battle. They said at E3 those were out, so I say fake.

  • DFawkes #9 4 years ago

    I'd brand that track list a winner, generally. Plenty of tracks to look forward to, assuming it's accurate.

  • paulf #10 4 years ago

    hope the note tables are a lot better than gh3 and infinitely better than gh-aerosmith

  • kangarootoo #11 4 years ago

    Overall, that is a pretty awesome list. At least 10 songs stood out straight away as great choices.

    @sanctusmortis

    Did they say it was out, or just that they had learned? I expect a modified version, but the opportunity to have signature battle tracks is just too appealing for marketing suits for its to get dropped altogether :)

  • Indy #12 4 years ago

    I noticed Nottingham Lace, then fainted.

    Nice choices. If the list is accurate, that is.
    Edited by 1 at 24/07/08 @ 16:34

  • rudedudejude #13 4 years ago

    Jimi H!

    Sold.

  • NegativeZero #14 4 years ago

    Guitar battle vs Sting? Seriously?

  • Ceatlan #15 4 years ago

    What I think would be a really cool idea, is a an anthology version that gives you access to the tracks from all previous versions.

  • gblegend #16 4 years ago

    It must be Sting the wrestler.

  • tonynibbles #17 4 years ago

    "Beat it" by Micheal Jackson Feat. Eddie Van Halen = w1n

  • Erinan #18 4 years ago

    I can't believe they still haven't announced anything regarding DLC. Rock Band (1 and 2) will have 500+ songs available as DLC by the end of the year (plus 80+ songs on the RB2 discs, and 50+ songs on RB1). That will be around 630 songs by the end of the year, compared to 80+ songs for GH:WT??

  • Dr.Mott #19 4 years ago

    3 Tool songs and System of a Down.

    I have to go change my pants.

  • kangarootoo #20 4 years ago

    @Ceatlan

    Given that RB2 will use any of your previously purchased RB DLC, AND import the disc songs from RB, you would certainly hope GH4 will do the same.

    If they weren't planning on doing so, they probably are now :)

    @Erinan

    RB2 actually just said 500 songs. I suspect that includes the existing tracks (all the RB1 songs will be available for purchase, for those who don't already own the disc). Pretty impressive all the same. Though as I suggest above, we can't start making such specific comparisons because we don't know the full extent of what GH4 has planned.

  • Dr.Haggard #21 4 years ago

    Man In The Box, Schism, Hallowed be Thy Name, Angel of Death, Tornado of Souls, Comfortably Numb, Master of fucking Puppets... awful? Fuck no.

    I wasn't going to bother with GH3 but if this is true I'm looking forward to it.

  • dsmx #22 4 years ago

    Still no queen?

  • adman123 #23 4 years ago

    classy classy tracklist...if this comes to light as being true, just simply the best guitar hero line up by far.

    rock band 2 and this, sweet

  • Tweakmonkey #24 4 years ago

    Fantastic set.

  • Kafkaesque #25 4 years ago

    Tool trio, Master Of Puppets, Nottingham Lace.... sold on those 5 alone \o/

  • thefinn #26 4 years ago

    "Guitar battle vs Sting? Seriously?"

    Yeah, what's next? Guitar battle vs. Phil Collins?

    Also, how in the heck have they managed to get all the way to the fourth installment without including a single Gary Moore track?

  • skybluesam86 #27 4 years ago

    I don't get the battle vs Sting. At all.
    Surely it should be Andy Summers?
    And even then, it's a step down from Slash and Tom Morello. Not that he isn't a great guitarist, but he's not gonna sell to 'the kidz!'

    On the plus side - Assassin! That would be even more epic if it's Grand Omega Bosses edit. That rawks! \m/
    The drums in Assassin are especially killer, though. Can definitely see why they've chosen it.

  • skybluesam86 #28 4 years ago

    Oh, and One Armed Scissor! \m/

  • skybluesam86 #29 4 years ago

    Another thought (sorry for loads of posts, I should think *then* post): I'm almost positive that the Chilis don't have a song called 'Take It Away'. Perhaps 'Give It Away' is what's meant?

  • Tuffty #30 4 years ago

    Some great choices, like Boys Are Back In Town and Song For The Dead (my word can you imagine the drums for that? That would be an instant purchase for me) but some bad ones as well like Linkin Park and MCR.

  • Eraysor #31 4 years ago

    Holy craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap.

    I must say, if it has Fury Of The Storm, Hallowed Be Thy Name, Dragula, and Kickstart my Heart in the same game I am sold in mere seconds.

    I still can't understand why they don't use Megadeth's Holy Wars, because that is the best metal song in existence.
    Edited by 1 at 24/07/08 @ 22:15

  • DUFFKING #32 4 years ago

    Doesn't surprise me they're mute, it's not a huge step down from the Wii version of GHIII.


    /coat

  • dudefella #33 4 years ago

    PLEASE be true! PLEASE! So many awesome songs... sooooo many. Pull Me Under, Master of Puppets, Comfortably Numb, Tornado of Souls ahhhhhhhh please!

  • spammage #34 4 years ago

    90% of those tracks are spot on. Fingers crossed for the note chart...

    Considering those tracks now include drums and mic, there are some INSPIRED choices. Love it.

  • MORZTAN #35 4 years ago

    Where's my Bad Religion?? I would like to go crazy to "Anesthesia"

    Could be the greatest Guitar Hero outro ever! :)

  • kiroquai #36 4 years ago

    If it turns out that this is genuine then (in my opinion blah blah) it takes a pretty big dump on the Rock Band 2 song list.