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Activision has announced the 84 bands to appear in Guitar Hero 5 this September.

The more surprising entries include Public Enemy, Blur, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, T. Rex, Iggy Pop, Gorillaz and Arctic Monkeys. There's no Metallica, but Iron Maiden are present. We love you, Iron Maiden!

Guitar Hero 5 promises the biggest and best master-track line-up of the series, plus jump-in multiplayer and various revamps across the board. We'll offer a much more in-depth analysis from E3 this week.

Here's that band list:

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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
Mötley Crüe
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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Twin_snakes #1 3 years ago

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No Queen
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spidermanalf #2 3 years ago

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But what songs?
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Spielo #3 3 years ago

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Looks very similar to the list of bands in all the other GH games...
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andywilkie35 #4 3 years ago

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Can't wait to see what songs, the fact Brand New are in there is an incredible bonus for me
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Monkey_Puncher #5 3 years ago

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Nice to see Kings of Leon on a music games, other than that though it's pretty much as you were.
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superjag86 #6 3 years ago

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QOTSA are back!
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Dr.Mott #7 3 years ago

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That Megadeth song better be "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due".
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RobotRocker #8 3 years ago

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That is quite a fantastic Band list with lots of potential. The only thing I am worried about is the gameplay being up to snuff because World Tour was quite bad and the current premese sounds ridiculously Gimmicky.
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daz_john_smith #9 3 years ago

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@Twin_snakes
"Queen and David Bowie"

So that'll be "Under Pressure" then, unless they've calibrated on another song I don;t know about.

Glad to see The Rolling Stones on there.
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Eraysor #10 3 years ago

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A slight improvement over WT thanks to Motley Crue and Megadeth, but that'll hardly make me rush out and buy it unless the Megadeth song is Holy Wars...The Punishment Due, which is pretty much the best song in existence.

EDIT: Dr.Mott beat me to it XD

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XdarXideX #11 3 years ago

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OMFG... DARKEST HOUR!!! Finally my favorite band gets some GH recognition!
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BulletTheory05 #12 3 years ago

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w00t for Bodom!
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LazyDan #13 3 years ago

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Where's my Evanescence >
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madgerald Verified Studio Head of PR & Marketing, Colossal Games LTD #14 3 years ago

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Rammstein Yaaay... Still waiting for Poets of the Fall to appear on GH or RB
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Amazing Bryan #15 3 years ago

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Symphony Of Destruction?
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kinky_mong #16 3 years ago

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Finally some Arctic Monkeys! Shame it's on Activision's poorly thought out series rather than Rock Band.
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Saturn_Ascends #17 3 years ago

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A Perfect Circle! Balls, I said that I wouldn't bother with another GH game.

/torn
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cak #18 3 years ago

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King Crimson?! Now that's a welcome surprise.... 21st Century Schizoid Man maybe?
Under Pressure sounds like a little gift for (mediocre) bass players, and maybe an introduction to double vocals.
Santana, Jeff Beck and Rush round up a very interesting band list, while I really don't know what to think of the inclusion of Elton John and Stevie Wonder...
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Toothball #19 3 years ago

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Can't really deny that this is a good list of bands. Rhythm action has never been about the track list for me though. I'll play any song if I'm enjoying the game. And in the Age of DLC, the disc shouldn't matter so much in the first place.
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OllyJ #20 3 years ago

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Not enough Metal!
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DonLimey #21 3 years ago

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Woohoo for Brand New! - Please be a track from Devil & God...

Also I'm sure I read that the Stevie Wonder track is going to be Superstition which is an awesome track.
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Mortey #22 3 years ago

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Superstion, yeah, but it would be better if it was the Stevie Ray Vaughn version....

QOTSA and Eagles of Death Metal! Josh Homme FTW!!!

Why no Clapton??? Seems very strange, I know that Led Zep said no due to having to hand over the masters, but why has it only ever been Sunshine of your love, I want some more Cream and Derek and the Dominoes but nothing after '73 please, he became very booring!

Also more Stone Roses please.

Actually why can't they make a "Guitar Hero: just for Mortey" game?
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Monsta #23 3 years ago

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What! No Bayside?
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SwashbucklingStuff #24 3 years ago

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Band of Horses and Brand New. Yessssssssssssssssssssssssss!
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jaxon58 #25 3 years ago

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I'm surprised that Derek & The Dominoes - Layla still hasn't made it into one of these games.
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Pastici #26 3 years ago

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That really isn't that bad if I'm honest!
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collateral89 #27 3 years ago

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ARCTIC MONKEYS ROCK!!!
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TheBlackBandit #28 3 years ago

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I won't play Guitar Hero until The Cat Empire is added to the roster.
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finty13 #29 3 years ago

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No Led Zeppelin = No sell
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Widge #30 3 years ago

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export WH tracks to GH5 function?
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BigE0n #31 3 years ago

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look at the sub headline how rude!

Kiss! Bush! Attack! Attack!
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jambo74 #32 3 years ago

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No Suzi Quatro, no sell.....

Runs away ~~~~~~~
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jambo74 #33 3 years ago

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Face it, wot no this, what no that could go on all day, everyday, forever.

Buy or no Buy?
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Stu #34 3 years ago

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I'd be tempted to buy this for Kings of Leon alone.

Do Rock Band instruments work on Guitar Hero?
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langan #35 3 years ago

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I hope Rammstein do Du Hast
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cam_guin #36 3 years ago

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+1 The Bronx & Face to Face...moshtastic after 5 double JD cokes...
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Law07 #37 3 years ago

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I wonder what Muse song they'll have...
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jambo74 #38 3 years ago

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@Law07

Thats something for you to muse over I think...
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pthomp48 #39 3 years ago

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Is GH 5 going to be ps2 as well?
I couldn't tell. I can't afford $400 for a ps3!!!!!!!!!!!
Hopefully the price will go down like they said.

And you CAN use GH and Rock Band sets for each other. I know, I have them both!!
I heard there were problems with the drums, though. But I haven't had any at all.
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