Huge songs for Guitar Hero II

By Tom Bramwell Published 23 August, 2006

Freebird and Sweet Child o' Mine.

RedOctane has announced that Guitar Hero II will feature two rather awesome headline tracks - Freebird and Sweet Child o' Mine.

The news comes just a day after the company confirmed that Harmonix' rhythm-action sequel, which of course uses a replica Gibson SG guitar as a controller, will be released in Europe this November shortly after it hits the US market.

And it's particularly enjoyable since the original game teased players with its "They don't really want you to play Freebird" load-screen jest aimed at solo-crazed guitar nuts.

The full version of Guitar Hero II will include co-op modes and the goal is to have 40 licensed tracks with around 15 more drawn from indie rock groups.

Confirmed songs so far include Black Sabbath's "War Pigs", Butthole Surfers' "Who Was in My Room Last Night?", KISS' "Strutter", Rush's "YYZ", Reverend Horton Heat's "Psychobilly Freakout", Van Halen's "You Really Got Me", Stone Temple Pilots' "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart", Anthrax's "Madhouse" and Motley Crue's "Shout at the Devil".

The game was shown off in Edinburgh yesterday as part of the Interactive Entertainment Festival, and you can read more about it in our E3 preview/interview.

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Comments (11) Latest comment 6 years ago

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  • NegativeZero #1 6 years ago

    Bah. What we really need to see in it is some Dragonforce.

  • mattman #2 6 years ago

    Will this be on display in Leipzig? I sure wouldn't like to miss it when I'm going there tomorrow...

  • Talha #3 6 years ago

    Wow, it is refreshing to see a game that is so unashamedly Rock and Roll as opposed to Rap/Hip Hop stereotype favored by every driving, climbing, riding, shooting, pissing, skateboarding game out there.

    Good luck matching that opening riff of Sweet Child O Mine! I doubt if even Slash can do it ;-)

  • Zerimski #4 6 years ago

    From the video on GameSpot, I've got a small concern that they may have taken out the opening riff.

  • Tiger_Walts #5 6 years ago

    "Bah. What we really need to see in it is some Dragonforce."

    For the love of Vai, no. No cheesy hippy metal, please. They're like Yes on speed.

  • Zerimski #6 6 years ago

    They are pretty funny though.

  • Riggers #7 6 years ago

    They need Dream Evil's 'Book of Heavy Metal (March of the Metallians)'. That would make me weep with joy!

  • Riggers #8 6 years ago

    Except the only band that could remotely be described as speed metal on that list is Anthrax, and none of the other bands could be described as obscure US nonsense, with the possible exception of Reverend Horton Heat, but even they're quite mainstream (they did the theme tune for Johnny Bravo!). Admittedly, I'd like some good old cheese like Def Leppard and AC/DC (if I can't have obscure Scandanavian metal), but RO's budget can probably only stretch so far.

  • TheEnd #9 6 years ago

    They need Master of Puppets and Reign in Blood. Nothing would touch GH2 for awesomeness then.

  • Sorb #10 6 years ago

    "Freebird"?! Never heard about that before. Are they both supposed to be Guns nī Roses songs?

  • spongebob #11 6 years ago

    Hopefully they'll convert GHII to Xbox 360.