Despite being a big Aerosmith fan, I wasn’t thrilled with Activision’s release of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Thankfully, some of Aerosmith’s greatest tracks have been released as DLC for Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero, with three songs available this month. “Livin’ on the Edge,” “Love in an Elevator,” and “Rag Doll” will all debut for download as part of the Aerosmith Track Pack on May 18th.

Other new tracks set to release this month include Foreigner’s classic tune “Juke Box Hero,” Steve Miller Band’s “Take the Money and Run,” and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama.”

For complete list of song and price information for this May’s DLC, continue reading below.

May 6 – Classic Rock Track Pack 3* (440 / $5.49 / 550 Wii Points)

• “Juke Box Hero” by Foreigner (160 / $1.99 / 200 Wii Points)
• “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd (160 / $1.99 / 200 Wii Points)
• “Take the Money and Run” by Steve Miller Band (160 /$1.99 / 200 Wii Points)

*Classic Rock Track Pack 3 will not be available on PS3 until May 11

May 11 – Alternative Pop Track Pack (440 / $5.49 / 550 Wii Points)

• “Face Down” by Alpha Rev (160 / $1.99 / 200 Wii Points)
• “Low Day” by Capra (160 / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)
• “You’re All I Have” by Snow Patrol (160 / 200 Wii Points / $1.99)

May 18 – Aerosmith Track Pack (440 / $5.49 / 550 Wii Points)

• “Livin’ on the Edge” (160 / $1.99 / 200 Wii Points)
• “Love in an Elevator” (160/ $1.99 / 200 Wii Points)
• “Rag Doll” (160 / $1.99 / 200 Wii Points)

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Next month, (actually starting tomorrow) Activision is rolling out the rock DLC for Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero. Rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd, Fall Out Boy, All-American Rejects, Black Sabbath and more are all appearing in April, with some of their biggest hits. Here’s this month’s full schedule:

April 1 – Lynyrd Skynyrd Track Pack

• “Freebird”
• “Simple Man”
• “Gimme Three Steps”

April 8 – Fall Out Boy Track Pack

• “Thnks fr th Mmrs”
• “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race”
• “The Take Over, The Breaks Over”

April 15 – Single tracks

• “Gives You Hell” – All-American Rejects
• “There’s No Other Way” – Blur
• “Addicted” – Saving Abel

April 22 – Pheonix Track Pack

• “Everything Is Everything”
• “Lisztomania”
• “1901″

April 29 – Black Sabbath Track Pack

• “After Forever”
• “Into The Void”
• “Sweet Leaf”

You’ll have to excuse my soap box lecture, but this is a great time to bring up the term “radio edit.” Why in the world has a “radio edit” feature not been added to Guitar Hero. Despite being a great tune, who the hell wants to play “Free Bird” for 45 minutes?

Thanks for listening.

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Forget the turkey and stuffing, it’s time for sugar cookies and stockings! Activision has announced the DLC for December, for use on both Band Hero and Guitar Hero 5 titles. You’ll get a little pop, you’ll get a little rock, but most importantly you’ll get a little Taylor Swift.

Luckily this month’s DLC doesn’t have any Kanye.  Joke too old?

December 3 — The Fall of Troy Track Pack, $5.49 (440 Microsoft points; 550 Wii Points)

• “Panic Attack” by The Fall of Troy
• “A Classic Case of Transference” by The Fall of Troy
• “Single” by The Fall of Troy

December 12 — OneRepublic Track Pack, $5.49 (440 Microsoft points; 550 Wii Points)

• “All The Right Moves” by OneRepublic
• “Everybody Loves Me” by OneRepublic
• “Mercy” by OneRepublic

December 17 — Indie Rock Track Pack, $5.49 (440 Microsoft points; 550 Wii Points)

• “Hi-Speed Soul” by Nada Surf
• “Cut Your Hair” by Pavement
• “Sister Jack” by Spoon

December 22 — Celebrity New Years Track Pack, $5.49 (440 Microsoft points; 550 Wii Points)

• “Our Song” by Taylor Swift
• “Harder to Breathe” by Maroon 5
• “New” by No Doubt

December 22 — Christmas Rock Pack

“Hark The Herald Angels Sing” by Steve Ouimette

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Fans of Gene Simmons, 80s rock, and men in makeup will be happy to know that the KISS Track Pack is officially headed to Guitar Hero 5 and the newly released Band Hero.  Tracks “Modern Day Delilah,” “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” and the classic “Lick It Up” are included in the pack.

In celebration of all things KISS, the band also announced that they’ll be streaming their Wednesday November 25th concert from the Staples Center at 9PST online. Fans can catch the concert from a Ustream link via the KISS Facebook page.

The KISS Track Pack is available now on Xbox LIVE (440 Microsoft Points), PSN ($5.49) and Wii Shop Channel (500 Nintendo Points).

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Starting November 5th, music game lovers will be able to get a whole lot more bang for their buck.  Activision has announced they’ll allow the transfer of a bulk of the songs from Guitar Hero 5 to be imported into Band Hero.  Additionally, a large amount of songs from Band Hero can be transferred right to your GH5 library.  By simply paying the re-licensing fee (about $5) the import is done by entering a code that comes with the game.

For a full list of tracks from Band Hero that are transferable to GH5, look below:

Band Hero Disc Song to import to GH5

• “ABC” – Jackson 5
• “American Pie” – Don Mclean
• “A Million Ways” – OK Go
• “Angels of the Silences” – Counting Crows
• “Back Again” – Parachute
• “Bad Reputation” – Joan Jett
• “Believe” – The Bravery
• “Black Cat” – Janet Jackson
• “Black Horse And Cherry Tree” – KT Tunstall
• “Bring Me To Life” – Evanescence
• “Dirty Little Secret” – All American Rejects
• “Don’t Speak” – No Doubt
• “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me” – Culture Club
• “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” – Poison
• “Fascination” – Alphabeat
• “Gasoline” – Airborne Toxic Event
• “Hands Down” – The Dashboard Confessional
• “Hang Me Up to Dry” – Cold War Kids
• “Happy Together” – Turtles
• “Honky Tonk Women” – Rolling Stones
• “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” – Marvin Gaye
• “If You Could Only See” – Tonic
• “In a Big Country” – Big Country
• “I Want You to Want Me” – Cheap Trick
• “Just A Girl” – No Doubt
• “Kids” – Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue
• “Kung Fu Fighting” – Carl Douglas
• “LES Aristes” – Santigold
• “Let’s Dance” – David Bowie
• “Lifeline” – Papa Roach
• “Lips Of An Angel” – Hinder
• “Love is A Battlefield” – Pat Benetar
• “Love Story” – Taylor Swift
• “Naïve” – Kooks
• “Ocean Avenue” – Yellowcard
• “Our Lips Our Sealed” – The Go-Go’s
• “Paralyzer” – Finger Eleven
• “Pictures of You” – The Last Goodnight
• “Picture to Burn” – Taylor Swift
• “Oh, Pretty Woman” – Roy Orbison
• “Put Your Records On” – Corinne Bailey Rae
• “Rio” – Duran Duran
• “Rockstar” – N.E.R.D.
• “Santa Monica” – Everclear
• “She Will Be Loved” – Maroon 5
• “Steal My Kisses” – Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
• “Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down” – Fallout Boy
• “Take a Picture” – Filter
• “Take Back the City” – Snow Patrol
• “Take What You Take” – Lilly Allen
• “The Adventure” – Angels & Airwaves
• “The Impression That I Get” – Mighty Mighty Bosstones
• “Turn Off The Lights” – Nelly Furtado
• “Walking On Sunshine” – Katrina and the Waves
• “Wannabe” – Spice Girls
• “Warwick Avenue” – Duffy
• “When I’m Gone” – 3 Doors Down
• “Whip It” – Devo
• “You Belong With Me” – Taylor Swift
• “YMCA” – Village People
• “You Had Me” – Joss Stone

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Activision has announced the release of the latest in DLC for Guitar Hero 5.  The Classic Rock Track-Pack 2 will consist of tracks from Peter Frampton, J. Geils Band and Triumph.

“Freeze Frame” — J. Geils Band

“Show Me The Way (Live)” – Peter Frampton

“Lay It On The Line” — Triumph

The latest classic rock selection is available on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 440 Microsoft Points, on the PlayStation Store for $5.49 and the Wii Shop Channel for 550 Wii Points. Individually, the songs seperately downloaded for Xbox 360 for are 160 Microsoft Points, PlayStation 3 for $1.99 and Wii for 200 Wii Points.

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After patiently waiting since mailing in those rebate submissions, Guitar Hero: Van Halen has began appearing in mailboxes across the country.  While the game holds a street date of December 22nd, those who purchased Guitar Hero 5 were entitled to receive a free early copy of the game via mail-in rebate.

One big bummer is the fact that the game comes in a paper sleeve, instead of the standard hard plastic game case.  Additionally, “For Promotion Only” is slapped across the game and cover, which essentially blacklists the title from being traded in.  Overall, the game is as expected, including a slew of Van Halen tracks in a game format similar to the GH: Metallica title.

Have you received your copy yet?

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Guitar Hero 5 launched in Europe last week, bringing with it the promise of ‘Jump In, Jump Out’ parties across the continent. These gatherings, named after the new Party Play mode that allows players to “jump in or drop out of gameplay seamlessly,” were held in an attempt to set the Guinness World Record for most participants in a single 24 hour session. Italy sealed the deal with 594 participants. Congratulations, Italy!

In other European Guitar Hero 5 news, the new release started its life at the top of the U.K. charts across all platforms. Congratulations to you too, Guitar Hero 5!

ITALY SETS NEW GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ RECOGNISED ACHIEVEMENT WITH GUITAR HERO® 5

Italy Take the Crown for the European ’Jump In Jump Out’ Challenge

Monday 14th September/… Italy has been announced as ultimate victor of the Guitar Hero 5 ’Jump In Jump Out’ Challenge, cementing a new world record for the largest number of participants to play in a single Guitar Hero session over a 24-hour period. 594 people turned up at the Italian event, to be part of the record-setting activity, celebrating the European release of Guitar Hero 5.

The Italian event took place in the FNAC store in Verona and saw fans from around the country come together to help smash the record over the 24 hour period.

Italy saw off competition from the rest of Europe with simultaneous attempts taking place, from Paris to Stockholm, all vying for the title of Guitar Hero 5 ’Jump In Jump Out’ champion, creating a wave of Guitar Hero fever across the continent. Consumers of all ages jammed out on Guitar Hero 5’s new and unique Party Play Mode, which allows players to jump in or drop out, or switch difficulty level at any time without interrupting the session.

“This new record is an awesome accomplishment and will be a tough one to surpass” commented Gaz Deaves, Video Games Records Manager at Guinness World Records “The sheer scale of participation in the jam session is a true testament to the popularity and accessibility of Guitar Hero.”

“I’m thrilled to see this many fans come together en masse to rock out to Guitar Hero 5.” said Michael Sportouch, Senior Director Guitar Hero Europe. “Achieving this new world record is the perfect celebration for the release of the new installment of Guitar Hero, which promises consumers the ultimate interactive gaming experience.”

GUITAR HERO 5 TOPS WEEKLY UK CHARTS

Title Debuts at #1 Across All Platforms After Only Two Days at Retail

Wednesday 16th September/… Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced that the latest installment of the #1 music-based video game franchise, Guitar Hero 5™ has topped the weekly sales charts in the U.K. For the week ending September 12, Guitar Hero 5 debuted in the #1 position in units across all platforms, despite being available at retail for only two days during the reporting period, according to Charttrack.

“Guitar Hero 5 is the best Guitar Hero game yet and this success validates the strength of the franchise,” says Dan Rosensweig, President and CEO of Guitar Hero. “With Guitar Hero 5, we have assembled the best and most varied music line-up to date and added all new features that make Guitar Hero 5 the most innovative and social game in the category. We have long known how great this game is, and it is awesome to see that fans agree with us, especially fans in the U.K.”

Living room legends will rock any way they want to a variety of iconic rock music in Guitar Hero 5. The entire set list is at players’ finger tips from the start, featuring genre-defining hits from some of the biggest rock artists and bands of all time, including The Rolling Stones, The White Stripes, Kings of Leon, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and Vampire Weekend. Players take complete control as Guitar Hero 5 allows gamers to personalise and customise how they experience music by being able to play with any in-game instrument combination — multiple vocalists, guitarists, bassists and drummers, in any game mode. With the game’s all-new Party Play Mode, getting the band back together has never been easier. Players can now jump in or drop out of gameplay seamlessly, without interrupting their jam session. Elevating the Guitar Hero® series to new heights with unmatched social gameplay, an enhanced style, new in-game artists and more rock legends, Guitar Hero 5 features new surprises and challenges that will fire-up long-time fret board fanatics and create a new generation of addicts.

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It has been a long time coming, but a solution to all those storage problems on the Wii is on the horizon. Starting with the release of Guitar Hero 5 there will be no barriers between streaming data straight off of SD cards, which is big news for DLC heavy titles like Rock Band and GH.

The card limit sits at 32GB, which (according to Activision) will hold around 800 songs. With the added functionality, players can now move over any World Tour songs they purchased without having to worry about clogging the fridge, and download full albums and such. This is a big step forward, and it opens some pretty awesome (and overdue) doors for developers.

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Just ahead of the biggest week of the year for us gamers, Activision has gone ahead and updated their Guitar Hero website with a complete listing of all 84 bands and artists that will be featured in Guitar Hero 5. The entire list can be read after the break, and the entire list will be available to you from the moment you insert the game disc on September 1st.

As an extra heads up, heading on over to the Guitar Hero 5 site, clicking the Guitar Hero 5 logo, and scrolling down will take you to a free MP3 download of Wolfmother’s “Black Round.” You can never go wrong with free stuff, right?

GH5: Featured Bands & Artists

• 3 Doors Down
• 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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Activision has announced a whole slew of new Hero games, both Guitar and other. For starters, they’ve finally confirmed what everyone has known for months. Guitar Hero Van Halen is in the works, and will be released some time later this year. When asked for a comment regarding which era of Van Halen music would be the center of attention, Activisions Senior Vice President of Global Brand Management said “Oh this is definitely Van Halen, not Van Hagar.” That’s good to hear.

Also coming at no surprise, Guitar Hero 5 is also in the works for this year. Few features have been revealed, but the game will allow players to drop in and out of songs or switch instruments or difficulty at any time.

But wait, there’s more! Activision also announced two brand new non-Guitar Hero games.

Band Hero will be a family friendly take on Guitar Hero, with an E 10+ rating and a set list of Top 40 hits. It sounds like Band Hero will be easier than the Guitar Hero games and will be Activision’s response to LEGO Rock Band.

Finally, DJ Hero has finally been announced. The controller pictured above will be used to create custom mixes of existing songs across a variety of genres, such as R&B and electronica. It will be interesting to see where this one goes.

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