'Guitar Hero' publisher Activision unveils 'Warriors of Rock'

 
Activision has revealed the first details of its next Guitar Hero title, which will feature a redesigned controller and a new story mode.

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock will release on Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and will feature 90 songs. Activision shared a peek at 24 of the songs on the setlist, shown below:



AFI -- Dancing Through Sunday
Avenged Sevenfold -- Bat Country
Black Sabbath -- Children Of The Grave
Buzzcocks -- What Do I Get?
Children Of Bodom -- If You Want Peace... Prepare For War
The Cure -- Fascination Street
Def Leppard -- Pour Some Sugar On Me (Live)
Dethklok -- Bloodlines
DragonForce -- Fury of the Storm
Drowning Pool -- Bodies
Foo Fighters -- No Way Back
Foreigner -- Feels Like The First Time
Jane's Addiction -- Been Caught Stealing
KISS -- Love Gun
Megadeth -- Sudden Death
Metallica & Ozzy Osbourne -- Paranoid (Live)
Muse -- Uprising
My Chemical Romance -- I'm Not Okay (I Promise)
Queen -- Bohemian Rhapsody
Rammstein -- Waidmanns Heil
The Rolling Stones -- Stray Cat Blues
Silversun Pickups -- There's No Secrets This Year
Slayer -- Chemical Warfare
ZZ Top -- Sharp Dressed Man (Live)

A statement from Activision did not specify how the game's guitar peripheral other than it was "inspired and born from the game's unique art style and specifically made for shredding."

The Quest Mode, narrated by KISS' Gene Simmons, features eight characters aiding the Demi God of Rock as they try to save rock 'n roll from "The Beast."

Activision also says most tracks from Guitar Hero: World Tour forward will work with Warriors of Rock. No word on which tracks are involved or a release date for the game.