Today, after previous rumors, Activision has finally announced Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. The artist formerly known as Guitar Hero 6 will add a new story-based quest mode, a redesigned guitar controller, and the largest on-disc music catalog ever in a Guitar Hero game. In addition, Gene Simmons, frontman for KISS, will be providing his voice to the quest mode.
“Guitar Hero has set the standard for music based gaming and with Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock’s all-new Quest Mode, robust and authentic set list, over-the-top challenges and rock-inspired new hardware, we are once again bringing the soul and energy of rock n’ roll to fans around the world,” said Guitar Hero COO David Haddad.
The Quest Mode will allow players to embark on a journey with eight characters chosen to help the Demi-God of Rock stop The Beast and save rock forever. "The world is a boring place. Come with me, and enter a world populated of Demi-Gods and Beasts. Transform from an everyday person and become the savior of rock and roll,” said Simmons. “It was an honor and privilege to narrate Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, even more so, to voice the Demi God. From the God of Thunder to the Demi-God, how cool is that..."
The first songs revealed from the track list are:
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)”
The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock are being developed by Neversoft, with the Nintendo Wii version going to Vicarious Visions. The title should be released some time this fall.
