Guitar Hero 5 Band List Announced

With E3 off and running this week, we're getting a ton of new game announcements. We've known that Guitar Hero 5 has been in the works for a while, but we now have some information on some of the music that will be featured. Unfortunately, they didn’t announce the songs specifically, but instead a giant list of bands has made its way online. This leaves me with more questions then answers though. Sure you can guess that the Queen/David Bowie song will be "Under Pressure", but what about Elton John? Will it be "Tiny Dancer" or "Benny and the Jets"? What the hell is Bob Dylan doing there? And what the crap is a Vampire Weekend?

I think I’m most exited to see a strong showing of some of my favorite metal bands. The Bronx, Megadeth, Iron Maiden and Darkest Hour are all on the list. Not to mention some of my guilty pleasures, I’m looking at you Wild Cherry.

I’m sure we’ll see more info released soon but in the meantime you can see a full list of bands that will be included in the game below. Guitar Hero 5 is currently set for September 1st for the Xbox 360, Wii, PS3 and PS2.

Source: joystiq.com

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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