Holy shit, I'm glad that Owl City song is dodging Rock Band for the time being. My daughter is nuts over that song

hose who pre-order the Guitar Hero®: Warriors of Rock Guitar Bundle at GameStop can transform their Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock guitar controller into the ultimate Battle Axe.

At least until RB3 hits, we should be safe

Yeah, but I'm buying that already.

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock achievements

Some of these are just ridiculous!

Nauseous Numerologist
Beat any song with a final score of 133,337 (QP+, Competitive)

String Twins
Complete a song with only a Guitarist and Bassist, both earning the same score (QP+)

Lucifer’s Accountant
Beat any song with a final score which is evenly divisible by 6 (QP+)

As if I, a self-proclaimed completionist whore, needed any more reasons not to play this game.

The third one doesn't sound bad. You should have a 1 in 6 chance of getting it at any time.

DLC for July. All but three (Scream, Second Chance, and Sound of Madness) are already in Rock Band.

July 6 - Queen 2 Track Pack

* "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
* "Killer Queen"
* "Somebody To Love"

July 13 - Avenged Sevenfold Track Pack

* "Afterlife"
* "Almost Easy"
* "Scream"

July 20 - Disturbed Track Pack

* "Down With The Sickness"
* "Stricken"
* "Indestructible"

July 27 - Shinedown Track Pack

* "Devour"
* "Second Chance"
* "Sound of Madness"

I love A7X...but scream is an odd choice. Everything else I have in RB.

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It's good to know that they've learned nothing from the Kurt Cobain and No Doubt issues and actually put their promo trailers together using visually unsuitable singers for the song in question. For example: Muse and Drowning Pool. At least they nailed KISS!

Also, leading off with the guitar chart 3 times?

To the credit, Bohemian Rhapsody was fucking epic

Other than to make promo videos, has there ever been an instance of two people simultaneously playing drums in co-op?

"I want to play drums."
"No, I want to play drums!"
In unison "WE CAN BOTH PLAY DRUMS!!!" massive drum fill

In the video, at least the two drummers were playing two different difficulties, unlike the three guitar attack.

I can't imagine how annoying it would be to hear someone else play the drums simultaneously as me. Difficulty differences nonwithstanding, the game would allow slight differences in timing and it would get insanely grating.

The Avenged Sevenfold Track Pack is now available via Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 440 Microsoft Points, from the PlayStation Store for $5.49 and the Wii Shop Channel for 550 Wii Points. The three songs are also available as single downloads for Xbox 360 for 160 Microsoft Points, PlayStation 3 for $1.99 and Wii for 200 Wii Points each. The Avenged Sevenfold Track Pack will also be compatible with Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock when the game is released this fall.

I've got a question about Band Hero... How do I make a supergroup?
In GH5, I was able to make a band with Johnny Cash, Matt Bellamy and Tito Santana, using my default Live ID, the same one used to unlock them all.
But when I try to do it in BH, it doesn't work. When I switch instruments, the previous instrument will go to a default set of avatars, not the ones I unlocked or created...
The only way I can think of doing this is to have 4 Live IDs and unlock all characters in all IDs.
...There has to be an easier way.

After the Cobain and No Doubt lawsuits Actvision dropped celeb avatars for anything but their actual song.

Tito Santana is in the game? Does he do the Flying Jalepeno?

Strike Force!

Hahaha... Whoops. See, I have Santana on drums. So for some reason (drunk, lack of sleep), I had him mixed up with Tito Puente.
Anyway. for Band Hero, celeb avatars are not locked to any song. You can still make them sing any song. I tried it on the weekend. I just havent figured out how to make a supergroup like in GH5.

Video of Geddy and Alex discussing 2112 on GH. Sigh...

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/17386/183022

Well shit.

Santa Monica, CA – July 21, 2010 – Rush, one of the most influential rock bands in history, have joined together with Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero®: Warriors of Rock to bring their seven-part suite from their classic 2112 album to the game’s all-new, story-based Quest Mode this September. For the first time ever, Guitar Hero® fans will embark on an epic voyage playing as eight Guitar Hero characters that transform into rock warriors who must join together to use their unique, game-changing powers to help the Demi-God of Rock take down “The Beast” to save rock.

“The music, the story and the journey of 2112 lends itself perfectly to the quest in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock,” said Geddy Lee of Rush. “In our story, the caves of 2112 are where our hero finds the lost guitar and this rediscovery of music is much like the Guitar Hero warriors’ journey to find the Demi-God of Rock’s Legendary guitar, which has been trapped in a cavern.”

“I love the idea of Guitar Hero; they have combined two great things – music and fun,” said Alex Lifeson of Rush. “I think it’s a great way to introduce people of all ages to music of various styles by all kinds of different bands, while providing a launching pad for kids who want to get into playing music.”

Within the narrative-driven journey, Rush and Guitar Hero fans alike will experience 2112 in a totally new and authentic way while traversing the exclusive three-part 2112 Rush-inspired venue and playing their way through the 20 minute, seven-part suite. Additionally, each song transition will feature band members narrating liner notes from the 2112 album. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock will include:

· “2112 Pt. 1 – Overture”
· “2112 Pt. 2 – The Temples Of Syrinx”
· “2112 Pt. 3 – Discovery”
· “2112 Pt. 4 – Presentation”
· “2112 Pt. 5 – Oracle: The Dream”
· “2112 Pt. 6 – Soliloquy”
· “2112 Pt. 7 – Grand Finale”

“Our collaborations with legendary artists and bands, like Rush, are key to creating an original rock experience and have helped drive Guitar Hero’s success,” said David Haddad, Chief Operating Officer, Guitar Hero. “The journey that Rush’s 2112 seven-part suite takes fans on fits flawlessly within the story Neversoft has expertly created for Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and perfectly adds to the authenticity of the game.”

Never heard it. Guess it's time to see if it's really depressing news.

Also, is the the first time ever that GH has featured an entire album?