Here's a full GH5 song list containing all 86 tracks for Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PS2 & PS3. This handy table includes Guitar Intensity, Bass Intensity, Vocal Intensity, and Drum Intensity ratings, plus denotes which Drum tracks feature Expert+ skill level.
Over a year after Metallica's thrash metal album "Death Magnetic" was released, Guitar Hero Wii players are still left with only 4 of the tracks to play. Meanwhile, Xbox 360 and PS3 players have had all 11 Death Magnetic album songs available as Guitar Hero DLC since the album's debut in September, 2008.
As usual, Guitar Hero company representatives were extremely tight-lipped when the ugly truth became apparent to angry Wii gamers that in fact, only 4 of the 11 songs would be available. Everyone wanted to know the reason why, but the company wouldn't talk. A few months later, Neversoft posted an official statement on the GuitarHero.com Community Forums:
Activision could have been more specific by calling it Family Hero or Pop Hero but instead named it "Band Hero", resulting in confused gamers wondering why Guitar Hero World Tour wasn't called Band Hero, since it was the first GH game to feature full band support.
Band Hero for the console systems has virtually identical features and functionality as we examined at length in the 5Frets.com Guitar Hero 5 review. Basically, it is Guitar Hero 5 but Rated "E" instead of Teen/14, and focusing on pop songs targeted at the casual gamer and families. You won't find any screaming death metal songs in this game whatsoever, instead you'll see pop icons like Fall Out Boy, Spice Girls, Hilary Duff, OK Go, and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. (Check out the Band Hero Song List: 65 Tracks for Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, Wii.)
The graphics have been re-themed to feature a lot of bright, colorful venues like a shopping mall or a concert stage loaded with neon colors.
5Frets.com has the full track list for Band Hero, along with which Guitar Hero disc imports Band Hero will support, and the 4 Band Hero songs that won't export to Guitar Hero 5.
Wondering What is the Difference Between Band Hero and Guitar Hero?
In addition to the disc exporting, the following games' downloadable tracks will also transfer:
Finally, 61 of Band Hero's 65 song track list will also export into Guitar Hero 5 for $5.00 (420 MSP, 500 Wii Points). That sure beats the paltry 35 out of 86 tracks Guitar Hero World Tour exported. See bottom of page for the 4 songs that will not export.
5Frets.com readers know that the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero Van Halen shipped the first week of October to hundreds of GH fans across the USA (as far as Hawaii and Florida).
Update 10/20/09: Finally, the PS2/PS3 and Nintendo Wii versions of Guitar Hero Van Halen have shipped!
"RadiDaddy" from the GuitarHero.com forums was kind enough to scan his Wii Guitar Hero Van Halen sleeve for 5Frets.com:
Guitar Hero World Tour includes 84 songs on disc, plus 2 Guitar Duels (Zakk Wylde and Ted Nugent). The game is available on Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 2 & PS3.
Were you looking for the list of Guitar Hero World Tour songs that import to Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero instead?
