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THIS GUITAR HERO III TRACK LISTING SHOULD MAKE METALHEADS HAPPY

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Guitar Hero IIIThe Syndicate has reported the final track listing for the soon-to-be-released Guitar Hero III. Not only does it have some classic song choices that will make wannabe shredders everywhere happy (Slayer, Metallica, Iron Maiden) and unexpected bonuses from cool bands (In Flames, Dragonforce, Killswitch Engage), but the game will feature final “boss” stages, in which you will be able to have a one-on-one guitar battle with the likes of tom Morello and Slash. The complete track listing, after the jump:

Tier 1:
Foghat – “Slow Ride”
Poison – “Talk Dirty to Me”
Pat Benatar – “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”
Social Distortion – “Story of My Life”

Encore: Kiss – “Rock and Roll All Nite”
Co-op Encore: Beastie Boys – “Sabotage”

Tier 2:
Mountain – “Mississippi Queen”
Alice Cooper – “School’s Out”
Cream – “Sunshine of Your Life”
Heart – “Barracuda”

Boss: Tom Morello – Guitar Battle
Encore: Rage Against the Machine – “Bulls on Parade”
Co-op Encore: The Strokes – “Reptilia”

Tier 3:
The Killers – “When You Were Young”
AFI – “Miss Murder”
The Who – “The Seeker”
Priestess – “Lay Down”

Encore: Rolling Stones – “Paint It Black”
Co-op Encore: Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Suck My Kiss”

Tier 4:
Black Sabbath – “Paranoid”
The Sex Pistols – “Anarchy in the UK”
Sonic Youth – “Kool Thing”
Weezer – “My Name Is Jonas”

Encore: Pearl Jam – “Evenflow”
Co-op Encore: Blue Oyster Cult – “Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll”

Tier 5:
The Dead Kennedys – “Holiday in Cambodia”
Scorpions – “Rock You Like a Hurricane”
Aerosmith – “Same Old Song and Dance”
ZZ Top – “La Grange”

Boss: Slash – Guitar Battle
Encore: Guns N Roses – “Welcome to the Jungle”
Co-op Encore: Bloc Party – “Hellicopter”

Tier 6:
Santana – “Black Magic Woman”
Smashing Pumpkins – “Cherub Rock”
White Zombie – “Black Sunshine”
Tenacious D – “The Metal”

Encore: Stevie Ray Vaughn – “Pride and Joy”
Co-op Encore: Matchbook Romance – “Monsters”

Tier 7:
Slipknot – “Before I Forget”
Disturbed – “Stricken”
Queens of the Stone Age – “3’s and 7’s”
Muse – “Knights of Cydonia”

Encore: Living Colour – “Cult of Personality”

Tier 8:
Slayer – “Raining Blood”
Eric Johnson – “Cliffs of Dover”
Iron Maiden – “Number of the Beast”
Metallica – “One”

Boss: Lou – Guitar Battle
Encore: Charlie Daniels Band – “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”

Bonus Tracks:
An Endless Sporadic – “Impulse”
Backyard Babies – “Minus Celsius”
Bret Michaels Band – “Go That Far”
Die Toten Hosen – “Hier Kommit Alex”
Dragonforce – “Through the Fire and the Flames”
Fall of Troy – “FCP Remix”
Gallows – “In the Belly of a Shark”
The Hellacopters – “I’m in the Band”
Heroes del Silencio – “Avalancha”
In Flames – “Take This Life”
Kaiser Chiefs – “Ruby”
Killswitch Engage – “My Curse”
LA Slum Lords – “Down N Dirty”
Lacuna Coil – “Closer”
Lions – “Metal Heavy Lady”
NAAST – “Mauvis Garcon”
Prototype – “The Way It Ends”
Revolverhead – “Generation Rock”
Rise Against – “Prayer of the Refugee”
Scouts of St. Sebastian – “In Love”
Senses Fail – “Can’t Be Saved”
The Sleeping – “Don’t Hold Back”
The Stone Roses – “She Bangs the Drums”
Superbus – “Radio Song”

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