Op-Ed

Guitar Hero II Set List Official

At long last Red Octane has decided to stop beating around the bush and spill their entire set list for Guitar Hero II.

The bad news is that what I hoped was a misprint on the previously "leaked" set list from G-Hole, wasn't, and is actually "Search and Destroy" by Iggy Pop and the Stooges. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Mr. Pop, per se, it's just that "Seek and Destroy" by Metallica is a far, far greater song, and perfectly suited, I think, for Guitar Herofication.

The good news is that the "Girlfriend" listed on G-Hole's stolen list is, in fact, Matthew Sweet's version. It will probably sound familiar to you once you hear it, but if not, don't sweat it. Just prepare yourself for a rough ride on the solo.

The even better news is that one of the previously-unannounced track's is "Killing in the Name of" by Rage Against the Machine. That's right, and now you do what they told ya.

November can't come soon enough.

The full set list here, reproduced courtesy of IGN:

1. Opening Licks
Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil
Danzig - Mother
Cheap Trick - Surrender
Wolfmother - Woman
Spinal Tap - Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight

2. Amp-Warmers
Kiss - Strutter
Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
Police - Message in a Bottle
Van Halen - You Really Got Me
Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son

3. String-Snappers
Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench
Alice in Chains - Them Bones
Iggy Pop and the Stooges - Search and Destroy
Pretenders - Tattooed Love Boys
Black Sabbath - War Pigs

4. Thrash and Burn
Warrant - Cherry Pie
Butthole Surfers - Who Was in My Room Last Night
Mathew Sweet - Girlfriend
Rolling Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knockin'
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine

5. Return of the Shred
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name Of
Primus - John the Fisherman
Sword - Freya
Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation
Aerosmith - Last Child

6. Relentless Riffs
Heart - Crazy on You
Stone Temple Pilots - Tripping on a Hole in a Paper Heart
Stray Cats - Rock This Town
Allman Brothers - Jessica
Jane's Addiction - Stop

7. Furious Fretwork
Anthrax - Madhouse
Living End - Carry Me Home
Lamb of God - Laid to Rest
Reverend Horton Heat - Psychobilly Freakout
Rush - YYZ

8. Face-Melters
Avenged Sevenfold - Beast and the Harlot
Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized
Dick Dale - Misirlou
Megadeth - Hangar 18
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird