Activision Adds 12 New Songs To The Guitar Hero Music Library

Activision has announced the addition of twelve new songs the the Guitar hero library. The new songs will be compatible with both Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero, as well as forward compatible with the upcoming releases of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock when it's released this fall.

These latest additions to the music library will feature tracks from GRAMMY Hall of Fame Award winners Queen, heavy metal rockers Avenged Sevenfold and Disturbed, and the Guitar Hero debut of hard rock band, Shinedown.

Available for download beginning today, the Queen 2 Track Pack will feature three of their biggest hits, including "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," "Killer Queen" and "Somebody To Love."

The Avenged Sevenfold Track Pack will allow fans to shred along with three hit singles, "Afterlife," "Almost Easy" and "Scream," from their self-titled, fourth studio album.

The Disturbed Track Pack on July 20, which features "Down With The Sickness," the second single off their debut album, The Sickness, "Stricken," the lead single off the band's third studio album, Ten Thousand Fists, and "Indestructible" the fourth single off their fourth studio album similarly titled, Indestructible.

Starting July 27, fans can enjoy the Shinedown Track Pack, which features "Devour," "Second Chance" and "Sound of Madness," three of the biggest hits off their certified Platinum album, The Sound of Madness.

The Queen 2, Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed and Shinedown track packs will be available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 440 Microsoft Points, on the PlayStation Store for PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system for $5.49 and for Wii for 550 Wii Points. All songs in each track pack will also be released as downloadable singles for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 160 Microsoft Points, PlayStation 3 system for $1.99 and Wii for 200 Wii Points each. In addition to the in-game music store and Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360, Xbox 360 owners can expand their Guitar Hero music library using the Guitar Hero VIP Pass Music Store, available exclusively on Xbox LIVE online entertainment network.