New Guns N' Roses song leads "Rock Band 2" lineup

A brand new song from Guns N' Roses called "Shackler's Revenge" leads the 75-song playlist for the highly anticipated video game Rock Band 2, it was announced on Monday (July 14th) by game publishing partners Harmonix, MTV Games and Electronic Arts. The unveiling of the lineup was made at the 2008 E3 Media and Business Summit, where new and updated features of the second edition of the game were also revealed. A total of 84 songs will be included with the game itself, with 20 more to be made available for free downloading in the fall. Among the other artists contributing tracks to Rock Band 2 are Judas Priest, Pearl Jam, Metallica, Nirvana, The Who, Motorhead, Jimmy Eat World, Bon Jovi, Foo Fighters, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more.

The game will include the first and so far only video game appearances of songs by AC/DC and Bob Dylan, who have contributed "Let There Be Rock" and "Tangled Up in Blue" respectively.

According to fan message board posts, the Guns N' Roses song is based on a never-released movie that featured music by since-departed Guns guitarist Buckethead and drummer Brian "Brain" Mantia. One post said the track is "supposed to be a pretty guitar driven rocker of a song with an amazing hook/bridge."

There's no indication whether "Shackler's Revenge" will appear on the long-delayed Guns N' Roses album, Chinese Democracy, or whether its inclusion on Rock Band 2 means that a release date for the CD is finally imminent.

Guns singer Axl Rose is the only original member of the current lineup of the band, but his longtime friend and confidante, former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach, says Axl is all you need: [ Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] "Once you've got him in your band, good luck finding a guy to replace that guy, 'cause if there's anybody that's pretty much irreplaceable, I'd say it's Axl Rose."

Rock Band 2 will make its debut on Xbox 360 this September, and will be available for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Wii systems later this year.

The official Rock Band 2 track listing is:
1. AC/DC - "Let There Be Rock"
2. AFI - "Girl's Gone Grey"
3. Alanis Morissette - "You Oughta Know"
4. Alice in Chains - "Man In The Box"
5. Allman Brothers - "Ramblin' Man"
6. Avenged Sevenfold - "Almost Easy"
7. Bad Company - "Shooting Star"
8. Beastie Boys - "So Whatcha Want"
9. Beck - "E-Pro"
10. Bikini Kill - "Rebel Girl"
11. Billy Idol - "White Wedding Pt I"
12. Blondie - "One Way Or Another"
13. Bob Dylan - "Tangled Up In Blue"
14. Bon Jovi - "Livin' on A Prayer"
15. Cheap Trick - "Hello There"
16. Devo - "Uncontrollable Urge"
17. Dinosaur Jr. - "Feel the Pain"
18. Disturbed - "Down With The Sickness"
19. The Donnas - "New Kid In School"
20. Dream Theater - "Panic Attack"
21. Duran Duran - "Hungry Like the Wolf"
22. Elvis Costello - "Pump It Up"
23. Fleetwood Mac - "Go Your Own Way"
24. Foo Fighters - "Everlong"
25. The Go-Go's - "We Got the Beat"
26. The Grateful Dead - "Alabama Getaway"
27. The Guess Who - "American Woman"
28. Guns N' Roses - "Shackler's Revenge"
29. Interpol - "PDA"
30. Jane's Addiction - "Mountain Song"
31. Jethro Tull - "Aqualung"
32. Jimmy Eat World - "The Middle"
33. Joan Jett - "Bad Reputation"
34. Journey - "Anyway You Want It"
35. Judas Priest - "Painkiller"
36. Kansas - "Carry On Wayward Son"
37. L7 - "Pretend We're Dead"
38. Lacuna Coil - "Our Truth"
39. Linkin Park - "One Step Closer"
40. Lit - "My Own Worst Enemy"
41. Lush - "De-Luxe"
42. Mastodon - "Colony of Birchmen"
43. Megadeth - "Peace Sells"
44. Metallica - "Battery"
45. Mighty Mighty Bosstones - "Where'd You Go"
46. Modest Mouse - "Float On"
47. Motorhead - "Ace of Spades"
48. The Muffs - "Kids in America"
49. Nirvana - "Drain You"
50. Norman Greenbaum - "Spirit in the Sky"
51. The Offspring - "Come Out & Play (Keep 'Em Separated)"
52. Panic at the Disco - "Nine In The Afternoon"
53. Paramore - "That's What You Get"
54. Pearl Jam - "Alive"
55. Presidents of the USA - "Lump"
56. Rage Against the Machine - "Testify"
57. Ratt - "Round & Round"
58. Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Give it Away"
59. The Replacements - "Alex Chilton"
60. Rise Against - "Give it All"
61. Rush - "The Trees"
62. Silversun Pickups - "Lazy Eye"
63. Smashing Pumpkins - "Today"
64. Social Distortion - "I Was Wrong"
65. Sonic Youth - "Teenage Riot"
66. Soundgarden - "Spoonman"
67. Squeeze - "Cool For Cats"
68. Steely Dan - "Bodhitsattva"
69. Steve Miller Band - "Rock'n Me"
70. Survivor - "Eye of the Tiger"
71. System of a Down - "Chop Suey"
72. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"
73. Tenacious D - "Master Exploder"
74. Testament - "Souls Of Black"
75. The Who - "Pinball Wizard"
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