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Activision has sent over a list of downloadable tracks for Guitar Hero 5, that will be landing on consoles in November.

Fans of Lenny Kravitz and KISS will be privy to track packs from both, and there will also be a six-pack of free songs from Neversoft bands.

Wii users will be getting a heaping helping of Metallica with tracks from Death Magnetic that are already available on PS3 and Xbox 360.

Here’s the list, with pricing to be announced later:

• November 12: Lenny Kravitz Track Pack – Let Love Rule, Lady, Fly Away

• November 19: KISS Track Pack – Modern Day Delilah, Lick It Up, I Was Made for Loving You

• November 24: Neversoft Thanks the Fans Track Pack – Lemon Frosting by Bunny Knutson, RockNRola by Nancy Fullforce, From the Blue/Point of No Return/T.T.R.T.S. by An Endless Sporadic, Love Holds It Down by Dom Liberati, You Really Like Me by Davidicus, and Guilty Pleasures by Tony Solis

• November 24: Metallica, Death Magnetic Tracks for Wii – All Nightmare Long, That Was Just Your Life, The Day That Never Comes, The Judas Kiss, The End Of The Line, The Unforgiven III, Suicide & Redemption J.H., Suicide & Redemption K.H.

Full PR through the jump.

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Activision has announced that it’s releasing a Guitar Hero Metallica bundle exclusively for Europe.

The Guitar Hero Metallica Solo Guitar bundle will include a copy of the game, a wireless guitar controller and an exclusive faceplate with the Metallica skull design.

Game’s out in Australia and Europe May 22, and the UK on May 29 for PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii.

Read on for the press release.

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Neversoft’s told GamerTagRadio that working on Guitar Hero: Metallica was great working with the band thanks to Lars being such a perfectionist.

Apparently this helped “drive the game”.

Bet it did.

Full interview is through the link, and a partial vid is after the break.

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Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of fourteen tracks, ranging from metal to country, for the Wii version of Rock Band.

Here’s what you’re getting:

• David Bowie – Moonage Daydream
• Drive By Truckers – 3 Dimes Down
• Garbage – Why Do You Love Me
• KISS – Calling Dr. Love
• Lucinda Williams – Can’t Let Go
• Metallica – Blackened, Ride the Lighting
• Neko Case – People Got a Lotta Nerve
• Old 97s – Time Bomb
• Radiohead – My Iron Lung
• Sonic Youth – Kool Thing
• Steve Earle – Satellite Radio
• The Clash – Train in Vain
• Wolfmother – Joker & the Thief

Each master track will cost 200 Wii Points ($2.00).

Hooray for diversity.

Motorhead frontman Lemmy’s to appear in Guitar Hero: Metallica, as you can see on Metallica’s website.

That’s it. But it’s Lemmy, so good news. Metallica’s promising another character reveal soon, so keep an eye out for that. Probably Kylie, or something.

Game’s out March 20 for PS3, Wii and Xbox 360, in the US at least. The PS2 version is expected to land May 1.

What do you get when you reserve your copy of Guitar Hero: Metallica? You get this:

• GameStop – An exclusive second kick pedal
• GameCrazy – Guitar Hero: Metallica-themed drumsticks
• Best Buy – Some free tattoo sleeves to help freak out the establishment

The 49 songs on the game disc were revealed in their entirety this past January, and feature such notables as Alice in Chains, Queen, and Thin Lizzy.

Game’s out March 20 for PS3, Wii and Xbox 360. The PS2 version is expected to land May 1.

Press release after the jump.

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A new Guitar Hero DS game is to be expected in 2009, along with another Guitar Hero game for consoles, which Activision said will be announced at a later date.

Guitar Hero as a franchise will receive a "major re-staging" in the fourth quarter of 2009, the company said.

Guitar Hero has an install base of 32 million worldwide, the firm said, and outsold Rock Band four-to-one in the US despite supply constraints.

GH was the number one selling franchise in Europe with a 122 percent increase in holiday sales.

Activison said the genre is generally robust, and consumers will be accommodated by the release of different music genres to its games.

The company expects the music kit game install base to grow by 53 million units in the coming year, and new users to franchise have broadened the demographic and want more variety.

To help the company accomplish their growth in the Guitar Hero franchise, in Europe it will include more Euro bands.

The company said the release of DJ Hero will be innovative and take franchise in new direction.

In addition, a greatest hits compilation will be released, and with Metallica being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this will help the sales of the upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica, which is set for a March release. The PS2 version will arrive a bit later on.

Metallica’s ninth album, Death Magnetic, will be available for download on Guitar Hero III this Friday, the same day it hits general retail.

The Guitar Hero version will feature two extended takes of one of the album’s tracks, Suicide and Redemption.

“We’ve been working very closely with Metallica and we’re extremely excited to offer Death Magnetic not only in its entirety, but also with the exclusive recordings of Suicide & Redemption as downloadable content to Guitar Hero fans,” said Acti-Blizz music head, Tim Riley.

“We’re proud to be setting a new precedent for our two industries, making an entire new album available in two different mediums simultaneously.”

Press release after the break.

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Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich enjoys games. They help him connect with his kids.

“It’s fucking way cool,” he said in this Rolling Stone interview. “Our kids love playing Guitar Hero and Rock Band. It’s awesome. There’s something really positive coming out of video games. It’s so cool to sit there and have your kids talk to you about Deep Purple and Black Sabbath and Soundgarden.”

Ulrich was talking at a signing day in California last week, at which he was signing lots of Guitar Hero controllers. More through the link.