Guns N' Roses' "Shackler's Revenge" Set For Rock Band 2

"Shackler's Revenge," a new Guns N' Roses song (from a new Guns N' Roses album), will be included in Rock Band 2, according to a report in The NY Times. It's not one of the tracks that leaked last month to unenthusiastic reviews. The popular video game has been an effective marketing tool for bands like Mötley Crüe. "I credit Rock Band for bringing in the younger audience," their manager tells the Times. "The people who downloaded that song aren't just listening to it, they're interacting with it." Short of Rock Of Love 3, this is Axl's best shot at relevancy 17 years after Use Your Illusion. Rock Band 2 is out in September -- will Chinese Democracy not be far behind? Signs point to: buy your own Dr. Pepper.

Here's the alleged Rock Band 2 tracklist that's been circulating online ("Bodhitsattva"!)...

01 AC/DC - "Let There Be Rock"
02 AFI - "Girl's Gone Grey"
03 Alanis Morissette - "You Oughta Know"
04 Alice in Chains - "Man In The Box"
05 Allman Brothers - "Ramblin' Man"
06 Avenged Sevenfold - "Almost Easy"
07 Bad Company - "Shooting Star"
08 Beastie Boys - "So Whatcha Want"
09 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 Go-Go's, The - "We Got the Beat"
26 Grateful Dead, The - "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 Motörhead - "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 Seperated)"
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"

Posted at 9:13 AM by Scott in Video Games
Tags: Guns N' Roses | Rock Band

10 Comments

Wow, the 'Mats getting some love. Never thought I would see that on Rock Band!

Posted by: Jared at 07/14/08 9:29 AM | Reply
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Teenage Riot!!!!!!! Dinosaur Jr!!!!!
Dear Jesus I hope this is real.

Posted by: Mike C at 07/14/08 10:58 AM | Reply
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Some of these songs would be really cool on Rock Band ("Pinball Wizard," "Alive," "E-Pro") but the inclusion of "Tangled Up in Blue" makes me think its fake. Although that its a great song off an amazing album, it would be stupid on a video game. Its a folk song.

Posted by: Brian at 07/14/08 12:28 PM | Reply
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testament's "souls of black?!"

that track's gonna have some unsuspecting kid's head explode....

Posted by: kevin r hollo at 07/14/08 12:31 PM | Reply
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Where the hell did this tracklist come from? I can't find it anywhere else.

Posted by: Mike C at 07/14/08 1:59 PM | Reply
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http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/888/888781p1.html

Posted by: chris in reply to Mike C's comment at 07/14/08 3:03 PM | Reply
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Yeah that list looks great. A lot better than the original Rock Band setlist, imo. but wtf is with "tangled up in blue"? one of the best songs ever recorded, but it doesn't fit.

Posted by: Jeremiah at 07/14/08 3:40 PM | Reply
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DINOSAUR JR YEA!

Posted by: JO at 07/16/08 2:27 AM | Reply
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ZOMG Replacements!! Four years of car sing-alongs to Alex Chilton will finally pay off!

Posted by: D-Ford at 07/16/08 1:46 PM | Reply
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psycho killer!! teenage riot!! bob effin' dylan!!!

Posted by: pj at 07/16/08 4:22 PM | Reply
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