Avenged Sevenfold will be deeply involved with the new ‘Guitar Hero Live‘ video game which is now officially set for an October 20th release date. According to the band, those who pre-order the game will be treated to three exclusive live tracks, while the band also make mention of some upcoming exclusive customizations, which may include a deathbat decoration for the games guitar peripheral.
They also state that footage of their perspective from the stage will be used for the game during the performance of those songs. You can see the video footage of the bands M. Shadows and Synyster Gates discussing their plans for the game with IGN below.
In addition to that, 20 more songs have been announced for the game, they include:
White Zombie – “Thunder Kiss ’65”
Korn – “Freak On A Leash”
Rage Against The Machine – “Bulls On Parade”
Judas Priest – “Breaking The Law”
ZZ Top – “I Gotsa Get Paid”
Green Day – “American Idiot”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Higher Ground” (Steve Wonder cover)
Iggy Pop – “Lust For Life”
Jet – “Are You Gonna Be My Girl?”
Bruno Mars – “The Lazy Song”
Carrie Underwood – “Before He Cheats”
The Strokes – “Under Cover Of Darkness”
Bob Dylan – “Thunder On The Mountain”
Biffy Clyro – “Sounds Like Balloons”
American Authors – “Best Day Of My Life”
Band Of Skulls – “Asleep At The Wheel”
Dum Dum Girls – “Rimbaud Eyes”
Calvin Harris – “Feels So Close”
Courtney Barnett – “Pedestrian At Best”
The Avett Brothers – “Another Is Waiting”
Kongos – “Come With Me Now”
Jake Bugg – “What Doesn’t Kill You”
Songs already announced for the game include:
Deftones – “Diamond Eyes”
Marilyn Manson – “Disposable Teens”
The Black Keys – “Gold on the Ceiling”
Alice In Chains – “Stone”
Bullet For My Valentine – “Temper Temper”
A Day To Remember – “Right Back At It Again”
Soundgarden – “Been Away Too Long”
Anthrax – “Got The Time”
Architects – “Gravedigger”
Chevelle – “The Clincher”
Blitz Kids – “Sometimes”
Killswitch Engage – “In Due Time”
Mastodon – “High Road”
Bring Me The Horizon – “Shadow Moses”
Of Mice & Men – “Bones Exposed”
Wolfmother – “Sundial”
Halestorm – “Love Bites (So Do I)”
Tenacious D – “Tribute”
Beartooth – “I Have A Problem”
Queen – “Tie Your Mother Down”
Weezer – “Buddy Holly”
Deap Vally – “Lies”
Angus & Julia Stone – “A Heartbreak”
Catfish and the Bottlemen – “Kathleen”
Neon Trees – “Everybody Talks”
New Politics – “Harlem”
Pearl Jam – “Mind Your Manners”
Rise Against – “Tragedy + Time”
Trivium – “Strife”
System of a Down – “Chop Suey!”
Black Veil Brides – “In The End”
Rage Against the Machine – “Guerrilla Radio”
Judas Priest – “Breaking the Law”
Pantera – “Cowboys From Hell”
Royal Blood – “Little Monster”
Vista Chino – “Sweet Remain”
Marmozets – “Move Shake Hide”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Higher Ground”
The Pretty Reckless – “Going to Hell”
Alter Bridge – “Cry of Achilles”
Ed Sheeran – “Sing”
Fall Out Boy – “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)”
Gary Clark, Jr. – “Don’t Owe You a Thang”
Green Day – “Nuclear Family”
The Killers – “When You Were Young”
The Lumineers – “Ho Hey”
My Chemical Romance – “Na Na Na”
Pierce the Veil – “King for a Day” (feat. Kellin Quinn)
The Rolling Stones – “Paint it Black”
Skrillex – “Bangarang”
The War on Drugs – “Under the Pressure”
Sleigh Bells – “Bitter Rivals”
Alt-J – “Left Hand Free”
Broken Bells – “Leave It Alone“