Guitar Hero II: Song List

The game has 64 songs in total. All are cover versions except for "Stop!" by Jane's Addiction, "John the Fisherman" by Primus and the 24 bonus songs.

Opening Licks

01. "Shout at the Devil" - Mötley Crüe
02. "Mother" - Danzig*
03. "Surrender" - Cheap Trick
04. "Woman" - Wolfmother
05. "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight" - Spinal Tap* (Encore)

Amp-Warmer

06. "Strutter" - KISS*
07. "Heart-Shaped Box" - Nirvana
08. "Message in a Bottle" - The Police
09. "You Really Got Me" - Van Halen
10. "Carry On Wayward Son" - Kansas (Encore)

String-Snappers

11. "Monkey Wrench" - Foo Fighters
12. "Them Bones" - Alice in Chains
13. "Search and Destroy" - Iggy Pop and The Stooges
14. "Tattooed Love Boys" - The Pretenders
15. "War Pigs" - Black Sabbath (Encore)

Thrash and Burn

16. "Cherry Pie" - Warrant
17."Who Was in My Room Last Night?" - Butthole Surfers*
18. "Girlfriend" - Matthew Sweet †
19. "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" - The Rolling Stones*
20. "Sweet Child O' Mine" - Guns N' Roses (Encore)

Return of the Shred

21. "Killing in the Name" - Rage Against the Machine
22. "John the Fisherman" - Primus
23. "Freya" - The Sword
24. "Bad Reputation" - Thin Lizzy
25. "Last Child" - Aerosmith* (Encore)

Relentless Riffs

26. "Crazy on You" - Heart
27. "Trippin' On a Hole in a Paper Heart" - Stone Temple Pilots
28. "Rock This Town" - Stray Cats
29. "Jessica" - The Allman Brothers Band*
30. "Stop" - Jane's Addiction (Encore)

Furious Fretwork

31. "Madhouse" - Anthrax
32. "Carry Me Home" - The Living End
33. "Laid to Rest" - Lamb of God
34. "Psychobilly Freakout" - The Reverend Horton Heat
35. "YYZ" - Rush (Encore)

Face-Melters

36. "Beast and the Harlot" - Avenged Sevenfold
37. "Institutionalized" - Suicidal Tendencies*
38. "Misirlou" - Dick Dale
39. "Hangar 18" - Megadeth
40. "Free Bird" - Lynyrd Skynyrd* (Encore)

Bonus Tracks

41. "Arterial Black" - Drist*
42. "Collide" - Anarchy Club
43. "Elephant Bones" - That Handsome Devil
44. "Fall of Pangea" - Valient Thorr
45. "FTK" - Vagiant
46. "Gemini" - Brian Kahanek*
47. "Jordan" - Buckethead
48. "Laughtrack" - The Acro-brats*
49. "Less Talk More Rokk" - Freezepop*
50. "The Light that Blinds" - Shadows Fall
51. "Mr. Fix-it" - The Amazing Royal Crowns
52. "The New Black" - Every Time I Die
53. "One for the Road" - Breaking Wheel
54. "Parasite" - The Neighborhoods
55. "Push Push (Lady Lightning)" - Bang Camaro
56. "Radium Eyes" - Count Zero
57. "Raw Dog" - The Last Vegas (Winner of the "Be a Guitar Hero" Contest)
58. "Red Lottery" - Megasus
59. "Six" - All That Remains
60. "Soy Bomb" - Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives*
61. "Thunderhorse" - Dethklok
62. Trogdor" - Strong Bad*
63. "The X-Stream" - Voivod
64. "Yes We Can" - Made in Mexico

* - Indicates rhythm guitar tracks as alternate instrument in co-op mode (all other songs feature bass). Venues There are eight venues (plus a practice room) that you play at through the game:

1. Nilbog High School
2. The Rat Cellar, Boston
3. Blackout Bar, Providence
4. RedOctane venue, Brooklyn (updated)
5. Rock City Theatre, Detroit
6. The Vans Warped Tour, Austin
7. The Harmonix Arena, Oakland
8. Stonehenge, England

Characters There are eleven characters in total of which eight are available at the start and three are unlocked after completing parts of the game.

Beginning Characters

1. Johnny Napalm
2. Judy Nails
3. Izzy Sparks
4. Pandora
5. Axel Steel
6. Eddie Knox
7. Casey Lynch
8. Lars Umlaut

Unlocked Characters

1. Clive Winston
2. Xavier Stone
3. Grim Ripper

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