Blink-182 has been no stranger to music games. With a healthy 17 appearances across all the different rock games, they’ve embraced the genre pretty enthusiastically. And today they bump their music-game cred up to 20 with three tracks for Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero.

Blink-182	Adam’s Song
Blink-182	All The Small Things
Blink-182	First Date

Rock Band players may find these songs familiar; “Adam’s Song” and “First Date” went live in January, and the absurdly catchy “All the Small Things” has been kicking around the Rock Band DLC library since January of 2008. So hey, Guitar Hero players, one less thing to be jealous of Rock Band players about!

The songs hit today for all systems, at the usual price of $2 (or the equivalent in strange system currencies) apiece, or $5.50ish for the whole pack. Do I have a playlist posted after the break? Why yes, in fact, I do. Continue reading →

Now this is more like it. March’s offerings for Guitar Hero downloads are a nicely mixed blend of pop-punk, indie rock, ’80s classics, and Flogging friggin’ Molly.

The month starts off on March 4 with some familiar tracks from Blink-182, including two from their huge-selling Enema of the State:

Blink-182	Adam’s Song
Blink-182	All The Small Things
Blink-182	First Date

The following week, on March 11, we get three from treadmill dancers OK Go, including their breakout hit, “Here it Goes Again”:

OK Go	Do What You Want
OK Go	Get Over It
OK Go	Here It Goes Again

Here’s where I get excited. On March 18, in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, the Guitar Hero library gets three tunes from Irish-folk-punk heroes Flogging Molly. Continue reading →

Today Guitar Hero rounds out a fairly low-key February with three from pop-rockers Third Eye Blind. The pack features one from their latest album, Ursa Major — that would be “Can You Take Me” — and two re-recordings of older tunes, one from their self-titled debut, and one from 1999’s Blue.

Third Eye Blind	Can You Take Me
Third Eye Blind	Losing A Whole Year
Third Eye Blind	Never Let You Go

The songs are available today on all systems, for the usual price of $2 a pop or $5.50 for all three. And for your listening enjoyment, I’ve included a playlist after the break. Continue reading →

Well, this is disappointing. Those Black Sabbath masters that were supposed to have debuted today in the Guitar Hero store have been pushed back to “a later date” — maybe.

Originally, today’s release was supposed to feature “After Forever,” “Into the Void,” and “Sweet Leaf,” with all the tracks being taken from the original master recordings (unlike every Sabbath song released before now for either Guitar Hero or Rock Band).

But posting on Twitter last night, @GuitarHero said the following:

Unfortunately, the Black Sabbath DLC for GH5 will not be available this week. We hope to have it at a later date, so stay tuned!

I don’t like the sound of that one word: “hope.”

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Today’s Guitar Hero (and Band Hero, don’t forget Band Hero!) offering comes courtesy of Pennsylvania alt-rockers Breaking Benjamin, featuring one track each from We Are Not Alone, Phobia, and Dear Agony.

Breaking Benjamin	Give Me A Sign
Breaking Benjamin	Sooner or Later
Breaking Benjamin	Until The End

The tunes are available today on all systems, for the usual prices: $5.50ish for the whole pack, or $2.00ish apiece. And has become my wont, you can find a playlist of the tracks after the break. Continue reading →

Today’s Guitar Hero offering features three tracks from actor Jared Leto’s band, 30 Seconds to Mars. The pack includes two tracks from their second album, A Beautiful Lie, and one from their most recent release, This is War.

30 Seconds to Mars	Attack
30 Seconds to Mars	From Yesterday
30 Seconds to Mars	Kings and Queens

The songs are available now on all platforms, for the usual prices. And for your evaluating pleasure, I’ve posted a playlist after the break. Continue reading →

Activision has unveiled the February DLC lineup for Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero, and it’s…full of songs. Songs with guitars. Honestly, it really does strike me as a very standard lineup — not that that’s a bad thing. At least we get some genuine Sabbath, and I guess the kids these days are into Breaking Benjamin? Only one of the four artists do I actually dislike, but that’s entirely for personal reasons, which I’ll get to presently.

First, next Thursday’s offering brings three tracks from Jared Leto’s 30 Seconds to Mars, two of which are already available for Rock Band.

30 Seconds to Mars	Attack
30 Seconds to Mars	From Yesterday
30 Seconds to Mars	Kings and Queens

Next comes Breaking Benjamin, on February 11, with three tracks from three different albums.

Breaking Benjamin	Give Me A Sign
Breaking Benjamin	Sooner or Later
Breaking Benjamin	Until The End

February 18 is the day to get excited for, because it’ll feature three Black Sabbath tunes, making the first time Sabbath master tracks have appeared in a music game. Continue reading →