Well, folks, we’ve been working on this list for some time, and we are now comfortable declaring that the “leaked list” of the complete Guitar Hero World Tour Setlist that we found earlier is very likely ”the real deal”.  Two new sources of confirmation have appeared today that all but finalize the list completely. IGN wrote an article that had eight songs listed which we reported earlier today, but the second source came as a welcome surprise.

Special thanks to RockGamer.com commenter Alex on this latest find. He left a comment on our story on the leaked list saying, “Kent - Vinternoll2 is now officially confirmed by the band on their website.”  which led us through the interwebs on a chase for that story and ultimately turned into a gold mine. The Kent official website  and the related press release I found is in Swedish, so let’s hope the Swedish to English translation site was working!  This is the press release on their site after translation:

Kent conquers the world, together with the Guitar Hero World Tour in the autumn’s long-awaited television game Guitar Hero World Tour. Today, it is official: one of the Nordic ties in Guitar Hero World Tour is Kent. The band is involved with the song VinterNoll2.

– We are extremely proud that Kent is the game,says Nikke Lindner, head of Guitar Hero in the Nordic region. We had a long list of the Nordic band that we wanted to be included in Guitar Hero World Tour, and Kent was at the top of the list. The band themselves have chosen the song that will be involved, which makes it even better.

VinterNoll2 will be included in any Guitar Hero World Tour, including the edition to be issued in the United States and Australia. — This is a different and fun way for the band to reach out to a new audience with their music. It is also fun for all the fans that they are at present allowed to play VinterNoll2, says Per Lindholm, A & R at Kents record company RCA / Sony BMG.

– Guitar Hero is the TV spelserie for speeding reached one billion U.S. dollars in circulation, so we expect that several million Guitar Hero fans around the world who will be able to enjoy the VinterNoll2, continues Nikke Lindner.

However, with release of Guitar Hero World Tour will be for the first time be able to play as a whole orchestra of authentic drums (including sensitive cymbals and drums), microphone, guitar and bass. Together with a recording studios, it will be possible to compose, record and edit and share their rock songs online by GHTunes ™.

Other songs that are now becoming official is:

· Anouk - Good God

· Beatsteaks - Hail to the Freaks

· Coldplay - Shiver

· Hush Puppies - You’re Gonna say yeah

· Lenny Kravitz - Are you gonna go my way

· Lost Prophets - Rooftops

· The Enemy - aggro

· Mars Volta - L’Via L’Viaquez

· Michael Jackson — Beat It

· Radio Futura - Escuela De Calor

· Stuck in the sound - Toy Boy

· Tokio Hotel - Monsoon

With the announcement of these latest 12 songs, the list (with sources listed at the end of the story) now looks like this:

30 Seconds to Mars - “The Kill”
311 - “Beautiful Disaster”
Airbourne - “Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast” (2,12)
Allman Brothers - “Ramblin’ Man”
Anouk - “Good God” (18)
The Answer -”Never Too Late”
At the Drive-In - “One Armed Scissors” (2,12)
Beastie Boys Feat. Kerry King - “No Sleep ‘Till Brooklyn” (12)
Beatstakes - “Hail to the Freaks” (18)
Billy Idol - “Rebel Yell” (1, 2,12)
Black Label Society - “Stillborn” (2)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – “Weapon of Choice” (2,12)
Blink-182 - “Dammit” (2,9,12)
Blondie - “One Way or Another”
Bob Seger - “Hollywood Nights” (2,12)
Bon Jovi - “Livin’ on a Prayer”(12,16)
Bullet For My Valentine - “Scream Aim Fire”
Creedence Clearwater Revival - “Up Around the Bend” (12)
Coldplay - “Shiver” (16,18)
Dinosaur Jr. - “Feel the Pain” (2,12)
The Doors - “Love Me Two Times” (2, 10,12)
Dream Theater - “Pull Me Under”
The Eagles - “Hotel California” (2, 12)
The Enemy - “Aggro” (12, 18)
Filter - “Hey Man Nice Shot”
Fleetwood Mac - “Go Your Own Way”
Foo Fighters - “Everlong” (1, 2, 12,16)
The Guess Who - “American Woman” (12)
Interpol - “Obstacle 1″ (4,12)
Jane’s Addiction - “Mountain Song”
Jimi Hendrix - Disc: “The Wind Cries Mary” “Purple Haze (Live)”(2, 12)/ DLC: “Little Wing” “Foxy Lady” (2)
Joe Satriani - “Satch Boogie” (5)
Jimmy Eat World - “The Middle”
Kent - “Vinternoll2″ (18)
Korn - “Freak on a Leash”
Lacuna Coil - “Our Truth”
Linkin Park - “What I’ve Done” “One Step Closer” (2,12,16) (One Step Closer was on leaked list)
The Living End - “Prisoner of Society”
Los Lobos - “La Bamba”
Lost Prophets - “Rooftops” (12, 18)
Lynard Skynard - “Sweet Home Alabama”
The Mars Volta - “L’Via L’Viaquez” (18)
Metallica - “Trapped Under Ice” (2) DLC: “Death Magnetic Album” (press release)
Michael Jackson Feat. Eddie Van Halen -”Beat It” (4,8,16,18)
Modest Mouse - “Float On”(12)
Motörhead - “Overkill” (12)
Muse -”Assassin”
Negramaro - “Nuvole” (12)
Nirvana - “About A Girl” (4,12)
No Doubt - “Spiderwebs” (17)
NOFX - “Soul Doubt” (6)
Oasis - “Some Might Say” (12)
Ozzy Osbourne - “Crazy Train”, “Mr.Crowley” (2)
Paramore - “Misery Business” (2,12)
Pat Benatar - “Heartbreaker”
Radio Futura - “Escuela de Calor” (18)
REM - “The One I Love”
Rise Against - “Re-education Through Labor”
Sex Pistols - “Pretty Vacant”
Silversun Pickups - “Lazy Eye” (2,12)
Smashing Pumpkins - “Today”
Steely Dan - “Do It Again”
Steve Miller Band - “The Joker” (3,4)
Sting - “Demolition Man” (9)
The Stone Roses - “Love Spreads”
Stuck in the Sound - “Toy Boy” (18)
Sublime - “Santeria” (1,2,11,12)
Survivor - “Eye of the Tiger” (2,12)
System of a Down - “BYOB” (2)
Ted Nugent - “Stranglehold”  (14)
Tokio Hotel - “Monsoon” (18)
Tool - “Parabola”, “Schism”, “Vicarious” (7,15)
Trust - “Antisocial”
Van Halen - “Hot for Teacher” (1, 2,12)
Willie Nelson - “On the Road Again”
Wings - “Band On the Run”

No band listed:

“Prisoner of Society” (added to list for The Living End)
“Escula de Calor”(or something) (added to list for Radio Futura)
“Kick out the Jams” (possibly: MC5, Rage Against the Machine, Presidents of the United States of America)
“Toy Boy” (added to the list for Stuck in the Sound)
“Vinternoll2″ (added to list for Kent)
“Rooftops” (added to the list for Lost Prophets)
“Nuevola e Levenio” (added to the list for Nuvole by Negramaro)
“Hail to the Freaks” (added to list for Beatsteaks)

Not on the leaked list but discussed elsewhere:

Lenny Kravitz - “Are You Gonna Go My Way” (Used in the promo trailer, 18)
Linkin Park - “In the End” (4)
Smashing Pumpkins - “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” (4)
Flo Rida - (Travis Barker Remix) - “Low” (13)
Hush Puppies - “You’re Gonna Say Yeah” (18)

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At this point, we think it’s safe to start researching the songs and practicing lyrics because too many sources have been too accurate for this to be just “Pure Speculation and Wishful Thinking”.  As always, we’ll update everyone as the handful of remaining songs get confirmed.  You can find the updated list here on RockGamer.com under the Extras tab.

Rock on!

Sources:

1. Shown at E3
2. IGN article
3. http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Classi…E?OpenDocument (appears to confirm “The Joker”… unless you know another rumored song with “toker” in the lyrics)
4. An article in Stuff confirmed:
   Quote:

   Steve Miller Band - The Joker Interpol - Obstacle 1 The Doors - Light My Fire Linkin Park - In The End Michael Jackson - Beat It Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings As well as confirmed artists, but their songs unkown Nirvana Muse Beastie Boys Van Halen Foo Fighters

   Although at least two of those have been shown to be incorrect according to both the leaked list and other sources and both Van Halen and Foo Fighters tracks were already known calling these confirmations into doubt.

5. Joe Satriani has said that Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band 2 “have just licensed “Satch Boogie” and “Surfing with the Alien” for upcoming versions,” according to an interview with Satriani in Guitar World Magazine.
6. NOFX have allegedly stated that “Soul Doubt” will be in the game.
7. Screenshots have appeared on the Tool Hotline website.
8. http://www.jeuxvideo.fr/guitar-hero-…tu-155090.html has a short bit of gameplay from “Beat It” at the end of the video
9. Originally Posted by Wikipedia:

   A video demonstrating motion capture for the game also featured Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith along with The Police drummer Stewart Copeland commenting on the performance of the prototype drum set.

10. The Doors’ management confirm that they will be in both GH:WT and RB2 .
11. http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36308.html
12. OXM Magazine August Edition, screen shots
13. USA Today article
14. Game Trailer song heard in background while loading screens
15. Market Research Survey taken by a scorehero poster
16. Gameplay Video from Game Convention on 8/18
17. IGN article of demo played
18. Kent Band website