Plus, after fourteen years since Guns n\' Roses last official album, frontman Axl Rose has selected Rock Band 2 to debut the band\'s official new track, Shackler\'s Revenge from the long-awaited album \'Chinese Democracy\'.

Rock Band 2\'s music catalogue includes over 100 songs — with over 80 songs on disc plus an additional 20 bonus tracks which will be made available for free download later in 2008. The Rock Band 2 soundtrack features AC/DC\'s Let There Be Rock, as well as songs from Pearl Jam, Metallica, Allman Brothers, and Motörhead.

Extra drummer options
Drum Trainer mode gives players the fundamentals of different beats and fills, translating gameplay into real drumming skills.

You an kick up the intensity with officially licensed third party instruments from Mad Catz, including a wireless drum set with velocity sensitive drum pads and a metal reinforced pedal.

A cymbal expansion pack is a straightforward upgrade to the Rock Band 2 drum set featuring add-on cymbals. And Ion\'s Drum Rocker is a real electronic drum kit that functions as a game controller, taking the drum kit from a controller to a real instrument.

Xbox 360 debut
Rock Band 2 will make its debut on Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft this September and have an exclusive launch window in North America. Rock Band 2 will be available for additional platforms later this year. Rock Band 2 will be available for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2 computer entertainment systems and Wii later this year.

Rock Band will ship with an exclusive launch window on the Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft in Italy, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland and Benelux July 24, and on other platforms this Fall.

The Rock Band online music store recently surpassed 16 million paid downloads since the game\'s launch in late November 2007. With more than 200 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase, the massive Rock Band Music Store allows players to preview and purchase downloadable individual music tracks, packs and albums from the vast selection of offerings available as they build their own custom Rock Band library.

Partnerships with instrument giants including Roland, Boss, Ludwig, Vic Firth, and Zildjian ensure authenticity of the look and feel of Rock Band 2\'s in-game play.