Guitar Hero: Reawakened

Tagline: "Reawaken your inner warrior."

Guitar Hero: Reawakened is the 8th main entry in the Guitar Hero series. However, it does not follow Guitar Hero Live and instead falls in line with the first 6 main Guitar Hero games, more specifically, Warriors of Rock. It was released for the Playstations 4 and 5, Xboxes One and Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch on November 8th, 2022, the 17th anniversary of when the first Guitar Hero game was released.

Gameplay
As with previous games in the series (besides Guitar Hero Live), Guitar Hero: Reawakened lets up to four people play in a band on vocals, lead and bass guitar, and drums, to successfully match notes as they scroll down the screen. Unlike Live, Reawakened goes back to using a 5-button guitar controller, much like the Guitar Hero games from 2005-2010. Warrior forms make their return from Warriors of Rock. Unlike said game, where only 8 characters got transformations, there will be 12, including said 8 that got them in WoR, along with 4 more, (2 veterans [Izzy Sparks and Eddie Knox] and 2 newcomers [Shamareen and Polarra]).

Character designs for veterans will be reused from Warriors of Rock.

Players playing this game for the first time will start off with 12 characters while being able to unlock more through quest mode and quickplay+. Warrior and spirit forms are no longer their own characters, but instead are appearances for those characters. Warrior forms are unlocked after clearing certain venues. Also for the first time in guitar hero history, you select your venue, difficulty, and rockers after you select a song.

Characters in this game:


 * Axel Steel
 * Johnny Napalm
 * Judy Nails
 * Pandora
 * Lars Umlaut
 * Casey Lynch
 * Austin Tejas
 * Echo Tesla
 * Izzy Sparx
 * Eddie Knox
 * Shamareen (New Character)
 * Polarra (New Character)
 * Lou (Unlocked in quest mode, clear venue 14)
 * Grim Ripper (Unlocked in quest mode, clear venue 14)
 * Minotaur (Unlocked in quest mode, clear venue 14)
 * Demi-God of Rock (Unlocked in quest mode, defeat final boss)
 * Heraldess of Rock (Unlocked in quest mode, defeat final boss)
 * Jester of Rock (Unlocked in quest mode, defeat final boss)
 * God of Rock (Unlocked after conquering all of quest mode)
 * King Animal (Unlocked by completing the King Animal Experience in Quest Mode)
 * Clive Winston (reach rank 7 in quickplay+)
 * Xavier Stone (reach rank 14 in quickplay+)
 * Midori (reach rank 21 in quickplay+)
 * Quincy Styles (reach rank 28 in quickplay+)
 * Arthas Menethil aka the Lich King (Warcraft) (reach rank 35 in quickplay+) (Icecrown Citadel is also unlocked as a venue)
 * Diablo (Human Form) (Diablo) (reach rank 50 in quickplay+) (Burning Hells is also unlocked as a venue)
 * Reinhardt Wilhelm (Overwatch) (reach rank 70 in quickplay+) (Eichenwalde is also unlocked as a venue)
 * Kerrigan (Starcraft) (Reach rank 90 in quickplay+) (Aiur Aiur is also unlocked as a venue)

Venues:


 * Tiger Arena
 * Rocky Shrine
 * Polar Dome
 * Knox Casino
 * Metallic Factory
 * Stonehenge (England)
 * King Animal's Lair (Unlocked by completing the King Animal Experience in Quest Mode)
 * Razorback Castle
 * Roman Colosseum (Rome)
 * The Imperial (Vancouver)
 * Paramourn Theater
 * Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
 * Great Pyramid of Giza (Egypt)
 * Rock Underworld (Unlocked by completing Venue 14 in Quest Mode)
 * Final Battle (Unlocked by defeating the final boss in Quest Mode)
 * Mt. Rocklympus (Unlocked by conquering the other venues in Quest Mode)
 * Icecrown Citadel (Warcraft) (reach rank 35 in quickplay+) (Arthas Menethil is also unlocked as a rocker)
 * Burning Hells (Diablo) (reach rank 50 in quickplay+) (Diablo is also unlocked as a rocker)
 * Eichenwalde (Overwatch) (Reach rank 70 in quickplay+) (Reinhardt Wilhem is also unlocked as a rocker)
 * Aiur Aiur (Starcraft) (reach rank 90 in quickplay+) (Kerrigan is also unlocked as a rocker)
 * Hyperspace (Unlocked by conquering ALL of Quest Mode)
 * CBGB (Unlocked by purchasing the Warriors of Rock collection DLC or the Legacy Collection DLC)
 * Metallic Lab (Unlocked by purchasing the Warriors of Rock collection DLC or the Legacy Collection DLC)
 * Infernal Hall (Unlocked by purchasing the Warriors of Rock collection DLC or the Legacy Collection DLC)
 * Paramourn Manor (Unlocked by purchasing the Warriors of Rock collection DLC or the Legacy Collection DLC)
 * Rush 2112 (Unlocked by purchasing the Warriors of Rock collection DLC or the Legacy Collection DLC)
 * Thorn Fortress (Unlocked by purchasing the Warriors of Rock collection DLC or the Legacy Collection DLC)
 * Razorback Forest (Unlocked by purchasing the Warriors of Rock collection DLC or the Legacy Collection DLC)
 * Serpent's Stronghold (Unlocked by purchasing the Warriors of Rock collection DLC or the Legacy Collection DLC)
 * Stage of Kings (Unlocked by purchasing the Warriors of Rock collection DLC or the Legacy Collection DLC)
 * The Monument (Unlocked by purchasing the Warriors of Rock collection DLC or the Legacy Collection DLC)
 * Beast Dethroned (Unlocked by purchasing the Warriors of Rock collection DLC or the Legacy Collection DLC)
 * Dream Theater (Unlocked by purchasing the Dream Theater Metropolis DLC)
 * Many more venues from past Guitar Hero games, remade and remastered for GHR (through the Legacy Venues DLC pack or the Legacy Collection DLC)

Just like Warriors of Rock, the biggest part of Reawakened is Quest Mode, once again narrated by the Demi-God of Rock. Some time after the beast was defeated, an unknown entity has separated the 8 warriors from their warrior forms, causing the latters to go rampant. The first four venues focus on those that have yet to transform (2 veterans [Izzy Sparks and Eddie Knox] and 2 newcomers [Shamareen and Polarra]). The players attempt to complete songs and challenges as well as guitar battles between that venue's rocker and said rocker's warrior form and the encore after that to advance the story and game. Just like Warriors of rock, guitar is the biggest focus, making the difficulty curve for the other instruments rather inconsistent.

The story culminates into a story section loosely based on Soundgarden's King Animal album, with 6 of the songs playable (the rest of the songs on the album would be released as DLC). An ancient artifact is found in the Lair of the King Animal which would aid the warriors in their quest to defeat the entity (Later revealed to be Lou). This is narrated by a member of the disbanded Soundgarden.

This game has 150 tracks from 143 different artists, the most of any game in Guitar Hero history. Focus is mainly on Rock n' Roll and metal. A legacy collection DLC will feature many tracks from the first 6 main guitar hero games as well as Rock the 80s and any Rock tracks from Band Hero. Another collection was announced which would feature tracks from the band-centric games like Aerosmith, Metallica, and Van Halen.

Those who purchase the Warriors of Rock collection or the entire Legacy Collection DLC will get to experience the quest mode from Warriors of Rock. Those who never experienced Warriors of Rock will get to witness how 8 of the characters obtained their warrior powers in said game. Those who have will get to relive the moments. This will give them all 93 songs as well as all of the venues that appeared in Warriors of Rock.

For each venue, minus the King Animal experience and final battle, once a player has earned enough power stars, they must engage in a guitar battle (which make a comeback) with the respective rocker's warrior form, using the formula from Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Once the warrior form is defeated, for the first 4, they transform into that said form, and for the other 8, remerge with them to reclaim their power, then players play the encore.

When it is an encore, the King Animal experience, Rock Underworld, or the FINAL boss, they will be in warrior forms. Otherwise, in regular songs (except for Rock Underworld), they will be in human form.

When players complete quest mode and go on to conquer the venues, they must achieve 60 power stars for each of the 139 songs available. For the King Animal experience, Rock Underworld, and final battle venues, players can pick 4 of any of the 12 warriors they choose. All 12 powers are in play.

Once all 15 venues are conquered, a bonus 16th venue is unlocked.

"Party Play", where the game automatically plays songs and allows for players to jump in at any time, remains in the game. The game also includes "Quickplay+" mode to play any of the in-game songs or downloadable content (DLC) directly. Quickplay+ mode also includes some of the features from Guitar Hero 5's Career mode as well as the quickplay+ mode of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, such as song challenges that are otherwise not incorporated into the Quest mode. Each song, both on-disc and DLC, has thirteen different challenges to be completed. Players have the opportunity to use the unlocked Warrior form of the game's characters within Quickplay+ mode in order to take advantage of their gameplay benefits as necessary to complete some of these challenges. In this game, players can use up to three warrior powers as opposed to two in Warriors of Rock.

Unlike Warriors of Rock, after quest mode is dominated, players have the chance to be all-powerful for quickplay+ though only if the players are playing as the characters that have and are in warrior form (few others like Lou and Demi-God can be played as well). When all-powerful, players have the powers of all 12 warriors. This is known as the All-Powerful Star challenge.

Exclusive to the Switch version, the roadies make a return. In this mode, up to four additional players with their own undocked Switch wirelessly connected to the docked Switch (the "Roadies") can assist the other players using instrument controllers. The Roadies can create setlists from the undocked Switches, or engage in gameplay through "spells" that improve the performance of the player they are assigned to. Alternatively, in Roadie Battle mode, the Roadies can attempt to distract another player while at the same time removing the distractions placed on their player by another Roadie.

GHTV makes a return from Guitar Hero Live. Unlike Live, this will utilize the 5-button guitar controller. Other than that, everything about from GHTV from Live applies to Reawakened, including that it contains music videos of songs that are streamed over the Internet, rather than being downloaded, and new songs are added to the GHTV setlist every week or so. Many of the songs will also be available as DLC in the music store, meaning GHTV gives players a chance to try a song out before making a decision whether to buy the DLC or not.

A premium subscription version of GHTV, called GHTV+, gives users more freedom, allowing them to play whatever song is available in the GHTV library whenever they want as long as they are paying for the subscription, rather than having to the song that is being currently streamed.

Main Setlist
List of songs for Guitar Hero: Reawakened

Venue 1: Izzy Sparks (transforms into a humanoid Tiger) Star Power Extender: His basic is 1.5 times the active star power duration, while his effect+ makes it double the duration. Location is Tiger Arena.

''Intro: With so many warrior forms separating from the warriors, I felt I needed to have some additional help in this one. This guy has the glam, but does he have that Spark to get the job done? Let us see Izzy Sparks pull the glam and maybe a tranformation.''

''Warrior Transformation: Ah, a great performance out of Izzy. He has proved himself, now he will be rewarded. *sparks surround him completely, then he emerges in a new form, with the appearance of a humanoid tiger* Ah, this form suits him well. Let us see if he can bring the roar to the stage.''

Song list:


 * More Than This - Roxy Music
 * Heart of Glass - Blondie
 * Clones (We're All) - Alice Cooper
 * All I Want is Everything - Def Leppard
 * Far Far Away - Slade
 * I Won't Forget You - Poison
 * Carrie - Europe
 * It's My Life - Bon Jovi
 * Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
 * Detroit Rock City - KISS (Encore)

2: Shamareen: warrior form is an wolf. (Rocky Shrine). Streak Continuer: Basic: miss one note, note is hit automatically. You get only one of them on a very short cooldown. Her warrior form increases that to two with even shorter cooldowns.

Song list:


 * Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash
 * My Name is Human - Highly Suspect
 * Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones
 * Fight for Your Right - Beastie Boys
 * Vertigo - U2
 * Fake It - Seether
 * Zombie - The Cranberries
 * Buddy Holly - Weezer
 * Hero - Chad Kroeger of Nickelback
 * Like a Stone - Audioslave (Encore)

3: Polarra (This one's warrior power can be this: Multiplier Increase: basic would double the multiplier [that is without star power at all, so max multiplier would be x8 without star power without other powers combining with it] while the effect+ makes it triple the current multiplier. Warrior form is that of a humanoid polar bear) Location is Polar Dome where outside is snowing and cold.

Song list:


 * Pardon Me - Incubus
 * My Demons - Starset
 * One Last Breath - Creed
 * I'm So Sick - Flyleaf
 * Bound for the Floor - Local H
 * The Otherside - Red Sun Rising
 * Alive - POD
 * Cold - Crossfade
 * Blue - A Perfect Circle
 * Back Against the Wall - Cage the Elephant (Encore)

4: Eddie Knox: Rock Resiliency: (His basic power in quickplay could be that a missed note reduces rock meter by half of how much it would usually go down. Warrior power would make it only a quarter of it. His warrior form is the appearance of a zombie gambler) Location would be the Knox Casino.

''Intro: Who here is a fan of gambling? This casino was passed down starting with a man named Edward Caine Knox. Currently, it is owned by his grandson Edward the III, who many know as Eddie Knox. Gamble some spare money, enjoy the brewery, or even enjoy some shows. This casino has everything to offer for entertainment.''

Song list:


 * Juke Box Hero - Foreigner
 * China Grove - The Doobie Brothers
 * Feel Like Makin' Love - Bad Company
 * Partytime - 45 Grave
 * Just What I Needed - The Cars
 * Bungle In The Jungle - Jethro Tull
 * Down on the Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival
 * Simple Man - lynyrd skynyrd
 * Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
 * Tom Sawyer - Rush (Encore)

5: Echo Tesla (Metallic Factory)

''Intro: A lab was not enough, so an entire factory was made. This has aesthetics and feel to something from the far future. When one is alone with creations, that one would eventually make something bigger. A certain inventor built this so more of her creations will be born more quickly. With this, what will the future bring in the industrial world? Machines, stages, and rock. Echo feels confident about reclaiming her supercharge. I have confidence she can prove that.''

Song list:

6: Johhny Napalm (Stonehenge)
 * When Worlds Collide - Powerman 5000
 * Everything Zen - Bush
 * Dragula - Rob Zombie
 * Hysteria - Muse
 * Amerika - Rammstein
 * Tonight, Tonight - Smashing Pumpkins
 * Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) - Deftones
 * Strum & Drang - KMFDM
 * Push It - Static-X
 * We're in this Together - Nine Inch Nails (Encore)

''Intro: So what is a good place to be chaotic? Why not an open space like Stonehenge, a well-known ancient monument. Johnny felt like if anyone is to be chaotic on this night, it is himself.''
 * Ever Fallen in Love - Buzzcocks
 * Maanu Chao - Les Wampas
 * Jigsaw Feeling - Siouxsie and the Banshees
 * Ten in 2010 - Bad Religion
 * Dave's Possessed Hair Trilogy - Sum 41
 * This Bastard's Life - Swingin' Utters
 * Knock Em Down - Duck & Cover
 * Don't Bury Me...I'm Still Not Dead - Riverboat Gamblers
 * Come out and Play - The Offspring
 * Help is on the Way - Rise Against (Encore)

7. Halfway Point: Soundgarden King Animal experience: Players must play through six songs from Soundgarden's final album, King Animal in order to retrieve an artifact known as the Crown of the King Animal. For the story for these songs, I would imagine this being narrated by guitarist Kim A. Thayil. Before the cutscene, you select 4 of the first 6 rockers you played as up to this point. The four powers you get depend on the rockers you choose.

''Intro: It was in my responsibility to show them this realm. This place, known as the Lair of the King Animal, holds an ancient artifact that could turn the tides of the battle their way. It is known as the Crown of the King Animal. However, to retrieve it, they will have to prove their worth just like the warriors earlier had to when they had to retrieve my guitar when they had to face the beast.''

Song list (All by Soundgarden)


 * Been Away Too Long
 * Non-State Actor
 * Attrition
 * Halfway There
 * Worse Dreams
 * Rowing

''Outro: The Crown of the King Animal has seen their worth. This artifact could come into great use. Even if it does not stop the entity, it could possibly at least weaken him enough for them to stop him. I wish them the best of luck because they are going to need it.''

8: Lars Umlaut (Razorback Castle)

''Intro: This castle, known as Razorback Castle has been passed down to many generations. This holds a lot of history and has even been through many upgrades as well to keep up with the modern age. Packed with dining rooms, stages, etc, this has everything to offer. Time to rock this castle to the core.''


 * Cirice - Ghost
 * Aerials - System of a Down
 * Mudshovel - Staind
 * Megasus (Song and Band)
 * Stupify - Disturbed
 * Ex's and Oh's - Atreyu
 * Flying Whales - Gojira
 * Made of Scars - Stone Sour
 * Celestial Crown/Barael's Blade - The Sword
 * N.I.B. (Live) - Black Sabbath (Encore)

9: Pandora (Roman Colosseum)

''Intro: Ah, the Roman Colosseum, an ancient wonder that has withstood the tests of time. During ancient times, gladiatorial battles were the biggest form of entertainment among the masses. So much blood was shed here. Today, it would be frowned upon by modern day crowds, but there are other ways to entertain a crowd, without death happening. Let us see if you can rock the colosseum to the core.''

10: Judy Nails (Imperial [Vancouver]) Same as WoR, except her basic power is rock meter starts at maximum and her warrior power version is the same but gain double rock meter than normal when you hit a note, which is good for more difficult tracks.
 * Weight of the World - Evanescence
 * Let the Dark Do the Rest - Korn
 * Keep Away - Godsmack
 * Layers of Time - Lacuna Coil
 * I Will Not Bow - Breaking Benjamin
 * Reminded - Drowning Pool
 * Poem - Taproot
 * Mark the Graves - Linkin Park
 * Floods - Pantera
 * Happy? - Mudvayne (Encore)
 * Celebrity Skin - Hole
 * Shine (2010 Re-recording) - Collective Soul
 * Blurry - Puddle of Mudd
 * Stone - Alice in Chains
 * Suffer Some - Jane's Addiction
 * Far Behind (2012 re-recording) - Candlebox
 * Something from Nothing - Foo Fighters
 * Dead End Friends - Them Crooked Vultures
 * Vasoline - Stone Temple Pilots
 * Self-Destructor - Chevelle (Encore)

11: Austin Tejas (Paramourn Theater)

''Intro: Paramourn theater: One of the biggest theaters in the world. How did this one become possible? Well, it was thanks in part of funding by a certain recluse. Here, you see a lot of classical, musicals, orchestra performances, etc. But you would usually never see a rock concert held in here. Well, looks like that is about to change in a bit.''


 * Somebody to Love - Queen
 * Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
 * Magic Man - Heart
 * House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
 * Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
 * LA Woman - The Doors
 * Woman of the World - Aerosmith
 * Walk of Life - Dire Straits
 * Foreplay/Long Time - Boston
 * Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who (Encore)

12: Casey Lynch (Las Vegas: Allegiant Stadium)

''Intro: Many rockers dream big, but some are able to earn that right. Allegiant Stadium holds a massive amount whether for a sporting event or even a concert. Many rockers have their reasons to rock, whether for the riches, fame, or to rise to the top. But for a rare few, those mean nothing. They are just there to rock. Well, time for talk is over. Now is the time to rock.''

13: Axel Steel (Great Pyramid of Giza)
 * Breed - Nirvana
 * Hangman's Body Count - Volbeat
 * Diamond Eyes - Shinedown
 * Deal with the Devil - Pop Evil
 * Love Bites - Halestorm
 * Slither - Velvet Revolver
 * Welcome Home - Coheed and Cambria
 * Highway Star - Deep Purple
 * Soldierstown - Black Star Riders
 * Heaven Knows (Live at Giant Center 2022) - The Pretty Reckless (Encore)
 * Silent Lucidity - Queenscryche
 * No More Tears - Ozzy Osbourne
 * You're Gonna Hear from Me - Night Ranger
 * Kickstart My Heart - Motley Crue
 * Among the Living - Anthrax
 * (We Are) The Road Crew - Motorhead
 * Rainbow in the Dark - Dio
 * Paradise City - Guns N' Roses
 * World on Fire - Slash ft. Miles Kennedy and the Conspirators
 * Halls of Valhalla - Judas Priest

14: Lou at the Rock Underworld. Before the song selection, you select four of the 12 warriors and the powers they have. (this would be a 3-person battle of the bands instead of a regular guitar battle, but normal guitar battle rules still apply). Lou's band consists of himself on guitar, the grim reaper on bass, and the minotaur on drums. Players choose three of the four characters to face them in this battle.

''Intro: Some time later, our warriors figured out the place where the entity sat. But now they take the battle to him. Now playing on his turf, this might be the toughest battle of this journey, but at least they all have their power.''

Pre-Battle: ''It seems the entity is done playing games. (The entity enters). He has revealed himself and is none other than an old foe. Lou: The Devil of Rock himself. And he has friends to assist him this time (Grim Ripper and Minotaur enter and a second stage forms). It seems this battle is going to take everything they have. May your souls remain intact and best of luck, warriors.''

Post Battle/Pre-Encore: ''Resiliency was key to defeating him, but Lou was not done. There is a chance he may not be stopped from getting the power he wants to reshape the rock world in his image, but that won't stop them from trying.''


 * Twilight of the Thunder God - Amon Amarth
 * Shepherd of Fire - Avenged Sevenfold
 * Black Corridor - Worshipper
 * Cry of Achilles - Alter Bridge
 * Arms of Sorrow - Killswitch Engage
 * Ghost Walking - Lamb of God
 * Run to the Hills - Iron Maiden
 * Laser Cannon Deth Sentence - Dethklok
 * Delusions of Savior/Repentless - Slayer
 * All Out Life - Sliplknot (Encore) (Since they are in warrior forms already to start the venue, you get 2 additional warrior powers to aid you in the encore).

15. Final Boss battle: The four you selected in the Underworld will not partake in this battle, you only have the remaining 8 unselected warriors available. The first two songs will have 4 each with all four of their respective powers for each song. Only the four powers of the warriors selected for each song will be active. For the final song, all-powerful mode is active, meaning all 12 warrior powers are active. During the final song, it is a long cinematic focusing on a long 1-on-1 fight between Demi-God and Lou after the latter gets weakened after the 8 freed warriors weakened him from his all-powerful giant mode.

''First Song: Unfortunately, they were not able to stop Lou from becoming all-powerful, but their efforts were not entirely in vain as it did buy some time and he is not invincible. Hopefully the other 8 can hold him off long enough for my arrival.''

''Second Song: You have done well, warriors. A powerful blow indeed, but there is still a lot of fight left to be done''

''Final Song: A massive blow. You have done well. The 8 did their work, but had little power left. Unfortunately, they were not able to weaken Lou, but were able to hold him off long enough for my arrival. (To Lou): FACE ME, LOU!!!!! You all have done well, but leave the rest to me. This is also personal. It is payback time, Lou.''

All three songs are performed by Megadeth:


 * New World Order
 * Never Walk Alone....A Call to Arms
 * Night Stalkers (ft. Ice T)







16: God of Rock. (The Demi God has his own band as he heads for his homeland (Mt. Rocklympus) for a rock concert. In order to unlock this venue, all 139 other songs must be dominated in domination mode (60 stars). After ALL songs in the quest mode have reached max stars, the god of rock [Demi's father] appears, gives out a smile, and challenges the demi-god to a guitar battle, the latter immediately accepting. After Demi-god defeats his father, the latter joins him in his band for the final encore of the game.)

''Intro: After helping the heroes defeat Lou and watching them dominate the venues, I was invited back home to do a concert at Rocklympus. He told me, bring the best and rock this to the core. I thought to myself, and I always, you want the best, well you are gonna get the best. Let's rock n roll.''

''Pre-Guitar Battle Scene: After some time of rocking, a major visitor took to the stage. It was none other than my father, the God of Rock himself. The greatest rocker to live. No one could rival my old man. But he saw something in me and challenged me to a battle that would transcend the lands. I could not help but immediately accept his challenge. This could come down to being the greatest guitar battle ever. Let's give the crowd a great fight.''

''Post Battle/Pre-Encore Scene: It was a battle that would be told in legends for infinite generations. My old man was as great as the legends said, but I managed to finally defeat him. Rather than sulk in it, he was actually happy someone finally defeated him. With that, he decided to join me for one final song to give this crowd what they need. The old saying goes, "All good things must come to an end." And we will make damn sure the end is legendary. Let us end this at long last.''


 * Troopers of the Stars - Dragonforce
 * Temple of Hate - Angra
 * Awakening - Unleash the Archers
 * Masquerade - Symphony X
 * The Fire and the Fury - Firewind
 * Of Beasts and Worms - Allaegeon
 * Dreamchaser - Amberian Dawn (No vocals)
 * Hexed - Children of Bodom
 * Millenium - Stratovarius
 * Halloween - Helloween (2019 Live Version)
 * Green Grass and High Tides - The Outlaws (Final Encore)

Development
Rumors surfaced on New Year's Day of 2021 of a new Guitar Hero game. Activision later confirmed that a new Guitar Hero game was in development, and would follow mechanics from Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock rather than Guitar Hero Live. A teaser trailer was released June 11th, 2021, to acclaim from veteran Guitar Hero fans. This game goes back to its roots, just like Warriors of Rock, using rock and metal instead of variety of genres like in a select few games. On February 13th, another teaser trailer was released. The song list was also revealed, which contained 150 rock and metal tracks from 143 different artists, the most licensed tracks in any rhythm game. Many fans claimed that the rock and metal exclusive playlist was the right way to go due to Guitar Hero meaning to celebrate rock and metal. Some thought it lacked variety since it did not include other genres like pop, hip-hop, and country.

Gene Simmons, lead singer of KISS, was confirmed to return as the voice of the Demi-God of Rock, reprising his role from Warriors of Rock. He is one of only two voice actors that will have any amount of voice lines in this, the other being Kim Thayill. Their voice work would go into narrations.

Beenox and Activision confirmed that a major DLC project is in the works for this game. This was later revealed to be Metropolis Parts 1 (the song) and 2 (full album). For part 2, there are two acts and each can either be played in separate songs or at once.

To add some fun with graphic effects, especially with the powers of the Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X, visual effects will be added when star power is active. The visual effect depends on the character. For example, Axel's instrument surrounded by a mini-sandstorm or earth shaking around him, Johnny's emitting green smoke (like when he transformed into a warrior in WoR), and Judy's lights up on fire.

Expansions:

It was confirmed that expansions will be added to Guitar Hero: Reawakened over the course of this game's lifetime. These expansions will include a large number of new songs (near 6-8 times the songs from a DLC pack) and most will be band-centric. These expansions will be downloadable content. This is a major change from when Activision used to sell expansions as separate games. One confirmed expansion focuses on the Red Hot Chili Peppers (who was originally going to have their own Guitar Hero game in 2011 before it got cancelled due to rhythm game sales on the decline at the time). It contains 75 tracks, including some guest tracks. This expansion was released May 9th, 2023.

A second expansion was confirmed to be centered on Tool. This will contain almost all of their discography with no guest tracks. Some excluded are intermissions while one (Eon Blue Apocalypes) will be part of The Patient, Parabol being part of Parabola, and Lost Keys (Blame Hoffman) being part of Rosetta Stoned. There are 49 tracks to select from. It is set to be released October 26th, 2023, exactly 15 years after the release of Guitar Hero: World Tour, the same game where three of Tool's songs appear. Just like said game, the Tool songs will be locked to a special Tool "venue" where there are no band appearances and the visual will coincide with the album the selected song appears in.

Expansion 3 is a second Metallica expansion, featuring more of their music, especially more of their modern music from Hardwired....To Self Destruct and Lux Aeterna. Some songs will include Unforgiven II and ...And Justice for All. 50 tracks from Metallica are featured plus 25 guest tracks from those inspired by Metallica. It is set to be released on March 29, 2024, the 15th Anniversary of the release of Guitar Hero Metallica.

Expansion 4 will feature AC/DC. Just like Red Hot Chili Peppers, it will feature 75 tracks, comprised of 50 from AC/DC themselves and 25 guest tracks from the 25 artists that were inspired by AC/DC. The expansion will be set to release sometime in Fall 2024.

Future expansions are planned as well, including one focused on Rammstein and Rob Zombie.