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If you know PolyVector and I, then you also know we love the Guitar Hero game franchise. We own both Guitar Hero I and II and also own two guitars for maximum Guitar Hero goodness. Anywho, so it is confirmed that Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s will be released for the PlayStation 2 only on July 24th. You know we’re picking this baby up. And to go along with this confirmation the songs have also been listed and verified. So I will share them with you!

• “Caught in a Mosh” (as made famous by Anthrax)
• “Balls to the Wall” (as made famous by Accept)
• “Electric Eye” (by Judas Priest)
• “Los Angeles” (as made famous by X)
• “Police Truck” (as made famous by Dead Kennedys)
• “We Got the Beat” (as made famous by The Go Go’s)
• “(I Think I’m) Turning Japanese” (as made famous by Vapors)
• “Seventeen” (as made famous by Winger)
• “Because, it’s Midnite” (by Limozeen)
• “Hold On Loosely” (as made famous by .38 Special)
• “No One Like You” (as made famous by Scorpions)
• “Only a Lad” (as made famous by Oingo Boingo)
• “Ballroom Blitz” (as made famous by Krokus)
• “The Warrior” (by Scandal)
• “What I Like About You” (as made famous by The Romantics)
• “Wrath Child” (as made famous by Iron Maiden)
• “I Wanna Rock” (by Twisted Sister)
• “I Ran” (by Flock of Seagulls)
• “Round and Round” (as made famous by Ratt)
• “Metal Health” (as made famous by Quiet Riot)
• “Holy Diver” (as made famous by Dio)
• “Heat of the Moment” (as made famous by Asia)
• “Radar Love” (as made famous by White Lion)
• “18 and Life” (as made famous by Skid Row)
• “Bathroom Wall” (as made famous by Faster Pussycat)
• “Lonely is the Night” (as made famous by Billy Squier)
• “Nothing but a Good Time” (as made famous by Poison)
• “Play with Me” (as made famous by Extreme)
• “Shaken” (as made famous by Eddie Money)
• “Synchronicity II” (as made famous by The Police)

Sounds like a good line up to me. Can’t wait to get my hands on it. Thanks to Ars for the information.