Read on for more unnecessary puns playing on famous Van Halen song names for the Guitar Hero Van Halen release.

Pick up the demo of Guitar Hero Van Halen on Xbox Live today along with four songs to play.

Continuing their relentless assault on prospective The Beatles: Rock Band purchasers, Activision today announced that consumers buying specially marked copies of Guitar Hero 5 during the month of September will receive an advance copy of Guitar Hero: Van Halen (which is currently due in December). This deal also applies to reserve customers. Considering the two games’ setlists, the total amount of songs amount to over 130.

Over the past month we have told you about Activision bringing many high-profile acts to Guitar Hero 5, such as Shirley Manson and Carlos Santana. They have also procured talent like Van Halen (Guitar Hero: Van Halen) and the scratchers DJ Jazzy Jeff and Grandmaster Flash for DJ Hero.

Following Guitar Hero 5’s release this September, Activision will not be resting on any celebrity laurels and intends to release Guitar Hero Van Halen just in time for Christmas in December

One of rock’s most legendary bands comes to Guitar Hero! Activision is brings the band to virtual life and also includes music from Queen, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Blink 182, The Offspring, Weezer, and many more!