EA and MTV's looks likely to up the ante in the battle of the rhythm-based games, Harmonix's next opus promising full albums and a raft of supporting artists.

Yesterday, E3 saw III track-listed, also confirming that Gun 'N' Roses' Slash will feature in the new game. Today, confirm that their new game - featuring voice and drum action, in addition to guitars - will include whole albums from multiple labels.

British rockers The Who will be the first band committing a downloadable album to the title, with 'Who's Next' appearing in its entirety. Gamers will be able to play the band's entire 1971 album, with this content arriving post-launch among weekly content updates promised.

The likes of The Strokes, David Bowie and Black Sabbath are included in the 16 initial tracks to be bundled with the new game, more over Steven Van Zandt, of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, has been hired as part of the game's music advisory board.

There's more, too, with revealing that while The Who's album will be sold as a new content option post launch, Metallica's 1991 Black album will be included in the new game from the off. Here are the 16 standard tracks to be included:

  • The Who - "Won't Get Fooled Again"
  • Mountain - "Mississippi Queen"*
  • David Bowie - "Suffragette City"
  • Black Sabbath - "Paranoid"*
  • Blue Oyster Cult - "Don't Fear the Reaper"
  • The Ramones - "Rockaway Beach"
  • Rush - "Tom Sawyer"*
  • Bon Jovi - "Wanted Dead or Alive"
  • Nirvana - "In Bloom"
  • Stone Temple Pilots - "Vaseline"
  • Weezer - "Say It Ain't So"
  • Foo Fighters - "Learn to Fly"
  • The Hives - "Main Offender"
  • The Strokes - "Reptilia"
  • Queens of the Stone Age - "Go With the Flow"
  • Metallica - "Enter Sandman"

By Luke Guttridge