Metallica and The Beatles have both been turned into video game heroes; and now it’s Van Halen’s turn to jump on the Guitar Hero wagon.

According to Billboard, the scheduled release for the new Guitar Hero: Van Halen game is scheduled for release at the end of the year. The Van Halen tracks that will be on the game have not been released yet, but we are hoping “Runnin’ With the Devil” and “Dance the Night Away” will be included, for the ultimate in pretend fret-board tapping fun. We are curious if the makers of the game will give players the option to choose past members of the band as their Guitar Hero avatars, because we can’t imagine virtually simulating Van Halen licks without an option to play as Sammy Hagar. No matter what, fans can pretend to shed an axe like Eddie.

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