Brian Shea from Examiner.com is reporting:

Those who bought Guitar Hero 5 within the first month of it's release and took Neversoft up on their amazing deal to get Guitar Hero: VAN HALEN for free have begun receiving the game this week.

The game, which is scheduled to be released just days before Christmas, was offered to customers who bought specially marked copies of Guitar Hero 5 within the month of September and then continued to follow their redemption process, which required the customers to complete an online form with their mailing information and then mail in the sticker from the cover of the game, their receipt, and a copy of the confirmation e-mail that Neversoft sent them.

While that may seem tedious, in return the customer will be receiving the game, which will hit shelves December 22nd for $59.99, for free and over two months early.

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Guitar Hero: Van Halen features the following tracks:

Van Halen songs:

'Ain't Talkin Bout Love'

'And The Cradle Will Rock'

'Atomic Punk'

'Beautiful Girls'

'Cathedral' (solo)

'Dance The Night Away'

'Eruption' (solo)

'Everybody Wants Some'

'Feel Your Love Tonight'

'Hang 'Em High'

'Hear About It Later'

'Hot For Teacher'

'Ice Cream Man'

'I'm The One'

'Jamie's Cryin'

'Jump'

'Little Guitars'

'Loss Of Control'

'Mean Street'

'Panama'

'Pretty Woman'

'Romeo Delight'

'Running With The Devil'

'So This Is Love'

'Somebody Get Me A Doctor'

'Spanish Fly' (solo)

'Unchained'

'You Really Got Me'

Tracks from other bands:

ALTER BRIDGE - 'Come To Life'

BILLY IDOL - 'White Wedding'

BLINK-182 - 'First Date'

DEEP PURPLE -- 'Space Truckin'

FOO FIGHTERS - 'Best Of You'

FOREIGNER - 'Double Vision'

FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE- 'Stacy's Mom'

JIMMY EAT WORLD- 'Pain'

JUDAS PRIEST - 'Painkiller'

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE - 'The End Of Heartache'

LENNY KRAVITZ - 'Rock And Roll Is Dead'

QUEEN - 'I Want It All'

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - 'Sick, Sick, Sick'

TENACIOUS D - 'Master Exploder'

THE CLASH - 'Safe European Home'

THE OFFSPRING - 'Pretty Fly For A White Guy'

THIRD EYE BLIND - 'Semi-Charmed Life'

WEEZER - 'Dope Nose'

YELLOWCARD - 'The Takedown'