Release timeline A timeline of the major North American releases for the Guitar Hero series from 2005 to 2011, including the saturation of titles around 2008 and 2009 2005 Guitar Hero 2006 Guitar Hero II 2007 III: Legends of Rock Encore: Rocks the 80s 2008 World Tour Aerosmith On Tour On Tour: Decades 2009 Metallica Smash Hits Guitar Hero 5 DJ Hero Band Hero Van Halen 2010 On Tour: Modern Hits Warriors of Rock DJ Hero 2