Activision officially announced Guitar Hero 5 today, the next installment in the franchise. The game will unsurprising be released for all major consoles.

Guitar Hero 5 will include 85 master tracks from bands like Kings of Leon, The Rolling Stones, The White Stripes, Santana, Vampire Weekend, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, and Bob Dylan. The game will also include tracks from 25 other bands.

One change that Activision is bringing to the Guitar Hero franchise this time around is that you will now be able to play with different combinations of instruments. You can now play with a couple of guitars and a couple of drummers or you can play with 3 guitars and just a microphone.

Activision is also bringing a couple of new game play modes. One mode is called "Party Play" that allows players to drop in and out of games seemlessly. The other mode is called "Rock Fest" and will bring include 5 new head-to-head modes.

Guitar Hero 5 only has a fall 2009 release date given so far, but it will be released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, and the PlayStation 2.