“Rock Band 2″ has a pretty impressive soundtrack. When I say impressive, I don’t mean like saving five senior citizens from a nursing home fire. No. I mean saving five geriatrics from a nursing home fire with concrete blocks chained to your ankles. Yea, it is that awesome.

The game, which ships with 84 songs, features tunes from industry giants like AC/DC, Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac, Foo Fighters, Guns N’ Roses, Journey, Megadeth, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rush and The Who. How do you make a rocking set list even better? Add the “Beverly Hills Cop” theme song you say? While I enjoy your enthusiasm, I was leaning toward the injection of more AC/DC. Why did I mention that specific band?

Are you ready all the details for the “AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack”? Splendid! Now jump puny mortal.

According to a report by The New York Times, the aforementioned expansion pack, which will be exclusive to Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club starting this November, will feature 18 tracks from the band’s “Live at Donington” DVD.

MTV plans to announce on Tuesday that it has made a deal with the band and its label, Columbia Records, to create an AC/DC version of the channel’s popular Rock Band video game that will be sold in the United States only at Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club and the Wal-Mart Web site.

The full list is available for your consumption below.

• “Thunderstruck”
• “Shoot to Thrill”
• “Back in Black”
• “Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be”
• “Heatseeker”
• “Fire Your Guns”
• “Jailbreak”
• “The Jack”
• “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”
• “Moneytalks”
• “Hells Bells”
• “High Voltage”
• “Whole Lotta Rosie”
• “You Shook Me All Night Long”
• “T.N.T.”
• “Let There Be Rock”
• “Highway To Hell”
• “For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)”

According to Wal-Mart’s official site, the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii versions of the standalone disc will retail for $39.88, while the PlayStation 2 SKU will cost $29.88.

For faux musicians that hate switching discs, Joystiq has reported that, “The Xbox 360 and PS3 versions ship with a code on the back of the game manual that lets you import all of the songs into the ‘Rock Band’ or ‘Rock Band 2′ game environment.” The popular blog has also received confirmation from Harmonix and MTV Games that the expansion pack “will be available in the U.S. on Nov. 2nd for Xbox 360, PS3 and PS2 and on Nov. 16th for Wii.”

Though I have complained about the lack of AC/DC songs in music games, I doubt I will be purchasing this track pack. I desperately want to shred to “Thunderstruck,” “Highway to Hell” and “Moneytalks,” but $40 is a lot of money to spend on an expansion pack during a loaded holiday season. I might just wait patiently and hope that all 18 songs become DLC in the future.  Still, this huge victory for the “Rock Band” platform is sure to please many fans of the legendary band. I absolutely refuse to purchase “Guitar Hero: Aerosmith” or the upcoming Metallica-centric title, but an AC/DC-themed pack would be a welcome addition to my software library or PS3 HDD.

Source: The New York Times via Destructoid