ROCK BAND ADDS SPECIAL CRÜEFEST PACK FEATURING MÖTLEY CRÜE, PAPA ROACH AND TRAPT TO CATALOG OF DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT
ALSO AVAILABLE IS A FREE TRACK FROM VESUVIUS, FEATURED IN THE UPCOMING RAINN WILSON COMEDY, THE ROCKER
New York, NY, June 27th, 2008 – To celebrate Crüefest, one of this summer’s hottest concert packages, MTV Games and Harmonix announced today that a special collection of tracks from some of the tour’s heaviest hitters has been added to the Rock Band™ catalog of downloadable content. Songs from mega-platinum legends Mötley Crüe (“Down At The Whisky”), Grammy nominees Papa Roach (“Time Is Running Out”) and hard rockers Trapt (“Who’s Going Home With You Tonight”) will be available for a limited time at a special price of 99¢ per track or 80 Microsoft Points from Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The tracks will be available July 1st, coinciding with the same day launch of the Crüefest in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Rock Band is also teaming up with Crüefest for the length of the tour, with Rock Band competitions taking place in every market. Fans and players can hit the Rock Band Second Stage Experience and compete for the chance to play the game onstage as opening acts of the headliners, win backstage passes to the Rock Band VIP area, score a meet and greet with all the artists on the tour and play Rock Band backstage with Crüefest artists.
Also available for download is “Promised Land” from fictitious hair metal band Vesuvius, featured in the upcoming Fox comedy The Rocker, featuring Rainn Wilson. In the film, Wilson plays Robert "Fish" Fishman, the drummer for ‘80s hair band Vesuvius. He lives the rock n' roll dream...until he gets kicked out of the group. Twenty years later, the desperate rocker joins his nephew's band, "A.D.D.," finally reclaiming the rock-god throne he's always thought he deserved—while taking his much younger bandmates along for the ride of their lives.
Each of the Crüefest tracks will be available for 99¢ per track (80 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) or $2.99 (240 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for the entire collection of tracks. “Promised Land” will be available for free.
Release date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008 (Xbox LIVE Marketplace)
Thursday, July 3, 2008 (PLAYSTATION®Store)
Tracks: Crüefest Pack:
“Down At The Whisky” – Mötley Crüe
“Time Is Running Out” – Papa Roach
“Who’s Going Home With You Tonight” – Trapt
“Promised Land” - Vesuvius
(All tracks utilize the original master recordings)
Price: Crüefest Pack:
$2.99 (240 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for the entire collection of tracks or
99¢ (80 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
“Promised Land” – Free!
Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION®Network
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
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ROCK BAND DOWNLOAD CATALOG PROGRESSING WITH TWO NEW RUSH TRACKS
Chili Peppers Season The Catalog With "Snow ((Hey Oh))"
Harmonix and MTV Games announced today additional Rush tracks will be available at the Rock Band™ Music Store catalog of downloadable content. On July 8th, air drummers and guitarists will rejoice when direct from the Rush Masters Vault the exclusive Rock Band versions of “Closer To The Heart” and “Working Man (Vault Edition)” (featuring never released alternative guitar solo) are made available for $1.99 per track (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft). One of the most successful progressive rock bands in music history, Rush have sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and continue to sell out arenas worldwide. Rush now have 5 songs available for Rock Band including cover versions of “Tom Sawyer,” “Limelight” and “Working Man,” almost a full-set by prog rock standards!
Also available are two amazing tracks from six-time Grammy winning, multi-platinum funk rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers. “Snow ((Hey Oh))” and “Tell Me Baby” from their critically acclaimed ninth studio double album Stadium Arcadium will be available for $1.99 per track (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox LIVE Marketplace).
Release date: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 (Xbox LIVE Marketplace)
Thursday, July 10, 2008 (PLAYSTATION®Store)
Tracks: From the RUSH Masters Vault:
“Closer To The Heart”
“Working Man (Vault Edition)”
Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Snow ((Hey Oh))”
“Tell Me Baby”
(All tracks utilize the original master recordings)
Price: $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox LIVE Marketplace) per track
Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PLAYSTATION®Network
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
With the addition of these tracks there are now more than 200 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at [url=\"http://www.rockband.com/dlc)\"]http://www.rockband.com/dlc)[/url].
Chili Peppers Season The Catalog With "Snow ((Hey Oh))"
Harmonix and MTV Games announced today additional Rush tracks will be available at the Rock Band™ Music Store catalog of downloadable content. On July 8th, air drummers and guitarists will rejoice when direct from the Rush Masters Vault the exclusive Rock Band versions of “Closer To The Heart” and “Working Man (Vault Edition)” (featuring never released alternative guitar solo) are made available for $1.99 per track (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft). One of the most successful progressive rock bands in music history, Rush have sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and continue to sell out arenas worldwide. Rush now have 5 songs available for Rock Band including cover versions of “Tom Sawyer,” “Limelight” and “Working Man,” almost a full-set by prog rock standards!
Also available are two amazing tracks from six-time Grammy winning, multi-platinum funk rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers. “Snow ((Hey Oh))” and “Tell Me Baby” from their critically acclaimed ninth studio double album Stadium Arcadium will be available for $1.99 per track (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox LIVE Marketplace).
Release date: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 (Xbox LIVE Marketplace)
Thursday, July 10, 2008 (PLAYSTATION®Store)
Tracks: From the RUSH Masters Vault:
“Closer To The Heart”
“Working Man (Vault Edition)”
Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Snow ((Hey Oh))”
“Tell Me Baby”
(All tracks utilize the original master recordings)
Price: $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox LIVE Marketplace) per track
Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PLAYSTATION®Network
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
With the addition of these tracks there are now more than 200 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at [url=\"http://www.rockband.com/dlc)\"]http://www.rockband.com/dlc)[/url].
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ROCK BANDTM ADDS KILLER NINE INCH NAILS TRACKS TO DOWNLOAD CATALOG
Shinedown "Junkies For Fame" Exclusive To Rock Band
Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of Nine Inch Nails and Shinedown to the Rock Band™ Music Store catalog of downloadable content. Available July 22, the NIN three-pack includes the psychotic audio thrill ride "Burn” from the Natural Born Killers soundtrack, “Capital G” from their conceptual fifth studio release Year Zero, and “Last” from the second studio release, EP Broken. Nine Inch Nails is the Grammy winning industrial rock act founded by producer, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, Trent Reznor more than 20 years ago with over 20 millions albums sold world wide. Each track will be available for $1.99 per track (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) or $5.49 (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for the three-pack.
Shinedown contribute “Devour” from their current release and third album The Sound of Madness, and the much sought after, never released “Junkies For Fame” available for the first time as a single exclusively to Rock Band. Shinedown formed in Jacksonville, Florida in early 2001 and have spent much of their career touring and opening for some of music’s top rock acts including Van Halen. Each track will be available for $1.99 per track (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360).
Release date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 (Xbox LIVE® Marketplace)
Thursday, July 25, 2008 (PLAYSTATION®Store)
Tracks: Nine Inch Nails 3-pack
“Burn”
“Capital G”
“Last”
Shinedown
“Devour”
“Junkies For Fame”
Price: $5.49 (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for NIN 3-pack
$1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per individual track
Locations: Xbox LIVE® Marketplace and PLAYSTATION®Network
Shinedown "Junkies For Fame" Exclusive To Rock Band
Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of Nine Inch Nails and Shinedown to the Rock Band™ Music Store catalog of downloadable content. Available July 22, the NIN three-pack includes the psychotic audio thrill ride "Burn” from the Natural Born Killers soundtrack, “Capital G” from their conceptual fifth studio release Year Zero, and “Last” from the second studio release, EP Broken. Nine Inch Nails is the Grammy winning industrial rock act founded by producer, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, Trent Reznor more than 20 years ago with over 20 millions albums sold world wide. Each track will be available for $1.99 per track (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) or $5.49 (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for the three-pack.
Shinedown contribute “Devour” from their current release and third album The Sound of Madness, and the much sought after, never released “Junkies For Fame” available for the first time as a single exclusively to Rock Band. Shinedown formed in Jacksonville, Florida in early 2001 and have spent much of their career touring and opening for some of music’s top rock acts including Van Halen. Each track will be available for $1.99 per track (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360).
Release date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 (Xbox LIVE® Marketplace)
Thursday, July 25, 2008 (PLAYSTATION®Store)
Tracks: Nine Inch Nails 3-pack
“Burn”
“Capital G”
“Last”
Shinedown
“Devour”
“Junkies For Fame”
Price: $5.49 (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for NIN 3-pack
$1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per individual track
Locations: Xbox LIVE® Marketplace and PLAYSTATION®Network
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ROCK BANDTM CONTINUES TO DEBUT NEW SINGLES IN DOWNLOAD CATALOG WITH NEW RELEASES FROM STAIND, SCARS ON BROADWAY AND THE NEW NO2
Testament Dig Into Their Catalog For Rock Band
Harmonix and MTV Games announced today new singles from Staind, Scars on Broadway and The New No2 will make their debut in the Rock Band™ Music Store catalog of downloadable content. Available July 29, Scars on Broadway—consisting of System of a Down members Daron Malakian (vocals/guitar) and John Dolmayan (drums), in addition to Franky Perez (guitar/backing vocals), Danny Shamoun (keyboards/percussion), and Dominic Cifarelli (bass)— exclusively release their first single to Rock Band’s download catalog, “They Say,” from their self-titled debut. “They Say” will be available for $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft).
Another debut will be Staind’s “This Is It” – the first single from their forthcoming sixth studio album, The Illusion of Progress. Staind’s last three studio albums debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Album Chart, earning their place as one of the most successful rock bands of the new millennium. In the past decade, Staind has sold more than 12 million records worldwide and have had four #1 singles. “This is It” will be available for $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360).
Rounding out the troika of single debuts on July 29 will be The New No2 with “Yomp,” the first single from their forthcoming debut You Are Here. The New No2 are Dhani Harrison (the only son of legendary Beatle George Harrison) and Oli Hecks. Formed in 2006, The New No2 feature Harrison on lead, synths and vocals, Hecks on drums and synths. “Yomp” will be available for $.99 (80 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360).
Testament dig into their catalog with their first Rock Band download, “Electric Crown,” available July 29. “Electric Clown’ is from their 1992 studio album, The Ritual, when they moved from speed metal to heavier more melodic metal. Testament continues to be one of the most influential American metal bands in music history. Formed in 1983 in Northern California, Testament continues to tour and release new albums. “Electric Clown” will be available for $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360).
Release date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 (Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for Xbox
Thursday, July 31, 2008 (PLAYSTATION®Store)
Tracks: Scars on Broadway “They Say”
Staind “This Is It”
Testament “Electric Clown”
Price: $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
Track: The New No2 “Yomp”
Price: $.99 (80 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360)
(All four tracks utilize the original master recordings)
Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PLAYSTATION®Network
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
With the addition of these tracks there are now more than 200 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at [url=\"http://www.rockband.com/dlc)\"]http://www.rockband.com/dlc)[/url].
Testament Dig Into Their Catalog For Rock Band
Harmonix and MTV Games announced today new singles from Staind, Scars on Broadway and The New No2 will make their debut in the Rock Band™ Music Store catalog of downloadable content. Available July 29, Scars on Broadway—consisting of System of a Down members Daron Malakian (vocals/guitar) and John Dolmayan (drums), in addition to Franky Perez (guitar/backing vocals), Danny Shamoun (keyboards/percussion), and Dominic Cifarelli (bass)— exclusively release their first single to Rock Band’s download catalog, “They Say,” from their self-titled debut. “They Say” will be available for $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft).
Another debut will be Staind’s “This Is It” – the first single from their forthcoming sixth studio album, The Illusion of Progress. Staind’s last three studio albums debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Album Chart, earning their place as one of the most successful rock bands of the new millennium. In the past decade, Staind has sold more than 12 million records worldwide and have had four #1 singles. “This is It” will be available for $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360).
Rounding out the troika of single debuts on July 29 will be The New No2 with “Yomp,” the first single from their forthcoming debut You Are Here. The New No2 are Dhani Harrison (the only son of legendary Beatle George Harrison) and Oli Hecks. Formed in 2006, The New No2 feature Harrison on lead, synths and vocals, Hecks on drums and synths. “Yomp” will be available for $.99 (80 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360).
Testament dig into their catalog with their first Rock Band download, “Electric Crown,” available July 29. “Electric Clown’ is from their 1992 studio album, The Ritual, when they moved from speed metal to heavier more melodic metal. Testament continues to be one of the most influential American metal bands in music history. Formed in 1983 in Northern California, Testament continues to tour and release new albums. “Electric Clown” will be available for $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360).
Release date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 (Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for Xbox
Thursday, July 31, 2008 (PLAYSTATION®Store)
Tracks: Scars on Broadway “They Say”
Staind “This Is It”
Testament “Electric Clown”
Price: $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
Track: The New No2 “Yomp”
Price: $.99 (80 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360)
(All four tracks utilize the original master recordings)
Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PLAYSTATION®Network
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
With the addition of these tracks there are now more than 200 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at [url=\"http://www.rockband.com/dlc)\"]http://www.rockband.com/dlc)[/url].
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ROCK BANDTM FANS CAN BE MODERN DAY WARRIORS WITH COMPLETE RUSH ALBUM MOVING PICTURES
Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of the fourth complete album to the Rock Band™ Music Store catalog of downloadable content. Available August 26, the most commercially successful Rush album, Moving Pictures, will be added to the Rock Band DLC catalog giving prog fans the opportunity to build their own Rush setlist for play on their virtual world tour.
Moving Pictures joins the five other Rush tracks in the catalog including the recent release of the Rush Masters Vault selections which includes exclusive Rock Band versions of “Closer To The Heart” and “Working Man (Vault Edition)” and cover versions of “Tom Sawyer,” “Limelight” and “Working Man.” One of the most successful progressive rock bands in music history, the Canadian masters of the time signature change have sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and continue to sell out arenas across the globe.
Moving Pictures, Rush’s eighth studio album, released in 1981 has sold more than four million copies and includes the following tracks:
1. Tom Sawyer
2. Red Barchetta
3. YYZ
4. Limelight
5. The Camera Eye
6. Witch Hunt
7. Vital Signs
Moving Pictures will be available for $10.99 (880 Microsoft Points) for the album, or $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) per track.
Moving Pictures joins the influential Pixies album, Doolittle, Judas Priest’s Screaming For Vengeance and The Cars’ “The Cars” as the fourth full-album DLC release available at the Rock Band Music Store. With the addition of these albums there are now more than 200 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at [url=\"http://www.rockband.com/dlc)\"]http://www.rockband.com/dlc)[/url].
Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of the fourth complete album to the Rock Band™ Music Store catalog of downloadable content. Available August 26, the most commercially successful Rush album, Moving Pictures, will be added to the Rock Band DLC catalog giving prog fans the opportunity to build their own Rush setlist for play on their virtual world tour.
Moving Pictures joins the five other Rush tracks in the catalog including the recent release of the Rush Masters Vault selections which includes exclusive Rock Band versions of “Closer To The Heart” and “Working Man (Vault Edition)” and cover versions of “Tom Sawyer,” “Limelight” and “Working Man.” One of the most successful progressive rock bands in music history, the Canadian masters of the time signature change have sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and continue to sell out arenas across the globe.
Moving Pictures, Rush’s eighth studio album, released in 1981 has sold more than four million copies and includes the following tracks:
1. Tom Sawyer
2. Red Barchetta
3. YYZ
4. Limelight
5. The Camera Eye
6. Witch Hunt
7. Vital Signs
Moving Pictures will be available for $10.99 (880 Microsoft Points) for the album, or $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) per track.
Moving Pictures joins the influential Pixies album, Doolittle, Judas Priest’s Screaming For Vengeance and The Cars’ “The Cars” as the fourth full-album DLC release available at the Rock Band Music Store. With the addition of these albums there are now more than 200 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at [url=\"http://www.rockband.com/dlc)\"]http://www.rockband.com/dlc)[/url].
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ROCK BAND® FANS CAN ENJOY HARD ROCKIN' HEAVY METAL WITH THE COMPLETE MÖTLEY CRÜE ALBUM DR. FEELGOOD
Harmonix and MTV Games announced today Mötley Crüe’s album Dr. Feelgood will become the sixth album to join the Rock Band® Music Store catalog of downloadable content. The most successful album by the heavy metal band, Dr. Feelgood will be available starting October 14, 2008, for the Xbox®360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and October 16, 2008, for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.
Mötley Crüe topped the charts for the first time with the release of Dr. Feelgood in 1989 and has since sold more than 6 million copies in the US alone. The band recently reissued the infamous album alongside seven other of its chart topping albums. The Rock Band DLC album will include the following tracks:
1. "Dr. Feelgood"
2. "Slice of Your Pie"
3. "Rattlesnake Shake"
4. "Kickstart My Heart”
5. "Without You"
6. "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"
7. "Sticky Sweet"
8. "She Goes Down”
9. "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"
10. "Time for Change"
Dr. Feelgood will be available for $15.99 (1280 Microsoft Points) for the album, or $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) per track. Purchasing the album will provide the user with the ability to play through the entire album in Rock Band 2’s different modes, including Quickplay, where the album will be called out in its own subheader, and Tour Challenges, where users will be prompted to play through all of the tracks in a standalone setlist. These tracks join “Saints of Los Angeles”, “Down at the Whisky” and “Face Down in the Dirt” previously offered as DLC, to bring the total of Mötley Crüe songs in the game to 13.
Dr. Feelgood joins the growing list of Rock Band 2 albums in the DLC music catalog, which includes Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Rush’s Moving Pictures, Megadeth’s Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?, Pixies’ Doolittle, Judas Priests’ Screaming For Vengeance and The Cars’ The Cars. With the addition of the Mötley Crüe album there are now more than 300 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at [url=\"http://www.rockband.com/music)\"]http://www.rockband.com/music)[/url]. Rock Band continues to fly off shelves and satisfy music fans and gamers' voracious appetite for rock with more than 21 million downloads since its launch on November 20, 2007. The Rock Band Music Store allows players to preview and purchase downloadable individual music tracks and packs from the vast selection of offerings available to date without ever leaving the game as they build their own custom Rock Band library.
Harmonix and MTV Games announced today Mötley Crüe’s album Dr. Feelgood will become the sixth album to join the Rock Band® Music Store catalog of downloadable content. The most successful album by the heavy metal band, Dr. Feelgood will be available starting October 14, 2008, for the Xbox®360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and October 16, 2008, for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.
Mötley Crüe topped the charts for the first time with the release of Dr. Feelgood in 1989 and has since sold more than 6 million copies in the US alone. The band recently reissued the infamous album alongside seven other of its chart topping albums. The Rock Band DLC album will include the following tracks:
1. "Dr. Feelgood"
2. "Slice of Your Pie"
3. "Rattlesnake Shake"
4. "Kickstart My Heart”
5. "Without You"
6. "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"
7. "Sticky Sweet"
8. "She Goes Down”
9. "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"
10. "Time for Change"
Dr. Feelgood will be available for $15.99 (1280 Microsoft Points) for the album, or $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) per track. Purchasing the album will provide the user with the ability to play through the entire album in Rock Band 2’s different modes, including Quickplay, where the album will be called out in its own subheader, and Tour Challenges, where users will be prompted to play through all of the tracks in a standalone setlist. These tracks join “Saints of Los Angeles”, “Down at the Whisky” and “Face Down in the Dirt” previously offered as DLC, to bring the total of Mötley Crüe songs in the game to 13.
Dr. Feelgood joins the growing list of Rock Band 2 albums in the DLC music catalog, which includes Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Rush’s Moving Pictures, Megadeth’s Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?, Pixies’ Doolittle, Judas Priests’ Screaming For Vengeance and The Cars’ The Cars. With the addition of the Mötley Crüe album there are now more than 300 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at [url=\"http://www.rockband.com/music)\"]http://www.rockband.com/music)[/url]. Rock Band continues to fly off shelves and satisfy music fans and gamers' voracious appetite for rock with more than 21 million downloads since its launch on November 20, 2007. The Rock Band Music Store allows players to preview and purchase downloadable individual music tracks and packs from the vast selection of offerings available to date without ever leaving the game as they build their own custom Rock Band library.
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20 Free DLC Tracks Available to Rock Band® 2 Owners on November 4th
Emerging Artist Lineup Includes All Genres of Rock Including Underoath,
Hollywood Undead, Opiate for the Masses, Lesley Roy, Between the Buried and
Me and more!
Harmonix, the world's premier music video game development company, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.<img src=\'http://www.killanet.net/forum3/public/s ... shades.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'B)\' /> announced details today regarding 20 free DLC tracks that will be made available to Rock Band 2(1) owners starting November 4, 2008. The lineup ranges across all genres of rock from up-and-coming artists that the industry has recognized as new to thriving rock bands with a quickly growing fan base.
"The Rock Band platform is an unparalleled destination for music discovery -- offering a broad cross section of rock, from iconic rock artists to emerging bands," stated Paul DeGooyer, MTV's Senior Vice President of Electronic Games & Music. "With the addition of the 20 new songs we're announcing today, owners of Rock Band 2 will have the ability to experience music from over 100 artists -- ranging from the acts they already know and love to up-and-coming bands we think they will like."
Featuring artists across the globe from the US, United Kingdom and Australia to Norway, Japan and Ireland, the 20 free DLC tracks are available exclusively to Rock Band 2 owners and can be accessed by using the DLC redemption code(2) located within the game's retail packaging.
20 Free Rock Band 2 DLC Set List:
Artist Song
The 88 "Sons and Daughters"
Authority Zero "No Regrets"
Between the Buried and Me "Prequel To The Sequel"
The Cab "Bounce"
The Chevelles "Get It On"
The Cocktail Slippers "Give It To Me"
Dealership "Database Corrupted"
Endeverafter "I Wanna Be Your Man"
The Ghost Hounds "Ashes To Fire"
Hollywood Undead "Young"
Kutless "The Feeling"
The Len Price 3 "If I Ain't Got You"
Lesley Roy "I'm Gone, I'm Going"
Opiate for the Masses "Burn You Down"
Semi-Precious Weapons "Magnetic Baby"
Shaimus "Like a Fool"
Thenewno2 "Crazy Tuesday"
Tickle Me Pink "The Time Is Wrong"
Underoath "Desperate Times, Desperate Measures"
X Japan "I.V."
Rock Band 2 features the largest music catalogue of any music-based videogame to date. The 20 free tracks listed above combined with the 84 tracks already available on the game disc make for a total of 104 songs on the Rock Band 2 soundtrack, which features an unrivaled blend of classic and new artists including AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, Motorhead and more! With the addition of complete and immediate backwards compatibility for songs purchased from Rock Band's ever-expanding online music store and the ability to export most songs from the original Rock Band disc, the Rock Band music library will feature more than 500 songs(3) by year's end.
The Rock Band online music store recently surpassed 25 million paid downloads since the game's launch in late November 2007. With more than 400 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at [url=\"http://www.rockband.com/dlc)\"]http://www.rockband.com/dlc)[/url], the massive Rock Band Music Store allows players to preview and purchase downloadable individual music tracks, packs and albums from the vast selection of offerings available as they build their own custom Rock Band library.
Emerging Artist Lineup Includes All Genres of Rock Including Underoath,
Hollywood Undead, Opiate for the Masses, Lesley Roy, Between the Buried and
Me and more!
Harmonix, the world's premier music video game development company, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.<img src=\'http://www.killanet.net/forum3/public/s ... shades.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'B)\' /> announced details today regarding 20 free DLC tracks that will be made available to Rock Band 2(1) owners starting November 4, 2008. The lineup ranges across all genres of rock from up-and-coming artists that the industry has recognized as new to thriving rock bands with a quickly growing fan base.
"The Rock Band platform is an unparalleled destination for music discovery -- offering a broad cross section of rock, from iconic rock artists to emerging bands," stated Paul DeGooyer, MTV's Senior Vice President of Electronic Games & Music. "With the addition of the 20 new songs we're announcing today, owners of Rock Band 2 will have the ability to experience music from over 100 artists -- ranging from the acts they already know and love to up-and-coming bands we think they will like."
Featuring artists across the globe from the US, United Kingdom and Australia to Norway, Japan and Ireland, the 20 free DLC tracks are available exclusively to Rock Band 2 owners and can be accessed by using the DLC redemption code(2) located within the game's retail packaging.
20 Free Rock Band 2 DLC Set List:
Artist Song
The 88 "Sons and Daughters"
Authority Zero "No Regrets"
Between the Buried and Me "Prequel To The Sequel"
The Cab "Bounce"
The Chevelles "Get It On"
The Cocktail Slippers "Give It To Me"
Dealership "Database Corrupted"
Endeverafter "I Wanna Be Your Man"
The Ghost Hounds "Ashes To Fire"
Hollywood Undead "Young"
Kutless "The Feeling"
The Len Price 3 "If I Ain't Got You"
Lesley Roy "I'm Gone, I'm Going"
Opiate for the Masses "Burn You Down"
Semi-Precious Weapons "Magnetic Baby"
Shaimus "Like a Fool"
Thenewno2 "Crazy Tuesday"
Tickle Me Pink "The Time Is Wrong"
Underoath "Desperate Times, Desperate Measures"
X Japan "I.V."
Rock Band 2 features the largest music catalogue of any music-based videogame to date. The 20 free tracks listed above combined with the 84 tracks already available on the game disc make for a total of 104 songs on the Rock Band 2 soundtrack, which features an unrivaled blend of classic and new artists including AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, Motorhead and more! With the addition of complete and immediate backwards compatibility for songs purchased from Rock Band's ever-expanding online music store and the ability to export most songs from the original Rock Band disc, the Rock Band music library will feature more than 500 songs(3) by year's end.
The Rock Band online music store recently surpassed 25 million paid downloads since the game's launch in late November 2007. With more than 400 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at [url=\"http://www.rockband.com/dlc)\"]http://www.rockband.com/dlc)[/url], the massive Rock Band Music Store allows players to preview and purchase downloadable individual music tracks, packs and albums from the vast selection of offerings available as they build their own custom Rock Band library.
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ROCK BAND® ADDS PAT BENATAR, THE PRETENDERS AND A 3-PACK FROM THIN LIZZY TO THE ROCK BAND MUSIC STORE
Cambridge, Mass. January 30, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of seven new tracks to the Rock Band® Music Store catalog of downloadable content including a 3-pack from Irishhard rock band Thin Lizzy as well as songs from Nikko, Pat Benatar and The Pretenders.
The Thin Lizzy 3-pack features live recordings of “Boys are Back in Town,” “Jailbreak” and “Cowboy Song.” The 3-pack will become the first Thin Lizzy tracks to join the Rock Band music library, and are taken from Still Dangerous: Live At The Tower Theater Philadelphia 1977. This newly discovered live album, featuring the quintessential Lizzy lineup—Phil Lynott, lead vocals/bass; Scott Gorham, guitar; Brian Robertson, guitar; Brian Downey, drums—showcases the band at the height of its prodigious powers and will be released on Vh1 Classic Records on March 3, 2009.
Rock sensation Pat Benatar has her Rock Band debut with the popular single “Hit Me With Your Best Shot.” This week’s lineup also includes “Precious” from British rock band The Pretenders, as well as “Break My Heart” and “Don’t Tell Me” from Nikko as featured in the movie Spectacular! The Pretenters’ songs “Brass in Pocket” and “Blue Christmas” were added as downloadable content last year.
Release Date: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 (Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360)
Thursday, February 05, 2009 (PlayStation®Store)
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
Tracks:
Pat Benatar “Hit Me with Your Best Shot”
The Pretenders “Precious”
Thin Lizzy “Boys are Back in Town (live)”
Thin Lizzy “Cowboy Song (live)”
Thin Lizzy “Jailbreak (live)”
Nikko “Break My Heart”
Nikko “Don’t Tell Me”
(All tracks are original master recordings)
Price: $ 1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
$ 5.49 (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for Thin Lizzy 3 Pack
$ .99 (80 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per Nikko tracks only
Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360®
PlayStation®Network
Cambridge, Mass. January 30, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of seven new tracks to the Rock Band® Music Store catalog of downloadable content including a 3-pack from Irishhard rock band Thin Lizzy as well as songs from Nikko, Pat Benatar and The Pretenders.
The Thin Lizzy 3-pack features live recordings of “Boys are Back in Town,” “Jailbreak” and “Cowboy Song.” The 3-pack will become the first Thin Lizzy tracks to join the Rock Band music library, and are taken from Still Dangerous: Live At The Tower Theater Philadelphia 1977. This newly discovered live album, featuring the quintessential Lizzy lineup—Phil Lynott, lead vocals/bass; Scott Gorham, guitar; Brian Robertson, guitar; Brian Downey, drums—showcases the band at the height of its prodigious powers and will be released on Vh1 Classic Records on March 3, 2009.
Rock sensation Pat Benatar has her Rock Band debut with the popular single “Hit Me With Your Best Shot.” This week’s lineup also includes “Precious” from British rock band The Pretenders, as well as “Break My Heart” and “Don’t Tell Me” from Nikko as featured in the movie Spectacular! The Pretenters’ songs “Brass in Pocket” and “Blue Christmas” were added as downloadable content last year.
Release Date: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 (Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360)
Thursday, February 05, 2009 (PlayStation®Store)
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
Tracks:
Pat Benatar “Hit Me with Your Best Shot”
The Pretenders “Precious”
Thin Lizzy “Boys are Back in Town (live)”
Thin Lizzy “Cowboy Song (live)”
Thin Lizzy “Jailbreak (live)”
Nikko “Break My Heart”
Nikko “Don’t Tell Me”
(All tracks are original master recordings)
Price: $ 1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
$ 5.49 (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for Thin Lizzy 3 Pack
$ .99 (80 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per Nikko tracks only
Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360®
PlayStation®Network
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STYX AND REO SPEEDWAGON HEADLINE THIS WEEK'S WiiTM ROCK BANDTM MUSIC STORE UPDATE; PLUS NEW TRACKS FROM SYSTEM OF A DOWN, THE CLASH, DEVO AND MORE!
Cambridge, Mass. – May 4, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games announced today 18 new tracks coming this week to the Rock Band™ Music Store catalogue of downloadable content for the Wii™ system, including seven tracks from 80s power rockers REO Speedwagon and Styx. This week’s music update also includes songs from All That Remains, The Clash, Devo, Hautewerk, The Ramones, and System of a Down.
Three of Styx’s biggest singles were recently re-recorded for Rock Band, including “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)” and “Renegade” originally featured on the band’s eighth studio album Pieces of Eight (1978), plus “Too Much Time on My Hands” originally featured on the band’s 1981 concept album Paradise Theatre.
REO Speedwagon’s timeless classics “Ridin’ the Storm Out,” originally featured on the band’s third album of the same name (1973), “Roll With the Changes,” originally featured on the band’s seventh studio album, You can Tune a Piano but You Can’t Tuna Fish (1978) and “Take It on the Run,” originally featured on the band’s 9-times platinum 1980 album Hi Infidelity will also debut in the Wii Rock Band Music Store this week.
”Can’t Stop Rockin’”, the new collaborative song between Styx and REO Speedwagon, which the bands recorded together in anticipation of their upcoming Can’t Stop Rockin’ tour, which kicks off May 13, will also be available next week.
Hautewerk adds three tracks from their debut album Stop Start Again (2006) including “Stop Start Again,” “Alone in My Head” and “I Know Where You Came From.”
As previously announced, the tracks from Styx, REO Speedwagon and Hautewerk were released last week to owners of Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.
This week’s Wii update also includes eight tracks from the Rock Band back catalogue starting with three songs from Massachusetts-based metalcore band All That Remains – “Two Weeks” and “Chiron” from 2008’s Overcome as well as “This Calling” from Fall of Ideals (2006).
Politically-charged hard rockers System of a Down add two tracks with “B.Y.O.B.” from Mezmerize (2005) and title track “Toxicity” from the 2001 album. Two classic punk tracks are also on the way courtesy of The Clash’s “Complete Control” from the band’s self-titled 1977 debut album and The Ramones’ “Teenage Lobotomy” from Rocket to Russia (1977). Rounding out the content updated is Devo’s “Girl U Want,” the first single from the band’s album Freedom of Choice (1980).
Wii fans can expect a rollout of previously released downloadable Rock Band content until the entire back catalogue of more than 660 songs is available.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change *
Tracks: REO Speedwagon “Ridin’ the Storm Out”
REO Speedwagon “Roll with the Changes”
REO Speedwagon “Take It on the Run”
Styx “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)”
Styx “Renegade”
Styx “Too Much Time On My Hands”
Styx/REO Speedwagon “Can’t Stop Rockin’”
Hautewerk “Alone in My Head”
Hautewerk “I Know Where You Came From”
Hautewerk “Stop Start Again”
The Clash “Complete Control”
Devo “Girl U Want”
The Ramones “Teenage Lobotomy”
All That Remains “Chiron”
All That Remains “This Calling”
All That Remains “Two Weeks”
System of a Down “B.Y.O.B.”
System of a Down “Toxicity”
(All tracks are original master recordings)
Price: $2.00 (200 Wii Points) per track
Location: In-game Rock Band 2 Music Store (Wii Points must be purchased through the Wii™ Shop Channel)
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
Rock Band 2 is available now for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation®2 systems and the Wii system. The Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 system and Wii versions support downloadable content.
Cambridge, Mass. – May 4, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games announced today 18 new tracks coming this week to the Rock Band™ Music Store catalogue of downloadable content for the Wii™ system, including seven tracks from 80s power rockers REO Speedwagon and Styx. This week’s music update also includes songs from All That Remains, The Clash, Devo, Hautewerk, The Ramones, and System of a Down.
Three of Styx’s biggest singles were recently re-recorded for Rock Band, including “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)” and “Renegade” originally featured on the band’s eighth studio album Pieces of Eight (1978), plus “Too Much Time on My Hands” originally featured on the band’s 1981 concept album Paradise Theatre.
REO Speedwagon’s timeless classics “Ridin’ the Storm Out,” originally featured on the band’s third album of the same name (1973), “Roll With the Changes,” originally featured on the band’s seventh studio album, You can Tune a Piano but You Can’t Tuna Fish (1978) and “Take It on the Run,” originally featured on the band’s 9-times platinum 1980 album Hi Infidelity will also debut in the Wii Rock Band Music Store this week.
”Can’t Stop Rockin’”, the new collaborative song between Styx and REO Speedwagon, which the bands recorded together in anticipation of their upcoming Can’t Stop Rockin’ tour, which kicks off May 13, will also be available next week.
Hautewerk adds three tracks from their debut album Stop Start Again (2006) including “Stop Start Again,” “Alone in My Head” and “I Know Where You Came From.”
As previously announced, the tracks from Styx, REO Speedwagon and Hautewerk were released last week to owners of Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.
This week’s Wii update also includes eight tracks from the Rock Band back catalogue starting with three songs from Massachusetts-based metalcore band All That Remains – “Two Weeks” and “Chiron” from 2008’s Overcome as well as “This Calling” from Fall of Ideals (2006).
Politically-charged hard rockers System of a Down add two tracks with “B.Y.O.B.” from Mezmerize (2005) and title track “Toxicity” from the 2001 album. Two classic punk tracks are also on the way courtesy of The Clash’s “Complete Control” from the band’s self-titled 1977 debut album and The Ramones’ “Teenage Lobotomy” from Rocket to Russia (1977). Rounding out the content updated is Devo’s “Girl U Want,” the first single from the band’s album Freedom of Choice (1980).
Wii fans can expect a rollout of previously released downloadable Rock Band content until the entire back catalogue of more than 660 songs is available.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change *
Tracks: REO Speedwagon “Ridin’ the Storm Out”
REO Speedwagon “Roll with the Changes”
REO Speedwagon “Take It on the Run”
Styx “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)”
Styx “Renegade”
Styx “Too Much Time On My Hands”
Styx/REO Speedwagon “Can’t Stop Rockin’”
Hautewerk “Alone in My Head”
Hautewerk “I Know Where You Came From”
Hautewerk “Stop Start Again”
The Clash “Complete Control”
Devo “Girl U Want”
The Ramones “Teenage Lobotomy”
All That Remains “Chiron”
All That Remains “This Calling”
All That Remains “Two Weeks”
System of a Down “B.Y.O.B.”
System of a Down “Toxicity”
(All tracks are original master recordings)
Price: $2.00 (200 Wii Points) per track
Location: In-game Rock Band 2 Music Store (Wii Points must be purchased through the Wii™ Shop Channel)
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
Rock Band 2 is available now for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation®2 systems and the Wii system. The Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 system and Wii versions support downloadable content.
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DECADES OF ROCK LAND ON THE ROCK BAND MUSIC STORE WITH TRACKS FROM FRANZ FERDINAND, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, THE DISTILLERS AND MORE
Cambridge, Mass. – May 1, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced the addition of 10 songs from six popular rock bands to the Rock Band™ Music Store of downloadable content including a three-pack from Franz Ferdinand and music from The Allman Brothers Band, Prong, The Distillers, Alien Ant Farm and Luscious Jackson.
Franz Ferdinand has produced a string of memorable, chart-topping hits since the band’s formation in 2001. The Scottish band’s signature song, “Take Me Out,” from their self-titled 2004 album will debut in the Rock Band Music Store next week. The Franz Ferdinand 3-pack also includes “Do You Want To” from You Could Have It So Much Better (2005) and “Lucid Dreams” featured on the album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (2009). The tracks will be available for purchase as a three-pack or as individual tracks.
Southern-rock outfit The Allman Brothers Band makes its first appearance in the Rock Band Music Store with “Midnight Rider,” featured on 1970’s Idlewild South, and “Blue Sky,” featured on the band’s 1972 classic album Eat a Peach. The band has received numerous awards and was named one of Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Artists of All Time” in 2004. Eat a Peach was the band’s final album to include legendary guitarist and founding member Duane Allman before his tragic motorcycle accident death in 1971. Rolling Stone magazine listed Allman as the second greatest guitarist of all time, behind only Jimi Hendrix. The Allman Brothers Band made it’s Rock Band debut with “Ramblin’ Man” on the Rock Band 2 soundtrack.
New York City metal band Prong makes its Rock Band debut with “The Banishment” and “Idealistic Types,” both featured on Prong’s latest album Power of the Damager (2007). In addition, The Distillers deliver their brand of energetic punk rock power in their Rock Band debut with “Drain the Blood,” the lead single from their third album Coral Fang (2003).
Rounding out this week’s line-up is “Smooth Criminal” from Alien Ant Farm featured on ANThology (2001) and Luscious Jackson’s “Naked Eye” from Fever In Fever Out (1996).
Release Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 (Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360®)
Thursday, May 7, 2009 (PlayStation®Store)
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
Tracks:
Franz Ferdinand “Take Me Out”
Franz Ferdinand “Do You Want To”
Franz Ferdinand “Lucid Dreams”
Alien Ant Farm “Smooth Criminal”
The Allman Brothers Band “Blue Sky”
The Allman Brothers Band “Midnight Rider”
The Distillers “Drain the Blood”
Luscious Jackson “Naked Eye”
Prong “Idealistic Types”
Prong “The Banishment”
(All tracks are original master recordings)
Cambridge, Mass. – May 1, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced the addition of 10 songs from six popular rock bands to the Rock Band™ Music Store of downloadable content including a three-pack from Franz Ferdinand and music from The Allman Brothers Band, Prong, The Distillers, Alien Ant Farm and Luscious Jackson.
Franz Ferdinand has produced a string of memorable, chart-topping hits since the band’s formation in 2001. The Scottish band’s signature song, “Take Me Out,” from their self-titled 2004 album will debut in the Rock Band Music Store next week. The Franz Ferdinand 3-pack also includes “Do You Want To” from You Could Have It So Much Better (2005) and “Lucid Dreams” featured on the album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (2009). The tracks will be available for purchase as a three-pack or as individual tracks.
Southern-rock outfit The Allman Brothers Band makes its first appearance in the Rock Band Music Store with “Midnight Rider,” featured on 1970’s Idlewild South, and “Blue Sky,” featured on the band’s 1972 classic album Eat a Peach. The band has received numerous awards and was named one of Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Artists of All Time” in 2004. Eat a Peach was the band’s final album to include legendary guitarist and founding member Duane Allman before his tragic motorcycle accident death in 1971. Rolling Stone magazine listed Allman as the second greatest guitarist of all time, behind only Jimi Hendrix. The Allman Brothers Band made it’s Rock Band debut with “Ramblin’ Man” on the Rock Band 2 soundtrack.
New York City metal band Prong makes its Rock Band debut with “The Banishment” and “Idealistic Types,” both featured on Prong’s latest album Power of the Damager (2007). In addition, The Distillers deliver their brand of energetic punk rock power in their Rock Band debut with “Drain the Blood,” the lead single from their third album Coral Fang (2003).
Rounding out this week’s line-up is “Smooth Criminal” from Alien Ant Farm featured on ANThology (2001) and Luscious Jackson’s “Naked Eye” from Fever In Fever Out (1996).
Release Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 (Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360®)
Thursday, May 7, 2009 (PlayStation®Store)
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
Tracks:
Franz Ferdinand “Take Me Out”
Franz Ferdinand “Do You Want To”
Franz Ferdinand “Lucid Dreams”
Alien Ant Farm “Smooth Criminal”
The Allman Brothers Band “Blue Sky”
The Allman Brothers Band “Midnight Rider”
The Distillers “Drain the Blood”
Luscious Jackson “Naked Eye”
Prong “Idealistic Types”
Prong “The Banishment”
(All tracks are original master recordings)
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25 SONGS SPANNING MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF ROCK HISTORY BLAST ON TO THE WiiTM ROCK BAND® MUSIC STORE
NEW TRACKS FROM SILVERSUN PICKUPS, DURAN DURAN, LOCKSLEY AND MORE!
Cambridge, Mass. – May 11, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games announced today a massive array of new tracks coming this week to the Rock Band® Music Store catalogue of downloadable content for the Wii™ system, including 25 hit songs from artists like Silversun Pickups, Duran Duran, The Pretenders, Mötley Crüe and many more.
As previously announced, Wii Rock Band 2 owners will also gain access this week to three tracks from Social Distortion, two tracks from Disturbed, two tracks from Steely Dan and singles from Elvis Costello and The Replacements.
British post-punk pioneers Siouxsie & The Banshees offer three tracks to Wii music fans including “Hong Kong Garden,” from Once Upon A Time: The Singles (1981), “Kiss Them for Me,” the lead single from the band’s tenth album, Superstition (1991) and “The Killing Jar,” from Peepshow (1988).
Indie rockers Locksley offer up three tracks this week with “All Over Again,” “Don’t Make Me Wait” and “She Does,” all featured on the band’s 2007 album Don’t Make Me Wait. Plus, rising indie rockers Silversun Pickups make their way into the Wii Rock Band store with “Melatonin” and “Well Thought Out Twinkles” from Carnavas (2006).
This week’s content update also includes two tracks from Duran Duran: “Girls on Film” and “Rio.” “Girls on Film” was the band’s breakthrough single and the biggest hit from their 1981 self-titled debut album, while “Rio” was the fourth single from Rio (1982) and featured one of the most well known music videos from the 1980s.
Six additional singles from a variety of rock artists round out this week’s music store offering with “Rescue Me” from Buckcherry’s album Black Butterfly (2008), Mötley Crüe’s “Face Down in the Dirt” from Saints of Los Angeles (2008), “Life is Beautiful” from Sixx:A.M.’s album The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack (2007), “Pretty in Pink” from Psychedelic Furs’ Talk Talk Talk (1981), Pretenders’ hit “Brass in Pocket” from the band’s self-titled 1980 album and “Get Your Rock On” by The Janitors featured on the American Mall soundtrack (2008).
The tracks from Social Distortion, Steely Dan, Disturbed, Elvis Costello and The Replacements will be released simultaneously with the weekly content update for other consoles. The remainder of the tracks comes from the back catalogue of Rock Band music already released to owners of Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system. Wii fans can expect a rollout of previously released downloadable Rock Band content until the entire back catalogue of more than 670 songs is available.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
Tracks:
Social Distortion “Bad Luck”
Social Distortion “Ring of Fire”
Social Distortion “Story of My Life”
Steely Dan “Black Friday”
Steely Dan “My Old School”
Disturbed “Stricken”
Disturbed “Stupify”
Elvis Costello “Radio Radio”
The Replacements “Kids Don’t Follow”
Siouxsie & The Banshees “Hong Kong Garden”
Siouxsie & The Banshees “Kiss Them For Me”
Siouxsie & The Banshees “The Killing Jar”
Locksley “All Over Again”
Locksley “Don’t Make Me Wait”
Locksley “She Does”
Silversun Pickups “Melatonin”
Silversun Pickups “Well Thought Out Twinkles”
Duran Duran “Girls On Film”
Duran Duran “Rio”
Buckcherry “Rescue Me”
Mötley Crüe “Face Down in the Dirt”
Psychedelic Furs “Pretty in Pink”
Sixx:A.M. “Life is Beautiful”
The Pretenders “Brass in Pocket”
The Janitors “Get Your Rock On”
(All tracks are original master recordings)
Price: $2.00 (200 Wii Points) per track
Location: In-game Rock Band 2 Music Store (Wii Points must be purchased through the Wii™ Shop Channel)
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
NEW TRACKS FROM SILVERSUN PICKUPS, DURAN DURAN, LOCKSLEY AND MORE!
Cambridge, Mass. – May 11, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games announced today a massive array of new tracks coming this week to the Rock Band® Music Store catalogue of downloadable content for the Wii™ system, including 25 hit songs from artists like Silversun Pickups, Duran Duran, The Pretenders, Mötley Crüe and many more.
As previously announced, Wii Rock Band 2 owners will also gain access this week to three tracks from Social Distortion, two tracks from Disturbed, two tracks from Steely Dan and singles from Elvis Costello and The Replacements.
British post-punk pioneers Siouxsie & The Banshees offer three tracks to Wii music fans including “Hong Kong Garden,” from Once Upon A Time: The Singles (1981), “Kiss Them for Me,” the lead single from the band’s tenth album, Superstition (1991) and “The Killing Jar,” from Peepshow (1988).
Indie rockers Locksley offer up three tracks this week with “All Over Again,” “Don’t Make Me Wait” and “She Does,” all featured on the band’s 2007 album Don’t Make Me Wait. Plus, rising indie rockers Silversun Pickups make their way into the Wii Rock Band store with “Melatonin” and “Well Thought Out Twinkles” from Carnavas (2006).
This week’s content update also includes two tracks from Duran Duran: “Girls on Film” and “Rio.” “Girls on Film” was the band’s breakthrough single and the biggest hit from their 1981 self-titled debut album, while “Rio” was the fourth single from Rio (1982) and featured one of the most well known music videos from the 1980s.
Six additional singles from a variety of rock artists round out this week’s music store offering with “Rescue Me” from Buckcherry’s album Black Butterfly (2008), Mötley Crüe’s “Face Down in the Dirt” from Saints of Los Angeles (2008), “Life is Beautiful” from Sixx:A.M.’s album The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack (2007), “Pretty in Pink” from Psychedelic Furs’ Talk Talk Talk (1981), Pretenders’ hit “Brass in Pocket” from the band’s self-titled 1980 album and “Get Your Rock On” by The Janitors featured on the American Mall soundtrack (2008).
The tracks from Social Distortion, Steely Dan, Disturbed, Elvis Costello and The Replacements will be released simultaneously with the weekly content update for other consoles. The remainder of the tracks comes from the back catalogue of Rock Band music already released to owners of Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system. Wii fans can expect a rollout of previously released downloadable Rock Band content until the entire back catalogue of more than 670 songs is available.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
Tracks:
Social Distortion “Bad Luck”
Social Distortion “Ring of Fire”
Social Distortion “Story of My Life”
Steely Dan “Black Friday”
Steely Dan “My Old School”
Disturbed “Stricken”
Disturbed “Stupify”
Elvis Costello “Radio Radio”
The Replacements “Kids Don’t Follow”
Siouxsie & The Banshees “Hong Kong Garden”
Siouxsie & The Banshees “Kiss Them For Me”
Siouxsie & The Banshees “The Killing Jar”
Locksley “All Over Again”
Locksley “Don’t Make Me Wait”
Locksley “She Does”
Silversun Pickups “Melatonin”
Silversun Pickups “Well Thought Out Twinkles”
Duran Duran “Girls On Film”
Duran Duran “Rio”
Buckcherry “Rescue Me”
Mötley Crüe “Face Down in the Dirt”
Psychedelic Furs “Pretty in Pink”
Sixx:A.M. “Life is Beautiful”
The Pretenders “Brass in Pocket”
The Janitors “Get Your Rock On”
(All tracks are original master recordings)
Price: $2.00 (200 Wii Points) per track
Location: In-game Rock Band 2 Music Store (Wii Points must be purchased through the Wii™ Shop Channel)
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
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FRANZ FERDINAND, GRATEFUL DEAD, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AMONG NEW ROCK TRACKS TO HIT THE WiiTM ROCK BAND® MUSIC STORE
Cambridge, Mass. – May 18, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced an onslaught of rock coming this week to the Rock Band® Music Store catalogue of downloadable content for Wii™ system, with 25 new tracks, including six songs from the eclectic and legendary Grateful Dead. This week’s music update also includes songs from The Knack, Coheed & Cambria, the B-52s, Buzzcocks, The Runaways, T-Rex, At the Gates, Evile and The Haunted. Wii Rock Band 2 owners will also gain access to tracks recently released to other gaming consoles, including Franz Ferdinand, The Allman Brothers Band, The Distillers, Prong, Luscious Jackson and Alien Ant Farm.
Wii fans can expect a rollout of previously released downloadable Rock Band content until the entire back catalogue of more than 670 songs is available.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
Tracks:
Franz Ferdinand “Take Me Out”
Franz Ferdinand “Do You Want To”
Franz Ferdinand “Lucid Dreams”
Alien Ant Farm “Smooth Criminal”
The Allman Brothers Band “Blue Sky”
The Allman Brothers Band “Midnight Rider”
The Distillers “Drain the Blood”
Luscious Jackson “Naked Eye”
Prong “Idealistic Types”
Prong “The Banishment”
The Knack “My Sharona”*
Coheed & Cambria “Ten Speed (Of God's Blood & Burial)"*
The B-52s “Roam”
Buzzcocks “Ever Fallen in Love”*
The Runaways “Cherry Bomb”*
T-Rex “Bang a Gong”*
Grateful Dead “Casey Jones”
Grateful Dead “China Cat Sunflower”
Grateful Dead “Franklin’s Tower”
Grateful Dead “I Need A Miracle”
Grateful Dead “Sugar Magnolia”
Grateful Dead “Truckin’”
At the Gates “Blinded by Fear”
Evile “Thraser”
The Haunted “D.O.A.”
(*Denotes a cover track)
Price: $2.00 (200 Wii Points) per track
Location: In-game Rock Band 2 Music Store (Wii Points must be purchased through the Wii™ Shop Channel)
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
San Francisco-based Grateful Dead, one of the defining classic rock outfits of the late 60s, delivers six songs, including “China Cat Sunflower” from 1969’s Aoxomoxoa, “Two Weeks” from 1970’s Workingman’s Dead, “Truckin’” from 1970’s classic American Beauty, “Sugar Magnolia” from 1972’s Europe ’72, “Franklin’s Tower” from 1975’s Blues for Allah and “I Need a Miracle” from 1978’s Shakedown Street.
Scottish band Franz Ferdinand will release three tracks to the Wii Rock Band Music Store this week, including the band’s signature song “Take Me Out,” from their self-titled 2004 album; “Do You Want To” from You Could Have It So Much Better (2005) and “Lucid Dreams,” featured on the album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (2009).
This week’s content update features southern rock from The Allman Brothers Band with “Midnight Rider,” featured on 1970’s Idlewild South, and “Blue Sky,” featured on the band’s 1972 classic album Eat a Peach. The Allman Brothers Band made its Rock Band debut with “Ramblin’ Man” on the Rock Band 2 soundtrack.
New York City metal band Prong will add “The Banishment” and “Idealistic Types” to the Rock Band Music Store. Both tracks are featured on Prong’s latest album, Power of the Damager (2007). In addition, Wii Rock Band fans will gain access to The Distillers’ “Drain the Blood,” from Coral Fang (2003), “Smooth Criminal” from Alien Ant Farm’s ANThology (2001) and Luscious Jackson’s “Naked Eye” from Fever In Fever Out (1996).
Rock Band 2 is available now for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and Playstation®2 systems and the Wii System. The Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 system and Wii versions support downloadable content.
Downloadable content for Wii is purchased via the in-game Rock Band Music Store using Wii Points purchased through the Wii Shop Channel and can be downloaded to the memory of the Wii or to an SD card for additional storage. The tracks stream directly from the SD card for seamless play.
To view a complete list of the more than 670 tracks available in the Rock Band music back catalog please visit www.rockband.com/music. With the addition of these tracks there are now 175 tracks in the Wii Rock Band Music Store.
Cambridge, Mass. – May 18, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced an onslaught of rock coming this week to the Rock Band® Music Store catalogue of downloadable content for Wii™ system, with 25 new tracks, including six songs from the eclectic and legendary Grateful Dead. This week’s music update also includes songs from The Knack, Coheed & Cambria, the B-52s, Buzzcocks, The Runaways, T-Rex, At the Gates, Evile and The Haunted. Wii Rock Band 2 owners will also gain access to tracks recently released to other gaming consoles, including Franz Ferdinand, The Allman Brothers Band, The Distillers, Prong, Luscious Jackson and Alien Ant Farm.
Wii fans can expect a rollout of previously released downloadable Rock Band content until the entire back catalogue of more than 670 songs is available.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
Tracks:
Franz Ferdinand “Take Me Out”
Franz Ferdinand “Do You Want To”
Franz Ferdinand “Lucid Dreams”
Alien Ant Farm “Smooth Criminal”
The Allman Brothers Band “Blue Sky”
The Allman Brothers Band “Midnight Rider”
The Distillers “Drain the Blood”
Luscious Jackson “Naked Eye”
Prong “Idealistic Types”
Prong “The Banishment”
The Knack “My Sharona”*
Coheed & Cambria “Ten Speed (Of God's Blood & Burial)"*
The B-52s “Roam”
Buzzcocks “Ever Fallen in Love”*
The Runaways “Cherry Bomb”*
T-Rex “Bang a Gong”*
Grateful Dead “Casey Jones”
Grateful Dead “China Cat Sunflower”
Grateful Dead “Franklin’s Tower”
Grateful Dead “I Need A Miracle”
Grateful Dead “Sugar Magnolia”
Grateful Dead “Truckin’”
At the Gates “Blinded by Fear”
Evile “Thraser”
The Haunted “D.O.A.”
(*Denotes a cover track)
Price: $2.00 (200 Wii Points) per track
Location: In-game Rock Band 2 Music Store (Wii Points must be purchased through the Wii™ Shop Channel)
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
San Francisco-based Grateful Dead, one of the defining classic rock outfits of the late 60s, delivers six songs, including “China Cat Sunflower” from 1969’s Aoxomoxoa, “Two Weeks” from 1970’s Workingman’s Dead, “Truckin’” from 1970’s classic American Beauty, “Sugar Magnolia” from 1972’s Europe ’72, “Franklin’s Tower” from 1975’s Blues for Allah and “I Need a Miracle” from 1978’s Shakedown Street.
Scottish band Franz Ferdinand will release three tracks to the Wii Rock Band Music Store this week, including the band’s signature song “Take Me Out,” from their self-titled 2004 album; “Do You Want To” from You Could Have It So Much Better (2005) and “Lucid Dreams,” featured on the album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (2009).
This week’s content update features southern rock from The Allman Brothers Band with “Midnight Rider,” featured on 1970’s Idlewild South, and “Blue Sky,” featured on the band’s 1972 classic album Eat a Peach. The Allman Brothers Band made its Rock Band debut with “Ramblin’ Man” on the Rock Band 2 soundtrack.
New York City metal band Prong will add “The Banishment” and “Idealistic Types” to the Rock Band Music Store. Both tracks are featured on Prong’s latest album, Power of the Damager (2007). In addition, Wii Rock Band fans will gain access to The Distillers’ “Drain the Blood,” from Coral Fang (2003), “Smooth Criminal” from Alien Ant Farm’s ANThology (2001) and Luscious Jackson’s “Naked Eye” from Fever In Fever Out (1996).
Rock Band 2 is available now for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and Playstation®2 systems and the Wii System. The Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 system and Wii versions support downloadable content.
Downloadable content for Wii is purchased via the in-game Rock Band Music Store using Wii Points purchased through the Wii Shop Channel and can be downloaded to the memory of the Wii or to an SD card for additional storage. The tracks stream directly from the SD card for seamless play.
To view a complete list of the more than 670 tracks available in the Rock Band music back catalog please visit www.rockband.com/music. With the addition of these tracks there are now 175 tracks in the Wii Rock Band Music Store.
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New Rockband Tracks
MINISTRY TO MAKE ITS ROCK BAND DEBUT WITH THREE PACK OF INDUSTRIAL METAL ROCK
The Zombies, The Cranberries Also Make First Rock Band Appearance
Cambridge, Mass. – May 22, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that three tracks from industrial metal pioneers Ministry will be added to the Rock Band®Music Store of downloadable content next week for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and the Wii™ system. Also coming in next week’s lineup is music from The Cranberries and The Zombies.
Ministry played together from 1981 until 2008 and, during this time, laid the foundation for American industrial metal. The “Ministry Pack 01” will feature “Cuz U R Next,” from The Wicked Soundtrack by Al Jourgensen, the Ministry frontman-scored soundtrack to the 2008 film, Wicked Lake, as well as “The Great Satan” and the Grammy-nominated“LiesLiesLies,”both from the band’s 2006 album Rio Grande Blood. This three pack marks Ministry’s first appearance in the Rock Band catalog.
Also making Rock Band soundtrack debuts next week are 60s English rock band, The Zombies, and Irish alternative rock band, The Cranberries. “She’s Not There” and “Tell Her No,” both from The Zombies self-titled 1966 album, will be made available, as will “Linger,” from The Cranberries 1993 album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? The song was named by VH1 as one of the 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s.
Tracks:
Ministry “Cuz U R Next”
Ministry “LiesLiesLies”
Ministry “The Great Satan”
The Zombies “She’s Not There”
The Zombies “Tell Her No”
The Cranberries “Linger”
(All tracks are original master recordings)
The Ministry tracks will be available for purchase as part of the “Ministry Pack 01” or as individual tracks for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system. These tracks will be available for purchase as individual tracks only for Wii.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009
(Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 and in-game Rock Band 2 Music Store for Wii)
Thursday, May 28, 2009
(PlayStation®Store)
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
Price: $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) for Xbox 360 per track
$2.00 (200 Wii Points for Wii) per track
$5.49 (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Ministry Pack 01”
The Zombies, The Cranberries Also Make First Rock Band Appearance
Cambridge, Mass. – May 22, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that three tracks from industrial metal pioneers Ministry will be added to the Rock Band®Music Store of downloadable content next week for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and the Wii™ system. Also coming in next week’s lineup is music from The Cranberries and The Zombies.
Ministry played together from 1981 until 2008 and, during this time, laid the foundation for American industrial metal. The “Ministry Pack 01” will feature “Cuz U R Next,” from The Wicked Soundtrack by Al Jourgensen, the Ministry frontman-scored soundtrack to the 2008 film, Wicked Lake, as well as “The Great Satan” and the Grammy-nominated“LiesLiesLies,”both from the band’s 2006 album Rio Grande Blood. This three pack marks Ministry’s first appearance in the Rock Band catalog.
Also making Rock Band soundtrack debuts next week are 60s English rock band, The Zombies, and Irish alternative rock band, The Cranberries. “She’s Not There” and “Tell Her No,” both from The Zombies self-titled 1966 album, will be made available, as will “Linger,” from The Cranberries 1993 album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? The song was named by VH1 as one of the 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s.
Tracks:
Ministry “Cuz U R Next”
Ministry “LiesLiesLies”
Ministry “The Great Satan”
The Zombies “She’s Not There”
The Zombies “Tell Her No”
The Cranberries “Linger”
(All tracks are original master recordings)
The Ministry tracks will be available for purchase as part of the “Ministry Pack 01” or as individual tracks for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system. These tracks will be available for purchase as individual tracks only for Wii.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009
(Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 and in-game Rock Band 2 Music Store for Wii)
Thursday, May 28, 2009
(PlayStation®Store)
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
Price: $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) for Xbox 360 per track
$2.00 (200 Wii Points for Wii) per track
$5.49 (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Ministry Pack 01”
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FLIGHT 666 TOUCHES DOWN ON [b]Wii[/b] ROCK BAND JUNE 9
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Disturbed and others also come to Wii Rock Band
Cambridge, Mass. – June 8, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced 25 tracks from artists coming this week to the Rock Band® Music Store catalog of downloadable content for the [b]Wii™ system[/b], including the highly anticipated 12 tracks from Iron Maiden, one of the world’s most successful rock bands.
As previously announced, the release of this week’s downloadable Iron Maiden tracks coincides with the U.S. release of Flight 666 on Blu-ray and DVD as well as a double-CD soundtrack album and limited edition double-vinyl picture disc. Flight 666 documents the first leg of Maiden’s legendary SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME WORLD TOUR, which took them 50,000 miles around the planet, playing 23 concerts on five continents in just 45 days. One of the stars of the movie is the band’s customized Boeing 757, Ed Force One, which carried the band, all their crew and 12 tons of stage equipment and was piloted by Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson, a fully qualified and active Airline Captain with Astraeus Airlines.
Live recordings of “Aces High,” “Hallowed Be Thy Name,” “Fear of the Dark” and “Iron Maiden,” featured on Flight 666, are among those available for download in the Rock Band Music Store for Wii June 9. The other eight songs were among those featured on the band’s Somewhere Back in Time World Tour, during the first leg of which Flight 666 was filmed. This will mark the first time master recordings from Iron Maiden have been made available on Rock Band games.
“Fans have been asking us to do something with Rock Band for some time, and this seemed to be a perfect opportunity,” said Maiden manager Rod Smallwood. “Our recent Somewhere Back in Time tour was perhaps the most enjoyable one we have ever undertaken and certainly the most successful with almost 2 million people catching the shows around the world. So it just seemed a good idea to make some of the songs we played available now so fans can play along with the band on the tour. Then we shall see if they can keep up with the band!!”
Also coming to Wii DLC this week are tracks from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Disturbed and a special track from Stephen & the Colberts. These tracks come from the back catalog of Rock Band music already released to owners of Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system. Wii fans can expect a rollout of previously released downloadable Rock Band content until the entire back catalog of more than 700 songs is available. With the addition of these tracks, there are now more than 290 tracks in the Wii Rock Band Music Store.
Tracks:
Blur “Beetlebum” (cover)
Die Toten Hosen “Hier Kommt Alex”
Disturbed “Indestructible”
Disturbed “Perfect Insanity”
H-BlockX “Countdown to Insanity”
Iron Maiden “Aces High (live)”
Iron Maiden “2 Minutes to Midnight”
Iron Maiden “The Trooper”
Iron Maiden “Wasted Years”
Iron Maiden “The Number of the Beast”
Iron Maiden “Run to the Hills”
Iron Maiden “Can I Play With Madness”
Iron Maiden “The Clairvoyant”
Iron Maiden “Powerslave”
Iron Maiden “Hallowed Be Thy Name (live)”
Iron Maiden “Fear of the Dark (live)”
Iron Maiden “Iron Maiden (live)”
Juli “Perfekte Welle”
Les Wampas “Manu Chao”
The Mother Hips “Red Tandy”
The Mother Hips “Time-Sick Son of a Grizzly”
Pleymo “New Wave”
Stephen & the Colberts “Charlene” *
Tokio Hotel “Monsoon”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Date With the Night”
(All tracks are original master recordings, unless otherwise noted
Price: $2.00 (200 Wii Points) per track
* Free
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Disturbed and others also come to Wii Rock Band
Cambridge, Mass. – June 8, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced 25 tracks from artists coming this week to the Rock Band® Music Store catalog of downloadable content for the [b]Wii™ system[/b], including the highly anticipated 12 tracks from Iron Maiden, one of the world’s most successful rock bands.
As previously announced, the release of this week’s downloadable Iron Maiden tracks coincides with the U.S. release of Flight 666 on Blu-ray and DVD as well as a double-CD soundtrack album and limited edition double-vinyl picture disc. Flight 666 documents the first leg of Maiden’s legendary SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME WORLD TOUR, which took them 50,000 miles around the planet, playing 23 concerts on five continents in just 45 days. One of the stars of the movie is the band’s customized Boeing 757, Ed Force One, which carried the band, all their crew and 12 tons of stage equipment and was piloted by Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson, a fully qualified and active Airline Captain with Astraeus Airlines.
Live recordings of “Aces High,” “Hallowed Be Thy Name,” “Fear of the Dark” and “Iron Maiden,” featured on Flight 666, are among those available for download in the Rock Band Music Store for Wii June 9. The other eight songs were among those featured on the band’s Somewhere Back in Time World Tour, during the first leg of which Flight 666 was filmed. This will mark the first time master recordings from Iron Maiden have been made available on Rock Band games.
“Fans have been asking us to do something with Rock Band for some time, and this seemed to be a perfect opportunity,” said Maiden manager Rod Smallwood. “Our recent Somewhere Back in Time tour was perhaps the most enjoyable one we have ever undertaken and certainly the most successful with almost 2 million people catching the shows around the world. So it just seemed a good idea to make some of the songs we played available now so fans can play along with the band on the tour. Then we shall see if they can keep up with the band!!”
Also coming to Wii DLC this week are tracks from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Disturbed and a special track from Stephen & the Colberts. These tracks come from the back catalog of Rock Band music already released to owners of Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system. Wii fans can expect a rollout of previously released downloadable Rock Band content until the entire back catalog of more than 700 songs is available. With the addition of these tracks, there are now more than 290 tracks in the Wii Rock Band Music Store.
Tracks:
Blur “Beetlebum” (cover)
Die Toten Hosen “Hier Kommt Alex”
Disturbed “Indestructible”
Disturbed “Perfect Insanity”
H-BlockX “Countdown to Insanity”
Iron Maiden “Aces High (live)”
Iron Maiden “2 Minutes to Midnight”
Iron Maiden “The Trooper”
Iron Maiden “Wasted Years”
Iron Maiden “The Number of the Beast”
Iron Maiden “Run to the Hills”
Iron Maiden “Can I Play With Madness”
Iron Maiden “The Clairvoyant”
Iron Maiden “Powerslave”
Iron Maiden “Hallowed Be Thy Name (live)”
Iron Maiden “Fear of the Dark (live)”
Iron Maiden “Iron Maiden (live)”
Juli “Perfekte Welle”
Les Wampas “Manu Chao”
The Mother Hips “Red Tandy”
The Mother Hips “Time-Sick Son of a Grizzly”
Pleymo “New Wave”
Stephen & the Colberts “Charlene” *
Tokio Hotel “Monsoon”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Date With the Night”
(All tracks are original master recordings, unless otherwise noted
Price: $2.00 (200 Wii Points) per track
* Free
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ROCK BAND TURNS IT UP TO 11 WITH SPINAL TAP
Spinal Tap four pack and Evanescence three pack come to the Rock Band Music Store starting June 16
Cambridge, Mass. – June 12, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a four pack of tracks from icon rock stars Spinal Tap, along with a three pack from Evanescence, will be added to the Rock Band® Music Store of downloadable content next week for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.
Three of the four Spinal Tap tracks (“Back from the Dead,” Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare” and “Warmer Than Hell”) come from the band’s new album Back From The Dead (The Label Industry Records/A2M) also being released on June 16. The fourth track in the new Rock Band package will be “Saucy Jack,” a song St. Hubbins wrote about the life of Jack the Ripper, which was previously only available on the band’s website. Back From The Dead features new versions of the band’s classic hits and six newly recorded songs plus an hour-long DVD. The DVD is a track-by-track video commentary by members David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls.
“Tap has always gone where the audience is,” said Smalls. “We hope this time the audience reciprocates. Whatever that means.”
Best known as “England’s Loudest Heavy Metal Band," Spinal Tap was forever immortalized in the 1984 classic film “This Is Spinal Tap,” which the group immediately labeled a “hatchet job” and “character assassination.” Since that time, the film has been added to The Library of Congress' National Film Registry’s list of 25 American cinematic works selected for historical preservation - called a ‘culturally significant’ work. Besides their new album, Spinal Tap will be reuniting for their ‘One Night Only World Tour’ when they play London’s Wembley Arena on June 30.
Grammy Award-winning rockers Evanescence also make their Rock Band debut next week with a three pack of the band’s greatest hits. “Bring Me to Life,” from the band’s 2004 multi-platinum debut album, Fallen, “Call Me When You’re Sober” and “Weight of the World,” from 2006’s The Open Door, will all be available in the Rock Band Music Store beginning June 16.
Tracks:
Evanescence “Bring Me to Life”
Evanescence “Call Me When You’re Sober”
Evanescence “Weight of the World”
Spinal Tap “Back from the Dead”
Spinal Tap “Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare”
Spinal Tap “Saucy Jack”
Spinal Tap “Warmer Than Hell”
(All tracks are original master recordings)
These tracks will be available for purchase as part of the “Spinal Tap Pack” and the “Evanescence Pack” or as individual tracks for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 systems.
Price: $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
$5.49 (440 Microsoft Points) for "Evanescence Pack"
$6.99(560 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Spinal Tap Pack”
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
Release Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
(Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360®)
Thursday,June 18, 2009
(PlayStation®Store)
Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360
PlayStation®Network
Spinal Tap four pack and Evanescence three pack come to the Rock Band Music Store starting June 16
Cambridge, Mass. – June 12, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a four pack of tracks from icon rock stars Spinal Tap, along with a three pack from Evanescence, will be added to the Rock Band® Music Store of downloadable content next week for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.
Three of the four Spinal Tap tracks (“Back from the Dead,” Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare” and “Warmer Than Hell”) come from the band’s new album Back From The Dead (The Label Industry Records/A2M) also being released on June 16. The fourth track in the new Rock Band package will be “Saucy Jack,” a song St. Hubbins wrote about the life of Jack the Ripper, which was previously only available on the band’s website. Back From The Dead features new versions of the band’s classic hits and six newly recorded songs plus an hour-long DVD. The DVD is a track-by-track video commentary by members David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls.
“Tap has always gone where the audience is,” said Smalls. “We hope this time the audience reciprocates. Whatever that means.”
Best known as “England’s Loudest Heavy Metal Band," Spinal Tap was forever immortalized in the 1984 classic film “This Is Spinal Tap,” which the group immediately labeled a “hatchet job” and “character assassination.” Since that time, the film has been added to The Library of Congress' National Film Registry’s list of 25 American cinematic works selected for historical preservation - called a ‘culturally significant’ work. Besides their new album, Spinal Tap will be reuniting for their ‘One Night Only World Tour’ when they play London’s Wembley Arena on June 30.
Grammy Award-winning rockers Evanescence also make their Rock Band debut next week with a three pack of the band’s greatest hits. “Bring Me to Life,” from the band’s 2004 multi-platinum debut album, Fallen, “Call Me When You’re Sober” and “Weight of the World,” from 2006’s The Open Door, will all be available in the Rock Band Music Store beginning June 16.
Tracks:
Evanescence “Bring Me to Life”
Evanescence “Call Me When You’re Sober”
Evanescence “Weight of the World”
Spinal Tap “Back from the Dead”
Spinal Tap “Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare”
Spinal Tap “Saucy Jack”
Spinal Tap “Warmer Than Hell”
(All tracks are original master recordings)
These tracks will be available for purchase as part of the “Spinal Tap Pack” and the “Evanescence Pack” or as individual tracks for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 systems.
Price: $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
$5.49 (440 Microsoft Points) for "Evanescence Pack"
$6.99(560 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Spinal Tap Pack”
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **
Release Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
(Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360®)
Thursday,June 18, 2009
(PlayStation®Store)
Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360
PlayStation®Network
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