This week Xbox 360 and PS3 Rock Band gamers get seven new songs to download from two different packs.
The Foreigner pack contains "Headknocker", "Feels Like the First Time" and "Blue Morning, Blue Day". The second Warped Tour pack consists of songs from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Dear and the Headlights, The Devil Wears Prada and Thrice.
As for Wii gamers, they get 16 previously released tracks. Hit the jump for all the details on this week's Rock Band releases.
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Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that three additional tracks from artists performing on this year’s international Warped Tour, as well as a three pack from classic rockers Foreigner, will be added to the Rock Band®Music Store of downloadable content next week for theXbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.
The Warped Tour is an annual international music and extreme sports festival that began in 1994 and features a diverse line-up of bands, as well as pro-skating and BMX exhibitions. This week, five tracks from Warped Tour artists A Day to Remember, Bad Religion, Chiodos, Escape the Fate and Underoath were made available in the Rock Band Music Store, and next week, three more tracks from Warped Tour artists – Dear and the Headlights, The Devil Wears Prada and Thrice – will be available for download.
Three tracks from classic rock favorites Foreigner, which formed in 1976 and have sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, will also be available beginning June 30. “Blue Morning Blue Day,” “Feels Like the First Time” and “Head Knocker” will be available in the Rock Band Music Store. Additionally, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club makes their Rock Band debut with “Weapons of Choice,” from the band’s 2007 album, Baby 81.
Tracks:
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club “Weapon Of Choice”
Dear and the Headlights “Sweet Talk”
The Devil Wears Prada “Hey John, What’s Your Name Again?”
Foreigner “Blue Morning, Blue Day”
Foreigner “Feels Like the First Time”
Foreigner “Headknocker”
Thrice “Image of the Invisible”(All tracks are original master recordings)
These tracks will be available for purchase as part of the “Foreigner Pack” or “Warped Tour 02 Pack” or as individual tracks for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3systems.
Release Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2009(Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360)
Thursday, July 2, 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$5.49 (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Foreigner Pack” and “Warped Tour 02 Pack”
Locations: Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360, PlayStation®Network Harmonix and MTV Games today announced 16 tracks from artists including Mission of Burma, Pearl Jam, The Offspring and more coming this week to the Rock Band® Music Store catalog of downloadable content for the Wii™ system.Three songs each from alternative rockers Pearl Jam and punk favorites Mission of Burma will be added this week. Additionally, songs from The Offspring,Harvey Danger, Panic at the Disco, George Thorogood and more will be released June 30 to the Wii Rock Band Music Store.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 345 tracks in the Wii Rock Band Music Store.Release Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2009** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change **Tracks:Deep Purple “Space Truckin’”George Thorogood “Bad to the Bone”Harvey Danger “Cream and Bastards Rise”In This Moment “Forever”Lacuna Coil “Closer”Lacuna Coil “Swamped”Mission of Burma “Mica”Mission of Burma “That’s How I Escaped My Certain Fate”Mission of Burma “That’s When I Reach for My Revolver”The Offspring “Gone Away”The Offspring “Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)”Panic at the Disco “She’s a Handsome Woman”Pearl Jam “Brother”Pearl Jam “Alive (Live: Drop in the Park)”Pearl Jam “State of Love and Trust (Live: Drop in the Park)”Snow Patrol “Take Back the City”(All tracks are original master recordings)Price: $2.00 (200 Wii Points) per trackLocation: In-game Rock Band 2 Music Store (Wii Points must be purchased through the Wii™ Shop Channel)
