July 17, 2009
Kings of Leon and Rancid Make
Rock Band Debuts
Plus tracks from No Doubt, Judas
Priest, The Dead Weather and more for Wii and songs from The Grateful Dead and
Thin Lizzy for Rock Band Unplugged!
Harmonix and MTV Games today
announced that indie rockers Kings of Leon and punk rockers Rancid will make
their Rock Band debuts with three packs of songs that will be added to the Rock
Band Music Store of downloadable content next week, as will a three pack from
Rise Against and a single from Lush, for the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3.
Additionally, tracks from No Doubt,
Judas Priest, The Dead Weather and more will be available in the Wii Rock Band
Music Store, and tracks from The Grateful Dead and Thin Lizzy will be available
for Rock Band Unplugged.
New Rock Band DLC Additions for
Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 Systems
The Rancid pack will include “Ruby
Soho” and “Time Bomb,” from the band’s 1994 platinum album, …And Out Come The
Wolves, as well as “Last One to Die,” from the band’s latest studio album, Let
the Dominoes Fall. The band is currently on tour in support of this album with
fellow American punk rock outfit Rise Against, who also offer a three pack to
the Rock Band Music Store next week. “Re-Education (Through Labor)” and
“Savior,” from the band’s new album, Appeal to Reason, as well as “Prayer of the
Refugee,” from the band’s 2006 album, The Sufferer & the Witness, will be
available July 21 for Rock Band fans. “Sweetness & Light” from English
shoegazers Lush will also be available next week, and Tennessee indie rockers
Kings of Leon will make their Rock Band debut with “Crawl” and “Sex on Fire,”
from their 2008 album, Only by the Night, as well as “Molly’s Chambers,” from
the band’s 2003 debut album, Youth and Young Manhood.
Tracks available for Xbox 360 (July
21) and PLAYSTATION 3 system (July 23):
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Kings of Leon “Crawl”
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Kings of Leon “Molly’s Chambers”
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Kings of Leon “Sex on Fire”
-
Rancid “Last One to Die”
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Rancid “Ruby Soho”
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Rancid “Time Bomb”
-
Rise Against “Prayer of the
Refugee” -
Rise Against “Re-Education
(Through Labor)” -
Rise Against “Savior”
-
Lush “Sweetness & Light”
(All tracks are original master
recordings)
These tracks will be available for
purchase as part of the “Kings of Leon Pack,” “Rancid Pack,” “Rise Against 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
Xbox 360) for “Kings of Leon Pack,” “Rancid Pack” or “Rise Against Pack”
Wii Additions
Additionally, tracks from Big
Dipper, Judas Priest and The Dead Weather, as well as back-catalog tracks from
Jethro Tull, Naked Brothers and No Doubt will be available July 21 in the Wii
Rock Band Music Store. These tracks come from the catalog of Rock Band music
already released to owners of Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system. With the
addition of these tracks, there are now more than 400 tracks in the Wii Rock
Band Music Store.
Additional tracks available for Wii
(July 21):
-
Big Dipper “All Going Out
Together” * -
Big Dipper “She’s Fetching” *
-
Big Dipper “Younger Bums” *
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Judas Priest “Dissident Aggressor
(Live)” -
Judas Priest “Eat Me Alive (Live)”
-
Judas Priest “Prophecy (Live)”
-
The Dead Weather “Hang You From
the Heavens” -
The Dead Weather “No Hassle Night”
-
The Dead Weather “Treat Me Like
Your Mother” -
Jethro Tull “Hymn 43”
-
Naked Brothers “Body I Occupy"*
-
Naked Brothers “I Don’t Want To Go
To School” * -
No Doubt “Bathwater”
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No Doubt “Don’t Speak”
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No Doubt “Excuse Me Mr.”
-
No Doubt “Ex-Girlfriend”
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No Doubt “Hella Good”
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No Doubt “Hey Baby”
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No Doubt “It’s My Life”
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No Doubt “Just a Girl”
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No Doubt “Running”
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No Doubt “Simple Kind of Life”
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No Doubt “Spiderwebs”
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No Doubt “Sunday Morning”
-
No Doubt “Underneath It All”
(All tracks are original master
recordings)
Price:
-
$2.00 (200 Wii Points) per track
*Denotes $1.00 (100 Wii Points) per
track
Rock Band Unplugged Tracks for
PSP System
Rock Band Unplugged fans will enjoy
the addition of The Grateful Dead’s “Casey Jones” and Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys Are
Back In Town (Live)” to the 21 tracks already available via the Rock Band
Unplugged in-game music store for the PSP.
Tracks available for Rock Band
Unplugged (July 23):
-
Grateful Dead “Casey Jones”
-
Thin Lizzy “The Boys Are Back In
Town (Live)”
Price:
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$1.99 per track on the PSP system
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks
are tentative and subject to change. **
