Aussie band The Vines is set to release DLC tracks for Rock Band next week. The DLC was outed early by Microsoft's Gamerscore Blog, pricing the track pack at 680 Microsoft Points, which normally means a five-song collection.
Specific details will be part of tomorrow's standard Rock Band Weekly post. Publisher MTV Games informs us that The Vines won't be alone, so we'll have more to share tomorrow.
Planning on honoring the grand American tradition of taking off Fourth of July week and playing rhythm/music games every day? You'll be glad to hear, then, that Microsoft is honoring the grand American tradition of offering up sales you just can't pass up -- more specifically, sales on gobs of DLC tracks for said rhythm/music games.
200-plus tracks are seeing price drops for as much as 50 percent, with content being discounted for Rock Band/Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero 5/Guitar Hero: World Tour, and every Lips title from July 6 - 12. We've got the entire list of tracks and track packs just after the break, you big independence celebrator, you.
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Five tracks from Disney Channel superstar/"Achy Breaky Heart" royalty heiress Miley Cyrus arrive on the Rock Band store next week, ready to be played along by empowered tweens everywhere.
Although, if you're considering letting your tween download these, perhaps you should apply a bit of parental discretion first. Four of the songs are also playable in the family-friendly Lego Rock Band, but one ... isn't. See the full track listing after the break.
With all of the downloadable tracks available for Rock Band, it's hard to imagine Ozzy Osbourne hasn't snuck in there somewhere. Sure enough, he hasn't, but don't fret: Ozzy's set to make his Rock Band debut next week with a six-pack of songs, including three from his upcoming studio album, Scream.
Rock Band fans gain access to three songs from the album on June 15, in advance of the album's release on June 22. On top of that, fans of Ozzy's classic solo stuff will get three of his older tracks, from three separate albums.
Even if you don't love Green Day, you'll be able to pick up some new music to play in Rock Band next week, thanks to Harmonix's weekly delivery of DLC.
Next week will see the arrival of a three-pack of songs from Deftones, as well as one track each from Boys Like Girls and Crown of Thorns. If you don't like any of those groups ... this is a good week to practice on the songs you already have, we guess. See the full DLC list after the break.
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What's your "Spoon face?" Find out next week with the release of the first Spoon pack for Rock Band, featuring a four-track collection of the indie band's more recent songs -- including a pair off this year's album, Transference. Also "in store" next Tuesday is P.O.D.'s life anthem, "Alive." Be warned -- the chorus will get stuck in your head.
If your unique vocal style mostly consists of blood-curdling screams and primal, scratchy howling, then your ship has finally come in. This week, heavy metal outfit Pantera's album "The Great Southern Trendkill" is added to the Rock Band catalog. You can pick up the whole kit n' caboodle for 1280 ($15.99), or grab each pack piecemeal-style, like you've been able to do since the dawn of time.
Click past the jump to see all the tracks included on the album.
We know, we know! The last thing that should happen when somebody mentions the Grateful Dead -- undeniably one of the most culturally significant bands of the 20th century -- is that our brain immediately goes to delicious ice cream. Sorry, but word association works in magical ways. Grateful Dead to Jerry Garcia to Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia.
Full details on next week's Rock Band DLC, featuring the Grateful Dead and The Smithereens, can be found after the break.
Clearly, it'd been way too long since we last used our Rob Halford tag here at Joystiq, so it was convenient when Harmonix announced today Judas Priest's "British Steel 30th Anniversary" album as next week's Rock Band DLC. This collection is taken from the 2009 30th anniversary tour when the band played the entirety of its nine-song 1980 thrasher, British Steel, for the first time live.
"Breakin' the Law" live? Sold. Hit the break for all the details.
Next week's Rock Band DLC adds "the deep cuts" from Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt's 1995 breakthrough album. The singles from that album were actually added to Rock Band way back in December 2008. Those interested in the tracks have the option to buy the full Tragic Kingdom album, just the remaining songs (if they purchased the singles back in the day) or each song individually.
Also, as a reminder, PSN updates will change to Tuesday in North America starting next week. So, PS3 owners are now able to pick up their Rock Band DLC on the same day as everyone else. Yay for equality.
Check out next week's full list of DLC releases after the break.
Next week's Rock Band DLC contains three random singles from the '90s. With that said, Harmonix clearly knows all too weel the most vocal members of its Rock Band community, as the developer mounted a counter-attack regarding the latest update. HMXHenry notes for all the "Chicken Littles out there" that there is "loads more content in the pipeline, tons of awesome RBN tracks that are now coming out on the Xbox360 AND the PS3." He also points out that Green Day: Rock Band is coming out in a little over a month and that more Rock Band 3 news is coming soon. Now that's a developer that knows its audience.
Check out next week's full DLC release list after the break.
