Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a five pack of tracks from AFI and singles from The Bangles and Them Crooked Vultures will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360� video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation� 3 computer entertainment system and Wii™. Tracks from Dead Kennedys and Sleater-Kinney will be available for download next week for Rock Band Unplugged on PSP� (PlayStation�Portable) system.
Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 System and Wii
Rock Band is delivering more tracks from horror punk outfit AFI with a five pack of songs to join “Girl’s Not Grey” and “Miss Murder,” which are already available on the Rock Band platform. “AFI Pack 01” features three songs from the group’s eighth studio album, Crash Love, released Sept. 29, including “Beautiful Thieves,” “End Transmission” and “Medicate;” as well as “Love Like Winter,” from Decemberunderground, and “The Leaving Song, Pt II,” from Sing the Sorrow.
“Walk Like an Egyptian,” the 80s staple from The Bangles, as well as “New Fang,” from supergroup Them Crooked Vultures, will also be added to the Rock Band Music Store next week. The debut self-titled album from Them Crooked Vultures, which is composed of Dave Grohl (Foo Figthers, Nirvana), Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal) and John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) will be released Nov. 17 in the United States as well.
Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Nov. 17) and PlayStation 3 system (Nov. 19):
� AFI – “Beautiful Thieves”
� AFI – “End Transmission”
� AFI – “Love Like Winter”
� AFI – “Medicate”
� AFI – “The Leaving Song, Pt II”
� The Bangles – “Walk Like an Egyptian”+
� Them Crooked Vultures – “New Fang”+*
(All tracks are original master recordings)
These tracks will be available for purchase as “AFI Pack 01” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks on Wii. Tracks marked with a “+” are also available in the family-friendly LEGO Rock Band Music Store.
*Them Crooked Vultures’ “New Fang” will be available Nov. 17 for the Xbox 360, Nov. 24 for the Wii and Dec. 1 for the PlayStation 3.
Price: �.99 UK 160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
�5.25 UK (680 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “AFI Pack 01”
(200 Wii Points™) per track
Rock Band Unplugged Tracks for PSP�System
Rock Band Unplugged fans will enjoy the addition of Dead Kennedys’ “California �ber Alles”and Sleater-Kinney’s “You’re No Rock’n’Roll Fun” to the 57 tracks already available via the Rock Band Unplugged in-game music store for the PSP system.
Tracks available for Rock Band Unplugged (Nov. 19):
� Dead Kennedys – “California �ber Alles”
� Sleater-Kinney – “You’re No Rock’n’Roll Fun”
Price: �.99 UK per track on the PSP system
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **