RBN Community Spotlight : February 2012

[ThatAuthoringGroup]

OK gang!

The announcement thread starts....NOW!

Since there was a lot of vocal outcry against the past/present/future set up of the thread, then this month we're discarding all formats.

Authors/Groups are free to do and present what they see fit and how the see fit this time around.

So anything goes!

Now saying that we're going to start big!

Well we've been teasing a pretty amazing gothic rock band so we're going to start off with them!

We're happy to announce we're working with Portuguese Goth rock band Icon & The Black Roses!

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/e...500_300dpi.jpg

You might not be familiar with them now, but believe me if you're a fan of old school HIM, then you are gonna love Icon & the Black Roses.

We're going to be working on multiple tracks from their 2004 self-titled album, and bringing tracks from their album "Thorns" releasing later this year!

Here's a look at one of the tracks we're going to be working on, and I personally feel that Icon & the Black Roses are going to follow in Rishloo and Halcyon Ways' footsteps and become a fan favorite of the Rock Band Community!

http://youtu.be/Qg6J-4YCErE

You can check out the band's Facebook page here :
http://www.facebook.com/IconAndTheBl...app_2405167945

Where you can listen to more of their great tracks, and get info and updates on when the new album and Rock Band tracks will be releasing later this year!

This is just the start of our announcements, so stay tuned during the day for more great reveals!

[Cipher_Peon]

Never heard of them, but I'm excited to hear what else is gonna be announced!

And I dunno anything by HIM besides Killing Loneliness. Does that count as "old school HIM"? o-o

[TheStuddz]

Not much of a gothic rock fan. But I'm excited to hear the rest of the announcements! Should be good! Go RBN!

[Tykki-Teme]

That goth song sounds quite good. I could see myself buying it.

[ThatAuthoringGroup]

That goth song sounds quite good. I could see myself buying it.

Yep. I wasn't familiar with the band at all when they approached me, but after hearing Crucify Your Love, I was hooked.

I'm a fan now, and hopefully the RB community enjoys them as well!

[Tykki-Teme]

Yep. I wasn't familiar with the band at all when they approached me, but after hearing Crucify Your Love, I was hooked.

I'm a fan now, and hopefully the RB community enjoys them as well!

And I definitely see what you mean with them sounding like HIM. Especially the singer brings a strong association to HIM.

[ThatAuthoringGroup]

Next up!

We announced Brains Out by RIBS last month, and here's the game play footage!

I liked this track so much that I decided to try my hand at authoring for the first time and did the venue on this one.

When listening to the song it seemed to me that the narrator was insane (and trying to make his girlfriend as nuts as he is), so I tried to match the venue with how a crazy person would see the world, and his struggle at the end with becoming normal.

So if it causes you to go blind, turns kittens to stone, or old ladies spontaneously combust then I apologize

http://youtu.be/AopMvMM6P4U

More to come!

[TheStuddz]

Hey, you guys know those two indie-ish bands that Riles suggested, and it was hinted that they might be announced today? They should be announced either around noon, or at like 6 pm tonight. That way I'm here for the announcement. Because I need to be!

[HeyRiles]

No announce the things I want right now

[TheStuddz]

Yeah, or announce them within the next eight minutes. Either way, I'm happy.