RBN Community Spotlight : May 2012

[ThatAuthoringGroup]

Ready for another day full of RBN announcements, game play reveals, contests, and who knows what?

Let's get this circus started!

First up if you've been following us from the beginning (before we were known as TAG even), you might remember that we initially had a huge list of artists that was working with us, and of course if it's time (as in they decided they didn't have time to devote to the process), the slowing sales/closing of GH, labels not wanting to play ball, or any number of other things, some of those original artists eventually fell by the wayside.

I've never given up on trying to get each and every one of that original list into the game, and today we can mark another one off that list.

So with that we're happy to announce that we're working with Bryan Scott (founder and former lead singer of the early 2000's band Union Underground) to bring tracks from his newest band Cult To Follow!

The first track we're working on is Leave it All Behind, and you can check it out here :
http://youtu.be/E8bXyzscqcw

We've got a lot more announcements and shenanigans to come through the day, and I know there's a lot of the other authoring groups with lots to announce so stay tuned!

[TheDescent]

Yeah! Cool start, but I hope that this month's announcement will top RATM... And since I like them, it'll be hard to beat...

[RainbowKnife420]

I don't see how our announcements can't beat RAtM!

[Cipher_Peon]

Never heard of them. I have high hopes for this thread.

[ThatAuthoringGroup]

Next up we have some game play footage of a band we announced last month.

This is the talented Astra Kelly with her songs Like Never Before :
http://youtu.be/GV2Z-s-81sM

And These Days :
http://youtu.be/yj9p_yKRqvY

[ThatAuthoringGroup]

For those of you that are thinking...it's been a pretty mellow announcement thread so far...then this is the announcement for you.

From French death metal band Benighted comes the brutal in your face track "Let the Blood Spill Between my Broken Teeth" :
http://youtu.be/QNqJ5zNxRmE

[FairwoodStudios]

I'm gonna be working like a very busy dog for the rest of today before we can make our second announcement. Turns out, Cloud Hosting is also Hard.

But before I vanish, we have an artist to announce! And in keeping with our habit of doing new and interesting things that make life really difficult for us, we can announce the first J-Rock track for RBN! Or at least, the first all-Japanese-language track.

The song: 雫 (Shizuku). A single from Esprit d'Air, who are from... London. Close enough. >_>

They're actually rerecording and remastering the track for Rock Band, but there's an older take available to preview here. As soon as they re-record vocals and make new album art, we'll be able to put out the preview.

[ThatAuthoringGroup]

Some game play from a band we announced last month, this is Fail Emotions with Wasted.

Now being a Russian band, their English lyrics are just awesome.

Like a bad translation of a NES game, the lyrics make a great song legendary. Singing these songs at your next Rock Band drink up will be the highlight of your party.

http://youtu.be/IdEfLIWxZZ4

[firedoom666]

I'm gonna be working like a very busy dog for the rest of today before we can make our second announcement. Turns out, Cloud Hosting is also Hard.

But before I vanish, we have an artist to announce! And in keeping with our habit of doing new and interesting things that make life really difficult for us, we can announce the first J-Rock track for RBN! Or at least, the first all-Japanese-language track.

The song: 雫 (Shizuku). A single from Esprit d'Air, who are from... London. Close enough. >_>

They're actually rerecording and remastering the track for Rock Band, but there's an older take available to preview here. As soon as they re-record vocals and make new album art, we'll be able to put out the preview.

I have not even listened to the song yet but I am excited

I can't wait to sing in Japanese

私は日本語が大好きです

*edit* the video finally loaded and I got to say... it is a definite buy... the singer sadly is the worst part though... I hope that is better in the re-record....

[ThatAuthoringGroup]

Nice catch Rob!