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2000s
Halloween Zombie Invasion! Vintage Rob Zombie And A Taste Of The Sequel
Halloween season is upon us, and it’s time to put together those spooky playlists for your costume party. Yes, it’s time to give those Alice Cooper and Black Sabbath favorites another go-round…but what would Halloween be without rock’s creepiest monster, Rob Zombie? Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: rob-zombie, artist-pack, nu-metal, 1990s, 2000s / 12 comments
Alice Unchained: New & Classic DLC Straight Outta Seattle
Rock Band welcomes five tracks - two new and three classics - from Seattle rockers Alice in Chains Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: alice-in-chains, artist-pack, grunge, 1990s, 2000s / 20 comments
Breaking Benjamin Makes Their Rock Band Debut With Three Hit Singles
Three hit singles from Breaking Benjamin come to Rock Band, including a track from their brand new album being released the same day. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: breaking-benjamin, artist-pack, nu-metal, 2000s / 7 comments
DLC Singles: Just Kait And Just Kula
DLC singles from Just Kait and Kula Shaker come to Rock Band. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: just-kait, kula-shaker, alternative, rock, 1990s, 2000s / 2 comments
Pearl Jam Takes It Forward With Backspacer
Entire New Album Debuts as Rock Band DLC! Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: pearl-jam, full-album-pack, grunge, 2000s / 28 comments
Four Decades Of DLC: Guess Who To Dino Jr. To Tenacious D
Check out two tracks each from Dinosaur Jr., Tenacious D, and The Guess Who. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: dinosaur-jr, tenacious-d, the-guess-who, alternative, rock, classic-rock, 1970s, 1990s, 2000s / 2 comments
Metal On Metal On Metal: Anvil Is Real And Rock Band's Got 'Em
Three-pack of DLC from metal band Anvil. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: anvil, artist-pack, metal, 2000s / 2 comments
Rock Band Goes To PAX, You Get The Music!
Jonathan Coulton, MC Frontalot, and Paul & Storm in PAX-themed DLC three-pack. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: pack, jonathan-coulton, mc-frontalot, paul-and-storm, pop-rock, other, 2000s / 2 comments
We Got More Rokk: Freezepop Times Three
Three new tracks from Freezepop join the Rock Band store. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: freezepop, artist-pack, pop-rock, 2000s / 4 comments
ABC, AFI, 3DD...and Audioslave!
The King of Pop meets kings of modern rock in DLC package. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: 3-doors-down, afi, audioslave, jackson-5, rock, alternative, pop-rock, 1970s, 2000s / 11 comments
Alt Extravaganza: Jam To Oasis To Rage To Avenged
Two from The Jam and singles from Oasis, RATM, and Avenged Sevenfold make for one rockin' DLC release this week. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-jame, oasis, rage-against-the-machine, avenged-sevenfold, new-wave, rock, alternative, metal, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s / 11 comments
We Say More, More, More: New Jet, Tom Petty's Debut, More Mac And Idol, And Our First Beatle!
Hits from Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, and Billy Idol, plus a new single from Jet land in the Rock Band music store today. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: tom-petty, fleetwood-mac, billy-idol, jet, alternative, classic-rock, rock, 1970s, 1980s, 2000s / 11 comments
All Hits, All The Time: DLC Classics By Blur, Dropkicks, Eve 6, Blind Melon, Kaiser Chiefs
Hit singles from five great bands come to Rock Band. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: dropkick-murphys, blind-melon, eve-6, blur, kaiser-chiefs, indie-rock, punk, alternative, 1990s, 2000s / 5 comments
More Foo Fighters DLC
Want more Foo Fighters in Rock Band? Here's three more tracks to keep you rockin'. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: foo-fighters, artist-pack, alternative, 1990s, 2000s / 9 comments
Gorillaz Attack Rock Band: Virtual Hip-Hop Superstars Meet Virtual Music Game
Cartoon characters playing instruments in a make-believe band? Hey, wish we’d thought of that! Seriously, folks, we’re big fans of Gorillaz. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: gorillaz, artist-pack, 2000s, alternative / 10 comments
This One Goes To Eleven! The Spinal Tap Ten Pack...And Then Some
Our second Spinal Tap DLC pack truly goes to eleven. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: spinal-tap, artist-pack, rock, metal, 2000s / 1 comment
Second Weezer Three-Pack Comes To Rock Band
Weezer and Rock Band are old friends by now: Weezer’s hit “Buddy Holly” was one of the first songs we ever rolled out as DLC and we did a three-pack of tunes last summer. That still leaves a batch of essential Weezer tracks that we hadn’t gotten to yet, and we’re glad to be plugging three of those holes this week. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: weezer, artist-pack, alternative, 1990s, 2000s / 10 comments
Rancid DLC Three-Pack
Two classic Rancid tracks are joined by a new track to make up a must-play three-pack. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: rancid, punk, artist-pack, 1990s, 2000s / 11 comments
Kings Of Leon DLC Three-Pack
Three tracks from rockers Kings of Leon join the Rock Band Music Store. Read full post »
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Rise Against DLC Three-Pack
Give your singer some space when you play the three-pack of Rise Against songs: This is smart, topically-charged punk rock, with lyrics that are really sayin’ something. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: rise-against, artist-pack, punk, 2000s / 14 comments
A Touch Of A Touch Of Evil: New Live Judas Priest DLC
Three tracks from Judas Priest's new live album A Touch of Evil come to the Rock Band music store. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: judas-priest, pack, metal, 2000s / 7 comments
The Dead Weather Makes Their Rock Band Debut: Jack White's New Band Launches Tour With Three-Pack DLC
A three-pack of DLC from rock supergroup The Dead Weather, featuring members of the White Stripes, The Kills, QOTSA and The Raconteurs. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-dead-weather, pack, alternative, 2000s / 5 comments
Big Dipper DLC: A Muse To Legends
Three DLC tracks from Boston's own Big Dipper join the Rock Band music store. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: big-dipper, pack, indie-rock, 2000s / 3 comments
Metal, Mayhem And Rock Band: Eight Tracks Of Fearsome DLC
You know those nice little rock tours where you bring the whole family, picnic in the sun, and everyone has a nice wholesome little time? Well, the Mayhem Festival isn’t one of those. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: slayer, marilyn-manson, cannibal-corpse, behemoth, whitechapel, job-for-a-cowboy, god-forbid, pack, metal, glam, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s / 43 comments
Green Day's Monolith Hits Rock Band: Three-Pack Brings Highlights From 21st Century Breakdown
Three tracks from Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown come to Rock Band as DLC. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: green-day, artist-pack, rock, 2000s / 27 comments
Second Vans Warped Tour Pack Available For DLC
More Vans Warped Tour tracks, plus a single from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, arrive as DLC to keep you rocking through summer. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: black-rebel-motorcycle-club, thrice, dear-and-the-headlights, the-devil-wears-prada, pack, rock, indie-rock, alternative, metal, 2000s / 6 comments
Rock Band Gets Warped! Five Bands, Five Songs, Good Times
Summer fun, family holidays, and punk rock: Yes, it’s Warped Tour time again. To celebrate this punk institution, this week brings a set of five tracks by bands who’ll be hitting your town when Warped comes around. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: pack, bad-religion, a-day-to-remember, chiodos, underoath, escape-the-fate, 1990s, 2000s, emo, punk / 17 comments
Three From Maroon 5: Pop-Soul Sensation Hits Rock Band
So you think you’ve got a set of pipes that can match Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine? Now’s your chance to put them to the test. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: maroon-5, 2000s, artist-pack, pop-rock / 13 comments
Pearl Jam Three-Pack Hits Rock Band Music Store
Three more Pearl Jam tracks come to the Rock Band Music Store, including two live tracks. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: pearl-jam, artist-pack, grunge, 1990s, 2000s / 2 comments
Evanescence Three-Pack In The Rock Band Store
All Rock Band women finally have their chance to be the dark and dazzling Amy Lee — and so do the guys; we won’t tell. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: evanescence, artist-pack, nu-metal, 2000s / 19 comments
Rock Band Gets Tapped! Spinal Tap Hits Rock Band, And Nigel Tufnel Talks
Spinal Tap's Nigel Tufnel chats with Harmonix's Brett Milano about their new album and upcoming world tour. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: spinal-tap, nigel-tufnel, audio-interview, artist-pack, 2000s, rock / 11 comments
Perverse Diversity: Ministry, Zombies, Cranberries DLC
We thought we were pushing the envelope last summer, when we introduced Jimmy Buffett and Disturbed DLC the same week. But this week’s DLC just might outdo it. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: ministry, the-zombies, the-cranberries, artist-pack, metal, 2000s, pop-rock, 1960s, alternative, 1990s / 29 comments
Alice Cooper Slashes Up Rock Band
We can’t promise better scores on the Alice Cooper pack if you wear lots of dark makeup and put a live boa constrictor around your neck. But it definitely wouldn’t hurt. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: alice-cooper, rock, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s / 26 comments
Social Distortion, Elvis Costello, Steely Dan And Disturbed DLC
A wide variety of DLC comes to Rock Band this week - Steely Dan, Disturbed, The Replacements, Elvis Costello and a three-pack from Social Distortion. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: social-distortion, steely-dan, elvis-costello, disturbed, punk, rock, classic-rock, nu-metal, 1970s, 2000s / 33 comments
Franz Ferdinand, Allman Bros, Alien Ant Farm And More Hit DLC
Classic Southern rock. Newly classic Scottish pop. Vintage thrash metal. Two great female-fronted bands that don’t exist anymore And what's maybe the weirdest cover versions in Rock Band history. Just another week of DLC. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: alien-ant-farm, prong, franz-ferdinand, the-distillers, luscious-jackson, the-allman-brothers-band, southern-rock, alternative, punk, metal, rock, 1970s, 1990s, 2000s, artist-pack / 34 comments
Hautewerk Three-Pack: Indie Pop With Added Jangle
Three tracks from jangly pop band Hautewerk hit the Rock Band Store. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: hautewerk, indie-rock, 2000s, artist-pack / 17 comments
Summer Rockin' Preview: Styx And REO Speedwagon
This week we’re taking a direct flight to classic-rock heaven. Two of rock’s longest-running, hardest-working bands, Styx and REO Speedwagon, are joining forces this summer for the “Can’t Stop Rockin’” tour, which we’re pumped to be co-sponsoring. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: styx, reo-speedwagon, rock, classic-rock, 1980s, 2000s, pack / 22 comments
Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy Hits Rock Band
It may have taken Axl Rose more a decade to create his rock’n’roll epic, but the complete album hits Rock Band in record time, just five months after its release. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: guns-n-roses, rock, 2000s, full-album-pack / 55 comments
Beer For Your Horses (And Metal For Yo' Mama): Toby Keith, Black Tide, Bullet For My Valentine And The Shins
This week we at Rock Band have just one important question to ask: “Who’s Your Daddy?" Or to put it more specifically: What other game would give you a six-pack of Toby Keith hits, and release dark metal and alternative pop gems on the same day? Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: toby-keith, bullet-for-my-valentine, black-tide, the-shins, country, indie-rock, metal, 1990s, 2000s, artist-pack / 51 comments
Journey, Pat Benatar And SpongeBob DLC
Something old, something new and….something SpongeBob? Sure enough, it’s one of our amazingly diverse DLC packs this week—half classic rock, half brand-new rock, with a surprise third half thrown in. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: journey, pat-benatar, glasvegas, von-bondies, spongebob-squarepants, alternative, classic-rock, other, 1970s, 1980s, 2000s / 81 comments
Rock Band Gives Up The Funk (And Then Some)
You thought we already had every kind of music you loved in Rock Band? Not quite: We’re the first to admit we’ve been a little funk-impaired in the past, and we’ve remedied that with a killer three-pack this week. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: papa-roach, against-me, new-pornographers, earth-wind-and-fire, average-white-band, james-brown, indie-rock, funk, alternative, punk, 1970s, 1990s, 2000s, pack / 50 comments
Texas Flood Hits Rock Band
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s classic debut is full-album DLC. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: stevie-ray-vaughan, 1980s, blues, full-album-pack, no-doubt, 2000s, pop-rock / 34 comments
Alt Country & Jimmy Eat World DLC
Remember the “Rock band Goes Country” track that we unveiled last month? A lot of you were shocked and stunned at the idea, but wound up loving the stuff anyway. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: jimmy-eat-world, drive-by-truckers, lucinda-williams, neko-case, steve-earle, old-97s, 1990s, 2000s, country, pop-rock / 18 comments
White Zombie And Turbonegro DLC
Two classic tracks from White Zombie and one wild track from Turbonegro hit DLC this week. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: white-zombie, turbonegro, metal, punk, 1990s, 2000s / 37 comments
Three Fratellis Hits Come To Rock Band
Three tracks from The Fratellis' Costello Music album are available for Rock Band DLC this week. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-fratellis, 2000s, alternative, artist-pack / 26 comments
Thin Lizzy Three-Pack And More
A Thin Lizzy 3-pack, a double dose of Nikko, and some Pretenders and Pat Benatar hit Rock Band DLC this week. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: thin-lizzy, pat-benatar, pretenders, nikko, classic-rock, pop-rock, punk, 1980s, 2000s, artist-pack / 71 comments
A Split Personality DLC Week: Nu-Metal And Steve Miller
Classic Steve Miller Band tracks and some crazy nu-metal make this week's DLC combinations one of our weirdest yet. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: steve-miller-band, godsmack, rob-zombie, mute-math, belly, alternative, nu-metal, classic-rock, 1960s, 1970s, 1990s, 2000s / 28 comments
Rock Band Says: "Let Lenny Rule!"
For at least a year now, Lenny Kravitz’ “Are You Gonna Go My Way” has turned up on many peoples’ lists of “Songs That Really Ought to Be In Rock Band.” Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: lenny-kravitz, rock, 1980s, 1990s, honest-bob-and-the-factory-to-dealer-incentives, megasus, 2000s, indie-rock, metal / 62 comments
Holiday Pack And Foo Fighters Pack
The holidays are here and so are the Foo Fighters. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: foo-fighters, the-pretenders, billy-squier, barenaked-ladies, pack, artist-pack, rock, classic-rock, alternative, 1990s, 2000s / 67 comments
No Doubt Singles DLC
No Doubt finally comes to Rock Band. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: no-doubt, full-album-pack, pop-rock, 2000s / 8 comments
Country Pack DLC
Country music DLC finally comes to Rock Band with Brooks & Dunn, the Dixie Chicks and more. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: dierks-bentley, miranda-lambert, brooks-and-dunn, brad-paisley, dixie-chicks, pack, country, 1990s, 2000s / 32 comments
European Bands, Miranda Cosgrove And The Naked Brothers Band DLC
Check out the wide variety in this week's DLC tracks. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: children-of-bodom, finley, patero-y-tu, squeeze, tokio-hotel, all-american-rejects, miranda-cosgrove, the-naked-brothers-band, metal, pop-rock, rock, emo, punk, 2000s, 1990s / 1 comment
The Killers, Yngwie Malmsteen And More DLC
Two 3-packs from The Killers and Yngwie Malmsteen, plus tracks from Soundgarden and Lamb of God. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-killers, yngwie-malmsteen, soundgarden, lamb-of-god, metal, grunge, alternative, artist-pack, 1990s, 2000s / 3 comments
Dead Kennedys, Mission Of Burma And More DLC
Three-packs from the Dead Kennedys and Mission of Burma, plus metal girls and Crooked X. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: dead-kennedys, mission-of-burma, lacuna-coil, in-this-moment, crooked-x, punk, metal, 1980s, 2000s, artist-pack, pack / 0 comments
Presidential DLC
Enjoy some Presidents of the United States of America DLC in honor of Election Day. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: presidents-of-the-united-states-of-america, hinder, fall-out-boy, artist-pack, pop-rock, rock, 1990s, 2000s / 0 comments
Siouxsie And The Banshees DLC
Siouxsie and the Banshees three-pack, plus bonus tracks from Blink 182, Silversun Pickups and The Psychedelic Furs. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: siouxsie-and-the-banshees, blink-182, the-psychedelic-furs, silversun-pickups, artist-pack, punk, pop-rock, indie-rock, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s / 1 comment
Offspring 3-Pack And More
More Offspring tracks come to Rock Band, plus Static-X, Screaming Trees, Harvey Danger and more. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-offspring, against-me, free, george-thorogood, harvey-danger, screaming-trees, static-x, artist-pack, classic-rock, rock, alternative, grunge, metal, punk, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s / 2 comments
Rush's Moving Pictures Full Album DLC And More
The day has finally come - Rush's Moving Pictures album is now available as DLC. Also available this week are six individual tracks from bands like Bad Religion and The Cult. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: rush, bad-religion, the-cult, hot-hot-heat, kasabian, sleater-kinney, stone-roses, progressive, alternative, rock, punk, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, full-album-pack / 1 comment
Megadeth Full Album DLC
Megadeth full album download plus tracks from Rock Band Tour bands the Cab, Dashboard Confessional, Panic at the Disco and Plain White T's. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: megadeth, metal, pop-rock, 2000s, 1980s, full-album-pack, pack, the-cab, dashboard-confessional, panic-at-the-disco, plain-white-ts / 5 comments
All That Remains 3-Pack
Three-pack from All That Remains including limited time exclusive tracks. Read full post »
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Cruefest Pack DLC!
Three more tracks from this summer's Cruefest - Motley Crue, Sixx A.M., and Buckcherry, plus two new System of a Down tracks Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: motely-crue, sixx-am, buckcherry, system-of-a-down, rock, metal, 2000s, pack / 5 comments
More Nine Inch Nails DLC! New Shinedown DLC!
More NiN DLC, plus new Shinedown DLC Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: nine-inch-nails, shinedown, rock, nu-metal, 1990s, 2000s, artist-pack / 2 comments
A Crash Course In The Who
The Who package is the most DLC we've ever offered at one time. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-who, artist-pack, classic-rock, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 2000s / 1 comment
Offspring, Avenged Sevenfold & Crooked X DLC
Three DLC tracks featuring brand new singles Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-offspring, avenged-sevenfold, crooked-x, rock, metal, 2000s / 0 comments
MTV2 DLC
MTV2 picks the new Rock Band DLC Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-myriad, them-terribles, the-material, alternative, 2000s, pack / 1 comment
Jimmy Buffett & Disturbed DLC
A DLC release that couldn't be more polarized - laid-back Jimmy Buffet and hard rock Disturbed Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: jimmy-buffet, disturbed, rock, nu-metal, 1970s, 2000s, artist-pack / 3 comments
Euro DLC
Tracks from the European version of Rock Band are now available as US DLC. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: blur, x-blockx, die-toten-hosen, muse, las-wampas, tokio-hotel, pleymo, juli, oasis, alternative, rock, punk, glam, metal, 1990s, 2000s, 1980s / 0 comments
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, FOB, Angels & Airwaves DLC
Three new awesome DLC tracks Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: fall-out-boy, angels-and-airwaves, yeah-yeah-yeahs, pop-rock, alternative, rock, 2000s / 0 comments
Classic Rock DLC
Three iconic tracks from The Police, Blondie and Lynyrd Skynyrd are now available for DLC. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: motley-crue, the-police, blondie, lynyrd-skynyrd, rock, pop-rock, southern-rock, 2000s, 1970s, 1980s / 2 comments
Bang Camaro, Freezepop & Count Zero DLC
Three new DLC songs from Harmonix bands Read full post »
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Earache Thrash Pack DLC
Three new DLC tracks from thrash metal label Earache. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: at-the-gates, the-haunted, evile, metal, 1990s, 2000s, pack / 1 comment
Serj Tankian, Paramore & Black Tide DLC
Three brand new tracks for DLC from bands at South By Southwest. Read full post »
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NIN DLC
Three NIN songs downloadable for Rock Band Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: nine-inch-nails, rock, 2000s, 1990s, artist-pack / 0 comments
Weezer, Garbage & STP DLC
Get "El Scorcho," "Sex Type Thing" and "Why Do You Love Me" for Rock Band. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: weezer, stone-temple-pilots, garbage, alternative, pop-rock, 1990s, 2000s / 1 comment
Smashing Pumpkins, Rush & Coheed & Cambria DLC
Encore! Three new tracks from bands already included in Rock Band. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: smashing-pumpkins, rush, coheed-and-cambria, alternative, progressive, 1990s, 1970s, 2000s / 4 comments
STP, Hives & Iron Maiden DLC
It’s an encore week here at Rock Band, as we present newly-mined DLC tracks by three bands whose songs you loved to play as part of the original game pack. Read full post »
Filed under: DLC News / Tags: stone-temple-pilots, the-hives, iron-maiden, rock, punk, metal, 1990s, 2000s, 1980s / 23 comments
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