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Jammin' You With Classic Live Petty! Six Tracks From The Live Anthology Hit Rock Band

by Brett Milano / November 20

Six live tracks from the new Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' Live Anthology come to Rock Band.  Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: tom-petty, artist-pack / 3 comments

Crashing Love, Blazing DLC: New And Old AFI Five-Pack

by Brett Milano / November 13

Five tracks from three different AFI albums come to Rock Band. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: afi, artist-pack / 21 comments

It Will Get Loud! The White Stripes Finally Hit Rock Band

by Brett Milano / November 6

The White Stripes come to Rock Band with a classic three-pack. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-white-stripes, artist-pack / 22 comments

Six Degrees Of Dave Grohl: Foo Fighters, Nirvana, And Joan Jett DLC

by Brett Milano / October 30

By now Dave Grohl qualifies as the unofficial mayor of Rock Band, since he’s all over the game in every guise you can name. Not only does he appear with five different bands (Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Tenacious D, Nine Inch Nails, and Queens of the Stone Age), but the Foo Fighters were one of the first bands to make a whole album (The Colour & The Shape) available as DLC. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: foo-fighters, artist-pack, nirvana, joan-jett / 24 comments

Halloween Zombie Invasion! Vintage Rob Zombie And A Taste Of The Sequel

by Brett Milano / October 23

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

We're Hungry For The Wolf! Wolfmother Five-Pack Includes Three New And "Cosmic" Tracks

by Brett Milano / October 23

The Australian band Wolfmother has been a natural Rock Band fit from the get-go; few modern bands are so in touch with the earthshaking glory of vintage power-trio rock. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: wolfmother, artist-pack / 7 comments

Rock With The Raconteurs: Jack White And Brendan Benson Bring It To Rock Band

by Brett Milano / October 2

Three hit tracks from The Raconteurs come to Rock Band, helping Jack White catch up to Dave Grohl for number of bands in the game. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: the-raconteurs, artist-pack / 2 comments

The Dance Epidemic Is Here: Electric Six Wants You!

by Brett Milano / October 2

Three tracks from dance-rockers Electric Six come to Rock Band. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: electric-six, artist-pack / 10 comments

Alice Unchained: New & Classic DLC Straight Outta Seattle

by Brett Milano / September 25

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

by Christine Jandreau / September 25

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

Metal On Metal On Metal: Anvil Is Real And Rock Band's Got 'Em

by Brett Milano / September 15

Three-pack of DLC from metal band Anvil. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: anvil, artist-pack, metal, 2000s / 2 comments

We Got More Rokk: Freezepop Times Three

by Brett Milano / September 8

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

Rock Band Starts Making Sense: The Name Of This Package Is Talking Heads

by Brett Milano / September 1

Five hit tracks from Talking Heads join "Psycho Killer" in the Rock Band catalogue. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: talking-heads, artist-pack, new-wave, 1970s, 1980s / 8 comments

More Foo Fighters DLC

by Brett Milano / August 18

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

by Brett Milano / August 11

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

by Brett Milano / August 5

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

by Brett Milano / July 28

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

KISS DLC Three-Pack Featuring Live Tracks

by Brett Milano / July 28

Break out your black & white facepaint - three live KISS tracks from their Dressed to Kill tour in 1975 are now available for Rock Band. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: kiss, artist-pack, 1970s, classic-rock / 13 comments

Rancid DLC Three-Pack

by Brett Milano / July 22

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

by Brett Milano / July 22

Three tracks from rockers Kings of Leon join the Rock Band Music Store. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: kings-of-leon, artist-pack, rock, 2000s / 5 comments

Rise Against DLC Three-Pack

by Brett Milano / July 21

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

Green Day's Monolith Hits Rock Band: Three-Pack Brings Highlights From 21st Century Breakdown

by Brett Milano / July 7

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

Foreigner DLC Three-Pack Comes To Rock Band

by Brett Milano / June 30

Juke box heroes and hot-blooded headknockers, rejoice! You asked for more Foreigner and you got it. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: foreigner, artist-pack, classic-rock, 1970s / 10 comments

Three From Maroon 5: Pop-Soul Sensation Hits Rock Band

by Brett Milano / June 23

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

by Brett Milano / June 23

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

by Brett Milano / June 18

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

by Brett Milano / June 17

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

by Brett Milano / May 26

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

Franz Ferdinand, Allman Bros, Alien Ant Farm And More Hit DLC

by Brett Milano / May 5

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

by Brett Milano / April 21

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

Beer For Your Horses (And Metal For Yo' Mama): Toby Keith, Black Tide, Bullet For My Valentine And The Shins

by Brett Milano / April 7

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

Three Fratellis Hits Come To Rock Band

by Brett Milano / February 10

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

by Brett Milano / February 3

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

The Dead's Second Set: More Grateful Dead On Rock Band!

by Brett Milano / January 27

A second six-song dose of the Grateful Dead comes to Rock Band.  Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: grateful-dead, artist-pack, classic-rock, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s / 26 comments

Roy Orbison DLC Pack

by Brett Milano / January 2

Rock Band players can now rock through six songs from legendary singer Roy Orbison. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: roy-orbison, artist-pack, pop-rock, 1980s / 81 comments

Holiday Pack And Foo Fighters Pack

by Brett Milano / December 19, 2008

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

The Killers, Yngwie Malmsteen And More DLC

by HMXHenry / November 21, 2008

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

by HMXHenry / November 14, 2008

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

by Sean Baptiste / October 31, 2008

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

by Sean Baptiste / October 24, 2008

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

by Sean Baptiste / October 3, 2008

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

All That Remains 3-Pack

by HMXHenry / September 5, 2008

Three-pack from All That Remains including limited time exclusive tracks.  Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: all-that-remains, metal, 2000s, artist-pack / 2 comments

More Nine Inch Nails DLC! New Shinedown DLC!

by Brett Milano / July 22, 2008

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

by Brett Milano / July 14, 2008

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

Jimmy Buffett & Disturbed DLC

by Brett Milano / June 3, 2008

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

Grateful Dead DLC

by Brett Milano / March 4, 2008

Six Grateful Dead tracks available for Rock Band play Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: grateful-dead, classic-rock, 1970s, 1960s, artist-pack / 1 comment

NIN DLC

by Brett Milano / February 26, 2008

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

Oasis DLC Available Today!

by Brett Milano / January 22, 2008

Get three songs from British rock band Oasis to play in Rock Band. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: oasis, rock, 1990s, artist-pack / 0 comments