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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

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

Alt Extravaganza: Jam To Oasis To Rage To Avenged

by Brett Milano / September 1

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

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

A Touch Of A Touch Of Evil: New Live Judas Priest DLC

by Brett Milano / July 14

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

Metal, Mayhem And Rock Band: Eight Tracks Of Fearsome DLC

by Brett Milano / July 7

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

Second Vans Warped Tour Pack Available For DLC

by Brett Milano / June 30

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

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

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

Social Distortion, Elvis Costello, Steely Dan And Disturbed DLC

by Brett Milano / May 12

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

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

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

White Zombie And Turbonegro DLC

by Brett Milano / February 17

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

A Split Personality DLC Week: Nu-Metal And Steve Miller

by Brett Milano / January 20

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!"

by Brett Milano / January 13

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

Unleashing The Fury With Yngwie Malmsteen!

by Brett Milano / December 8, 2008

So you thought that “Caprici di Diablo” was impossible to play? Well, you’re right: Even the man who wrote the tune finds it a challenge to play on a real guitar. The king of the shredders gives us the lowdown on his three new DLC tracks and more in this exclusive interview.  Read full post »

Filed under: Interviews / Tags: yngwie-malmsteen, audio-interview, metal / 12 comments

European Bands, Miranda Cosgrove And The Naked Brothers Band DLC

by Sean Baptiste / November 26, 2008

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

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

Nikki Sixx Interview, Part II

by Brett Milano / October 14, 2008

In honor of Motley Crue’s Dr. Feelgood hitting as DLC, we’re proud to present part II of last September’s interview with bassist Nikki Sixx. Read full post »

Filed under: Interviews / Tags: motley-crue, nikki-sixx, written-interview, metal, rock / 4 comments

Motley Crue's Dr. Feelgood Full Album DLC

by Sean Baptiste / October 10, 2008

Mötley Crüe's classic album Dr. Feelgood is now available as DLC.  Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: motley-crue, full-album-pack, metal, 1980s / 4 comments

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

Battle Of The Bands, Week 3

by Dan Teasdale / September 29, 2008

This week's Battles. Read full post »

Filed under: Battle of the Bands / Tags: allman-brothers-band, red-hot-chili-peppers, metal, new-wave / 2 comments

Double Interview Day: Megadeth And Airbourne

by Brett Milano / September 23, 2008

We talk with Dave Mustaine of Megadeth and Ryan O’Keeffe of Airbourne. Read full post »

Filed under: Interviews / Tags: megadeth, airbourne, audio-interview, metal, rock, dave-mustaine, ryan-o-keeffe / 13 comments

Battle Of The Bands, Week 2

by Dan Teasdale / September 22, 2008

This week's Battle of the Bands picks by Harmonix designer Dan Teasdale. Read full post »

Filed under: Battle of the Bands / Tags: hot-hot-heat, sleater-kinney, kasabian, metallica, megadeth, mastodon, queens-of-the-stone-age, rush, beastie-boys, red-hot-chili-peppers, rage-against-the-machine / 0 comments

Megadeth Full Album DLC

by Sean Baptiste / September 12, 2008

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

This Week In Battle Of The Bands

by Dan Teasdale / September 9, 2008

Details about Rock Band 2's Battle of the Bands feature. Read full post »

Filed under: Battle of the Bands / Tags: elvis-costello, jimmy-eat-world, presidents-of-the-united-states-of-america, blondie, metal / 3 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

Nikki Sixx Gives Us The Dirt

by Brett Milano / September 5, 2008

Mötley Crüe Bassist Talks With Harmonix Editor Brett Milano. Read full post »

Filed under: Interviews / Tags: motley-crue, nikki-sixx, written-interview, metal, rock, sixx-am / 2 comments

Harmonix Editor Brett Milano Talks To Dream Theater Drummer Mike Portnoy

by Brett Milano / August 12, 2008

An interview with prog-rock band Dream Theater's drummer Mike Portnoy Read full post »

Filed under: Interviews / Tags: dream-theater, mike-portnoy, audio-interview, metal, progressive / 2 comments

Cruefest Pack DLC!

by Brett Milano / August 5, 2008

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!

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

Judas Priest Interview

by Brett Milano / July 3, 2008

Harmonix writer interviews Judas Priest's Glenn Tipton and Rob Halford. Read full post »

Filed under: Interviews / Tags: judas-priest, rob-halford, glenn-tipton, audio-interview, metal / 1 comment

Offspring, Avenged Sevenfold & Crooked X DLC

by Brett Milano / June 17, 2008

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

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

Euro DLC

by Brett Milano / May 20, 2008

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

Judas Priest DLC

by Brett Milano / April 22, 2008

A classic Judas Priest album is now available for DLC. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: judas-priest, full-album-pack, metal, 1980s / 4 comments

Earache Thrash Pack DLC

by Brett Milano / March 18, 2008

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

by Brett Milano / March 11, 2008

Three brand new tracks for DLC from bands at South By Southwest. Read full post »

Filed under: DLC News / Tags: serj-tankian, paramore, black-tide, rock, pop-rock, metal, 2000s / 4 comments

STP, Hives & Iron Maiden DLC

by Brett Milano / January 8, 2008

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