Activision’s bringing the heavy to go up against Rock Band’s country offering this week, with a three-pack from venerable Christian metal band P.O.D.
| P.O.D. | Boom |   |
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| P.O.D. | Southtown |  |
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| P.O.D. | Youth of the Nation |  |
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The songs are available today for all systems, at the usual pricing. And may I present a playlist for you? It’s after the break. Continue reading →
If you’ve been with the Guitar Hero franchise since the beginning, two of today’s three songs will be familiar to you. “Symphony of Destruction” was in the original Guitar Hero, and “Hangar 18″ was in Guitar Hero II. But don’t expect you’ll be able to breeze through either of them in their new versions; things have gotten a lot tougher over the years.
| Megadeth | Hangar 18 |  |
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| Megadeth | Peace Sells |  |
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| Megadeth | Symphony of Destruction |  |
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The songs are available today for all systems, at the usual prices. Would you like a playlist? You would? Well, you’ll find one after the break. Continue reading →
Yeah, yeah, yeah: There are a ton of Weezer songs in the Rock Band store already. I know. But none of them is “Island in the Sun.” So there.
| Weezer | Beverly Hills |  |
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| Weezer | Island in the Sun |  |
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| Weezer | Pork and Beans |  |
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The songs hit today for the usual prices. While I luxuriate in my own island in the sun, please enjoy the playlist, embedded after the break. See you next week. Continue reading →
Looking for some obnoxiously catchy pop-punk, Guitar Hero owners? Boy, are you in luck: Today’s offering dishes out three from Sum 41, including “Fat Lip,” as seen on the very first Guitar Hero. (And, I’m almost ashamed to admit, one of my favorites from the game. I know, right?)
| Sum 41 | Fat Lip |  |
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| Sum 41 | In Too Deep |  |
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| Sum 41 | Still Waiting |  |
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The songs are available today on all systems, for the usual prices: $5.49 / 440 Microsoft Points / 550 Wii Points for the pack, or $1.99 / 160 MS / 200 Wii per track. You can hear all three tunes in a playlist after the break, but I warn you: You may need a crowbar to get them out of your head afterward. Continue reading →
Well, here’s another early DLC announcement. According to an administrator on Linkin Park fansite LPAssociation, the nu-metal-ish band will be bringing a ton of songs to both Rock Band and Guitar Hero this fall.
According to the post, the Rock Band Music Store will get two songs from the band’s upcoming album A Thousand Suns when it releases on September 14 — along with six older tunes. Then, a month later, on October 19, the Guitar Hero store will get six (yes, six) songs from the new album.
There’s no official confirmation from either music-game camp about the validity of this, but it sounds fairly official. Hit the Read link to see the whole onslaught of Linkin Park heading you way this fall.
[Read, via RockBandAide]
What’s that, Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero owners? You’d like three songs from Utah rockers The Used? Well lookie here: you’re in luck.
| The Used | Pretty Handsome Awkward |  |
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| The Used | The Bird and the Worm |  |
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| The Used | The Taste of Ink |  |
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The songs are available today on all systems for the usual prices. And why yes, of course I have a playlist for you after the break. Continue reading →
Yow. The Guitar Hero folks are pulling out all the stops in the lead-up to the Warriors of Rock release, unleashing a month’s worth of downloadable tunes for Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero that are sure to please a hell of a lot of people.
Rockers The Used kick off the month tomorrow, August 3, with two tracks from Lies for the Liars and on from their self-titled debut.
| The Used | Pretty Handsome Awkward | |
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| The Used | The Bird and the Worm | |
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| The Used | The Taste of Ink | |
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On August 10, pop punkers Sum 41 bring their disturbingly catchy tunes to the Guitar Hero store, including a track I’m especially pleased to see making a return from the first Guitar Hero.
| Sum 41 | Fat Lip | |
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| Sum 41 | In Too Deep | |
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| Sum 41 | Still Waiting | |
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August 17 will bring three fairly big hits from Weezer — two of which, yeah, are already in the Rock Band catalog. But the third is one of my all-time faves from them, so I can’t complain too much.
| Weezer | Beverly Hills | |
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| Weezer | Island in the Sun | |
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| Weezer | Pork and Beans | |
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August 24 is another flashback week, featuring three Megadeth tracks, including “Symphony of Destruction” — which appeared in the first Guitar Hero — and my personal nemesis “Hangar 18,” which was in Guitar Hero II. Only now these are both masters, not covers. Woo!
| Megadeth | Hangar 18 | |
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| Megadeth | Peace Sells | |
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| Megadeth | Symphony of Destruction | |
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And the month closes out on August 31, with a track pack from popular Christian nu-metal outfit P.O.D. — who will quadruple their presence in any music game with this three-song pack.
| P.O.D. | Boom | |
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| P.O.D. | Southtown | |
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| P.O.D. | Youth of the Nation | |
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The songs will hit all systems on their respective Tuesdays, and will all go for the usual prices: $5.49, 440 Microsoft Points, or 550 Wii Points per pack, or $1.99 / 160 MS / 200 Wii per tune. I’ll update each Tuesday with the new tracks for the day, of course, so look for playlists there.
How’s this month’s lineup looking for you?
[via @RdNetwork]
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