April 16, 2010
Coheed
and Cambria Three Pack Hits Rock Band
Plus Singles from Supergrass, The
Violent Femmes and Siouxsie & The Banshees
Harmonix and MTV Games today
announced that a three pack of songs from Coheed and Cambria, as well as singles
form Supergrass, Siouxsie & The Banshees and The Violent Femmes will be added
next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360,
PlayStation 3 and Wii.
With more than 400 artists,
including Jimi Hendrix, The Who, AC/DC and Green Day, who are exclusive to Rock
Band, as well as more than 1,100 songs available through the Rock Band platform
and 65 million songs sold through its download store alone, Rock Band is the
undisputed sales and content leader in the interactive music space, providing
the deepest and best selection of artists, songs and albums.
Rock Band DLC additions for Xbox
360, PlayStation 3 system and Wii
Rock Band favorites Coheed and
Cambria are adding more tracks to the Rock Band Music Store next week with three
songs from the band’s new album, Year of the Black Rainbow – “Guns of Summer,”
“Here We Are Juggernaut” and “The Broken.” Year of the Black Rainbow is the
fifth studio album from Coheed and Cambria and was released April 13 as a
standard album, as well as a deluxe edition, featuring a 352-page novel of the
same name, written by the band’s lead singer, Claudio Sanchez, and New York
Times bestselling author Peter David. The band is currently touring the United
States during April and May, which includes a performance at this year’s
Coachella festival, during April and May.
Rounding out next week’s Rock Band
Music Store additions are three pop singles. British rockers Siouxsie & The
Banshees are upping their Rock Band presence with “Peek-a-Boo” from the band’s
ninth studio album, Peepshow. Britpop outfit Supergrass is adding “Sun Hits the
Sky,” the third single from the band’s second studio album, In It For the Money,
and American alternative rockers The Violent Femmes make their Rock Band debut
with “American Music” from the band’s fifth studio album, Why Do Birds Sing?
Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (April
20) and PlayStation 3 system (April 22):
-
Coheed and Cambria – “Guns of
Summer” + -
Coheed and Cambria – “Here We Are
Juggernaut” -
Coheed and Cambria – “The Broken”
+ -
Siouxsie & The Banshees –
“Peek-a-Boo” -
Supergrass – “Sun Hits the Sky” +
-
The Violent Femmes – “American
Music”
(All tracks are original master
recordings)
These tracks will be available for
purchase as “Coheed and Cambria Pack 01,”as well as individual tracks on Xbox
360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks only on Wii. Tracks
marked with “+” are also available for download in the family-friendly LEGO Rock
Band Music Store.
Price:
-
$1.99 USD, .99 UK, ç1.49 EU (160
Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track -
$5.49, 2.49 UK, ç3.99 EU (440
Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Coheed and Cambria Pack 01” -
$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points) per
track
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks
are tentative and subject to change. **
