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Press Release - ROCK BAND CELEBRATES THE RELEASE OF NEW ALBUMS BY BREAKING BENJAMIN AND ALICE IN CHAINS

Plus two tracks from Foo Fighters for Rock Band Unplugged!

Cambridge, Mass.  Sept. 25, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that Breaking Benjamin will make their Rock Band debut next week with a three pack of songs available for download in the Rock Band Music Store. A five pack of songs from Alice in Chains, as well as songs from Kula Shaker and Just Kait will also be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Wii". Tracks from Foo Fighters will also be available for download next week for Rock Band Unplugged on PSP (PlayStation Portable) system.

Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 System and Wii

American alternative metal outfit Breaking Benjamin will release three songs for Rock Band Sept. 29, day-and-date with the bands fourth album release, Dear Agony. The three pack of songs features the single from Dear Agony, I Will Not Bow, as well as So Cold, from the bands second album, We Are Not Alone, and The Diary of Jane, from the bands third album, Phobia.

A five pack of songs from alternative rockers Alice in Chains joins Man in the Box, available on-disc on Rock Band 2. The five pack features the bands new single, A Looking in View from the bands first album in 14 years, titled Black Gives Way to Blue, which will be released day-and-date with the DLC pack. Alice in Chains has sold more than 17 million albums worldwide and has received six Grammy nominations since their inception in Seattle in 1987. The five pack also includes Would?, which was featured in the soundtrack to the film Singles and won the award for Best Video from a Film at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards.

Additionally, multi-platinum selling English psychedelic rockers Kula Shaker make their Rock Band debut with Hey Dude and Knight on the Town, and Just Kait makes her Rock Band debut as well, with U Suck.

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Sept. 29) and PlayStation 3 system (Oct. 1):

- Alice in Chains  A Looking in View

- Alice in Chains  Check My Brain

- Alice in Chains  No Excuses

- Alice in Chains  Rooster

- Alice in Chains  Would?

- Breaking Benjamin  I Will Not Bow

- Breaking Benjamin  So Cold

- Breaking Benjamin  The Diary of Jane

- Just Kait  U Suck *

- Kula Shaker  Hey Dude

- Kula Shaker  Knight on the Town

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as Alice in Chains Pack 01 and as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system and as individual tracks on Wii.

Price:

$1.99 USD, .99 UK, 1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track

$8.49 USD, 5.25 and 6.59 (680 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for Alice in Chains Pack 01

$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points") per track

*Denotes $.99 (80 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) or $1.00 (100 Wii Points) per track

Rock Band Unplugged Tracks for PSP System

Rock Band Unplugged fans will enjoy the addition of Foo Fighters Monkey Wrench and Lonely as You to the 43 tracks already available via the Rock Band Unplugged in-game music store for the PSP system.

Tracks available for Rock Band Unplugged (Oct. 1):

Foo Fighters  Monkey Wrench

Foo Fighters  Lonely As You

Price: $1.99, .99 UK, 1.49 EU per track on the PSP system

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **


 

Comments

aliperi123

09/27/2009 at 10:09 PM

I am excited for the Breaking Benjamin songs on Rock Band, who knew?!

Nick DiMola Director

09/28/2009 at 07:44 PM

Hell yeah, Breaking Benjamin on Rock Band is great news!

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