Metalhead-favourite Pantera's 1996 album 'The Great Southern Trendkill' will be released as Rock Band downloadable content next week, Harmonix has announced, complete except for the cheery track 'Suicide Note Pt. I.'

The tracks will hit Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii on May 25, costing $2 (160 Microsoft Points, 200 Wii Points) each or available in a $16 (1280 MS Point) pack on PS3 and 360. Read more »

Stoner favourites the Grateful Dead will headline next week's Rock Band with a six-pack of hard-jamming tracks, Harmonix has announced, supported by The Smithereens.

Hitting Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii on May 18, tracks will cost $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points, 200 Wii Points) a pop. The six Dead tracks will also be available in the mildly discounted Grateful Dead Track Pack on 360 and PS3, priced at $9.99 (800 MS Point). Read more »

Next week's batch of Rock Band downloadable content is dedicated to those British heavy metal gods of leather, Judas Priest, with nine live tracks from their recent tour performances of the classic album British Steel.

The nine tracks, including the sublime Breaking the Law, will arrive for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii on May 11, sold individually for $1.99 (200 Wii Points, 160 Microsoft Points) a pop or, on Xbox 360 and PS3 only, in a $14.99 (1200 MS Points) track pack. Read more »

As it's Friday, Rock Band series developer Harmonix has detailed the batch of downloadable tunes coming to its multi-peripheral rhythm franchise next week.

Thanks to the PlayStation Store shifting its updates to Tuesdays, all three platforms--PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii--will get the following content on May 4 in North America, though PlayStation 3 owners in Europe will have to wait until Wednesday, May 5. Read more »

Next week's batch of Rock Band downloadable content will include tracks by New York alt-rockers Coheed and Cambria alongside offerings from post-punk wonders The Violent Femmes and Siouxsie & The Banshees plus a farewell song from hairy Britpop veterans Supergrass, who announced on Monday that they are to split up.

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Rock Band will teach The Used, Smash Mouth and Serj Tankian this Earth thing called "rhythm game" next week when tracks by the trio are released as downloadable content.

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Even though developer Harmonix launched the Rock Band Network this week featuring over 100 songs made available directly by artists and record labels, the Harmoix-created DLC train for the plastic instument-driven music game franchise keeps rolling.

Next week brings songs from The White Stripes, The Futureheads, The James Gang, Shaimus, and (missing the Olympic hockey fervor by a week) Rush drummer Neil Peart's version of "The Hockey Theme". Read more »

As is always the case, next week will bring more Rock Band DLC into our lives. On tap, the 2nd track pack from the band Disturbed, two singles each from the Silversun Pickups and The Mother Hips, with one track from TRUSTcompany rounding out the offering.

Disturbed Track Pack 02 ($5.48/440 MS Points for the pack, $1.99/160 MS Points/200 Wii Points per track)

• "Meaning of Life"
• "The Game"
• "Voices"

Next week's lineup of downloadable tunes coming to Rock Band, LEGO Rock Band and The Beatles: Rock Band has been unveiled by series developer Harmonix, with everything slated to hit Xbox 360 and Wii on December 15 then PS3 on December 17.

First up, the assortment of regular Rock Band and LEGO Rock Band DLC, which carry the usual price of $2 / 160 Microsoft Points / 200 Wii Points per song and $5.49 / 440 MS Points for the three-song "Green Day Pack 02" bundle." Read more »

With the United States celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow, developer Harmonix has announced next week's batch of Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and LEGO Rock Band downloadable content a bit earlier than the usual Friday.

Among the week's tunes are contradictory anthems "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" and "You're Gonna Hear It From Me," with each song carrying the usual price of $2 / 160 Microsoft Points / 200 Wii Points and three-track bundles at $5.50 / 440 MS Points. Read more »

While the entirety of Sgt. Pepper's one and only Lonely Hearts Club Band march out to The Beatles: Rock Band next Tuesday, developer Harmonix will be releasing six downloadable tunes for its regular Rock Band entries.

The below tunes hit Xbox 360 and Wii on Tuesday, November 17, with a PlayStation 3 release following Thursday, November 19. Each track will sell by itself for $2 (160 Microsoft Points / 200 Wii Points), with the five-track AFI bundle going for $8.50 (680 Microsoft Points) on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Read more »

Having already made his Rock Band debut in with another band, Jack White returns to Harmonix's music game franchise with a selection of tracks from The White Stripes as The Damned and Kasabian toss songs of their own on the downloadable wagon.

Due on Xbox 360 and Wii Tuesday, November 10 and PlayStation 3 on Thursday, November 12, each of the following tunes will go for the usual asking price of $2 / 160 Microsoft Points, with three-pack offering a slight savings at $5.50 / 440 MS Points. Read more »

Remember when LEGO Rock Band was announced and publisher MTV said the music game would embrace the "imaginative settings that the LEGO world offers?"

May I present to you the intro video for LEGO Rock Band. It's out on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS in North America next Tuesday, November 3, with console owners able to export the included songs (at a cost) for use in regular Rock Band. Read more »

The "Final Countdown" to LEGO Rock Band has begun, as co-publisher Warner Bros. today confirmed a November 3 release for the family-friendly musical block-buster.

The latest from TT Games and Harmonix is coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS. Below you'll find a trailer that finds itself "Accidentally in Love" before declaring that "You Give Love a Bad Name" and opting to go "Free Fallin'" instead. Read more »

Rock gods Queen are the latest stars to be cast in plastic for LEGO Rock Band, joining effigies of David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Blur in the child-friendly rhythm game from Harmonix and LEGO Star Wars developer Traveller's Tales.

The rock gods' contributions to the 45-strong track list are two tracks instantly familiar to anyone who either enjoys hard rockin' or has watched a sports movie where plucky underdogs triumph over the foul-playing favourites--We Will Rock You and We Are the Champions, the latter of which is shown in the following trailer. Read more »