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Highly Anticipated Soundtrack Unveiled, Featuring 83 Songs from Jimi Hendrix, Avenged Sevenfold, Paramore, The White Stripes, Jane’s Addiction, Phish, Anthrax, The Cure, Bob Marley, Def Leppard, Ozzy Osbourne, Dire Straits, The Smiths, Foreigner, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Doors and Many More

Harmonix and MTV Games confirmed the entire 83 song on-disc soundtrack for the highly anticipated Rock Band 3 music video game, including new tracks from Jimi Hendrix, Avenged Sevenfold, Paramore, The White Stripes, Jane’s Addiction, Phish, Anthrax, The Cure, Bob Marley, Def Leppard, Ozzy Osbourne, Dire Straits, The Smiths, Foreigner, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Doors and many more. Rock Band 3 will be released Oct. 26 in North America and Oct. 29 in the rest of the world for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 , Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS.

“The Rock Band 3 soundtrack represents the strongest, most diverse collection of music ever assembled for a video game,” said Paul DeGooyer, senior vice president of electronic games, music and programming for MTV Games. “The addition of keyboards and vocal harmonies to the Rock Band platform massively broadens the music selection available to our players. You haven’t sung Queen’s epic “Bohemian Rhapsody” unless you’ve sung the harmony parts – and you can’t do that unless you have Rock Band 3.”

Without further ado, here is the entire, jaw-dropping Rock Band 3 setlist: (more…)

Bringing the ultimate set list to furious finger-fretting rockaholics around the world this September, Activision Publishing, Inc. revealed the entire Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock on-disc lineup. With more than 90 tracks focusing on guitar shredding hits, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock is headlined by some of the largests bands in rock and features original tracks written and composed by AAA talent, special re-records by famous artists, and bands that are making their Guitar Hero debut.

“We engaged our fans to find out what they really wanted and then hand-picked over 90 tracks that deliver the ultimate rock experience,” said Tim Riley, Vice President of Music Affairs for Guitar Hero. “From the new guitar controller to the gameplay to the on-disc set list, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock is truly a return to rock.”

When Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock releases on 24th September, gamers will join the quest to save rock and strive to keep up with the blistering solo’s and intense rifts as they shred their way through the largest Guitar Hero set list to date. The full track list includes: (more…)

The game is now a great live show. And you can be the star!

Visit California’s Great America and be discovered as MTV Games’ Rock Band offers an all-access pass to the hottest new live show and gaming experience to hit the amusement and theme park stage.

The show’s all-star cast is guaranteed to take you on a journey that is sure to jolt your inner rocker into overdrive!

Prior to each show, park visitors can engage and play the Rock Band video game and compete for a chance to play the guitar, bass and drums gaming accessories on stage in the park’s Showtime Theatre with live professional singers.

Each 30-minute show will feature 18 classic and contemporary rock songs from the game, such as Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger,” Bon Jovi’s “Livin’on a Prayer,” the Jackson 5′s “ABC,” Queen’s “Somebody to Love” and Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’.”

The audience will choose the finale number, meaning it changes from show to show.

The creator and producer of the show, New York entertainment firm RWS and Associates, spent six months of around-the-clock work on costume development and stage and set design, and with the professional traveling singers and executives from MTV, whose parent company, Viacom, owns “Rock Band.”

“This is not going to be your average theme park show,” said Ryan Stana, an executive producer for RWS and Associates.

“Rock Band Live” debuts July 23rd at California’s Great America. The show will be at the park until August 1 (no shows July 27th) and is included free with park admission or a season pass.