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A trio of rising bands are set to join the Rock Band Network this October.

First up is I Am Abomination, who will be bringing the incredibly difficult “The Deceiver” to Rock Band, in a partnership with Good Fight Entertainment. Find out more about I Am Abomination here.

Next, metalcore powerhouse Confide will be releasing this year’s “Now Or Never”, in partnership with Tragic Hero Records. Tragic Hero and Gamer Beats will be working on a number of other projects as well, including Greeley Estates. Check out all of the Tragic Hero bands here.

Nerdcore giants Nerf Herder are long-overdue for inclusion in Rock Band, but that oversight will soon be corrected.  Starting in September, Nerf Herder and Fat Wreck will deliver a series of songs to the RBN, starting with American Cheese favorites “Mr. Spock” and “Welcome To My World”.

Nerf Herder frontman Parry Gripp already has a series of successful Rock Band Network tracks under his belt.  His latest release,  “Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom”, debuted at #3 on the download charts.  Can “Mr. Spock” get Parry the #1 spot? Quite possibly, doctor.

http://www.nerfherder.net/

www.fatwreck.com

Been on a date with an iPhone-crazed guy or girl? Rhune Kincaid can sympathize.  “iPhone”, his hilarious depiction of a date gone wrong, is in the works for the Rock Band Network, and will be available sometime in September.

Find out more about Rhune, his comedy, and his music here:

http://www.rhunekincaid.com/

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Conceived in the musical hotbed of Durham, NC (Megafaun, Mountain Goats, Red Collar, Hammer No More The Fingers) Free Electric State draws from shoegaze and noise rock to create a dark, velvety wash of sound. Now signed to Churchkey Records, the group will be bringing their first single, Six Is One, to the Rock Band Network this June.

Find out more here:

http://freeelectricstate.com/

The epic riffs and crushing solos for which Valient Thorr are known will finally make a return to music games this summer. The Thorrs will be bringing both well-known anthems and new material to the Rock Band Network, starting with the new single “Doublecrossed”, off their 2010 yet-to-be-named album.

This will be their first music game release since 2006’s “Fall of Pangea”, a memorable highlight from Guitar Hero 2.

http://www.valientthorr.com/

Parry Gripp’s “Last Train to Awesometown” (FIVE DIFFERENT NACHOS!) will burst onto the Rock Band Network scene in May. This is the second of Parry’s singles to hit the Rock Band Network, with “The Girl at the Videogame Store” set for release any day now.

www.ParryGripp.com

On April 20th, the Apples in Stereo will release a brand new album, “Travellers in Space and Time”, via Yep Roc Records. To go along with the album release, Yep Roc will be releasing several of the album’s tracks as Rock Band singles.

The first single to hit is the insanely catchy “Dance Floor”, due in early May. More singles will follow over the course of the summer.

http://www.applesinstereo.com

http://www.YepRoc.com

Chicago-based punk group “8 Inch Betsy” are on their way to Rock Band in the very near future. Now signed to 307 Knox Records, their popular single “Doomed” is first up, and should hit the Rock Band Network in late April.

Find out more about the band here:

http://reverbnation.com/8inchbetsy

Acclaimed Chapel Hill indie-rockers Roman Candle will be contributing “Eden was a Garden”, the lead single from last year’s “Oh Tall Tree in the Ear”, to the Rock Band Network. One of the catchiest singles of 2009, the song is already a tremendous amount of fun to play in its early state, with challenging vocals and a strum-happy guitar part that brings happiness to all that experience it.

The song is set for release shortly after the launch of the Rock Band Network, in April 2010.

Find out more about Roman Candle here:

http://www.romancandlemusic.com/