Tragic Hero Records will be bringing two of their fastest-rising artists to the Rock Band Network this summer.
Lions! Tigers! Bears! just signed to Tragic Hero, and will be showcasing their recent single “Seahorse Seahell”.
Armor For the Broken will follow soon after, with their crowd-pleasing screamer “Gold Rush”.
Later this spring, The Walkmen will release their first Rock Band track, via Fat Possum Records. The track to be included is “Angela Surf City”, off their critically-acclaimed 2010 album “Lisbon”.
We’ve got 3 brand new song announcements for you today, all of them for Rock Band 3 (with full keyboard and vocal harmony support):
- The Limousines “Very Busy People”. This song charted #1 on the alternative rock charts for several weeks in the summer of 2009 (including 3 weeks as the #1 song on Alt FM), and has a super-fun keys part.
- Bloom’s “Fight For Greatness”. An incredibly catchy tune, and a great challenge for expert guitarists.
- Parry Gripp’s “Spaghetti Cat (I Weep For You)”. Yep. That song.
All should be available in late spring 2011.
Rising Metalcore band This or the Apocalypse (TOTA) are about to unleash one of their latest tracks on the Rock Band Network, courtesy of Good Fight Music. Set for release this winter, “Lamnidae” is about as brutal as Rock Band tracks get, and will be an immense challenge across all instruments.
Philly-based 3-piece Jukebox the Ghost are touring like crazy right now in support of their new full-length, “Everything Under the Sun”, released on Yep Roc Records. In addition to the tour, they will also be releasing 5 tracks from the album on the Rock Band Network, starting with the infectious “Half Crazy”, due late November.
The remaining 4 tracks, including lead track “Schizophrenia”, will be released over the coming months. Keyboard support is being discussed, and is a distinct possibility for some of the tracks.
Rock Band Network is really exploding. Can’t believe some of the amazing bands that are coming on board over the past couple of months.
One of those bands is Riverboat Gamblers. Not only do they have a coveted spot on the Rock Band 3 disc with their single “Don’t Bury Me…I’m Still Not Dead”, they also will be making several of their songs available via the Rock Band Network, thanks to Volcom Entertainment. First up is 2009’s crazy-good “Robots May Break Your Heart”. A second song from the 2009 album will also likely follow, but we can’t yet announce the track. Apologies (ahem).
Also, seminal post-punk rockers Gang Of Four have a new album coming out this year (”Content”, their first full-length in 15 years, out on Yep Roc Records), from which several songs will be making the transition to Rock Band. The two songs confirmed so far are “A Fruit Fly In The Beehive”, and “Who Am I?” It’s incredibly exciting to be working on new material from such an esteemed band – hopefully we’ll see some additional tracks too somewhere down the line.
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.
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:
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