Sure, you may have never heard of Nautiluz unless you’re a fan of Peruvian metal. But then again, many gamers had never heard the word “DragonForce” until we hit the end credits of a certain game involving guitars and heroes.

If you are a fan of ridiculously fast power metal, then you are in for a VERY pleasant surprise with Nautiluz. The newly formed group from Lima, consisting of Jorge Segersbol (vocals), Diego Chacaliaza/Alonso Rodríguez (sharing lead guitar duties), Alvaro Paredes (drums), Renzo Huánuco (keys), and Diego Shiguemura (bass) wasted no time after their formation in November ’09, and promptly recorded their first original single, “Chasing the Light.”

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Q. What do The Beatles, The Who, Lady Gaga and Bang on a Can have in common?
A. They’re all playable on the Rock Band video game!

BANG ON A CAN’S ALL-STARS: FIRST EVER CONTEMPORARY MUSIC GROUP TO BE RELEASED VIA GROUNDBREAKING ROCK BAND NETWORK

Evan Ziporyn, clarinet

Founded in 1992 by the “relentlessly inventive” Bang on a Can (New York Magazine), the Bang on a Can All-Stars have continuously redefined concert music and its role in society. Shattering traditional notions of genres and performance practices alike, the All-Stars have repeatedly proven themselves to be “the country’s most important vehicle for contemporary music” (San Francisco Chronicle).

The All-Stars have yet again forged into uncharted territory with their recent release via Rock Band Network, the ground-breaking initiative that gives musicians, publishers and record labels the ability to author their original recordings into gameplay files to promote and sell their music as playable Rock Band tracks through the Rock Band Network Music Store (RBN Store). With more than 1500 tracks available to date on the Rock Band platform, the Rock Band Network Music Store has dramatically increased the number of available songs, further securing MTV Games and Harmonix’s position as the leading provider of downloadable content for music-based video games.

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Amberian Dawn

‘RIVER OF TUONI’ AND ‘THE CLOUDS OF NORTHLAND THUNDER’ FULL ALBUMS COMING TO THE ROCK BAND NETWORK

Amberian Dawn and RockGamer Studios are teaming up to bring the symphonic metal powerhouse’s first two full-length albums, River of Tuoni (2006) and The Clouds of Northland Thunder (2009) to RBN in their entirety.

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FINALLY!!!!!!!!!……… After 5 years of receiving hundreds upon thousands of emails and comments (LITERALLY) from YOU, The BBQ NATION, wondering and asking us “Why aren’t you guys on any of the new GUITAR HERO videogames???” and “When are you making yer RETURN???”……..well…… We’ve been asking the makers and anyone involved in the game those same damn questions ourselves, And We THANK YOU all very much for all of yer diehard / loyal SUPPORT. We’re NOW extremely PROUD and STOKED to ANNOUNCE that GRAVEYARD BBQ has been asked and set to make our Triumphant Return, this time into the ROCK BAND NETWORK !!!!!!!!!

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Your wallets have spoken.

You have helped Bang Camaro make “Push Push (Lady Lightning)” the #1 best selling track on Rock Band Network by leaps and bounds, according to Keldon’s leaderboard stats.

Bang Camaro has listened, and now they want your help choosing which track(s) to publish next, aside from the previously announced “Swallow the Razor,” “Revolution,” and “Blood Red Rock.”

So, let’s get to the point:

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Amberian Dawn, coming soon to RBN

In preparation for the launch of Rock Band Network, our friends at RockBandAide had a chance to ask Finnish symphonic metal band Amberian Dawn a few questions.

Amberian Dawn will be releasing two tracks, “River of Tuoni” and “He Sleeps in a Grove,” day and date with the launch of the Rock Band Network music store in the near future.

For the full interview, head on over to RockBandAide.

… but can you do this?

Cetan Clawson can, and “White Heat” will be available for RBN the day the store launches.

Wait, what?

At least one fan of Bang Camaro thinks the tracks “Bang Camaro” and “Push Push (Lady Lightning)” are two episodes of an epic rock opera about conception in the back seat of a Camaro.

Bryn Bennett, co-founder of Bang Camaro, recently shared this fun fact while answering a few questions about life on the road with 20 guys, the band’s use of videogame soundtracks as a means of exposure, lessons learned, and much much more.

This interview is a must-read for all fans of Bang Camaro, as well as any artists on the fence about joining the Rock Band Network.

Here is the full interview, courtesy of RockBandAide:

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ALL-GIRL PUNK BAND TIJUANA SWEETHEART (FORMERLY KNOWN AS VAGIANT) TO APPEAR IN ROCK BAND NETWORK

“A rose by any other name would smell as drunk.”- RockBand.com forums

Due to a legal dispute, the truculent, wayward girls of the band formerly known as VAGIANT (Boston) have changed their name to Tijuana Sweetheart.

After hundreds of often off-beat band name suggestions from fans, the band selected Tijuana Sweetheart – a name which comes from a cocktail of the girls’ invention (and from the band’s unique slang term for ‘a prostitute’).

The name change goes into effect immediately. Merchandise with the band’s former name will continue to be available at the band’s forthcoming website, www.TijuanaSweetheart.com, for a limited time at a discounted rate. For comment on the name change, please contact the band’s formidable, motorcycle outlaw lawyer, John Taxiarchis, at john@taxilaw.com.

Three tracks from Tijuana Sweetheart’s album Trash Candy will appear on Rock Band Network: “No Mercy,” “Sticks & Stones,” and “Trash Candy.” The songs are being authored by the talented team at RockGamer Studios, and the band hopes that the launch of these new downloadable tracks for Rock Band will help get the word out about their necessary name change.

The band will debut their new name at their “Valentines are for Pussies” show at the Baseball Tavern in Boston on February 13th, with the Jeddo Stars, Tired Old Bones, and the Chemical Smiles (sponsored by Narragansett Beer).

Featured on the multi-million unit-selling video games Rock Band® and Guitar Hero® II, Tijuana Sweetheart (formerly VAGIANT) has managed to expand beyond the Boston bar scene and into living rooms worldwide. The band was nominated for Punk Act of the Year in the 2009 Boston Music Awards and has performed live with such bands as Bang Camaro, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, DMZ, and the Ducky Boys.

Tijuana Sweetheart is an all-girl punk/rock outfit from Allston, MA. They enjoy playing raucous live shows, eating chicken wings, and have recently determined, as a result of their band name brainstorming, that group consensus is an exercise in futility and now believe in benevolent dictatorship. (www.tijuanasweetheart.com)