With the pipeline for RBN 1.0 releases permanently shut down, this is our final batch of content that will be compatible with Rock Band 2, but we’re definitely going out with a bang. With sixteen brand new releases that can be played in both Rock Band 2 and Rock Band 3, we’ve got a wide selection of material to keep eager players at the ready! With the debut of new artists such as rising young Guatemalan guitar shredder Hedras Ramos, Florida’s hot rockers Stereoside, and NYC-based hardcore outfit Severed, alongside returning favorites such as Kiev, Nightrage, and Super Gravity, these sixteen tracks will definitely get you revved up and raring to go.

Don’t worry, though — we’ve got more stuff on the way for Rock Band Network 2.0, featuring for the first time in RBN content, playable keyboards and harmonies! Stay tuned to this website or our Facebook page for the latest updates on all the cool new music we’ve got coming in the very near future.

The full release schedule, including links and preview clips, is after the jump.

Continue reading Final Roundup of RBN 1.0 Content

With the upcoming approach of the new RBN 2.0 system (featuring harmonies and keys), we’re getting more and more of our backlog of releases out there before the 1.0 pipeline shuts down. This week, we have had twelve new songs released, including a pair from the CI Records stable with metalcore acts With Life in Mind and Where the Ocean Meets the Sky, the return of quirky alternative space-rock fan-favorites Kiev, and only the second tune to have a full band rating of devil-heads on each instrument, Majestic’s “Voodoo Treasure”! While pickings are slim for PS3 owners this week, you do get another backfill of classic Amberian Dawn, so be sure to check that out as well!

The full release schedule, including links and preview clips, is after the jump.

Continue reading New Releases, February 8th, 2011

Over this past week, we’ve had seven brand new releases hit the Rock Band Network store on Xbox 360, ranging from the epic prog-metal onslaught of Sweden’s Cloudscape, the hardcore-meets-pop-punk hybrid of Texas-based Kid Liberty, alternative pop-rock on the cutting edge from the USA/Irish collab The Moth Complex, genuinely intense metalcore from Philadelphia’s With Life in Mind, and more!

We also have a pair of tracks hitting the PlayStation 3 RBN store today, with fan-favorites Amberian Dawn and Damone joining the fray!

The full release schedule, including links and preview clips, is after the jump.

Continue reading New Releases, February 1st, 2011

This has been another watershed week for us! With the release of “Learn to Live” by Architects on Saturday evening, we’ve officially become the first Rock Band Network authoring group to break the 200-songs-released threshold — nearly twice as many as our nearest competitor. With more coming through the gates on a daily basis, we’re not showing any signs of slowing any time soon!

On top of that, we’ve finally completed and released the debut EP from RBN’s prog rock darlings Children of Nova; you can now play the full “The Complexity of Light” six-song mini-album in its entirety.

With additional songs released this week by noteworthy groups such as Chiodos, Fake Problems, of Montreal and more, you’ll definitely want to check out all of what’s on offer!

The full release schedule, including links and preview clips, is after the jump.

Continue reading New Releases, January 25th, 2011

Over the past week, we’ve had a massive NINETEEN new songs added to the store on Xbox 360. This is our biggest week to date since the launch of the Rock Band Network itself, back in March of 2010. This flood of new releases includes several returning artists from that week, no less.

The band that put symphonic metal on the RBN map, Amberian Dawn, is back with three new tracks from their first two albums; “Lullaby”, “Morning Star”, and “Sunrise”. And the highly requested progressive rockers from California, Children of Nova, have two more new songs available from their debut EP The Complexity of Light, “The Fall of Aphonia” and “We Collide”. On top of that, a whopping five tracks from the Bullet Tooth stable of artists have been released this week, including tracks from artists such as Affiance, Memphis May Fire, and Victory in Numbers. And finally, top-selling RBN artists Attack Attack! (of “Stick Stickly” fame) are back with their third single for the Network, the amusingly-titled “Sexual Man Chocolate”.

PS3 owners have four songs from our back catalogue to look forward to this week, with hits by The Agonist, Children of Nova, Iron and Wine, and Sunny Day Real Estate all making the jump today. And Wii owners, unfortunately this is the last week of RBN content on your system, but it’s going out with a bang, with tracks by Cetan Clawson & the Soul Side and Firewind!

The full release schedule for all three systems, including links and preview clips, is after the jump.

Continue reading New Releases, January 18th, 2011

THE MATERIAL RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM WHAT WE ARE ON 1-11-11

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BAND HAS WRITTEN AND RECORDED TITLE THEME TO MTV’S FRESHWATER BLUE TELEVISION SERIES

San Diego, CA — The Material has independently released their debut album WHAT WE ARE today, January 11, 2011. This follows an earlier release in Australia and New Zealand that coincided with the debut of Freshwater Blue on MTV. The band’s song “What Happens Next” is the program’s theme song, and alongside multiple tracks being the soundscape for the reality series, a groundswell is building down under.

Continue reading The Material’s “Stay Here Forever” Hits RBN Day and Date with Debut Album Release

Welcome back for our first round-up post of the New Year! We’ve had a number of tracks release over the past couple of weeks, including the brand new single from returning Rock Band artists The Material with “Stay Here Forever”, our first song that takes advantage of a double bass pedal setup in Massive Slavery’s “Humanity’s Last Hope… (2x Bass Pedal)”, classic killer shredding from Firewind with their instrumental track “The Fire and the Fury”, and the long-awaited Rock Band Network debut of legendary Dutch progressive act Ayreon with an exclusive Rock Band mix of their hit “Dawn of a Million Souls”. Take a look at the latest releases that are now available for purchase in the Rock Band Network Store!

Continue reading New Releases, January 11th, 2011

Over the past two weeks, we’ve had a huge amount of tracks drop on the Xbox 360 Marketplace, including songs by superstars such as Lee DeWyze and Nonpoint, tracks from underground metal favorites like Heaven Shall Burn, Miss May I, and Woe, Is Me, and many more! We’ve also had a selection of classic tracks from the back catalogue hitting the Nintendo Wii platform today, after some technical issues have been resolved. Look for tunes by such fan-favorite artists as Bang Camaro, In This Moment, Otep, Sunny Day Real Estate, Texas in July, and more now available on Wii!

Continue reading New Releases, December 21st, 2010

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ROCKGAMER STUDIOS SIGNS DEAL WITH BULLET TOOTH

SIX ARTISTS FROM LABEL COMING TO THE ROCK BAND NETWORK

NEW YORK CITY, New York, Dec. 7th, 2010 – RockGamer Studios is proud to announce today that they have entered into an agreement with underground metal, hardcore, and rock label Bullet Tooth to release a selection of artists and songs from their catalog as downloadable content for the video games Rock Band 2 and Rock Band 3 via the groundbreaking initiative, the Rock Band Network.

Continue reading RockGamer Studios signs deal with Bullet Tooth