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Classic Pantera (and a little Frampton) will be hitting Rock Band DLC next week

by: Dan - posted: 5/13/2011 9:37:00 AM
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It should be a good week for both classic rock and metal heads, as a four-pack of Pantera tracks and Peter Frampton’s iconic live version of “Do you Feel Like We Do” will make their way to the Rock Band DLC catalog. The Pantera tracks were off their early 1990’s albums Vulgar Display of Power and Far Beyond Driven. The Frampton track needs no introduction, as it was the crown jewel off 1976’s Frampton Comes Alive! No word on whether Harmonix will be authorizing a new guitar effects pedal so you can recreate the voice box effect that is so distinct to the song.

Costs will be the standard $1.99/160 MS Pts/200 Wii Pts per track, $6.99/560 MS Pts/700 Wii Pts for the Pantera Pack 01 and $0.99/80 MS Pts/100 Wii Pts for the Pro Guitar/Bass upgrade.

  • Pantera – “5 Minutes Alone” X
  • Pantera – “I’m Broken”
  • Pantera – “Mouth for War”
  • Pantera – “Walk” X
  • Peter Frampton – “Do you Feel Like We Do (Live)”
X – Eligible for Pro Guitar/Pro Bass Upgrade

Tracks will be available on Thursday, May 19th instead of the usually Tuesday release date.
FOUR CLASSICS FROM PANTERA PLUS “DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO” FROM FRAMPTON HIT ROCK BAND 3 NEXT WEEK!

Cambridge, Mass. – May 13, 2011 – Harmonix today announced that a four pack of songs from Pantera and a legendary single from Peter Frampton will be available beginning May 19 in theRock Band 3 Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.

Rock Band provides the deepest and best selection of artists, songs and albums through the Rock Band music platform, which features more than 900 artists and more than 2,700* tracks via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/songs). Rock Band’s gigantic music library dwarfs that of any other rhythm video game on the market. More than 100 million songs have been sold through the Rock Band Music Store since its launch Nov. 20, 2007.

Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 system and Wii
Four tracks featured on the 2010 compilation Pantera 1990-2000: A Decade of Dominance will be available for download in the Rock Band Music Store next week. Pantera Pack 01 will feature “Mouth for War” and “Walk”, from the 1992 album Vulgar Display of Power, and “5 Minutes Alone” and “I’m Broken”, from the 1994 album Far Beyond Driven.

The guitar-talking song that cemented Peter Frampton’s place in rock history, “Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)”, from 1976’s Frampton Comes Alive!, will also be featured as downloadable content for Rock Band next week.

As always, songs available as downloadable content for Rock Band 3 feature five-button guitar and bass parts, drums, Pro Drums, and keys, Pro Keys and harmonies, where applicable. Some songs also feature Pro Guitar and Pro Bass upgrades available for an additional $0.99 upgrade download.

Please note, next week’s tracks will be released on Thursday, May 19, rather than the usual Tuesday.

Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation®3 system (May 19):

Pantera – “5 Minutes Alone” X
Pantera – “I’m Broken”
Pantera – “Mouth for War”
Pantera – “Walk” X
Peter Frampton – “Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)”
(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation®3 system May 18)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Pantera Pack 01” and as individual tracks on Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 system and Wii. Tracks marked with “X” will include Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.

Price:
$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points) per song
$2.00USD (200 Wii Points™) per song
$0.99 USD (100 Wii Points/80 Microsoft Points), £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade
$6.99, £3.49 UK, €5.29 EU (560 Microsoft Points, 700 Wii Points) for Pantera Pack 01