Oh Harmonix, you have my attention now. With a surprise early announcement (likely due to next Monday being President's Day) Harmonix announced that Rock Band 4 was getting an infusion of some of the best of grunge from the early 1990's next week.
Anyone that was in college in the early 90's will instantly recognize Stone Temple Pilots "Wicked Garden" and the immaculate tribute song "Hunger Strike" from Temple of the Dog. Never heard of Temple of the Dog? Well it's this tribute band that was conceived by Chris Cornell (Soundgarden front man) featuring members of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden as a tribute to Andrew Wood, former lead singer of Mother Love Bone. Hunger Strike has a pretty cool backstory, with Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder basically signing a duet. The final song is Soungarden's My Wave, from Superunknown. While not as popular as other tracks on the album, anyone that owned it will recognize it. One thing is certain, with Scot Weiland, Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell lyrics on these songs, the vocals will likely be pretty hard. The three tracks will be available on Tuesday, January 19th for $1.99 each.
GRUNGE DLC COMING TO ROCK BAND 4
Boston, Mass. – January 15, 2016 – Today Harmonix is announcing the addition of three new tracks to the Rock Band™ Music Store for Xbox One and PlayStation®4! Releasing Tuesday, January 19th, are songs from Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden and grunge super group, Temple of the Dog.
Formed by members of both Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog released “Hunger Strike” in 1991, ultimately peaking at #4 on the US Billboard charts. With dual lead vocals from Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder, “Hunger Strike” offers great vocal gameplay as well as phenomenal guitar, drum and bass parts. The early 90’s theme continues with Soundgarden’s hit single, “My Wave”, the band’s 4th single from the band’s megahit album Superunknown. The last song is “Wicked Garden”, a song never released as a commercial single, yet widely considered a career defining song from Stone Temple Pilots. Featuring lyrics written by Scott Weiland, “Wicked Garden” brings the driving rhythms, atmospheric guitar play and brooding vocal performance that Stone Temple Pilots is famous for.
These tracks can be purchased individually for $1.99.
Soundgarden – My Wave
Stone Temple Pilots – Wicked Garden
Temple of the Dog – Hunger Strike
