Harmonix, the worldwide developer of music-related games, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks, have announced that the initial line up of downlodable music that can be played in Rock Band: Tracks title which will be released on Tuesday, November 20^th for the Xbox 360 and the PS3. Once the game has been released there will be additional tracks that can be purchased in packs of 3 from Metallica, The Police, and Queens of The Stone age for $5.49 if the three part pack is purchased or $1.99 for a single track. The songs can also be purchased on Xbox Live for 440 Microsoft Points for the three song pack or 160 Microsoft Points per single track.

The musical titles available for download will be altered every week through the end of 2007 whereupon there will greater amounts of music available during the weekly downloads at the start of 2008. The prices will vary from $.99 to $2.99 per track which corresponds to 80 to 240 Microsoft points on the Xbox Live download service but the majority of the tunes will be sold for a market price of $1.99(160 Microsoft Points). Paul DeGooyer, The Senior Vice President of MTV Games, was quoted as saying that MTV Games was “excited to unleash some of the most beloved rock songs of all time for consumers to customize their Rock Band game experience - for an amazing price.” Mr. DeGooyer also stated that there was a “ overwhelmingly positive response from artists, managers, music publishers and record labels” that has resulted in a “queue of fantastic tracks that will continue to roll out every week." Alex Rigopulos, the co-founder and CEO of Harmoni, stated that “We are giving consumers a way to experience what is essentially a new game every week with more and more of the songs they love.”

Along with the 58 songs that will be initially released Harmonix and MTV Games have provided a calender of the upcoming musical releases for Rock Band: Tracks which you will find below along with their prices.

Rock Band DLC Release Schedule - November / December 2007

Week of November 20, 2007:

3-Pack for $5.49 or Individual Tracks for $1.99 Each
(160 Microsoft Points per track and 440 per pack for Xbox 360)

Metallica Pack
"Ride the Lightning" - Metallica
"Blackened"- Metallica
"And Justice for All"- Metallica

The Police Pack
"Can’t Stand Losing You" - The Police
"Synchronicity II" - The Police
"Roxanne" - The Police

Queens of the Stone Age Pack
"3’s and 7’s" - Queens of the Stone Age
"Little Sister" - Queens of the Stone Age
"Sick Sick Sick" - Queens of the Stone Age

Individual Tracks for $1.99 Each
(160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360)

"Fortunate Son"as made famous by Creedence Clearwater Revival *
"Juke Box Hero"as made famous by Foreigner *
"Bang a Gong (Get It On)"as made famous by T-Rex *
"My Sharona"as made famous by The Knack *
"Cherry Bomb"as made famous by The Runaways *
"Joker & The Thief”- Wolfmother

Week of November 27, 2007

3-Pack for $5.49 or Individual Tracks for $1.99 Each
(160 Microsoft Points per track and 440 per pack for Xbox 360)

David Bowie Pack
"Moonage Daydream" - David Bowie
"Heroes"as made famous by David Bowie *
"Queen Bitch"as made famous by David Bowie *

Week of December 4, 2007

3-Pack for $5.49 or Individual Tracks for $1.99 Each
(160 Microsoft Points per track and 440 per pack for Xbox 360)

Black Sabbath Pack
"N.I.B."as made famous by Black Sabbath *
"Sweet Leaf"as made famous by Black Sabbath *
"War Pigs"as made famous by Black Sabbath *

Week of December 11, 2007

3-Pack for $5.49 or Individual Tracks for $1.99 Each
(160 Microsoft Points per track and 440 per pack for Xbox 360)

Punk Pack:
"Rockaway Beach"- Ramones
"I Fought the Law"- The Clash
"Ever Fallen In Love"as made famous by Buzzcocks *

Week of December 18, 2007

Individual Tracks for $1.99 Each
(160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360)
"My Iron Lung"- Radiohead
"Buddy Holly"- Weezer
"Brass in Pocket"as made famous by Pretenders *

* This is a cover version of a song made famous by the artist indicated. All others are original master recordings.

For more information on Rock Band and Harmonix please visit www.rockband.com and www.harmonixmusic.com