EARACHE THRASHES ROCK BAND WITH EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT

EARACHE Records, innovators of 'extreme' for over 20 years is pleased
to announce its participation with Massachusetts video game
developers, HARMONIX to provide exclusive downloadable content for
ROCK BAND, the 'extremely innovative' million-plus selling title for
the Playstation 2 & 3 and Xbox 360.

Tomorrow, March 18, EARACHE Records will debut the ROCK BAND "Thrash
Pack," one of many exclusive downloadable content packs to come from
the label. Consisting of 3 of the fastest and hardest-hitting tracks
from EARACHE's past and present, the "Thrash Pack" is perfect for ROCK
BAND players eager for the challenge of what many consider to be the
game's 3 toughest tracks, players who are looking to add more metal to
their ROCK BAND experience and/or ROCK BAND completists.

EARACHE's exclusive ROCK BAND "Thrash Pack" download consists of:

AT THE GATES - "Blinded By Fear" (from 1996's SLAUGHTER OF THE SOUL)*

EVILE - "Thrasher" (from 2007's ENTER THE GRAVE)*

THE HAUNTED - "D.O.A." (from 2003's ONE KILL WONDER)*

*Also available for individual download.

With an already giant reputation thanks to smash hits like GUITAR
HERO I & II and KARAOKE REVOLUTION, HARMONIX took the popular formula
of their GUITAR HERO franchise and upped the ante with more
instruments, an increased focus on multiplayer interaction and a
revolutionary downloadable content platform strategy. Seemingly an
experiment in fusing music, new media and personal interaction, this
combination proved highly successful as ROCK BAND's combined console
sales would total over 1.1 million copies as of January 2007.
HARMONIX's promise to create a new music distribution platform through
weekly downloadable content packs (and eventually entire album
downloads) has given the game a life of its own, as well, having sold
over 2.5 million downloadable songs thus far and counting.

EARACHE Records is proud to work with HARMONIX to bring music onto an
already increasingly important platform for content delivery. Starting
with tomorrow's "Thrash Pack," ROCK BAND is a large portion of the
many inventive ways in which EARACHE's extreme vision can be delivered
deep into the future.

http://www.rockband.com/

http://www.earache.com/

http://www.harmonixmusic.com/

This is amazing and I will be rockin these songs tomorrow.

I posted that before reading it. seriously, at the gate!?!

It is kind of weird. Early Metallica is the heaviest thing on rock band right now.

Yea I was going to post it but you beat me to it. I will be playing Blinded by Fear at midnight! The drums are going to be insane!