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Rock Band: Metal Track Pack

Posted on November 11th, 2009 by Xbox 360 Reviews

Electronic Arts Rock Band: Metal Track Pack is a standalone software product that allows owners of Rock Band and Rock Band 2 to keep on rocking with more hit songs from the pantheon of rock music. Rock Band: Track Pack Metal is compatible with all Rock Band instrument controllers and other current music-based video game peripherals.

In Rock Band: Metal Track Pack, the Rock Band team has assembled 20 on-disc tracks exploding with bone-crushing, ear-lashing, face-melting metal including anvil-heavy cuts from Godsmack, Children of Bodom, Evile, Judas Priest, Bullet For My Valentine and more! Six of the on disc tracks are brand new to the Rock Band platform via this package. Play directly from the disc or download the songs onto your console’s hard drive, once downloaded, the songs will automatically appear in the custom Rock Band library and can be integrated into setlists and played in all game modes of various Rock Band editions. 5. Bullet For My Valentine - Waking the Demon 6. Children of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet 7. Evile - Thrasher 8. Godsmack - I Stand Alone 9. The Haunted - D.O.A. 10. Hawkwind - Master Of The Universe (exclusive track) 11. I Mother Earth - Levitate (exclusive track) 12. In This Moment - Forever 13. Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance 14. Lacuna Coil - Closer 15. Lamb of God - Laid to Rest 16. Mot rhead - Killed by Death (exclusive track) 17. Nazareth - Hair of the Dog (exclusive track) 18. Queens of the Stone Age - 3’s & 7’s 19. Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade (exclusive track) 20. Yngwie Malmsteen - Red Devil

Rock Band Metal Track Pack is a standalone software product that allows owners of Rock Band and Rock Band 2, as well as those new to the Rock Band universe, to start and keep the party going with an additional 20 seminal hits from the heyday of heavy metal and beyond, hand-picked with care by Harmonix. This track pack is also compatible with most Guitar Hero and other instrument controllers and microphones.

Guitar and bass player rocking it in 'Rock Band: Metal Track Pack'

A 20-track standalone game.
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Gameplay screen with full band in 'Rock Band: Metal Track Pack'

Multiplayer & co-op play options.
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In-game drummer looking a bit like Alice Cooper in 'Rock Band: Metal Track Pack'

Import tracks into Rock Band.
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Key Features:

Standalone Game - Rock Band: Metal Track Pack is a standalone game, meaning that players do not need to own a standard copy of a Rock Band game to play it.
Full-Featured - Rock Band: Metal Track Pack contains all the great features of Rock Band, including: Solo and Band Tour Mode, Quickplay, Tug of War, Score Dual, and song unlock progression.
The Best Around - Bust out the leather and long hair with 20 of the most head-banging metal tracks in Rock Band history, including six entirely new to Rock Band, and all distilled to perfection on one disc utilizing the original master recordings.
Go Beyond the Disc - Rock Band: Metal Track Pack for Xbox 360 ships with download codes to import all of these tracks for use directly in Rock Band and Rock Band 2 via Xbox LIVE.
Xbox LIVE Support - As with standard Rock Band games Rock Band: Metal Track Pack features Xbox LIVE support including achievements and friends lists.
Multiplayer Support - Enjoy 4-person game support utilizing all Rock Band instrument controllers and most made for use with Guitar Hero for Xbox 360.