French gaming Web site Success Full has gotten its hands on the achievements for the upcoming Rock Band Metal Track Pack, and... wait... what!? That hasn't been announced yet!
The rumored achievements for the pack appear to indicate that another retail disc is on the way, along the lines of the upcoming Country Track Pack. These track packs generally feature music that has been released on the Rock Band Music Store, but the Country Track Pack has set a precedent by offering up a handful of music previously unreleased. If these achievements uncovered by the French are to be believed, the Metal Track pack will be offering the same.
Buried in the achievements are hints at some included songs previously unavailable for Rock Band: Motorhead's "Killed by Death"; Hawkwind's "Master of the Universe"; Blue Oyster Cult's "Transmaniacon MC"; and Nazareth's "Hair of the Dog." The Country Track Pack will feature 13 tracks exclusive (for a limited time) to the retail disc; it's possible this Metal Track Pack will contain more than four exclusive songs, as well.
Fans yell "OMFG! WHERES TEH REAL METALZ!? FUXORZ ROCK BANDS!1!" a lot. This usually means "Why haven't you released songs by my favorite bands? I will FBFC this Miranda Cosgrove track with my friends in the meantime. But I'm not wearing this sleeveless flannel, studded bracelet, and this Meshuggah t-shirt for no reason here, guys." We wonder if this supposed Metal Track Pack will appease the masses.
We've contacted Harmonix and MTV Games to see if this is a thing that exists, of course. As with everything in life, we can't be sure of anything until there's a press release issued, anyhow.
[Thanks, power-glove!]
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10:40 AM on 06.22.2009
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Happy birthday!!???
Mwuahahahaha. Competition, it's whats for dinner. Oh and it keeps devs trying to please us, if that makes sense.
People whine, but its mostly because they don't have their very specific band represented yet.
Metal Pack wins if it can include some Amon Amarth, that would be something to see. Of course, you can't go wrong with NWOBHM type stuff either.
(returning from YouTube) Sigh...I guess I can stick with Guitar Hero for a while longer :\
Seriously, what do you want? There's like 700 songs playable in Rock Band!
Yoink.
Avian
Blind Guardian
Bloodsimple
CAGE
Circle II Circle
Dark Empire
Demons & Wizards
Dethklok
Dimmu Borgir
Elvenking
Evergrey
Gates of Winter
Grave Digger
Iced Earth
In Flames
Jeff Loomis (of Nevermore)
Manowar
Nevermore
Opeth
Orphaned Land
Persuader
Pyramaze
Raintime
Sabaton
Savage Circus
Seventh Wonder
Sonata Arctica
Stone Sour
Stratovarius
Symphony X
Symphorce
Tad Morose
The Black Mages
The Eternal
Therion
Type O Negative
Unearthed
Zero Hour
I could come up with more, but you could get a few hundred songs right there. And I know that some of them have appeared in other games, but I threw them in anyway because there should/could be more.
PRAY SO HARD
KILLED BY DEATH RULES
"No, no, you've got it wrong, it's Death to all BUT Metal"
"That's what I said, Death to all BUTT Metal"