Rock Band Gets Margaritaville, More Metal

via IGN


Rock Band will add tracks from two decidedly different artists to its online setlist next week in a nod to both fun-loving baby boomers and their angst-addled offspring.

Three Jimmy Buffet songs and three songs by the Chicago-based metal band Disturbed will hit Xbox Live and PlayStation Network on Tuesday and Friday of next week, respectively, Harmonix and MTV Games announced today.

In a news release announcing the upcoming tracks, the companies said Buffet, who is apparently a big Rock Band fan, re-recorded versions of his hit songs "Margaritaville," "Cheeseburger In Paradise" and "Volcano" specifically for the game. Each Buffett track will be available for $1.99 per track (160 Microsoft Points) or $5.49 (440 Microsoft Points) for the three-pack.

MTV Games has also partnered with Best Buy to offer Disturbed fans free downloads of two tracks from the band's new album Indestructible by pre-ordering the record through the retailer's Web site. Both of those songs ("Indestructible" and "Inside the Fire") will now be available to all Rock Band players, along with a third new track, "Perfect Insanity." Each Disturbed track will be available for $.99 per track (80 Microsoft Points) for a limited time, or $2.99 (240 Microsoft Points) for all three.