Da Harmonix, Electronic Arts & MTV Games i sin tid præsentere Rock Band, var det med lovning på at “gamerne” ville kunne hente hele albums og ikke bare enkelte numre med deres yndlingsbands. Nu kommer der endelig handling bag ordene, og allerede i morgen (på torsdag for PS3-folket) vil man kunne købe Judas Priests “plade” fra 1982, “Screaming For Vengeance”. Xbox 360-ejerne vil skulle slippe 1200 MS point for hele “skiven” eller 160 MS for de individuelle sange. Harmonix har også afsløret, at The Pixies og The Cars er de næste bands, som vil bidrage med fulde albums til Rock Band. Også The Who forventes at spytte i inden længe. Det er så bare surt, at vi i Europa endnu ikke har fået muligheden for at kaste os over Rock Band, som tillige bliver en ganske dyr fornøjelse for danskerne.

Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the first complete album to be added to the Rock Band downloadable content catalog: Judas Priest’s 1982 classic, Screaming For Vengeance. On April 22, some of the most influential metal tracks of all time will get new life as Screaming For Vengeance becomes the first complete album to be released as blistering game play levels in Rock Band. The album’s plethora of highlights includes smash radio hit “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’,” “Bloodstone,” title track “Screaming For Vengeance” and “Electric Eye.” Black leather and chains sold separately.

Each track will be available for $1.99 per track (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) or $14.99 (1200 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for the album.

Release date: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 (Xbox LIVE® Marketplace)
Thursday, April 24, 2008 (PLAYSTATION®Store)