Rumored earlier this year, it appears that thanks to the Entertainment Software Rating Board, sometime in the near future we will have a new track pack for Rock Band featuring all metal songs! Here’s what the ESRB statement says:

This is a music and rhythm simulation game in which players can perform songs along with on-screen avatars. Players simulate playing guitar, bass, or drums and are scored based on the accuracy of notes hit. Some song lyrics contain expletives (e.g., “b*tch” and “hell”) as well as allusions to violence (e.g., “Forced into submission…A strip of tape that kills the screams…Surgical steel twist the flesh”). Some songs also mention alcohol products or indirectly reference drugs (e.g., “Beers and barracuda, reds and monocaine” and “Doped up soul-Senses numb”).

Based on some the lyrical clues above and the lyrics search engine lyricrat.com, you can figure out at least two of the songs on the Track Pack: Haunted – “DOA” (…A strip of tape that kills the screams…) and Blue Oyster Cult – “Transmaniacon MC” (…Beers and barracuda…).  Also, if you look at Harmonix’s RBN “Offensive Content Guidelines” page, you can clearly see a reference to Nazareth’s “Hair of the Dog.”  These also appear to be corroborated by the rumored achievements listed here.  With all this info, these are just some of the songs expected to be on disc:

• Motorhead “Killed by Death”*
• Hawkwind “Master of the Universe”*
• Blue Oyster Cult “Transmaniacon MC”*
• Nazareth “Hair of the Dog”*
• Yngwie Malmsteen “Red Devil”
• Judas Priest “Screaming for Vengeance”
• Lacuna Coil “Closer”
• In This Moment “Forever”
• Queens of the Stone Age “3′s and 7′s”
• Evile “Thrasher”
• The Haunted “D.O.A.”
• At the Gates “Blinded by Fear”
• Lamb of God “Laid to Rest”

* – Denotes songs not currently released as DLC

According to the ESRB statement, the track pack will be released for the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PS3, and PS2.  No release date has yet been announced.

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