Iron Maiden Tracks Downloadable For Rock Band

 

£24.48

Twelve Iron Maiden tracks will be available to download for the hit gaming title, Rock Band.

The tracks will be downloadable from 9 June for the Xbox 360 and Wii, 11 June for the PS3. This coincides with the release of Flight 666 on DVD and Blue Ray, a documentary of Iron Maiden's first leg in the Somewhere Back In Time World Tour.

Live recordings of “Aces High,” “Hallowed Be Thy Name,” “Fear of the Dark” and “Iron Maiden,” which feature on Flight 666, are among the 12 tracks available for download, the other tracks also featured on the tour.

“Fans have been asking us to do something with Rock Band for some time, and this seemed to be a perfect opportunity,” said Maiden manager Rod Smallwood. “Our recent Somewhere Back in Time tour was perhaps the most enjoyable one we have ever undertaken and certainly the most successful with almost 2 million people catching the shows around the world. So it just seemed a good idea to make some of the songs we played available now so fans can play along with the band on the tour. Then we shall see if they can keep up with the band!!”

The full list of tracks is as follows:

“Aces High (live)” Flight 666 (2009)
“2 Minutes to Midnight” Powerslave (1984)
“The Trooper” Piece of Mind (1983)
“Wasted Years” Somewhere in Time (1986)
“The Number of the Beast” The Number of the Beast (1982)
“Run to the Hills” The Number of the Beast (1982)
“Can I Play With Madness” Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)
“The Clairvoyant” Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)
“Powerslave” Powerslave (1984)
“Hallowed Be Thy Name (live)” Flight 666 (2009)
“Fear of the Dark (live)” Flight 666 (2009)
“Iron Maiden (live)” Flight 666 (2009)

Players can purchase these tracks individually for all three platforms mentioned above, or as part of the Iron Maiden Pack for the Xbox 360 and PS3. The price is $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) for the Xbox 360 per track, $19.99 (1600 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Iron Maiden Pack”, or $2.00 (200 Wii Points) per track.