Yeah, you read that right: Funcom, the creators of the
Age of Conan MMO. The Norway-based studio has name-dropped "
Rock Band II," despite there being no official word of the sequel from the folks who
develop,
publish and
distribute the
Rock Band franchise. Joining the ranks of two
consumer surveys and a
Bo Diddley obituary as unofficial bearers of
Rock Band 2 news is Funcom's press release for the
Age of Conan soundtrack, which proudly touts fellow Norwegian deathpunk rockers Turbonegro (or "Turboneger" as they're known around Oslo) as feature acts on the disc, who,
oh by the way, are also in "the game
Rock Band II."
And did you hear? Bad Religion has also been linked to the
Rock Band sequel. Guitarist-songwriter Brett Gurewitz hit his
Twitter watchers with this message last month: "Seven meetings and four executive decisions later, back at Sound City putting the finishing touches on 'Sorrow' for
Rock Band 2."
[Via
Shacknews]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Fernando Rocker @ Jun 13th 2008 12:11PM
I want Lemmy Kilmister in Rock Band 2. Hard vocals =p
Jailbair would be fun to play.
Levi @ Jun 13th 2008 12:12PM
Oh fuck yes!!!
xGeneral DEATHx @ Jun 13th 2008 1:26PM
Dark Shadows avatar = mad old-school props.
Levi @ Jun 14th 2008 1:42AM
Thank you. You gotta respect the classics.
ApolloIV @ Jun 13th 2008 12:18PM
Oh my god! Turbonegro is amazing!
TURBONEGRO MUST BE DESTROYED I hope is in this game or Age of Pamparuis(also know as the Wildboyz theme.)
HighFiveJesus @ Jun 13th 2008 12:38PM
it would make only perfect sense to have you wailing out and screaming apocalypse dudes.
ApolloIV @ Jun 13th 2008 12:58PM
Amen brother.
Taylor @ Jun 13th 2008 12:21PM
LONG LIVE THE TURBOJUGEND!!! FUCK YA
Farseer (GDI) @ Jun 13th 2008 12:22PM
Wow. That picture. Just wow.
Is it just me, or have we seen them somewhere before...
http://www.ivexpo.com/images/VILLAGE_PEOPLE_1.jpg
Sora267 @ Jun 13th 2008 12:29PM
LMFAO, that was epic. +1 for you!!!!
Nick Ritch @ Jun 13th 2008 1:10PM
I was thinking the exact same thing!!! LMFAO!!!
In other news Joystiq still has not removed that asshole humming bird!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shagittarius @ Jun 13th 2008 2:30PM
Congratulations you got the idea behind the photograph.
Farseer (GDI) @ Jun 13th 2008 3:24PM
lol, what a great idea...
I know, let's emulate the Village People! Why? Because... um... because... um... what were we talking about again?
SapphicAlure @ Jun 13th 2008 12:30PM
Rock Band the Original has only just come out here in the UK!
And there's rumours about Rock Band II!?
Us Brits are seriously deprived! =[
whistlepig @ Jun 13th 2008 4:30PM
kinda like singstar 2 when the US just got vol 1
beatboxtaun @ Jun 13th 2008 12:38PM
Come on, Rock Band, hit me with more goodies! Fugazi, some Floyd, Run DMC "Walk This Way", Led Zep. I say this all the time and they look the other way. :(
ApolloIV @ Jun 13th 2008 12:59PM
I agree with all of those besides Run DMC. There needs to be more Led Zeppelin in every rhythm based game.
Beatboxtaun @ Jun 13th 2008 5:13PM
You know it would be fun as hell to play Walk This Way! Singing, guitar and drums would all be fun.
Batzarro(A.K.A Rap-Rock Cameo) @ Jun 13th 2008 12:40PM
Should that speed offend me? J/K
matt @ Jun 13th 2008 12:42PM
Did the Queer Eye guys make a band?
Von Dozier @ Jun 13th 2008 12:45PM
The only, only, only, only thing I ask for in RB2, is that they make RB1 DLC COMPATIBLE.
Jin @ Jun 13th 2008 12:48PM
Blood on your back
Blood in your sac
Blood in your crack
Blood in your tracks
Much more blood than you could ever pay back
I LOVE Turbonegro!
baby sea tuna @ Jun 13th 2008 2:14PM
Yeah...that's some real, um, poetry right there.
Capt. Castellanos @ Jun 13th 2008 4:27PM
drenched in blood again.
MC Double Def DP @ Jun 13th 2008 12:49PM
Rock on. Don't expect trolls on a video game blog comment section to have any taste in music. Any chance F*** The World will be in Rock Band 2?
ApolloIV @ Jun 13th 2008 12:57PM
Haha I doubt it. I love the song and all but "Fuck the World" probably wouldn't pass the Rock Band's ESRB Teen rating.
Adam @ Jun 13th 2008 12:55PM
Ooo. Sorrow is a great song for Rock Band. That's cool news.
ab @ Jun 13th 2008 1:01PM
I'm just excited for Bad Religion in Rock band. That shall be fun, but I kinda wish it was a different song than sorrow.
Farseer (GDI) @ Jun 13th 2008 1:55PM
Totally - the more BR, the better. How much would it rock to have the entire Stranger than Fiction album as DLC?
ab @ Jun 13th 2008 5:05PM
That would kick ass! What would be a really good CD to have on there would be Smash from The Offspring.
Nintendo Power @ Jun 18th 2008 2:35PM
The entirety of No Substance would rock my nuts
343 Guilty Fart @ Jun 13th 2008 1:11PM
I DON'T NEED ANOTHER ROCK BAND GAME!
It hasn't even been 7 months, this is ridiculous.
DigitalFirefly @ Jun 13th 2008 1:13PM
Maybe they meant Rock Band too (as in also).
METAL @ Jun 13th 2008 1:16PM
This is old and none of the sites I sent it to put it up, but there is an even better band that was announced for Rock Band 2 like a month ago:
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=96532
TESTAMENT, motherfuckers
Rooster752 @ Jun 13th 2008 2:18PM
anything from apocalypse dudes please!
Jin @ Jun 13th 2008 2:43PM
Really hopin for Age of Pamparius.
ApolloIV @ Jun 13th 2008 3:20PM
The only song from Party Animals should be "If You see Kay...Tell Her I love her."
Rooster752 @ Jun 13th 2008 3:33PM
age of pamparius would be very good. I want to see the vocal note for the "woah a woah a woah" part in the beginning. I'd like to see prince of the rodeo, back to dungaree high...or basically anything. I'd pay 20 bucks for this whole album on rock band.
deaftly @ Jun 13th 2008 2:22PM
When did the Village People get back together?
baby sea tuna @ Jun 13th 2008 2:26PM
Brett Gurewitz (and Epitaph) can suck a dick.
Turbonegro, on the other hand, is probably already doing that as we speak.
Lewis (GT: StoneRevolver) @ Jun 13th 2008 2:40PM
Now, where are your friends?
All my friends are dead.