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Iron Maiden DLC

We’ve kept you waiting so long for an Iron Maiden package that even a six-pack wouldn’t be enough. So prepare yourself for the Iron Maiden 12-pack, gathering metal landmarks from 1982’s “The Number of the Beast” to a quartet of scorching, brand-new live tracks. The package ties in with Flight 666, the band’s concert film which is being released on Blu-ray disc, double DVD and double soundtrack CD.

Live recordings of “Aces High,” “Hallowed Be Thy Name,” “Fear of the Dark” and “Iron Maiden,” featured on Flight 666, are among those available for download in the Rock Band  Music Store June 9. The other 8 songs were amongst those featured on the band’s Somewhere Back in Time World Tour during the first leg of which Flight 666 was filmed. This will mark the first time master recordings from Iron Maiden have been made available on Rock Band games. “Metal fans have wanted this one for a long time, and we’ve answered them with some of the greatest Maiden songs, both live and recorded,” said Paul DeGooyer, senior vice president of Electronic Games & Music for MTV Networks Music Group.

Maiden manager Rod Smallwood comments; “Fans have been asking us to do something with Rock Band for some time and this seemed to be a perfect opportunity. Our recent Somewhere Back in Time tour was perhaps the most enjoyable one we have ever undertaken, and certainly the most successful with almost two million people catching the shows round 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!!”

For more news on the band and Flight 666, check out http://www.ironmaiden.com/. The complete list of tracks is as follows:

(All tracks are original master recordings)

Track - Album
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)
Fear of the Dark (live) - Flight 666 (2009)
Hallowed Be Thy Name (live) - Flight 666 (2009)
Iron Maiden (live) - Flight 666 (2009)