Preview: Rock Band

Rock Band is the latest announcement by Electronic Arts and should be live next week. Is this a Tap Tap Revenge killer? Read on to find out all the juicy info about this title.

Putting to rest rumours that Harmonix's award-winning music series was ready to go on an iPhone tour, EA Mobile has officially announced Rock Band for iPhone and iPod touch.

An extension of the popular console franchise, Rock Band features all four instruments - guitar, bass, drums, and vocals - on iPhone controlled using taps of your touchscreen.

Headlining the game's feature set is cooperative multiplayer online and locally via Bluetooth. These jam sessions allow you and three buddies to play songs simultaneously.Of course, there's a suite of single player modes including one-off Quick Play sets and a full Solo Tour career mode complete with achievements.

The game will come with a core 20 tracks You can add to your collection by purchasing additional songs from within the game at an undetermined price via downloadable content similar to in Tap Tap Revenge 3.

Rock Band is slated for release sometime next week on the App Store, price yet to be announced.

The core track list:
"Attack" - 30 Seconds To Mars
"Girls Not Grey" - AFI"Move Along" - All American Rejects
"Sabotage" - Beastie Boys
"All The Small Things" - Blink-182
"Hanging on the Telephone" – Blondie
"Learn To Fly" - Foo Fighters
"Everlong" - Foo Fighters
"Bad to The Bone" - George Thorogood & the Destroyers
"Hymn 43" - Jethro Tull
"Bad Reputation" - Joan Jett
"Simple Man" - Lynard Skynard
"Ace of Spades '08" – Motorhead
"Debaser" - Pixies"Ladybug" - Presidents of The United States of America
"Give It All" - Rise Against
"Lazy Eye" - Silversun Pick Ups
"Cherub Rock" - Smashing Pumpkins
"Take The Money and Run" - Steve Miller Band
"We Got The Beat" - The Go Go's