Phew – isn’t it so fast that the first month of the new year has passed by us so quickly? Well, Activision needs to fill up their coffers with their monthly pocket money, and what better way than to release new content for both Guitar Hero and Band Hero franchises? February will see a strong lineup of weekly downloadable songs that ought to make fans’ musical appetites satiated, where it also marks the first time where master tracks from popular heavy metal band Black Sabbath will be used in a music video game.

In addition, top bands 30 Seconds To Mars, Breaking Benjamin and Third Eye Blind lend both hit songs and new music. Epic alt-rockers 30 Seconds To Mars return to Guitar Hero with searing vocals, imaginative percussion sequences and blazing guitar riffs in a three-song track pack on February 4. The 30 Seconds To Mars Track Pack features hit singles “Attack” and “From Yesterday” from the band’s sophomore album A Beautiful Lie as well as “Kings and Queens,” the first single off of their latest album, This Is War. On February 11, breakout alternative metal band Breaking Benjamin makes their Guitar Hero debut with a three song track pack including “Sooner or Later” from their 2004 album We Are Not Alone and “Until The End,” off of the band’s third album Phobia. The Breaking Benjamin Track Pack will also have metal fanatics thrashing to the band’s newest single from their Dear Agony album, “Give Me A Sign.” Heavy metal pioneer and Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductee Black Sabbath brings their original music to a music game for the first time on February 18. With master tracks of the hard-hitting, crunching classics “After Forever,” “Into The Void” and “Sweetleaf,” all off of their certified-platinum album Master of Reality, the Black Sabbath Track Pack delivers an unforgettable and intense music experience where fans can enjoy music they love in a whole new way.

Third Eye Blind will also make a much-awaited return to the Guitar Hero scene for an encore performance with a three-song track pack which will roll out this coming February 25th. That’s a little bit of something for everyone for each week, giving you just enough time to master a particular track in its most difficult setting before a fresh new challenge is issued. The 30 Seconds To Mars, Breaking Benjamin, Black Sabbath and Third Eye Blind track packs will hit Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 for 440 Microsoft Points, while PS3 owners can get theirs from the PlayStationStore for for $5.49 with Wii owners downloading theirs for 550 Wii Points.

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