Rock Band opens up its first "six-pack"

Next week, the PlayStation Store update will mark two "firsts" in the Rock Band franchise with the release of the first ever The Grateful Dead songs which will also happen to be included in the first ever six-pack.

The legends of classic rock, The Grateful Dead, will be featured in this week's Rock Band DLC with six available master tracks followed by 13 more in the future. Although announced back in the fall, Harmonix was able to secure the licenses for 18 master tracks from The Grateful Dead and the initial six songs released this week are:

* "Casey Jones"
* "China Cat Sunflower"
* "Franklin's Tower"
* "I Need a Miracle"
* "Sugar Magnolia"
* "Truckin'"

Each track will be available on the PlayStation Store for 1.99USD, while the first six-pack will sell for 9.99USD (three-packs have previously sold for 5.49USD).