The peripheral-centric rhythm genre seems like it's been around for an eternity, doesn't it? In actuality, the genre went from relative obscurity to complete and utter saturation in just five years.

Hundreds of gamers went to their local electronics stores Sunday to pick up their copy of Rock Band 2 and, I hope, invited a bunch of their friends over when they got the game home. Many will most ...

What comes to mind when you hear or read about rock and roll? It’d probably be an image of a band in leather pants, tousled hair, and one or more of the band members clutching a guitar. You might also ...

Has your head cooled from all that rock news this morning? Nope? Well, we'd hate to rile you up again, but Mad Catz -- now the official provider of all Rock Band 3 equipment -- has priced its latest ...

The early drum machines were too expensive for most musicians. But a device that turned acoustic drum samples into something more powerful became a signature sound on classic recordings by Michael ...

The title features a ton of music, spanning genres like heavy metal, nu-metal, and classic rock. You’ll also find a full campaign mode, unlockable content – like drum kits and sticks – and online ...

If fellow VR drum game Ragnarock has a rather singular focus, then it can be argued Drums Rock’s has too. Just in a different way. While Ragnarock was going for a whole Viking/Celtic rock vibe right ...

Unlike many rhythm games, to become a music legend in We Rock: Drum King you only require two Wii Remotes, rather than having to clutter your living room with potentially expensive instruments. The ...

In the 70-odd years since rock's big bang, it can be easy to forget the essential rhythm players that helped spark a band's ...

On YouTube, Dezmond Castner is a bona fide “Rock Band” god. His videos, done under the nom de plume “azuritereaction,” have been viewed almost 60 million times. His subscribers — just over 86,000 of ...