Permaband, CCP Games’ In-House Band, Makes Rock Band 4 Debut with Free Songs this Summer!

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    Permaband, CCP Games’ In-House Band, Makes Rock Band 4 Debut with Free Songs this Summer!

    – Harmonix Helps CCP Games Celebrate 20th Birthday with Face-Melting Gift to Fans –
     

    CCP Games today announced that they have teamed up with Harmonix to bring several songs from their in-house band, Permaband, for free to Rock Band™ 4 to celebrate the company’s 20th birthday. CCP was founded on June 10, 1997.

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    The songs, which will be available for free download for all owners of Rock Band 4 on both Xbox One and PlayStation®4  this summer, include Permaband fan favorites like “Killing is Just a Means” and “Wrecking Machine.”

    Permaband was founded in 2009 by CCP employees CCP ArnarV, CCP Guard, CCP Nova and CCP Arkanon, and their songs, videos, and live performances have become a staple of EVE Online fan events like Fanfest and EVE Vegas. The multi-talented group has released 5 genre-spanning songs over the years. All of the band’s songs can be downloaded from http://www.soundcloud.com/ccpgames.

    The current Permaband lineup includes the following CCP employees:

    • Sveinn “CCP Guard” Kjarval – Lead Community Developer – Vocals/Keytar
    • Arnar “CCP ArnarV” Valdimarsson – Senior Video Producer – Drums
    • Sveinbjörn “CCP Hunter” Hafsteinsson – Senior Virtual World Database Admin – Vocals
    • Hinrik “CCP Nova” Haraldsson – Video Producer – Bass/Vocals
    • Einar “CCP Grimmi” S. Hreiðarsson – Security Analyst – Rhythm Guitar
    • Bergþór “CCP Strat” Smári – Software Engineer – Lead Guitar
    • Hafdís “CCP Atomic” Hreiðarsdóttir – Associate Producer – Vocals
    • Ólafur “CCP Hotpants” Á. Haraldsson – Cinematic Director – Keyboard/Bass

    About CCP Games
    CCP is a leading independent developer of massively multiplayer games, and has been praised for its artistry, game design and unique player-driven, infinitely scalable storytelling narratives. CCP is the creator of the critically acclaimed science-fiction game EVE Online (PC/Mac), which is celebrating an unprecedented eleventh consecutive year of subscriber growth. In addition to EVE Online, CCP also develops DUST 514®, a groundbreaking, free-to-play, massively multiplayer online first-person shooter for the PlayStation®3, and EVE: Valkyrie™, a multiplayer spaceship dogfighting shooter, both set in the EVE Universe.  Founded and headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1997, CCP is privately held, with additional offices in Atlanta, Newcastle, and Shanghai. For more information, visit www.ccpgames.com

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