Star Trek Rocks Out

What do you think of when you think of Star Trek? Rock music and video games, right? Okay, me, not so much, but someone thought this was a good idea. MTV Games and Paramount Pictures have joined forces to create Rock Band “Where No Man Has Gone Before.”

Says the press release, this “first-of-its-kind collaboration will fuse together the massive cultural followings of both Star Trek and the video game phenomenon Rock Band to engage fans with free music, an in-game battle of the bands, and futuristic avatar creation contest.”

Fire up Rock Band 2’s online Battle of the Bands mode to participate in the Star Trek Ultimate Battle. Bands of three to four players can battle the Rock Band galaxy. The band with the highest score will win a Star Trek hometown movie screening for their band and their friends. Additionally, twenty randomly selected players will win an awesome Star Trek/Rock Band prize pack equipped with Star Trek and Rock Band gear. The Battle of the Bands component will begin on April 20th and run through April 27th.

They’re also having an avatar creation contest and a sweepstakes so why not enter? I can see it now, McCoy on drums, Spock on the Vulcan harp, and Kirk on the mic singing Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. I’m there.  For more information on visit www.ROCKBAND.com/StarTrek.

Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures.