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Super Meat Boy tunes for Rock Band

Ludicrous difficulty confirmed.

Three tracks from hit indie platformer Super Meat Boy's soundtrack are heading to Rock Band Network, composer Danny Baranowsky has confirmed.

As reported by Joystiq, extended versions The Battle of Lil' Slugger and Can o' Salt, and a retro remix of Betus Blues.

Befitting the relentlessly unforgiving game from which they've sprung, it looks like the tracks will offer a similarly sturdy challenge to seasoned Rock Banders.

"I wanted to have some stuff in there for the people who delight in 100-percenting expert Dragonforce," threatened Baranowsky – who also wrote the music for iPhone indie hit Canabalt.

No release date has been confirmed for the tracks yet but Baranowsky promised they'll be available "soon".

In other Meat Boy news, a new level pack is due for the Xbox 360 version of the game soon, while a PC level editor hits any day now.