CFB 26 Will Feature An Unexpected Tie-In With One Of The Biggest Bands Ever

EA Sports has announced a partnership with the legendary band Metallica. The "For Whom The Band Tolls Competition," as it's called, will see EA Sports and Metallica come together to give one collegiate marching band the chance to record the CFB theme song and a Metallica song for a future CFB title.The existence of this competition is pretty much all we know so far. The announcement stated that the winning marching band will get to record a Metallica song for a future version of CFB, and given that this is only just being announced in late April, it would seem the song wouldn't be ready until the inevitable CFB 27 in 2026.CFB + Metallica = The Ultimate Marching Band Competition! @EASPORTSCollege and @Metallica are joining forces to give one college marching band an opportunity to take the field and get in the game: The Division 1 winner of the For Whom the Band Tolls! competition will not only… pic.twitter.com/WPzVwawFmb — EASPORTSCollege (@EASPORTSCollege) April 21, 2025 For CFB 25, EA's Torsten Staley recorded every team's fight song in Nashville with a group of musicians made up of students and alumni from schools like Oklahoma, North Texas, Vanderbilt, USC, Auburn, and Tennessee. The CFB theme song was also recorded in Nashville with a house band--check out a recording below.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Apr 21, 2025 - 16:49

CFB 26 Will Feature An Unexpected Tie-In With One Of The Biggest Bands Ever

EA Sports has announced a partnership with the legendary band Metallica. The "For Whom The Band Tolls Competition," as it's called, will see EA Sports and Metallica come together to give one collegiate marching band the chance to record the CFB theme song and a Metallica song for a future CFB title.

The existence of this competition is pretty much all we know so far. The announcement stated that the winning marching band will get to record a Metallica song for a future version of CFB, and given that this is only just being announced in late April, it would seem the song wouldn't be ready until the inevitable CFB 27 in 2026.

CFB + Metallica = The Ultimate Marching Band Competition!
@EASPORTSCollege and @Metallica are joining forces to give one college marching band an opportunity to take the field and get in the game: The Division 1 winner of the For Whom the Band Tolls! competition will not only… pic.twitter.com/WPzVwawFmb — EASPORTSCollege (@EASPORTSCollege) April 21, 2025

For CFB 25, EA's Torsten Staley recorded every team's fight song in Nashville with a group of musicians made up of students and alumni from schools like Oklahoma, North Texas, Vanderbilt, USC, Auburn, and Tennessee. The CFB theme song was also recorded in Nashville with a house band--check out a recording below.Continue Reading at GameSpot