Members:
- John Tardy - vocals
- Allen West - lead guitar
- Trevor Peres - rhythm guitar
- Frank Watkins - bass
- Donald Tardy - drums

Roadrunner Records launched a Mighty Fine REISSUES ECARD which features lots of goodies such as tracks, videos, & photos from all of the recent and upcoming ass-kicking Re-Issued albums.

Reissues include: The Best of series with classics: Obituary, Suffocation & Spineshank & The 2 for 1 series with classics: Madball, Front Line Assembly, & Life of Agony. Check it out here!

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Coming next week, three best ofs, three great bands, a whole degree in metal. Get a sample with the playlist below. Don't forget to share on Facebook, MySpace, or wherever you choose to hang.




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Roadrunner is happy to announce the signing of Atlanta-based extreme metal band, Daath.

Daath (pronounced like "Goth," but with a "D") were signed by longtime Roadrunner A&R man Monte Conner. Says Conner: "Daath fuses elements of cutting-edge death and black metal with expansive orchestral and electronic themes. I haven't signed a death metal band since the early 90's, when that whole scene reached a serious saturation and then stagnation point. But I never stopped following the genre and when Daath came along, I finally heard a new band who injected originality, excitement and fresh ideas back into that style of music."

The band, featuring Sean Farber (vocals), Michael Kameron (synth, backing vocals), Eyal Levi (guitar), Emil Werstler (guitar), Jeremy Creamer (bass), and Matt Ellis (drums), were brought to Conner's attention via colleague and friend, former Obituary/Disincarnate/Death/Testament guitarist-turned-producer, James Murphy, who took the band into the studio last year to co-produce and mix ten songs.

"The Daath song-writing team of Eyal Levi and his co-conspirator, composer/lyricist Michael Kameron, are on top of their game," says Murphy. "After completing the work on these songs, I knew I had something innovative and genre-bending on my hands. These guys have something extra, something special... not your run-of-the-mill death metal formula, but something 'beyond' that transcends the norms for the genre. I can't wait for the world to hear this band and hopefully feel the same renewed enthusiasm for extreme metal as a true art form that I now feel."

According to Kameron, "Daath means 'hidden knowledge' in Hebrew and represents the tragic struggle between the instincts and the intellect, the doorway to the abyss of the unconscious mind." Adds Levi, "We explore a vast array of emotional landscapes, at times aggressively exhilarating and at others inwardly reflective." Continues Levi, "Since the beginning we've believed that Roadrunner was the most appropriate label for Daath. They are the torch bearers for the metal world and we are proud to be joining their family."

Daath will re-enter the studio with Murphy in May to record five more songs to round out the pool of tracks they will choose from to unleash as their forthcoming Roadrunner debut album, The Hinderers - due out this Fall. Besides the title track, some other songs set to appear include "Festival Mass Soulform,"Ovum," "Above Lucium" and "Who Will Take The Blame." Murphy makes a guest appearance on the album as well as former Chimaira/Dying Fetus drummer, Kevin Talley, who tracked drums on two songs.

For more information on Daath visit www.daathmusic.com.

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Believe it or not, there were as many people who thought we were April Fooling about the launch of our new Bulletin Board as did the Avril Lavigne gag!

Yeah, yeah, we know a RR BB upgrade was long overdue, but what do y'all take us for? Never mind, don't answer, just get on over there and sign up already, will ya?

You may also have noticed we have an outrageous number of incredible contests (free iPod, free PSP, free V-Cast cellphone, etc.) going on in our Free Shit section, so if you feel lucky (well do ya...punk?) sign up now!

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Tune into this week's Headbangers Ball, which airs at 10pm EST, Saturday night on MTV2, and watch vids by Trivium, Obituary and Hatbreed, among others.

Lacuna Coil are special guests, here's the full playlist:

Godsmack - Speak
Mastodon - Seabeast
Cannibal Corpse - Make Them Suffer
D.R.I. - Suit and Tie Guy
Cryptopsy - The Pestilence that Walketh In Darkness
Burst - Where The Wave Broke
Lacuna Coil - Our Truth
Hurt - Rapture
Hatebreed - To The Threshold
Obituary - Insane
Trivium - Dying In Your Arms
Queensryche - Eyes Of A Stranger
F5 - Dissidence
The Red Chord - Blue Line Cretin
Despised Icon - The Sunset Will Never Charm Us
Demiricious - Vagrant Idol
Helloween - I want out
Norma Jean - Liarsenic: Creating A Universe of Discourse
Himsa - Sleazevil

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We have a new page for you to bookmark alongside our main hub here at RoadRunnerRecords.com...

Our newly revamped and relaunched official home on MySpace - come take a look at www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecords.

Once there, you can join our network of friends, make new ones to talk music and whatever else you please with, and enjoy everything from pictures, to banners, to videos and jukeboxes, to special promotions and prize giveways for all your favorite Roadrunner artists.

We're looking forward to seeing you there and welcome your feedback to help us make Roadrunner's MySpace page the best that it can be.

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This past Thursday (12/15), will go down as one of the greatest shows in Roadrunner's history. Many great artists got together and performed some classic Roadrunner tunes with once in a lifetime dream pairings.

If you missed it, our friends in METAL Injection got you covered. They captured the night in over 200 photos, including photos of members of SLIPKNOT (unmasked), KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM, DEICIDE, BIOHAZARD, HATEBREED, HIM and many more. The photos are available for viewing by CLICKING HERE.

Roadrunner United:The All-Star Sessions is in stores now

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Reviews describing last week's concert extravaganza are pouring in - here are some of our favorites:

MTV.com: All-Star Metal Jam Marks 25th Anniversary Of Roadrunner

Reuters: Metal Fans in Heaven at Roadrunner All-Star Gig

New York Times (requires registration): Metal's Faithful Laud a Label and Embrace the Hearing Loss

Billboard: Metal All-Stars Unite at Roadrunner Show

Hollywood Reporter: Roadrunner United

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We wanted to thank all those who joined us at this groundbreaking show - as well as our friends both in the U.S. and abroad who helped spread the word about it.

Happy Holidays from all at Roadrunner Records and here's what we banged our heads to Thursday night at the Nokia Theater, in NYC:

BIOHAZARD's "Punishment"
Evan Seinfeld / Billy Graziadei - vocals
Billy Graziadei - lead guitar
Dino Cazares / Andreas Kisser - rhythm guitar
Evan Seinfeld - bass
Joey Jordison - drums

MADBALL's "Set It Off"
Jamey Jasta - vocals
Andreas Kisser - lead guitar
Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar
Paul Gray - bass
Joey Jordison - drums

LIFE OF AGONY's "River Runs Red"
Keith Caputo - vocals
Andreas Kisser - lead guitar
Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar
Paul Gray - bass
Joey Jordison - drums

OBITUARY's "The End Complete"
Glen Benton - vocals
Andreas Kisser - lead guitar
Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar
Paul Gray - bass
Joey Jordison - drums

MERCYFUL FATE's "Curse of the Pharoahs"
Tim "Ripper" Owens - vocals
Andreas Kisser / James Murphy - lead guitar
Jeff Waters - rhythm guitar
Adam Duce - bass
Joey Jordison - drums

KING DIAMOND's "Abigail"
Tim "Ripper" Owens - vocals
James Murphy - lead guitar
Jeff Waters - rhythm guitar
Paul Gray - bass
Roy Mayorga - drums

ANNIHILATOR's "Alison Hell"
Tim "Ripper" Owens - vocals
Jeff Waters - lead guitar
James Murphy - rhythm guitar
Adam Duce - bass
Roy Mayorga - drums

DEICIDE's "Dead By Dawn"
Glen Benton - vocals
Andreas Kisser - lead guitar
Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar
Paul Gray - bass
Steve Asheim - drums

TRIVIUM's "Pull Harder On The Strings Of Your Martyr"
Robert Flynn / Matthew K Heafy - vocals
Cory Beaulieu - lead guitar
Matthew K Heafy - rhythm guitar
Paolo Gregoletto - bass
Travis Smith - drums

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's "My Last Seranade"
Jesse Leach / Howard Jones - vocals
Joel Stroetzel - lead guitar
Andreas Kisser - rhythm guitar
Mike D'Antonio - bass
Justin Foley - drums

TYPE O NEGATIVE's "Black No. 1"
Ville Valo - vocals
Andreas Kisser - lead guitar
Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar
Nadja Peulen - bass
Joey Jordison - drums
Rob Caggiano - keyboards

FEAR FACTORY's "Replica"
Matthew K Heafy - vocals
Andreas Kisser - lead guitar
Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar
Adam Duce - bass
Joey Jordison - drums
Rob Caggiano - keyboards

CHIMAIRA's "Pure Hatred"
Jamey Jasta - vocals
Andreas Kisser - lead guitar
Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar
Adam Duce - bass
Joey Jordison - drums

ROADRUNNER UNITED's "Tired And Lonely"
Keith Caputo - vocals
Matt Baumbach - lead guitar
Acey Slade - rhythm guitar
Nadja Puelen - bass
Joey Jordison - drums

STONE SOUR's "Bother"
Corey Taylor / Keith Caputo - vocals

ROADRUNNER UNITED's "The Rich Man"
Corey Taylor - vocals
Robert Flynn - lead guitar
Jordan Whelan - rhythm guitar
Paul Gray - bass
Andols Herrick - drums

ROADRUNNER UNITED's "The Dagger"
Howard Jones / Robert Flynn - vocals
Andreas Kisser / Jeff Waters - lead guitar
Jordan Whelan - rhythm guitar
Adam Duce - bass
Andols Herrick - drums

ROADRUNNER UNITED's "The End"
Matthew K Heafy - vocals
Logan Mader - lead guitar
Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar
Nadja Puelen - bass
Roy Mayorga - drums
Rob Caggiano - keyboards

SOULFLY's "Eye For An Eye"
Brian Fair - vocals
Logan Mader - lead guitar
Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar
Adam Duce - bass
Roy Mayorga - drums

SEPULTURA's "Refuse/Resist"
Robert Flynn - vocals
Andreas Kisser / Scott Ian - lead guitar
Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar
Adam Duce - bass
Roy Mayorga - drums

SLIPKNOT's "Surfacing"
Robert Flynn - vocals
Andreas Kisser - lead guitar
Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar
Adam Duce - bass
Roy Mayorga - drums

MACHINE HEAD's "Davidian"
Robert Flynn / Matthew K Heafy - vocals
Andreas Kisser / Logan Mader - lead guitar
Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar
Paul Gray - bass
Joey Jordison - drums

SLIPKNOT's "Sic"
Corey Taylor - vocals
Andreas Kisser - lead guitar
Dino Cazares / Scott Ian - rhythm guitar
Paul Gray - bass
Joey Jordison - drums

SEPULTURA's "Roots Bloody Roots"
Robert Flynn - lead vocals
Roadrunner United Group and special guests - vocals
Andreas Kisser - lead guitar
Scott Ian - rhythm guitar
Adam Duce - bass
Joey Jordison - drums


Nice huh? If you were there, you know what a special celebration of heavy metal it turned out to be - thanks coming!

If you missed it - DOH!

But if it's any consolation, you can still experience the spirit (and share our hangovers!) from our 25th anniversary concert by entering to win iPods loaded with Roadrunner music, and autographed by Roadrunner United's four team captains.

Click here for details.


Other celebrities who were in the house for this amazing evening of Metal... Max Weinberg (E-Street Band, Conan O'Brien show band leader), David Draiman and John Moyer (Disturbed), Bo Bice (American Idol), Steve Padulla (Thursday), Tera Patrick (porn star), Johnny Kelly and Josh Silver (Type O Negative), Jennifer Arroyo (ex-Kittie), Andy Sneap and Colin Richardson (noted Metal producers), KC Armstrong (ex-Howard Stern Show), John Fattorusso (Five Year Stare, ex-StereoMud), members of Every Time I Die, Unearth and Shadows Fall...

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Yes, we're tooting our own horn a lot about this little shindig, but wouldn't you?

Just in case you've been living under a rock for the past few months, here's what's in store.

Artists confirmed to appear include:
Corey Taylor - Slipknot
Joey Jordison - Slipknot
Paul Gray - Slipknot
Howard Jones - Killswitch Engage
Joel Stroetzel - Killswitch Engage
Mike D'Antonio - Killswitch Engage
Adam Dutkiewicz - Killswitch Engage
Justin Foley - Killswitch Engage
Jesse Leach - ex-Killswitch Engage / current Seemless
Dino Cazares - ex-Fear Factory / Ex Brujeria
Robert Flynn - Machine Head
Adam Duce - Machine Head
Matt Heafy - Trivium
Corey Beaulieu - Trivium
Andreas Kisser - Sepultura
Evan Seinfeld - Biohazard
Billy Graziadei - Biohazard
Glen Benton - Deicide
Steve Asheim - Deicide
Acey Slade - Murderdolls
Matt Baumbach - Vision of Disorder
Tim Williams - Vision of Disorder
Nadja Peulen - fmr. Coal Chamber
Logan Mader - fmr. Machine Head
Keith Caputo - Life of Agony
Roy Mayorga - fmr. Soulfly
James Murphy - ex-Death, ex-Obituary, ex-Testament
Tim 'Ripper' Owens - fmr. Judas Priest / current Iced Earth
Jordan Whelan - Still Remains
Jeff Waters - Annihilator
Scott Ian - Anthrax
Ville Valo - H.I.M.
Brian Fair - Shadows Fall
Jamey Jasta - Hatebreed

Some last-minute ticket quantities have been made available so don't delay in reserving yours right away!

Tickets are available through www.ticketmaster.com, at their outlets across the country and via phone by calling 212-307-7171.

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