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ROADRUNNER UNITED THE CONCERT: DVD

What was Roadrunner Records supposed to do after the label corralled 56 musicians from 44 different bands spanning the label's entire 25-year history to release one groundbreaking album, called Roadrunner United: The All-Star Sessions? Simple. Throw one helluva party!

The label did just that, holding a party complete with an all-star performance by artists once and currently signed to the label, as well as friends of the company.

Roadrunner is pleased to announce the release of Roadrunner United The Concert on December 9, 2008. The double-disc set hits shelves almost three years to the day after the now-legendary concert held at the Nokia Theater in Times Square in New York City on December 15, 2005. The concert enjoyed a cult, "You had to be there!" status in the metal and hard rock scenes and now Roadrunner is giving the label's diehard followers a chance to witness the event for themselves.

Roadrunner United The Concert captures the festive intensity of the evening. A house band, featuring members of core Roadrunner acts such as Slipknot, Sepultura and Machine Head, performed hits and classics culled from the entirety of the Roadrunner catalog. Some of the highlights included Slipknot/Stone Sour vocalist Corey Taylor performing "Bother" with Life of Agony's Keith Caputo; former Killswitch Engage singer Jesse Leach dueting with current vocalist Howard Jones for KsE's "My Last Serenade"; an assortment of frontmen handling vocals for staple songs like Slipknot's "(Sic)" and "Surfacing," Machine Head's "Davidian," King Diamond's "Abigail," Sepultura's "Refuse/Resist," Type O Negative's "Black No. 1," Soulfly's "Eye For an Eye" as well as four songs from the Roadrunner United: The All-Star Sessions album. The double disc set also includes a 75-minute documentary, complete with interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, making it an even more intimate, fan-friendly experience!

The DVD is essential for those who've followed Roadrunner from its humble beginnings as a Dutch import label to the powerhouse, gold standard in hard rock and heavy metal that it has become.

NEW SITE CHANGES!

You may have noticed that over the past few months quiet changes have been made to the site. First we gave you new artist pages. Check out your favorite and you'll find widgets, videos, music, and much more. Plus they look great.

A few weeks back we also updated our Artists page. You'll see highlighted artists up top in blue. These change as artists are updated with news, video, and music. This is a great page to make your first port-of-call after the news section!

Today we've relaunched three other pages. Music and Video are all new. You can now embed all of our music and video posted to the site in your blog, web site, or MySpace/Facebook profiles. At the right of these pages you'll see charts driven by what YOU do on our site. You can also leave comments at all songs and videos, rate them, and favorite them in our new profile system (more on that in a sec).

The Releases page has gotten a huge makeover. Every album now has its own home page where you can see the available tracks, rate it, leave a review, or comment on others' reviews. Snazzy huh?

Finally, we just launched our new profile pages. If you're a subscriber to our email newsletters, you can log in, add your own picture, keep track of the latest updates on our site (and partner sites), follow your favorite videos and music, and tell us what bands you want to hear about.

Of course, many of these new features require that you be a member of the site to use them, so please join today!

We are, of course, in a beta phase and need your help to make the site work the best for YOU. If you see any problems or want to suggest changes to the new features, please send an email to webmaster@roadrunnerrecords.com with "NEW SITE REPORT" in the subject line. If you receive an error, please be as detailed as possible, including what page you were on, what browser you are using, and copy any error message you receive into the body of the email.

Please feel free to leave comments here below!

Cheers!

Jeremy Rosen

YES, WE HAVE A NEW BULLETIN BOARD!

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!

LAST CHANCE TO WIN THE WORLD'S HEAVIEST iPOD

Time is running out for you to win a brand new iPod monogrammed with the autographs of Roadrunner United's four team leaders: Joey Jordison, Robb Flynn, Matt Heafy and Dino Cazares - and loaded with classic songs from Roadrunner's entire catalog. So slap your Roadrunner United CD into your computer's CD-Rom drive and click HERE now to enter - contest ends midnight, February 28th - best of luck! A groundbreaking record created to mark Roadrunner's 25th Anniversary, Roadrunner United The All-Star Sessions, boasts 55 artists from 42 of the label's past and present bands. This all-original collaboration has been called a 'master-class' in hard rock/metal, and is in stores now. Website

ROADRUNNER UNITED GOODIES

We have an autographed program from last December's historic Roadrunner United concert and a copy of the All Star Sessions CD looking for an owner at SMNews - click HERE to enter the contest! WEBSITE

MEAVY HETAL

Today The Village Voice annonced the results of their pretigious Pazz & Jop poll, which gathers opinions from 795 music critics about the best albums of 2005. Unfortunately it's not a very METAL-HEAVY poll, but you will find the occasional headbanger within, and we wanted to call special attention to Opeth's Ghost Reveries landing at #79 - which is pretty impressive out of thousands of records. Chimaira's eponymous third album and Roadrunner United's All-Star Sessions also made appearances at #1540 and #1640, respectively.

ROADRUNNER UNITED CONCERT PHOTOS

Roadrunner United's star-studded year-end concert is the gift that keeps on giving, as this updated slideshow posted by MTV.com will attest. And you can still enter to win an iPod loaded with classic Roadrunner songs in our Free Shit section.

ROADRUNNER ON MYSPACE

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.

THE FOUR HORSEMEN

Pick up the latest issue of Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles in newsstands now, and along with the usual array of expert metal coverage you'll find the four Roadrunner United team captains staring back at ya. Check it out! You can also still enter to win an iPod containing 50 free downloads from Roadrunner's catalog. If you purchased the Roadrunner United CD, simply pop it into your computer, go here, register, and you'll be in the running for music by your favorite Roadrunner artists.

ROADRUNNER UNITED CONCERT PHOTOS

Roadrunner United's star-studded year-end concert is the gift that keeps on giving, as this latest slideshow posted by MTV.com will attest. And you can still enter to win an iPod loaded with classic Roadrunner songs in our Free Shit section.

CHIMAIRA ON HEADBANGERS BALL

Don't miss Chimaira this Saturday on Headbanger's Ball which, as you know, airs on MTV2 at 10pm EST. The band will talk about their latest doings and discuss the release of the special, limited edition, double CD version of their acclaimed eponymous third album, in stores January 10th. Several other RR videos are featured in this first HB episode of 2006 - here's the full playlist: Sepultura - Refuse/Resist (Live) Fireball Ministry - Sundown Shadows Fall - Enlightened By The Cold Amon Amarth - In Pursuit of Vikings Scars Of Tomorrow - The Constant Horror Of Reality Soulfly - Frontlines Chimaira - Nothing Remains God Forbid - The End of The World Napalm Death - Silence Is Deafening Bloodsimple - What If I Lost It Unearth - Endless Nodes of Ranvier - Glass Half Nothing Soilent Green - Leaves of Three 10 Years - Wasteland The 69 Eyes - Lost Boys Manntis - Axe of Redemption Roadrunner United - The End Killswitch Engage - A Bid Farewell The Bled - My Assasin Check out Chimaira's ECARD

MORE TOP OF 2005 LISTS!

Our friends at SMN News recently unveiled their readers and writers' choices for the best of 2005, and they include a bunch of Roadrunner acts - check them out!

ROADRUNNER UNITED LIVE: THE PHOTOS

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

RAVE REVIEWS OF RR UNITED CONCERT

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

ROADRUNNER UNITED CONCERT SETLIST

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...

HEAVY METAL CONVERGES ON NYC

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.

ROADRUNNER UNITED HOOKS YOU UP

The landmark album, Roadrunner United: The All Star Sessions is in stores now, and here at RR.com, we have two awesome contests running regarding this groundbreaking album: 50 Free Downloads This contest is only open to people who purchased the Roadrunner United cd. Simply pop in the CD into your computer, go here, register, and you are entered to win 50 free downloads from any of your favorite Roadrunner artists. WIN A ROADRUNNER LOADED iPOD How well do you know your Roadrunner history? Well enough to win a free video iPod, loaded with the entire Roadrunner active catalog? So, what are you waiting for. CLICK HERE to play now!

35 ARTISTS, 24 CLASSIC SONGS, 1 AMAZING CONCERT

The lineup for the Roadrunner 25TH Anniversary concert at the Nokia Theater in NYC on 12/15/05 is now official. Until now a closely-guarded secret list of metal luminaries, the rumors that have been circulating within the rock community and on many websites are being confirmed as this new information is brought to light... Boasting one of the most impressive line-ups ever assembled on one stage, the concert will feature over 35 artists who will perform 24 classic Roadrunner songs ranging from the King Diamond era, all the way through the recently released Roadrunner United album. The different combinations of artist collaborations are staggering, however, at least one seminal Roadrunner band will reunite with their original, core line-up. Confirmed artists 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 Tickets are available now through www.ticketmaster.com, at their outlets across the country and via phone by calling 212-307-7171.

ROADRUNNER MUSIC ON AOL RADIO

Numerous Roadrunner bands are getting airplay on AOL Radio right now, so make sure you tune into the following stations and you'll hear: Metal: Roadrunner United, Opeth, Slipknot, Killswitch Engage. Death Metal: Roadrunner United, Opeth, Obituary. Black Metal: Roadrunner United, Cradle Of Filth. Metalcore: Roadrunner United, Chimaira, Trivium, Still Remains, Killswitch Engage. Xtreme Alt Rock: Roadrunner United, Ill Nino, Slipknot, Killswitch Engage. Hard Rock: Nickelback, Theory Of A Deadman.

RIPPER SHADOWS LEACH

Three new participants have been announced to participate in Roadrunner's 25th Anniversary Concert, taking place at the Nokia Theater in Times Square on Thursday, December 15th. These are none other than former Judas Priest and current Iced Earth singer Ripper Owens, Shadows Fall vocalist Brian Fair, and Seemless singer Jesse Leach - ex-Killswitch Engage (could a KSE original member reunion be in the works???) Already confirmed participants include Jamey Jasta of Heatbreed and MTV2's Headbangers Ball, Scott Ian of Anthrax and members of Slipknot, Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Machine Head, Sepultura, Soulfly, Biohazard, Life of Agony and more. Tickets are available now through www.ticketmaster.com, at their outlets across the country and via phone by calling 212-307-7171.