Sepultura

Earlier this month, we went back through our history and put together a look at the classic live albums we've released over the years, including titles by Slipknot, Machine Head, Opeth, Sepultura, Type O Negative (well, sorta) and many more. Now we want to know which of these is your favorite.

The iTunes Store is currently offering dozens of metal albums for only $7.99 each, and 11 Roadrunner titles, some classic and some brand-new, are among them. Here are the titles that are currently available for this low price: Cavalera Conspiracy, Blunt Force Trauma DragonForce, Ultra Beatdown Killswitch Engage, As Daylight Dies King Diamond, Abigail Machine Head, The Blackening Mercyful Fate, Don't Break the Oath Mercyful Fate, Melissa Opeth, Heritage Sepultura, Chaos A.D. Slipknot, Iowa (original version; click here to get the 10th Anniversary deluxe edition) Trivium, In Waves.

Story by Leonard Pierce Live albums can be a tricky proposition. The worst of them are cheap cash-ins, inessential releases for collectors only; but at their best, they come close to replicating the unforgettable atmosphere of actually being there when a great band hits a groove in front of an energetic and responsive audience.

Here's another video from the Roadrunner archives - this one is a profile of the label originally shot for and aired in Europe in 1993. It features Monte Conner discussing the Roadrunner approach - expanding beyond metal, signing bands based on whether they've got something unique and interesting to say - and includes footage of bands like Death, Obituary, Deicide, Sepultura, Biohazard, Annihilator, Gruntruck, and several acts that were only on Roadrunner in Europe, like Corrosion of Conformity, Sick Of It All, and the all-female mainstream metal band Phantom Blue.

Here's a classic piece of video from the vaults: a New York local news report on death metal, featuring interviews with Roadrunner's own Monte Conner and Metal Maniacs founding editor Katherine Ludwig, and live footage of Sepultura, Suffocation, Immolation and more. Enjoy! .

The online music-streaming service Spotify recently launched in the US, and while it's presently invite-only, it's pretty easy to get signed up if you want to - and you should. There are three tiers: you can listen to music for free, with commercial interruptions every two or three songs; you can pay $5 a month and hear no commercials; or you can pay $10 a month and get commercial-free music that you can also stream to your phone or iPod.

Let's rewind back to 1989 when Sepultura were still the relatively new kids on the music scene compared to the thrash legends they are now. 

So it is no secret that metalheads can be real dicks...especially with the advent of the internet and message boards.  Let’s be honest.  I mean hidden behind an IP address, people are free to say whatever they feel with basically no repe

Roll out the black carpet! The third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards are set to place next weekend in Los Angeles, CA. The sold out show will be airing on VH1 Classics on Saturday May 28th.

Roadrunner Records love seeing our fans tattoo our artists logos, lyrics or sometimes faces on their body. Every tattoo has a story. Longtime Roadrunner fan and producer Don DeBiase explains why he tattooed certain Roadrun