A live video of the
"Roadrunner United: The All Star Sessions" band performing the song
"Tired & Lonely" has been posted online at
www.fuse.tv/metal (make sure pop-up blocker is off — or hold down "Control"). The group performing in the clip is as follows:
Joey Jordison (SLIPKNOT) – Drums
Keith Caputo (LIFE OF AGONY) - Vocals
Nadja Peulen (COAL CHAMBER) - Bass
Matt Baumbach (VISION OF DISORDER) - Guitar
Acey Slade (MURDERDOLLS) - Guitar
Omar Clavijo (ILL NINO) - Keyboards
Released October 11,
"Roadrunner United: The All Star Sessions" debuted at No. 76 on
Billboard's Top 200 album charts. The album features 55 artists from 45 different past/current
Roadrunner bands playing 18 original songs written by four chosen captains —
Jordison,
Cazares,
Matt Heafy (
TRIVIUM) and
Robert Flynn (
MACHINE HEAD). It is a true master-class in hard rock/metal that also includes a DVD that contains a full hour of behind-the-scenes footage on the recording of the album.
"Roadrunner United: The All-Star Sessions" features the first single
"The End". Written by
Cazares and featuring
Heafy on vocals, the song is already catching fire at radio with adds at
WBUZ in Nashville,
WJJO in Madison,
WBZX in Columbus,
KILO in Colorado Springs,
WIYY in Baltimore and more. The video for the song has received spins on both
MTV2 and
Fuse while the latter also aired an interview with several of the "All Stars", including
Dez Fafara of
DEVILDRIVER,
Cristian Machado and
Dave Chavarri from
ILL NINO,
Josh Silver from
TYPE O NEGATIVE and
Cazares.
Jamey Jasta, host of
MTV2's
"Headbanger's Ball" and frontman for
HATEBREED, has been confirmed to MC Roadrunner Records' 25th anniversary concert. The show will take place on Thursday, December 15 at the Nokia Theater in Times Square, New York City. Some of the special guests confirmed to perform include members of
SLIPKNOT,
MACHINE HEAD,
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE,
BIOHAZARD,
LIFE OF AGONY,
FEAR FACTORY,
SEPULTURA and
TRIVIUM, who will join the already announced "core band" comprised of
Joey Jordison (
SLIPKNOT; drums),
Andreas Kisser (
SEPULTURA; lead guitar,
Dino Cazares (ex-
FEAR FACTORY,
BRUJERIA; rhythm guitar), and
Adam Duce (
MACHINE HEAD; bass). Additional
Roadrunner and non-
Roadrunner affiliated special guests are set to be announced shortly. Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, at their outlets across the country and via phone by calling 212-307-7171.
The year-long, multi-tiered celebration of
Roadrunner Records' 25th anniversary culminates on December 15 for the biggest metal concert event of the year. Celebrating the best of the metal genre, the "core band" will perform 20-25 classic
Roadrunner songs and several choice cuts from the
"Roadrunner United: The All Star Sessions" album.