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Feb 03.12 | Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci is featured on the cover of the February 2012 issue of Guitar Player magazine. The lengthy feature includes an extended interview with Petrucci about technique, the band's new album A Dramatic Turn of Events, production, and much more. more...

Feb 03.12 | Megadeth brought the 2012 iteration of Gigantour to New York on January 28, and our photographer was there! Check out this exclusive gallery of images now! more...

Feb 03.12 | Rob Zombie has painted the cover for guitarist John 5's latest solo CD, God Told Me To, which will be released April 10 (not on Roadrunner). The CD is all-instrumental, half-acoustic and half-heavy, and includes a cover of Michael Jackson's "Beat It. more...

Feb 03.12 | Korn performed two songs last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live! During the show itself, they played "Narcissistic Cannibal" with Kill the Noise as special guests, and at the end, they played "Get Up!" Video of both songs is below. more...

Feb 02.12 | Korn will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight, Feb. 2. Tune into your local ABC affiliate to enjoy the band’s performance of “Narcissistic Cannibal” after 12 midnight. They will be joined by very special guest Kill the Noise. more...

Feb 02.12 | Young the Giant frontman Sameer Gadhia was interviewed by Paste recently, and discussed the band's upcoming tour, new songs, and more. more...

Feb 02.12 | When Megadeth came through New York with the 2012 edition of Gigantour this past Saturday, January 28, we sat down with Dave Mustaine for an exclusive interview. In the clip below, he discusses whether he still gets nervous on the first night of a tour, how set lists come together, the band's pre-show preparations, and much more. more...

Feb 02.12 | London-based metal superstars DragonForce will release their fifth studio album, The Power Within, on April 17. The 10-track, highly varied disc (cover below) marks the band's first release with new singer Marc Hudson. more...

Feb 02.12 | The March 2012 issue of Guitar World includes the results of their 2011 Readers Poll, and Roadrunner artists were extremely well represented. Here's the rundown:

Megadeth's Dave Mustaine and more...

Feb 02.12 | Opeth frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt was interviewed by the Canadian site WatchMojo.com when the band was last up there on tour. It's an interesting conversation, in which Mikael gives a capsule history of Opeth, talks about the idea that not every band labeled "progressive" is truly deserving of the label, and much more. more...

Feb 01.12 | Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn was interviewed by Rick Horton and Randy Smith of the upstate New York radio station WEOX when the band played Buffalo, NY on January 29. It's a long interview - almost a half hour - and well worth your attention. more...

Feb 01.12 | Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor recently went into the recording studio with Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl and Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen. more...

Feb 01.12 |

The Heritage Hunter Tour, featuring Opeth, Mastodon and Ghost, is going to be one of the best shows of the year, without question, and if you miss your chance to see it, you're going to regret it. So if you want to be first in line for tickets, here's your chance! more...

Feb 01.12 | The spring and summer are when major rock and metal festivals can be found all across America and Europe, and some of Roadrunner's biggest artists are going to be playing them! We've already told you that Slipknot will be headlining the 2012 Mayhem Festival tour, and now two more major shows - one in the US and one in the UK - have been announced as well! more...

Jan 31.12 | Rush drummer Neil Peart has posted a tribute to the band's longtime photographer, Andrew MacNaughtan, who died suddenly on January 25. more...