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Feb 27.09 | "A record that snuck up and changed the universe. Let's face it; if there was no Glassjaw; there would be no Used, no Static Lullaby and a host of other whiny cretins from the screamo generation. Buuuut, y'know what? "ETYWTKAS" was a record that came out without context...that came out at a point when nobody but nobody knew what the fuck this was and knew how to deal with it. more...

Jan 23.09 | " "Alive or Just Breathing" was the unexpected M-80 of bludgeoning riffs, Carcass-like guitar harmonies and impassioned vocals that made everything else going on in metal and hardcore at the time "post-Killswitch". It was the destroyer of Nu-Metal. It brought back the power of the riff and showed the the breakdown was good for more than just the entirety of a Hatebreed song. more...

Jan 16.09 | " "Brutal" doesn't always equate with klutzy. Maybe Jasta & Crew might have stumbled out of their share of New Haven bars but doesn't mean they get sloppy when it comes to wielding the riff Neanderthal. "Supremacy" is a too-legit-to-quit record from these hardcore smarty-pants."

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Jan 03.09 | It's not too often that you get to see an A&R guy writing about the label's bands!  Check out Mike Gitter's thoughts on Killswitch Engage's As Daylight Dies on the album page here on RoadrunnerRecords.com.

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Dec 31.08 | "Brutal" doesn't always equate with klutzy. Maybe Jasta & Crew might have stumbled out of their share of New Haven bars but doesn't mean they get sloppy when it comes to wielding the riff Neanderthal. "Supremacy" is a too-legit-to-quit record from these hardcore smarty-pants.

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Dec 19.08 | It's not too often that you get to see an A&R guy writing about the label's bands!  Check out Mike Gitter's thoughts on Dragonforce's Ultra Beatdown on the album page here on RoadrunnerRecords.com.

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