EASY LIVIN

Skull Sessions host Bob Nalbandian is joined by author/journalist Martin Popoff and classic metal enthusiast and former publishing editor of Metal Rendezvous magazine John Strednansky on this great discussion about the classic hard-rock/metal band Uriah Heep. The three deliberate on the entire Heep catalog from their 1970 debut through their latest 2008 release Wake The Sleeper. more...
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RR STAFF & ARTIST TOP TEN ALBUMS OF 2008

Featuring top ten albums of 2008 lists from Machine Head, Cavalera Conspiracy, Dream Theater, Nickelback, Megadeth, Killswitch Engage, DevilDriver, Trivium, many more artists and Roadrunner Records staff!

Roadrunner Records Top 10 Albums 2 more...
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CHECK OUT SIMON NEIL'S NEW SIDE PROJECT

Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil returns with his eclectic side project, Marmaduke Duke.

Marmaduke Duke is described by The Atmosphere (aka Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro) and The Dragon (aka JP Reid of Sucioperro) as a wandering soul, a personification of man’s most primitive and often under-explored impulses. more...
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MUTINY withIN THE STUDIO 007

The rhythm guitars are almost finished! We've got 11 of 15 songs nailed. The tone sounds amazing and Jason has done an excellent job of pushing for the best performance.

Deicide is in the studio next to us, working on their new album with Mark Lewis. Their guitar tones are sounding great as well, and their drums are insane. more...
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BLACK STONE CHERRY GAME WITH FAME SMACK TALK!!!

Hard-rocking Southern band Black Stone Cherry will be on Xbox LIVE® January 12 to play members in Call of Duty®: World at War.

If you're an Xbox LIVE Gold member, and you want a chance to play with Black Stone Cherry, send a friend request to the following Gamertag and be online half an hour before (5:00 P. more...
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CHECK OUT SOME OF THE NEW SITE FEATURES!

We're proud to present to you the brand new NEWS and ARTIST pages on Roadrunnerrecords.com! These new pages allow you to get your music news in a whole new way, as well as view what you want about your favorite Roadrunner artists much easier.

We're in Beta with these new pages, so check them out and help us see how they're working:

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR NEW YEARS?

Besides getting so smashed you end up sleeping with the friend who's been secretly in love with you for three years but you've known about it the whole time and really don't want to give her the slightest inclination she has a chance because your pet spider is more friendly and infinitely more attractive and there's more personality in a brick. more...
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MIKE GITTER REVIEWS HATEBREED'S

"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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Black Stone Cherry Tour Update Videos!

Hey Black Stone Cherry fans!

Your favorite Kentucky rockers, Black Stone Cherry, have been taking the world by storm and keeping us updated along the way. more...
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MUTINY withIN THE STUDIO 006

It's Christmas Eve and we're back at Audio Hammer Studios. Jason's out on his "mega-trike" with Drew. The drums are done now and Bill has gone home to spend Christmas and his birthday with his family. We spent a while changing kit pieces until we had a kit that we were happy with. We had 6 snares to choose from and it took almost 2 days to get everything set up and ready. more...
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BLACK STONE CHERRY GAME WITH FAME

Hard-rocking Southern band Black Stone Cherry will be on Xbox LIVE® January 12 to play members in Call of Duty®: World at War.

If you're an Xbox LIVE Gold member, and you want a chance to play with Black Stone Cherry, send a friend request to the following Gamertag and be online half an hour before (5:00 P. more...
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THE WOMBATS RELEASE SPECIAL EDITION!

The Wombats have a special treat for you! more...
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OPETH BURDEN CONTEST WINNERS!

So we've selected the winners of the Opeth Burden comment contest!

The following two reviews are the winners, let us know what you think of them! 

missmaniac

HAIL OPETH!
My husband and I got together in 95. more...
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THE MOST METAL PRESENT THIS YEAR!

We here at Roadrunner Records know what it's like to give!  We are going to give away more prizes in 2009 on this site than there are days in the year!  That being said, we also know how to receive, being that you guys have made Roadrunner Records the biggest family in the music industry. more...
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DRAGONFORCE LAUNCH FAN SITE!

Calling all DragonForce fans!  

Extreme power metal masters Dragonforce launch Soldiers of the Wasteland, the official Dragonforce fan club! As a member of Soldiers of the Wasteland, you'll gain access to exclusive opportunities such as meet and greets with band, early entry privileges at shows, first access to tickets, new music, and videos. more...
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THIS ENDING: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Parasites' Video Shoot Available

THIS ENDING, the Swedish death metal band featuring AMON AMARTH drummer Fredrik Andersson, recently shot a video for the song "Parasites" over a two-day period at two different locations with director Marcus CF. more...

Source | Blabbermouth

VOLBEAT: Support Acts Announced For Danish Tour

Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT have handpicked Sweden's MUSTASCH and Switzerland's THE PEACOCKS to act as special guests on the band's upcoming Danish tour: March 20 - Odense Idrætshal, Odense, DEN March 21 - KB Hallen, Copenhagen, DEN March 27 - Gigantium, Aalborg, DEN March 28 - NRGi more...

Source | Blabbermouth

UNEARTH: Audio Interview Available

Guitarists Buz McGrath and Ken Susi of Massachusetts metallers UNEARTH were the featured guest on the October 19, 2008 edition of Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie". more...

Source | Blabbermouth

DC4: Tour Dates Announced

DC4, the Los Angeles-based hard rock band featuring former DIO guitarist Rowan Robertson alongside brothers Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, ODIN) on lead vocals and guitar, Shawn Duncan (ODIN) on drums and Matt Duncan on bass, has scheduled the following dates: Jan. more...

Source | Blabbermouth

THE CLASSIC STRUGGLE Parts Ways With Drummer, Seeks Replacement

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina's THE CLASSIC STRUGGLE has issued the following update: "THE CLASSIC STRUGGLE regrets to inform everyone that our friend, brother and drummer, Tyler Solnosky, has decided to leave the band due to personal reasons. more...

Source | Blabbermouth

AMON AMARTH: Audio Interview With JOHAN HEGG Available

Vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish Viking metallers AMON AMARTH was the featured guest on the October 19, 2008 edition of Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie". more...

Source | Blabbermouth

16, GHOUL, INSANITY Confirmed For LOS ANGELES MURDERFEST

16, GHOUL and INSANITY have been confirmed for the fifth annual Los Angeles Murderfest, set to take place on May 9-10 at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California. more...

Source | Blabbermouth

AKERCOCKE, THE ROTTED, DAM Confirmed For UK DEATHFEST

AKERCOCKE, THE ROTTED and DAM are the first confirmed bands for the UK Deathfest, set to take place on Sunday, May 3 at Leeds University Union in Leeds, U.K. more...

Source | Blabbermouth

BLOODSTREAM PARADE Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album

Chicago-based metallers BLOODSTREAM PARADE will return to the studio next month to put the finishing touches on their debut album, "The Apocalypse in Retrospect", for a summer 2009 release via Dark Star Records. more...

Source | SkullsnBones

THIRSTY AND MISERABLE: GIVE ME YOUR BRUTAL, NOISEY, FUCKED UP AND DARK.....

So here we are, a new year upon us and the world of metal is once again burning and churning with new releases, bands on tour, videos, break ups and so on. I decided before looking ahead to 2009 I should look back at 2008 and what I found was that it has all become so incredibly boring I just can’t face another year of it. more...

Source | Blabbermouth

HELSTAR: 'Pain Will Be Thy Name' Video Available

"Pain Will Be Thy Name", the new video from reactivated Texas heavy metal legends HELSTAR, can be viewed below. more...

Source | Blabbermouth

DOWN, EVIL ARMY, WEEDEATER Tour Postponed

The previously announced North American tour dates for DOWN, EVIL ARMY and WEEDEATER — which were originally posted on EVIL ARMY's MySpace page — have now been removed from the site. more...

Source | MetalInjection

VELNIAS: Rulers of the Night

After a long hiatus of sorts (also known as trying not to fail out of college and gallivanting across the country in search of metal and Kuma's burgers) Grim Kim is back to wish you a br00tal New Year and blow your fucking minds with another slice of pure underground heaven. As usual, I'm indulging [. more...

Source | Blabbermouth

AC/DC Concert Causes Hotel Crunch

Dave Roepke of In-Forum.com reports that AC/DC's January 17, 2009 concert in Fargo, North Dakota has prompted a run on hotel space. more...

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WARRANT Guitarist To Guest On MAJIC 100's 'Mitch Minute'

Guitarist Erik Turner of California rockers WARRANT will be the very special guest on the "Mitch Minute" on Friday, January 23 as part of "That '80s Show" hosted by Codi Jefferies on Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's station Majic 100. more...

1SLIPKNOT ANNOUNCES U.S. ARENA HEADLINE TOUR

SLIPKNOT ANNOUNCES
U.S. ARENA HEADLINE TOUR

BAND RETURNS HOME IN SUPPORT OF
ALL HOPE IS GONE

2009 MARKS 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
OF BAND'S LANDMARK DEBUT ALBUM

New York, NY - Grammy-award winning hard rockers  Slipknot announced today their first U. more...
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2RR STAFF & ARTIST TOP TEN ALBUMS OF 2008

Featuring top ten albums of 2008 lists from Machine Head, Cavalera Conspiracy, Dream Theater, Nickelback, Megadeth, Killswitch Engage, DevilDriver, Trivium, many more artists and Roadrunner Records staff!

Roadrunner Records Top 10 Albums 2 more...
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3KILLSWITCH ENGAGE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM IN WORKS!

New York, NY: Killswitch Engage, the most prolific of the burgeoning Massachusetts metal scene's exports, are proud to announce the recording of their as-yet untitled fourth album for Roadrunner Records. The album will follow 2006's As Daylight Dies, which is approaching Gold-status. more...
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4BLACK STONE CHERRY HEADLINE TOUR PLUS MORE!

BLACK STONE CHERRY headline, other acts TBA.

1/29/2009 Firewater - Dallas, TX
2/1/2009 Scout Bar - Houston, TX
2/2/2009 Scout Bar - San Antonio, TX
2/4/2009 Scout Bar - Beaumont, TX
2/6/2009 The Bottling - Company Hattiesburg, MS
2/7/2009 Fire - Jackson, MS
2/9/2009 Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City, OK
2/10/2009 The Bottleneck - Lawrence, KS
2/12/2009 The Rock - Maplewood, MN
2/20/2009 Piere's Entertainment Center - Ft. more...
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5OPETH BURDEN CONTEST WINNERS!

So we've selected the winners of the Opeth Burden comment contest!

The following two reviews are the winners, let us know what you think of them! 

missmaniac

HAIL OPETH!
My husband and I got together in 95. more...
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6HOW HUNG OVER ARE YOU?!

We here at Roadrunner Records know what it's like to party.  We've had the industry's best holiday party for 900 years running!  After you sleep it off this year, log back in here and comment on this news post telling us about how awesome, horrible or just damn weird your New Years partying was. more...
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7SLIPKNOT'S SHAWN CRAHAN: THE EYE OF A CLOWN

This week, Slipnkot percussionist and resident visual artrist Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. Clown) talks about sex, uses the words "vagina" and "nudes" and delivers a photo for "The Eye of a Clown" that's totally rated "G," but sizzles with sensuality - especially if you're one of those freaks who gets turned on at the playground. more...
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8NICKELBACK'S "GOTTA BE SOMEBODY" PREMIERES TODAY!

The long-awaited video for Nickelback's "Gotta Be Somebody" will World Premiere on AOL Music today!

Check it out HERE! more...
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9CHECK OUT SOME OF THE NEW SITE FEATURES!

We're proud to present to you the brand new NEWS and ARTIST pages on Roadrunnerrecords.com! These new pages allow you to get your music news in a whole new way, as well as view what you want about your favorite Roadrunner artists much easier.

We're in Beta with these new pages, so check them out and help us see how they're working:

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10MUTINY withIN THE STUDIO 007

The rhythm guitars are almost finished! We've got 11 of 15 songs nailed. The tone sounds amazing and Jason has done an excellent job of pushing for the best performance.

Deicide is in the studio next to us, working on their new album with Mark Lewis. Their guitar tones are sounding great as well, and their drums are insane. more...
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1STEADLUR - BUMPIN' MP3 FOR DOWNLOAD UP NOW!

So if you haven't yet heard the rumors about Roadrunner Records' latest signing, you obviously live under a huge rock. This new rock band will tickle your fancy so come out from underneath that boulder and go download their latest demo track, "Bumpin" more...
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2SLIPKNOT SNEAK PEEK, YOU FREAK!

I know you maggots have been waiting patiently since Slipknot's last release, the two disc DVD, Voliminal: Inside The Nine.

Well now we're ready to give you a sneak peak at some upcoming greatness.

What will you be peeking at you ask? more...
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3SLIPKNOT ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM TITLE!

Slipknot, the Grammy Award winning hard rock machine from Des Moines, IA is back. The band will release its fourth album, All Hope is Gone, on Roadrunner Records on August 26, 2008. more...
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4SLIPKNOT SCARES THE BEJESUS OUT OF THE FN CROWD

Slipknot's "Psychosocial" video from the upcoming All Hope Is Gone release on 8.26.08 scared the hell out of th FN MTV Premieres crowd on Friday night. Expect a longer version of the video to premiere in this space soon. more...
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5WHAT'S UP WITH SLIPKNOT'S MASKS?

On July 1, Slipknot, the Grammy Award winning, multi-platinum nine man hard rock enigma, will unveil its new imagery in an exclusive partnership with more...
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6SLIPKNOT ANNOUNCES U.S. ARENA HEADLINE TOUR

SLIPKNOT ANNOUNCES
U.S. ARENA HEADLINE TOUR

BAND RETURNS HOME IN SUPPORT OF
ALL HOPE IS GONE

2009 MARKS 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
OF BAND'S LANDMARK DEBUT ALBUM

New York, NY - Grammy-award winning hard rockers  Slipknot announced today their first U. more...
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7SLIPKNOT TAKES OVER THE MTV VMA'S

Slipknot freak out Christopher Mintz-Plasse (”Superbad”’s Fogell (aka McLovin) on red carpet (photos by Lyndsay Siegel)

We’re guessing not too many of you tuned in to watch this year’s MTV Video Music Awards since the program didn’t feature any heavy metal awards and the “Best Hard Rock” video went to Linkin Park, which some may embrace as a guilty pleasure, but let’s face it, they ain’t metal. more...
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8MAJOR NICKELBACK ANNOUNCEMENT

Unstoppable multi-platinum rockers Nickelback announced today Dark Horse as the title for their new album, set for release on November 18^th on Roadrunner Records. more...
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9WANT A TASTE OF THE NEW TRIVIUM ALBUM?

WARNING: May induce heart attack.

Trivium's new album Shogun doesn't hit stores until September 30th, but you can hear the first single in a matter of days.

At Roadrunnerecords.com, you will be able to download "Kirisute Gomen," the first track from Trivium's new album Shogun at 12AM EST Thursday July 31st. more...
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10NIGHTWISH ANNOUNCES NEW SINGER

Anette Olzon was announced as the new singer for Nightwish today - click HERE to watch a video clip featuring a brief message from Anette.

The band met Anetten on her first visit to Finland earlier this year, and after going through over 2,000 applications, knew they had found a match. more...
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