Vote Roadrunner for this year’s Golden Gods Awards!

Vote Roadrunner for this year’s Golden Gods Awards!

The 2010 Revolver/Epihpone Golden God Awards are coming up quick, and who wins this year is exclusively decided upon by YOU -- the fans!

So if you want Corey Taylor to win Best Vocalist, Dave Mustaine to win Best Guitarist, Megadeth's 'Endgame' to get Album of the Year and/or Rob Zombie to win Best Live Band -- go at:
http://www.goldengodsawards.com/vote.html
right NOW and cast your vote!

Voting is only open until Tuesday, March 30th so don't delay!

Vote Roadrunner, and enter to win a copy of each nominee's latest album at:
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/freeshit/contest.aspx?contestID=86

GO! VOTE! And WIN!

Good Luck!

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Killswitch Engage: Second Behind-the-scenes clip from south American tour posted online!

Killswitch Engage: Second Behind-the-scenes clip from south American tour posted online!

In late October 2009, Massachusetts metallers Killswitch Engage embarked on their first-ever tour of South America. With stops in Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Chile and Colombia, the quintet played in front of hungry crowds who were eager to get a rare glimpse of the band in these countries. The trip was documented and Roadrunner Records is releasing a new short clip every Monday over a six-week period. The clips range from behind-the-scenes footage on the tour bus and backstage, interacting with fans, exploring new places, experimenting with fine dining and of course some typical Killswitch Engage shenanigans.

The first clip can be viewed below for those who didn’t see it…



And here’s the second clip…

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Airbourne: 'No Guts. No Glory.' Special-Edition Digipack Detailed!

Airbourne: 'No Guts. No Glory.' Special-Edition Digipack Detailed!

Australian hard rockers Airbourne will release their sophomore album, "No Guts. No Glory", on March 8 or 9 (depending where you are in the world) via Roadrunner Records. The special-edition digipack version of the CD will include five bonus tracks and a bottle opener (see image below).



"No Guts. No Glory" special-edition digipack track listing:

01. Born To Kill
02. No Way But The Hard Way
03. Blonde, Bad and Beautiful
04. Raise The Flag
05. Bottom Of The Well
06. White Line Fever
07. It Ain't Over Till It's Over
08. Steel Town
09. Chewin' The Fat
10. Get Busy Livin'
11. Armed And Dangerous
12. Overdrive
13. Back On The Bottle
14. Loaded Gun (bonus track)
15. My Dynamite Will Blow You Sky High (And Get Ya Moanin' After Midnight) (bonus track)
16. Rattle Your Bones (bonus track)
17. Kickin' It Old School (bonus track)
18. Devil's Child (bonus track)

Airbourne recently filmed a video for "No Way But The Hard Way" with director (and SUM 41 drummer) Stephen Martin "Steve" Jocz (Bowling For Soup).

"No Way But The Hard Way" audio stream:



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Killswitch Engage: New video interview with Joel Stroetzel!

Killswitch Engage: New video interview with Joel Stroetzel!

Guitarist Joel Stroetzel of Massachusetts metallers Killswitch Engage was interviewed by Peter Bailey of the Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom-based "Metalheadz" radio show on December 2, 2009 in Manchester during the "Taste Of Chaos" tour.

Killswitch Engage has contributed a previously unreleased song to the digital extended play (EP) soundtrack for the highly anticipated PlayStation3 (PS3) exclusive videogame "God of War III". The EP, titled "God of War: Blood & Metal", will be released in March via Roadrunner Records as a part of the "God of War III Ultimate Edition", and will also feature four other previously unreleased songs from Roadrunner artists — Trivium, Dream Theater, Opeth and Taking Dawn.

You can now watch the chat below…

For more Kilswitch Engage news go at:

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Devildriver.com has a new face...

Devildriver.com has a new face…

Roadrunner Records and Devildriver are proud to present the new DevilDriver.com!

Go now to see the new face of DevilDriver.com, and to test out all of the new features available:

- Interact with other DevilDriver fans using your own private profile.

- Watch videos and hear music from the new album Pray For Villains, which is in stores now.

- Discuss everything DevilDriver in the brand new forum, and much more!

For more Devildriver news go at:

www.devildriver.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada

http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

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Slipknot: Giveaway package!!!

Slipknot: Giveaway package!!!

First, CONGRATULATION to James and Mick who win the MSN poll "Which metal band has the greatest dual-guitar team?"!!!

Consequently, MSN decided to reward one Slipknot fan with a prize package - an autographed poster, and a special vinyl edition of the band's 2008 release All Hope is Gone, both courtesy of Roadrunner Records.

All you have to do to enter is send your name and mailing address to msnmetal@gmail.com, and a winner will be chosen at random in the next week.

Good luck!!!

Don’t forget that Slipknot is gearing up for an 11-date U.S. tour, hitting the following cities:

August 22 - Seattle, WA

August 23 - Kennewick, WA

August 25 - Great Falls, MT

August 26 - Billings, MT

August 28 - Boise, ID

August 29 - West Valley City, UT

August 31 - Colorado Springs, CO

September 1 - Casper, WY

September 3 - Fargo, ND

September 4 - Rochester, MN

September 5 - Milwaukee, WI

And also…the band will be reissuing their self-titled debut album on September 9th, 2009 in a deluxe 10th Anniversary package.

For more Slipknot news go at:

www.slipknot1.com
www.allhopeisgone.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada

http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

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Roadrunner Records publicist to release music industry survival guide!

Roadrunner Records publicist to release music industry survival guide!

Do the Devil’s Work for Him: How to Make it in the Music Industry (and Stay in it)— the debut book from noted music and entertainment writers, Amy Sciarretto and Rick Florino. The book is scheduled to hit retail shelves and online bookseller outlets on June 26th, 2009.

Do the Devil’s Work for Him is a “she-said, he-said” pocket guide on how to get your foot in the door of the cutthroat entertainment business, offering tips on how to intern, how to network and how to adjust to the ever-changing climate of this “eats its young” industry.

Amy Sciarretto is a 15-year veteran of the music business, having written extensively for Kerrang!, Revolver, TeenPeople.com, Spin.com, AOL, Urban Ink, Guitar World, VH1.com and ARTISTdirect.com, to name a few, and having served as Loud Rock Editor for CMJ New Music Report and Hit Parader. She worked as a DJ on Sirius/XM for two years and has also worked in the promotion and publicity departments of top independent label Roadrunner Records for 8 years.

Rick Florino founded Ruin Magazine in 2006, and he’s currently entertainment editor for LAX Magazine and an editor for ARTISTdirect.com. His writing has appeared in publications and web sites such as Inked, Revolver, BPM, Hit Parader, Shockhound.com, Citysearch.com and other outlets.

In addition to two humorous, clever and insightful author perspectives, as well as advice, anecdotes and analysis, the book also features a complete extra chapter of advice from top-tier music and entertainment business personnel and rock stars, including members of multi-platinum acts like System of A Down, Guns N’ Roses and Korn. It’s a necessary and crucial time for those looking to break into this exciting lifestyle and career field, namely college students, high schoolers and those who dream of working with and among the stars.

For Roadrunner Records news go at:

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CKY contest + Hour.ca album review!

CKY contest + Hour.ca album review!

UMM.ca is holding a CKY contest right on there site.

To celebrate the release of their new CD “Carver City”, Roadrunner Records and CKY gives away cool prizes:

- One pair of Belvedere sunglasses
- One pair of Globes shoes
- One CKY package that include a Special Edition CD, t-shirt, sticker, poster and 2 tickets to the closest show in your area!

One grand prize will be selected per market.

Participate at:
http://umm.ca/contests/

Also, Hour.ca made a quick review of “Carver City” and here it is:

Carver City

Dave Jaffer

CKY sometimes gets smack-talked because their drummer is Bam Margera's brother. And, honestly, their back catalogue ain't that special. That said, Carver City is going to change perceptions of the West Chester, PA band. Why? It's heavy, but not strictly metal, and definitely not skater/stoner metal. Margera's drumming isn't metal drumming. The Moog-y moments and weirdo bits "Plagued by Images" bend it away from convention. Its songs, like "Imaginary Threats", have an arena-rock, uncomplicated, accessible feel that bend it back t'other way. Truth told, I'm not sure I was ready for Carver City to be this interesting.

For more CKY news go at:

www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
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Are you the ultimate Dream Theater fan?

Are you the ultimate Dream Theater fan?

Dream Theater and Roadrunner Records are proud to announce the Black Clouds & Silver Linings Deluxe Collector's Edition Box Set:



For details on how to pre-order this limited edition, must have collector's piece go at:
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blackclouds/
Hurry up before it's too late!

Check out the video of Mike Portnoy discussing the set in detail below…



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Killswitch Engage: Pro-Shot footage of new song available!

Killswitch Engage: Pro-Shot footage of new song available!

Professionally filmed video footage of Massachusetts metallers Killswitch Engage performing a brand new song, "Light in a Darkened World", at the first annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which was held on Tuesday, April 7 in Los Angeles, can be viewed below. The song, sandwiched between "My Curse" and the band's uniquely Killswitch'ed cover of Dio's classic anthem "Holy Diver", generated plenty of excitement among the crowd and set the tone for the show. The awards and Killswitch Engage's performance was broadcast on MTV2 on May 2.

"Light in a Darkened World" will be included on the band's eagerly anticipated fourth album, entitled simply "Killswitch Engage", which is scheduled for release on June 30 via Roadrunner Records. The CD was produced by Brendan O'Brien (AC/DC, Rage Against the Machine) and co-produced by guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz. Other song titles set to appear on the album include "Reckoning", "The Forgotten" and "Starting Over".

Commented vocalist Howard Jones: "It was time for us to step outside of our comfort zone and try something a little different with this record. It definitely still sounds like us, but we needed to be refreshed and take things a little further."

Regarding the fact that Killswitch Engage's new album is the second self-titled effort of the band's career, Jones said, "When we all couldn’t agree on an album title, someone suggested we just keep it self-titled and we all pretty much agreed…gives it the feeling of a fresh new beginning."

Here’s the footage:



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Devildriver’s Dez checks in from the road!

Devildriver’s Dez checks in from the road!

Whilst we here at the Roadrunner office were out at the pub on Friday night, Devildriver’s main man Dez was updating the bands blog on their Official Myspace. Having just finished up their tour with Slipknot, Dez looks forward to their upcoming Euro dates and the release of their new album Pray for Villains (due to hit shelves on July 13th).

“We finished with Slipknot last night in there home town the show was fucking off the hook with the arena floor turning into a mass of bodies pitting for there lives !”

"Big thanks go out to the Knot boys and there crew for treating us with such kindness and respect ! Now it's 4 in the morning and the bus is making the long haul to mile high city Denver where we are gonna meet up with friends play another show then 1 more and home to recoup for 13 days then we are off to Europe to do festivals / Download !/off dates with Down / Slipknot / anthrax GOOD times !!! The record has gone to press where the reaction has been unreal !”

"We all want to start leaking tunes but gotta be by the book and let the label do there thing / but I know I speak for the whole band when I say: your gonna fucking love this one!”

To read the full blog go at:
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=2338859&blogId=489571785

For more Devildriver news go at:

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Porcupine Tree sign with Roadrunner Records!

Porcupine Tree sign with Roadrunner Records!

New York, NY: Roadrunner Records is pleased to announce the signing of British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, one of the most difficult-to-categorize yet innovative bands making music today. The band's music ranges from psychedelic trip-hop to progressive rock, and a compendium of other sounds in between. Porcupine Tree has already been a part of the international Roadrunner family; they have been signed to Roadrunner International since 2006 and are now transitioning to all territories outside Japan.

Senior VP of A&R for Roadrunner Monte Conner says, "Porcupine Tree have been making vital and important music for many years now but over the last few years in particular, that music has been reaching many new ears. Roadrunner hopes to not only continue that growth here in the U.S. but accelerate it and expose the world to the massive talent this band has. I am honored to welcome Steven Wilson and Porcupine Tree to the Roadrunner fold."

The band is fronted by singer/guitarist Steven Wilson, who, in addition to his critical acclaim with Porcupine Tree, is also known for his work producing other artists, such as Swedish progressive metal group (and now labelmates) Opeth and Norwegian chanteuse Anja Garbarek. Porcupine Tree have released three albums through Lava/Atlantic: In Absentia, Deadwing, and the Grammy-nominated Fear of a Blank Planet, which was recognized as "Best Surround Sound" album in 2007.

The album will contain a 50 minute long continuous song cycle, along with three additional "shorter" songs. Roadrunner plans to release the album on September 22nd. The band will embark on a U.S. tour to coincide with the album hitting stores.

Below is the initial run of tour dates:

September 15 - Moore Theater - Seattle
September 16 - Roseland - Portland
September 18 - Warfield - San Francisco
September 19 - Club Nokia - Los Angeles
September 21 - House of Blues - Cleveland
September 22 - Vic Theater - Chicago
September 24 - Terminal 5 - New York
September 26 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia
September 27 - House of Blues - Boston
September 29 - Metropolis - Montreal
September 30 - Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Toronto

For more info on Porcupine Tree go at:

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New Roadrunner Record game!

New Roadrunner Record game!

Roadrunner Records second Flash game for “Picture Madness” has rolled out!

“Picture Madness” pits you against a jumbled up mass of Roadrunner Records artists past and present and a horde of biting, nasty spiders. Be careful, because those arachnids have some nasty tricks up their sleeves. Just when you think you're done, it could be all over!

To play go at:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/games/game.aspx?gameID=2

Have fun!

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All Hope really is Gone...Slipknot contest!

All Hope really is Gone...Slipknot contest!

Slipknot ripped the roof off of many stadiums across the United States and stuffed them full of maggots. Sacramento, California marked the edge of the Earth for the American tour. All hope really is gone now for you to see Slipknot on the “All Hope is Gone” tour.

That being said, all hope is NOT gone for your chance to win free shit from Slipknot! Just tell us about the tour! Tell us what you experienced, send us your photos show us your battle wounds! We want to see it all!

We’re going to take the best of the best of the best of what you send us and compile them into a special news post here on the site to publish as a recap of the tour. If we use your experience, your photo or even your videos, we’ll send you some free shit from Slipknot! Who knows, you might even make it into the feature box on the main page of RoadrunnerRecords.com!

Check out the Free Shit page for details now at:http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/freeshit/

For more Slipknot news go at:

www.slipknot1.com
www.allhopeisgone.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
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Ibanez artist Herman Li to appear at Sam Ashin Cerritos California!

Ibanez artist Herman Li to appear at Sam Ashin Cerritos California!

This rare Clinic apparence will take place on Eve of Dragonforce’s Ultra Beatdown U.S. tour.

One of the most gifted and influential artists of a new generation of rock guitarists, Herman Li of DragonForce, will do a rare guitar clinic presentation on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 7PM at Sam Ash Music in Cerritos, CA. This is any shredhead’s dream come true. “The audience can ask just about any question they want,” explains Li. “From guitar playing to recording, production, the business —anything you can think of.”

Of course, the audience will get what it wants most: to witness Li’s impressive chops, first-hand, as he gives his Ibanez “E-GEN” Herman Li signature model a good workout. They won’t be disappointed. “It’s understood that everyone loves to see and hear music being played (live)” says Li. And, in case anyone is wondering, Herman says he “definitely will be playing DragonForce songs along with backing tracks” –something any aspiring guitarist will not want to miss.

Herman’s clinic, is sponsored by Sam Ash and Ibanez with co-sponsors D’Addario, DiMarzio, Peavey, Roadrunner Records and Samson and takes place the day before DragonForce’s Ultra Beatdown tour of the Americas resumes. Go to www.dragonforce.com for complete band and further touring schedule info.

Herman Li Guitar Clinic Time and Location Information:

Sam Ash Music

12651 Artesia Blvd.

Cerritos, CA 90703

(562) 468-1107

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Time: 7:00 PM. Doors open at 6:00

PMFREE ENTRY

Autograph session after the clinic

http://www.dragonforce.com/df/band/herman-lihttp://www.samashmusic.com/events/view.asp?EventID=852&StoreID=22http://www.ibanez.com/ElectricGuitars/Series-EGEN

For more Dragonforce news go at:

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Dream Theater: New album teaser available!

Dream Theater: New album teaser available!

Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy played a one-minute "teaser" for the band's forthcoming album on this past Friday's (February 27) edition of Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM.

Dream Theater is wrapping up work on its tenth studio album, due early summer via Roadrunner Records. The band commenced work on the as-yet untitled CD last October. Mike Portnoy and guitarist John Petrucci are once again producing the LP, while engineer Paul Northfield will mix the record beginning this coming week.

Portnoy previously stated about the upcoming CD, "Imagine a Dream Theater album with 'A Change Of Seasons', 'Octavarium', 'Learning To Live', 'Pull Me Under' and 'The Glass Prison'... all on one album... Could you handle it??? Excited? I sure am!”

Dream Theater's "Chaos In Motion 2007/2008" double DVD set sold just under 9,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 2 on the Top Music Videos chart.

Here’s the teaser:

For more Dream Thaeter news go at:

www.roadrunnerrecordsaboutbands.blogspot.com
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Win the entire Roadrunner Records catalog!!!

Win the entire Roadrunner Records catalog!!!

That's right RR family, Roadrunner Records is giving you the opportunity to receive every single release from the label in the last two years! What do you need to do? Play games of course!

Check out the new GAMES section here on RoadrunnerRecords.com, get the highest score on our Photo Mosh-Up game and WIN!You have two weeks to build up your skills, the contest starts today! Good luck!

Check out the contest at:
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/games/game.aspx?gameID=1

So have fun and who will be the lucky one?

For more news about Roadrunner Records bands go at:

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Play Roadrunner Records’ photo moshup!

Play Roadrunner Records’ photo moshup!

Listen up Roadrunner fans!

RR is proud to announce the launch of 'Picture Moshup' - Roadrunner Records' first killer new game!

Go at: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/games/game.aspx?gameID=1 to see how strong your eyes are, and how well you know your favourite bands' photos.

Be aware that you need to be a subscriber to have your high score recorded (Some crazy dude got 5,000,000! That's the score to beat.)

Go crazy!

For any news on Roadrunner Records bands go at:

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Black Stone Cherry speak to Roadrunner Records UK at Brixton Academy!

Black Stone Cherry speak to Roadrunner Records UK at Brixton Academy!

When Kentucky rockers Black Stone Cherry last played a headline tour in the UK last December, they closed the tour by playing Brixton Academy.

Roadrunner Records UK caught up with the guys there to see what they had been up to and how they were feeling about playing the venue. Check it out in the player below:

For more news on Black Stone Cherry go at:

www.roadrunnerrecordsaboutbands.blogspot.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanadahttp://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

Enjoy!

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RR UK Exclusive interview with Airbourne at London’s Astoria!

RR UK Exclusive interview with Airbourne at London’s Astoria!

Airbourne hit the UK late in 08 and played a killer headline tour, selling out pretty much every venue and having to add an extra date at London's Astoria, a show that would end up being the last a Roadrunner band would ever play at the infamous venue, due to it's imminent closure.

They caught up with the guys before the show, just chillin out in their dressing room. Check out what they had to say.

If you missed the shows, it may be a ll while before you get to see them again, as they are currently about to start working on a follow up to debut 'Runnin' Wild'.

Watch it below:

For more news on Airbourne, go at:

www.roadrunnerrecordsaboutbands.blogspot.com
www.roadrunnerrecords.ca
www.myspace.com/roadrunnerrecordscanada1
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=RoadrunnerCanada http://roadrunnerca.media-toolbar.com/

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