Roadrunner United
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Roadrunner United was a project organized by American heavy metal record label Roadrunner Records to celebrate its 25th anniversary. It culminated in an album released worldwide on October 11, 2005, entitled The All-Star Sessions. Four "team captains" were chosen to lead 57 artists from 45 past and present Roadrunner bands, and produce and oversee the album's 18 tracks: then-Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison, Trivium frontman and guitarist Matt Heafy, Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares, and Machine Head frontman and guitarist Robb Flynn. The project was the brainchild of Roadrunner UK general manager Mark Palmer and Roadrunner USA VP of A&R Monte Conner. The album project was coordinated by Lora Richardson and was mixed by Colin Richardson and Andy Sneap. The All-Star Sessions spawned one single and music video ("The End"). The DVD included with the CD purchase is a documentary of the "Making Of" the songs. It features the sessions of the four team captains making their songs.[1]
On October 13, 2008, Roadrunner Records announced on its Myspace and on its official website that a two-disc DVD of a release party-concert, featuring songs from the album performed live, would be released on December 9, 2008. The DVD features the full concert and a documentary.
The All-Star Sessions[]
The All-Star Sessions | |
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Studio album by Roadrunner United | |
Released | October 10, 2005 |
Recorded | February 16 – June 1, 2005 |
Genre | Heavy metal |
Length | 76:55 |
Label | Roadrunner |
Producer |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Stylus Magazine | B+[2] |
Pyro Music | [3] |
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Performed by | Length |
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1. | "The Dagger" | Robb Flynn, Howard Jones | Flynn | show
Performed by | 5:31 |
2. | "The Enemy" | Mark Hunter | Dino Cazares, Roy Mayorga | show
Performed by | 4:44 |
3. | "Annihilation by the Hands of God" | Glen Benton | Joey Jordison, Rob Barrett | show
Performed by | 5:33 |
4. | "In the Fire" | King Diamond | Matt Heafy | show
Performed by | 4:07 |
5. | "The End" | Matt Heafy | Cazares | show
Performed by | 3:35 |
6. | "Tired 'n Lonely" | Mina Caputo[a] | Jordison | show
Performed by | 3:37 |
7. | "Independent (Voice of the Voiceless)" | Max Cavalera | Flynn, Phil Demmel | show
Performed by | 4:51 |
8. | "Dawn of a Golden Age" | Dani Filth | Heafy | show
Performed by | 4:09 |
9. | "The Rich Man" | Corey Taylor | Flynn | show
Performed by | 6:49 |
10. | "No Way Out" | Daryl Palumbo | Jordison, Matt Sepanic | show
Performed by | 3:27 |
11. | "Baptized in the Redemption" | Dez Fafara | Cazares, Mayorga | show
Performed by | 3:19 |
12. | "Roads" | Mikael Åkerfeldt | Josh Silver | show
Performed by | 2:24 |
13. | "Blood & Flames" | Jesse Leach | Heafy | show
Performed by | 5:38 |
14. | "Constitution Down" | Kyle Thomas | Jordison | show
Performed by | 5:04 |
15. | "I Don't Wanna Be (A Superhero)" | Michale Graves | Heafy | show
Performed by | 2:02 |
16. | "Army of the Sun" | Tim Williams | Flynn, Dave McClain | show
Performed by | 3:48 |
17. | "No Más Control" | Cristian Machado | Cazares, John Sankey | show
Performed by | 3:01 |
18. | "Enemy of the State" | Peter Steele | Jordison, Sepanic | show
Performed by | 5:08 |
Total length: | 76:55 |
(C) - Denotes the captain for the song.
Personnel[]
Team Captains[]
The following were the primary songwriters/producers for the album and were referred to as the 'Team Captains', each getting to select the musicians they wanted for each song.
- Robb Flynn - co-lead vocals (track 1), keyboards (tracks 7, 9), rhythm guitar, production (1, 7, 9, 16)
- Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar, production (tracks 2, 5, 11, 17)
- Joey Jordison - bass (tracks 6, 10), drums, production (tracks 3, 6, 10, 14, 18)
- Matt Heafy - lead vocals (track 5), backing vocals (tracks 8, 13), acoustic guitar (tracks 4, 13), lead and rhythm guitar, production (tracks 4, 8, 13, 15)
Vocalists[]
- Howard Jones - (co-lead) (track 1)
- Mark Hunter (track 2)
- Glen Benton (track 3)
- King Diamond (track 4)¨
- Matt Heafy (track 5)
- Mina Caputo[a] (track 6)
- Max Cavalera (track 7)
- Dani Filth (track 8)
- Corey Taylor (track 9)
- Daryl Palumbo (track 10)
- Dez Fafara (track 11)
- Mikael Åkerfeldt (track 12)
- Jesse Leach (track 13)
- Kyle Thomas (track 14)
- Michale Graves (track 15)
- Tim Williams (track 16)
- Cristian Machado (track 17)
- Peter Steele (track 18)
Guitarists[]
- Jordan Whelan - rhythm (tracks 1, 7, 9, 16)
- Jeff Waters - lead (tracks 1, 7)
- Andreas Kisser - lead (tracks 2, 11) co-lead (track 17)
- Matt DeVries - rhythm (tracks 3, 14)
- Rob Barrett - rhythm (tracks 3, 14), co-lead (track 14)
- James Murphy - lead (track 3), intro lead (track 14)
- Corey Beaulieu - rhythm & lead (track 4)
- Logan Mader - harmonics (track 5)
- Matt Baumbach - rhythm (tracks 6, 10), lead (track 10)
- Tom Niemeyer - rhythm (track 6)
- Acey Slade - rhythm (track 6)
- Jim Root - lead (track 6)
- Justin Hagberg - rhythm (tracks 8, 15)
- Josh Rand - rhythm (track 13)
- Andy LaRocque - co-lead (track 14)
- Mike Sarkisyan - co-lead (track 17)
- Steve Holt - rhythm & acoustic (track 18)
Bassists[]
- Christian Olde Wolbers (tracks 1, 7, 9, 16)
- Paul Gray (tracks 2, 11)
- Steve DiGiorgio (tracks 3, 14)
- Mike D'Antonio (tracks 4, 13, 15)
- Nadja Peulen (track 5)
- Sean Malone (track 8)
- Marcelo Dias (track 17)
- Dave Pybus (track 18)
Drummers[]
- Andols Herrick (tracks 1, 7, 9, 16)
- Joey Jordison (track 3)
- Roy Mayorga (tracks 2, 5, 11)
- Dave Chavarri (tracks 4, 15)
- Mike Smith (track 8)
- Johnny Kelly (track 13)
- Dave McClain (track 17)
Keyboards/Programming[]
- Rhys Fulber (track 5)
- Junkie XL (track 10)
- Josh Silver (tracks 12, 18), backing vocals (track 12)
- Peter Steele (track 18)
Engineers[]
- Matt Sepanic (tracks 3, 6, 10, 14, 18)
- Jason Suecof (tracks (4, 8, 13, 15)
- Roy Mayorga (tracks 2, 5, 11, 17)
- Mark Keaton (tracks 1, 7, 9, 16)
Charts[]
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 45 |
UK Albums Chart[4] | 45 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 77 |
Roadrunner United: The Concert[]
The Concert | |
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Live album by Roadrunner United | |
Released | 2008 |
Recorded | December 15, 2005 |
Genre | Heavy metal |
Length | 1:57:39 |
Label | Roadrunner |
Producer | Harlen Frey |
A concert celebrating the project, album and anniversary took place on Thursday December 15 2005 at the Nokia Theater, NYC. The concert featured multiple musicians both past and present from Roadrunner bands, as well as musicians that did not originally perform on 'The All-Star Sessions' album. The set list consisted of some of the most popular and famous songs released by Roadrunner records as well as some of the original songs from the project's album. The 'core band', who performed on the majority of the songs, was Dino Cazares, Adam Duce, Paul Gray, Joey Jordison, Andreas Kisser, Roy Mayorga.
Setlist[]
No. | Title | Music | Performed by | Length |
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1. | "Punishment" | Biohazard | show
Performed by | 4:51 |
2. | "Set It Off" | Madball | show
Performed by | 2:55 |
3. | "March of the S.O.D" | Stormtroopers of Death | show
Performed by | 1:34 |
4. | "River Runs Red" | Life of Agony | show
Performed by | 2:09 |
5. | "The End Complete" | Obituary | show
Performed by | 5:02 |
6. | "Curse of the Pharaohs" | Mercyful Fate | show
Performed by | 3:48 |
7. | "Abigail" | King Diamond | show
Performed by | 5:16 |
8. | "Allison Hell" | Annihilator | show
Performed by | 6:35 |
9. | "Dead by Dawn" | Deicide | show
Performed by | 4:35 |
10. | "Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr" (With outro of Pantera's "Domination") | Trivium | show
Performed by | 6:09 |
11. | "My Last Serenade" | Killswitch Engage | show
Performed by | 3:58 |
12. | "Pure Hatred" | Chimaira | show
Performed by | 4:32 |
13. | "Replica" | Fear Factory | show
Performed by | 4:06 |
14. | "Black No. 1" | Type O Negative | show
Performed by | 6:00 |
15. | "Tired 'n Lonely" | Roadrunner United | show
Performed by | 3:55 |
16. | "Bother" | Stone Sour | show
Performed by | 6:15 |
17. | "The Rich Man" | Roadrunner United | show
Performed by | 6:30 |
18. | "The Dagger" | Roadrunner United | show
Performed by | 5:59 |
19. | "The End" | Roadrunner United | show
Performed by | 3:31 |
20. | "Eye for an Eye" | Soulfly | show
Performed by | 4:35 |
21. | "Refuse/Resist" | Sepultura | show
Performed by | 4:09 |
22. | "Surfacing" | Slipknot | show
Performed by | 4:10 |
23. | "Davidian" | Machine Head | show
Performed by | 6:05 |
24. | "(sic)" | Slipknot | show
Performed by | 4:38 |
25. | "Roots Bloody Roots" | Sepultura | show
Performed by | 6:22 |
Total length: | 1:57:39 |
References[]
- ^ "Burning your ears since 1980". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ^ "Roadrunner United - The All-Star Sessions - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ^ "Roadrunner United - The All-Star Sessions (album review 4)". Sputnikmusic. 2005-10-31. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 465. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
External links[]
- Roadrunner Records albums
- Heavy metal supergroups
- 2005 albums
- 2005 video albums
- Documentary films about heavy metal music and musicians
- 2008 live albums
- 2008 video albums
- Live video albums
- Roadrunner Records live albums
- Roadrunner Records video albums
- Musical groups established in 2005