Roadrunner Records celebrates its three-decades-plus legacy as one of the
most highly regarded labels in heavy metal and hard rock history by releasing a
four-CD boxed set covering a broad spectrum of heavy music with tracks from
dozens of the world’s most legendary artists.
The set, due for release on September 27, includes 54 tracks spread across
four discs, packaged in a deluxe fold-out paneled box. Veteran metal scribe
Chris Dick has written the liner notes, which trace Roadrunner’s entire
history and include quotes from the label’s founder, Cees Wessels; its
legendary A&R guru, Monte Conner; and artists such as King Diamond,
Sepultura/Soulfly/Cavalera Conspiracy mastermind Max Cavalera, Trivium
frontman Matt Heafy, Opeth leader Mikael Åkerfeldt, Slipknot drummer Joey
Jordison, and more.
XXX: THREE DECADES OF ROADRUNNER RECORDS delivers a blistering overview of
the label’s formidable first three decades of existence spread across four
carefully assembled CDs. The first disc, FOUNDATIONS, highlights the
label’s early, reputation-building years with ultra-heavy tracks by Mercyful
Fate, Carnivore, Deicide, Brujeria, Suffocation, Biohazard, Type O Negative and
more. The second disc, HORNS UP, sums up Roadrunner’s indelible impact on
the metal scene of the 1990s with moshpit-detonating anthems from Slipknot,
Machine Head, Sepultura, Coal Chamber, Fear Factory, and many others. The third
disc, AND METAL FOR ALL brings the listener into the 2000s and up to the present
with the pounding sounds of Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Dream Theater, Opeth,
Gojira as well as a track from 2005’s “all-star” ROADRUNNER UNITED album.
The final disc, ROCK FOR THE AGES, focuses on Roadrunner’s hard rock
contingent with tracks from mainstays such as Rush, Nickelback, Lynyrd Skynyrd,
Theory Of A Deadman, Airbourne, Black Stone Cherry, and Korn featuring
Skrillex, among others.
A documentation of not just Roadrunner’s history but metal itself- this
four disc set is testimony to the fact that as metal and heavy rock have morphed
and changed over the years, Roadrunner was always, and continues to be, at the
epicenter.
XXX: THREE DECADES OF ROADRUNNER RECORDS will be available from Friday,
September 27.
About Roadrunner Records:
Originally founded in 1980 in the Netherlands, Roadrunner Records earned its
place as one of the most prominent international independent record labels.
Established primarily as a hard rock label, Roadrunner, a member of the Warner
Music Group family of labels, now boasts depth and variety in its artists. The
label has experienced unprecedented success with multi-platinum artists
Nickelback and Slipknot, platinum Theory of a Deadman, gold-certified Stone Sour
and Killswitch Engage, as well as modern heavy hitters Dream Theater, Trivium,
critically acclaimed Gojira and the legendary Rush. Roadrunner's current
roster includes exciting alternative/pop up and comers Young the Giant and other
diverse rock acts such as Airbourne, The Amity Affliction and Black Stone
Cherry. Roadrunner catalog includes now-classic albums from seminal artists such
as Type O Negative, Sepultura and King Diamond.