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DragonForce Album Due April 17th

Editor — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:36 +0000

(New York) - London-based metal band DragonForce have revealed details of their forthcoming new album. Entitled The Power Within, this 10-track release marks the band’s fifth studio album and its first with new singer Marc Hudson behind the microphone. It will be released April 17 by Roadrunner Records in the U.S.

DragonForce guitarist Herman Li said, “The last two years have been the most fun we ever had making an album. Through writing, jamming and touring together, we have built this incredible energy and it has been fully captured on the new album.”

Li also claims the album boasts the fastest song the band has ever recorded. He continued, “This time around we’ve really brought our metal side to the surface and made some of the best music of our career. From the fastest song we’ve ever recorded to the slower songs, and some things you would never expect from us, this is by far the most diverse DragonForce album yet.”

The full track listing for The Power Within is as follows:

1. Holding On
2. Fallen World
3. Cry Thunder
4. Give Me the Night
5. Wings of Liberty
6. Seasons
7. Heart of the Storm
8. Die By the Sword
9. Last Man Stands
10. Seasons (Acoustic Version)

There will also be a digital special edition featuring the bonus tracks “Cry Thunder (Live Rehearsal),” “Heart of the Storm (Alternative Chorus Version)” and “Avant La Tempête (Instrumental).”

Nickelback Streaming New Album on iTunes

Editor — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:11:45 +0000

(NEW YORK, NY) – Multi-platinum rock band Nickelback will be releasing Here and Now November 21, 2011 on Roadrunner Records, a Warner Music Group label, but fans can stream the full album free exclusively on the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com/Nickelback) starting today for the week leading up to the release date.

As a testament to Nickelback’s rare versatility in achieving multiple successes at various radio formats for more than a decade, Roadrunner Records released two singles simultaneously - “When We Stand Together” and “Bottoms Up.” Both are climbing the charts with “When We Stand Together” at # 13 on the Hot AC chart while “Bottoms Up” is currently in the #2 spot on the Rock chart.

Nickelback will embark on a new world tour in support of the release in early 2012 with dates to be announced shortly.

Produced by Nickelback and recorded at Mountain View Studios, Vancouver, BC, Here and Now is Nickelback’s seventh studio record and is the follow up to 2008’s widely successful Dark Horse.

Gojira Signs to Roadrunner Records

Editor — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:42:26 +0000

(New York, NY) – Roadrunner Records announced today the addition of French metal behemoths Gojira to the label. The band is universally recognized as one of the most talented and extreme art-metal acts on the scene today. Gojira is one of those rare bands that comes along every couple of years and takes everything you know about metal, twists it, re-imagines it and comes up with something wholly unique. It’s doubtful you’ve heard anything like Gojira before. The band makes that much of an impact with its music and approach.

Gojira are comprised of vocalist/guitarist Joe Duplantier, who has a previous relationship with Roadrunner, having played bass on Cavalera Conspiracy’s debut Inflikted, along with guitarist Christian Andreu, bassist Jean-Michel Labadie and drummer Mario Duplantier, who is also Joe’s brother!

“We are so stoked to walk with the legendary Roadrunner,” Joe said about the new partnership. “We discovered Sepultura, Machine Head, Death, Fear Factory and so many other great bands thanks to these guys. Roadrunner has been a great source of inspiration for us as metal fans. It’s an honor to be part of this family today as a band. We feel we’ll get the right support at the right moment in our career. We cannot wait to release our new record and get back on the road.”

The band’s Roadrunner debut will be its fifth album overall. It was 2005′s From Mars to Sirius and 2008′s The Way of All Flesh which established Gojira as a metal force of nature and a key player in the scene. The band will record in New York City, also the label’s headquarters, in November 2011, with a spring 2012 release date being eyed. Joe Duplantier will serve in a co-producer capacity along Josh Wilbur (Lamb of God).

“I’ve been a huge Gojira fan ever since their monumental From Mars to Sirius album and have been actively pursuing them ever since,” Roadrunner Senior VP of A&R Monte Conner said. “I am thrilled to finally be welcoming them to the Roadrunner family. Gojira are one of the best bands in metal today, with a sound and style all their own. Their live shows are unreal, from the level of playing, to the intensity, to the Godzilla like stomp that hits you in the chest.”

Gojira have kept busy in between albums. They recently recorded the four-song Sea Shepherd EP, with all proceeds from the EP benefiting the Sea Shepherd charity. Sea Shepherd is a Washington-state based non-profit marine conservation organization which employs direct action tactics to protect sea life. One of the songs, “Blood And Salt,” recently surfaced on a Metal Hammer UK sampler CD. Release details on that EP, which is loaded with A-list metal guests like Mastodon’s Brent Hinds, Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe, Soulfly’s Max Cavalera and Strapping Young Lad’s Devin Townsend to name a few, are yet to be determined.

In other Gojira news, the band will perform as part of Australia’s Soundwave Festival, which is slated for February 2012.

The Amity Affliction Sign to Roadrunner Records

Editor — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:04:48 +0000

(New York, NY) - Roadrunner Records is pleased to announce the signing of The Amity Affliction, easily one of the most head-turning and exciting hard rock bands to come barreling out of Australia. The band has scorched a trail Down Under and is now poised to stake its claim in the U.S. Roadrunner will release Youngbloods digitally on Oct. 25 and the band will head back into the studio in early 2012 to record the follow up with Youngbloods producer Machine (Lamb of God, Cobra Starship, Suicide Silence.)

The Amity Affliction’s humble origins date back six years ago in a small town in Queensland, Australia. With an industrial sized bucket of elbow grease, the band became a fixture on the local touring circuit. The Amity Affliction quickly ascended the ranks and became one of the best-loved bands in Oz. Armed with cheeky song titles, a party attitude and the type of aggressive and forward- thinking metal that will simultaneously make you think while putting hair on your chest, The Amity Affliction deliver a poignant message encased in mosh-worthy anthems.

“Ever since I can remember in Amity we’ve been dreaming big: big tours, big shows, big crowds, but never in our wildest dreams did we ever think something this big would come around,” frontman Joel Birch said. “Signing to Roadrunner worldwide is almost beyond a dream come true, because there’s no way any of us would have ever dreamed of being able to achieve something this monumental.”

Birch continued, “We’re proud to be added to such an incredible roster of bands, and having already spent time with some of the team at the label, we’re excited to become a part of the larger Roadrunner family. This is a massive step forward for us as a band, and one we’re going to be pouring all our energy into in the future.”

Below are the band’s Fall tour dates. The band will be a part of the “No Guts, No Glory” tour featuring Miss May I, Pierce The Veil, Woe, Is Me and Letlive.

11/8/2011 – San Francisco, CA – Grand
11/9/2011 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
11/10/2011 – Los Angeles, CA – HOB
11/11/2011 – Pomona, CA – Glasshouse
11/12/2011 – San Diego, CA – Soman
11/13/2011 – Las Vegas, NV – Hard Rock
11/14/2011 – Phoenix, AZ – Nile Theatre
11/16/2011 – Tulsa, OK – Cains
11/18/2011 – Dallas, TX – The Door
11/19/2011 – San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
11/20/2011 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
11/21/2011 – New Orleans, LA – HOB
11/23/2011 – Tampa, FL – State Theatre
11/25/2011 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture
11/26/2011 – Orlando, FL – Firestone
11/27/2011 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
11/28/2011 – Raleigh, NY – Lincoln Theatre
11/29/2011 – Norfolk, VA – Norva
11/30/2011 – Baltimore, MD – Recher
12/1/2011 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA
12/2/2011 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
12/3/2011 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
12/4/2011 – Allentown, PA – Crock Rock
12/6/2011 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
12/7/2011 – Cleveland, OH – Peabodys
12/8/2011 – Detroit, MI – St Andrews
12/9/2011 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
12/10/2011 – Minneapolis, MN – Cabooz
12/12/2011 – Denver, CO – Summit
12/13/2011 – Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
12/15/2011 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
12/16/2011 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne

The Parlor Mob Set to Release Sophomore Album on October 11

Editor — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:27:44 +0000

(NEW YORK, NY) – New Jersey rock band, The Parlor Mob is set to release their sophomore album, Dogs through Roadrunner Records October 11, 2011. The first single, “Into The Sun” is at radio now but you can watch the video here. The band is also giving away the track via their Facebook page here in exchange for a Like and/or email address and four tracks from Dogs can be heard on the band’s website here.

Produced, engineered and mixed by Matt Radosevich (30 Seconds To Mars, The Hives, Taking Back Sunday) Dogs is the follow up to their acclaimed debut album And You Were Crow which iTunes hailed as “… the behemoth sounds of bands like White Stripes…Black Mountain slowly rising from the indie rock realm, showing emo-rockers and pop-punkers how to turn their amps to eleven…A top notch debut.” The Sun UK said “The brooding ‘When I Was An Orphan’ and anthemic ‘My Favorite Heart To Break’ star in an album with no filler,” while The Deli NYC stated, “The Parlor Mob’s classic New York rock vibe and creative, peculiar album artwork cultivates a unique style, relevant to contemporary Indie Rock scene.” In regard to their live show Classic Rock Magazine UK says “…it’s stunning: staggering; a classic even… the audience are wholly convinced… they’re swallowed whole.”

The Parlor Mob, a name the band took from the notorious 19^th century gang, is comprised of Mark Melicia (vocals), David Rosen (guitar), Paul Ritchie (guitar), Anthony Chick (bass), and Sam Bey (drums).

Rush Signs to Roadrunner Records

Editor — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:40:14 +0000

(NEW YORK, NY) – Roadrunner Records is pleased to announce a new worldwide partnership with Anthem Records and rock trio Rush. The band will remain on Anthem/Universal Music in Canada only.

“We have tremendous respect for Roadrunner Records and what Cees Wessels and Jonas Nachsin have built on a worldwide level. After years of Roadrunner pursuing the band, Tom Lipsky presented a deal that worked and the timing was right. We wanted to be at a label focused on the rock genre — and that’s Roadrunner,” said Ray Danniels, manager of Rush.

“In another life I worked with Rush and their great management team more than 30 years ago and to have Rush finally on the Roadrunner label is a dream come true. I am grateful for Ray Danniels’ confidence in this new partnership,” said Cees Wessels, Roadrunner Records Chairman.

“Rush has a tradition of excellence and independence, both in the studio and on the live stage, and they remain as prolific today as at any point in their career. We are excited to be their label partners,” said Tom Lipsky, President of Lipsky Music, LLC, who brokered the significant deal for Roadrunner.

The first release from Rush through this deal will be various live configurations recorded during their highly successful Time Machine tour that wrapped earlier this summer. Details of the release will be revealed in the coming weeks.

www.rush.com

Megadeth to Release Thirteenth Album on November 1st

Editor — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:45:44 +0000

(New York, NY) - MEGADETH, easily one of the most recognized and culturally significant names in hard rock music for the past three decades, are pleased to announce the forthcoming release of their thirteenth album, titled TH1RT3EN. The album will be released November 1, 2011 via Roadrunner Records. TH1RT3EN follows up 2009′s Endgame, which was one of the most celebrated albums of the pioneering band’s storied career. Anticipation is high and fans are anxious for a taste of new music from the legends, who have sold over 25 million albums globally throughout the course of their career, and they will get it imminently.

DAVE MUSTAINE is incredibly proud of the music put forth on the new recording, saying, “This record is the culmination of my work over the 13 records I recorded. There are moments on TH1RT3EN that capture my every emotion, and other moments where I am releasing feelings I never knew existed! My proudest moments of my musical career are captured on TH1RT3EN.”

TH1RT3EN also marks the recorded return of bassist Dave Ellefson who was part of the band’s classic lineup from 1983 to 2002. In a move that delighted the band’s legion of diehards, Ellefson returned to performing live with Megadeth in early 2010 and has remained a fixture on the stage ever since. This is the first time Ellefson has played on a Megadeth record since 2002′s Rude Awakening.

The title has several levels of meaning, which leader and guitar deity DAVE MUSTAINE, who first picked up an axe at the age of 13, revealed in a recent chat with RollingStone.com, saying, “I was born on September 13th; this is my thirteenth record. It just seemed like it was the right thing to do to call it TH1RT3EN.”

The band is spending its summer dominating and decimating the main stage of the fourth annual Rock Star Energy Drink Mayhem Festival alongside Godsmack and Disturbed. The band will cap off a busy and headline-making summer by performing as part of “The Big 4″ once again, this time in New York at Yankee Stadium alongside Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax. The only previous “Big 4″ show in the U.S. took place in April in Southern California.

The band also recorded an original track, “Never Dead,” specifically for the NeverDead action-adventure video game franchise. “Never Dead” will appear on TH1RT3EN. Additionally, “Sudden Death” was recorded for Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock and will appear on the album.

With nine Grammy nominations under their bullet belts and having enjoyed five consecutive Platinum and multi-Platinum certifications, as well as seven Gold certifications during their career, MEGADETH need no introduction. They’ve essentially written the book on heavy metal and hard rock, gaining momentum with each critically lauded release. In 2010, MUSTAINE released his first book, Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir, which hit the New York Times bestseller list in hardcover (and is now being re-released in paperback).

Dream Theater Announce Fall Tour Dates

Editor — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:46:00 +0000

(New York, NY) – Dream Theater will return with their new album, A Dramatic Turn of Events, on September 13^th. The band is armed with one of the most powerful efforts of their storied, iconic career.

The album marks the recorded debut of new drummer Mike Mangini, which fans are clamoring to hear. Roadrunner Records will issue the release in multiple versions that will be sure to delight the band’s disciple-like fanbase.

In addition to the standard version, a special edition CD/DVD set will include The Spirit Carries On – a 60-minute movie documenting Dream Theater’s much-discussed drummer auditions; a double LP Set in gatefold jacket; and a Limited Deluxe Collector’s Edition Box Set. The A Dramatic Turn of Events Deluxe Collector’s Edition Box Set includes the A Dramatic Turn of Events album; instrumentals of the entire album; the DVD of The Spirit Carries On; a double-LP Set of A Dramatic Turn of Events (180-Gram Vinyl in Gatefold Jacket); Dream Theater branded custom turntable slipmat; and a litho print of album. Also, 50 lucky winners will find a Dream Theater ‘Ticket For Life,’ which is randomly inserted into packaging. All the content will be housed in a custom box and those who purchase will receive a digital download of the album the day prior to release.

“It’s a really cool collection dedicated to the art and music of our forthcoming release, along with a few awesome goodies,” guitarist John Petrucci said.

Dream Theater are also planning to embark on a massive world tour, where they will play selections from A Dramatic Turn of Events, as well as classic, staples and fan favorites. Labelmates Trivium will appear on many dates, supporting their new album In Waves.

“We are all very pumped about the release of A Dramatic Turn of Events this September, as well as the world tour we’ll embark upon in support of the album,” said Petrucci. “Our first leg will bring us throughout North America where we’ll showcase songs from the new album along with tons of fan favorites and a brand new tour production unlike any other that we’ve done before. We’re equally excited to have our friends in Trivium join us. It’s sure to be an incredible tour. We’re looking forward to seeing all of our friends on the road this Fall!”

The initial confirmed run of dates is below, with more to be announced soon.

Sept. 24 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield (With Trivium)
Sept. 25 – Los Angeles, CA – Nokia Theater (With Trivium)
Sept. 27 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SODO (With Trivium)
Sept. 28 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre (With Trivium)
Oct. 3 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
Oct. 4 – Pittsburgh, PA – Trib Total Media Amphitheatre (With Trivium)
Oct. 6 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall (With Trivium)
Oct. 7 – Montreal, QC – Place des Arts (With Trivium)
Oct. 8 – Quebec City, QC – Pavilion de la Jeunesse (With Trivium)
Oct. 10 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre (With Trivium)
Oct. 11 – Morristown, NJ – Mayo Performing Arts Center (With Trivium)
Oct. 12 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre (With Trivium)
Oct. 22 – Cleawater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall
Oct. 25 – Houston, TX – Verizon Wireless Theater (With Trivium)
Oct. 26 – Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall (With Trivium)

Mastodon Album ‘The Hunter’ To Be Released on Sept 27th

Editor — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:33:56 +0000

(Burbank, CA) -Hard rock titans Mastodon have confirmed September 27^th, 2011, as the release date of their highly anticipated new full-length studio album, The Hunter. Several exciting events are planned for release day apart from their Reprise Records release which follows their universally acclaimed concept album, Crack the Skye released in March 2009. This is their 3^rd studio album released on Reprise Records in the US and Canada and their first to be released on Roadrunner Records outside of North America.

Mastodon tour dates, new merch and more than you’ll bargain for to be found at: www.mastodonrocks.com

The Parlor Mob Set to Release ‘Dogs’ on October 11th

Editor — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:01:03 +0000

(NEW YORK, NY) – New Jersey rock band, The Parlor Mob is set to release their sophomore album, Dogs through Roadrunner Records October 11, 2011. The first single, “Into The Sun” will go to radio on July 25, 2011 but you can listen to the track here. The band will also be giving away the track via their Facebook page in exchange for a Like and/or email address.

Produced, engineered and mixed by Matt Radosevich (30 Seconds To Mars, The Hives, Taking Back Sunday) Dogs is the follow up to their acclaimed debut album And You Were Crow.

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