Roadrunner United: The All Star Sessions [Explicit Lyrics]

Product Description
Roadrunner Records has put together a groundbreaking record to mark the label's 25th anniversary. This full-length release is a master class in hard rock/metal. Boasting 57 artists from 45 of Roadrunner's past and present bands, the album contains original tracks that are collaborations between numerous Roadrunner stars. Four central musicians were originally chosen to produce and write the songs: Joey Jordison (Slipknot), Dino Cazares (ex-Fear Factory/Brujeria), Robert Flynn (Machine Head), and Matthew Heafy (Trivium). These four musicians play on the songs they have written and have also assembled a unique team of artists to appear on each track. In order to cover as wide a spectrum as possible, no musician has played for more than one writer/producer and each song features a different vocalist. In addition to these stellar teams of musicians, there are also special additional tracks from ex-Roadrunner artist Josh Silver--Type O Negative's longtime producer/keyboardist. In the spirit of the project, Silver has included Roadrunner artists on his tracks as well--Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt appears on the Silver-written "Roads."

Roadrunner United: The All Star Sessions,Various Artists,Roadrunner Records,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,V/a Compilations

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Roadrunner United: The All Star Sessions [Explicit Lyrics]

Average customer rating: nothing great Strictly For The Fans... Testament to a label's power "Roadrunner United" Group Dissection good standard stuff

Roadrunner United: The All Star Sessions Various Artists Manufacturer: Roadrunner Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dark Ages Machine Head - Elegies One Nation Underground Chimaira IV: Constitution of Treason ASIN: B000B8I8X2 Release Date: 2005-10-11

Tracks:

1. The Dagger
2. The Enemy
3. Annihilation by the Hands of God
4. In the Fire
5. The End
6. Tired 'N Lonely
7. Independent (Voice of the Voiceless)
8. Dawn of a Golden Age
9. The Rich Man
10. No Way Out
11. Baptized in the Redemption
12. Roads
13. Blood & Flames
14. Enemy of the State
15. I Don't Wanna Be (A Superhero)
16. Army of the Sun
17. No Mas Control
18. Constitution Down

Album Description

Roadrunner Records has put together a groundbreaking record to mark the label's 25th anniversary. This full-length release is a master class in hard rock/metal. Boasting 57 artists from 45 of Roadrunner's past and present bands, the album contains original tracks that are collaborations between numerous Roadrunner stars. Four central musicians were originally chosen to produce and write the songs: Joey Jordison (Slipknot), Dino Cazares (ex-Fear Factory/Brujeria), Robert Flynn (Machine Head), and Matthew Heafy (Trivium). These four musicians play on the songs they have written and have also assembled a unique team of artists to appear on each track. In order to cover as wide a spectrum as possible, no musician has played for more than one writer/producer and each song features a different vocalist. In addition to these stellar teams of musicians, there are also special additional tracks from ex-Roadrunner artist Josh Silver--Type O Negative's longtime producer/keyboardist. In the spirit of the project, Silver has included Roadrunner artists on his tracks as well--Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt appears on the Silver-written "Roads."

Customer Reviews:

nothing great.......2006-10-21

nothing much to say just a mediocre cd
Overall 75/100
best songs:
no mas control,blood and flames,baptized in redemption

Strictly For The Fans..........2006-08-07

When it comes to heavy metal, no label can hold a candle (or maybe it's a lighter) to Roadrunner Records. One of the few independent labels of any size still left in an increasingly mega-corporate music world, Roadrunner is responsible for bringing the world such genre heavyweights as Fear Factory, Sepultura, King Diamond, Type O Negative, Machine Head, Opeth, Chimaira, Killswitch Engage, and of course Slipknot. In celebration of their 25th anniversary, rather than release a been-there-done-that boxed set, the Roadrunner brass came up with a rather novel idea, one that could only be accomplished in this era of digital recording: select four of Roadrunner's best-known musicians to be "Team Captains," ask each to write and produce four or five new songs, and perform them not with their own bands, but with cherry-picked "supergroups" of musicians, chosen by each captain, from the cabal of Roadrunner artists past and present.

The four chosen captains--Dino Cazares (Fear Factory), Robert Flynn (Machine Head), Matthew Heafy (Trivium), and Joey Jordison (Slipknot)--have produced a total of 18 tracks featuring 55 musicians, and the results are pretty much what you would expect them to be: VERY loud, chaotic, and uneven. Some of the tracks are solid pieces of metal: Team Cazares' "The Enemy" and "Baptized in the Redeption," and Team Flynn's "The Rich Man" (anti-war song; you have been warned) and "The Dagger" (featuring the always superb Howard Jones of Killswitch Engage) are particularly good. But many of the songs sound like the musicians are trying too hard to out-shred each other, while their producers/captains are trying too hard to give each player his day in the sun, and blend the music they wrote with lyrics, penned by the singers who perform them, that don't always mesh. Team Captain Jordison is particularly guilty in this regard, and also of trying to cover too many musical bases, using his five tracks for ventures into death metal ("Annihilation by the Hand of God"), straight-up thrash ("Constitution Down"), emo punk ("No Way Out"), melodic hard rock ("Tired `N Lonely") and goth ("Enemy Of The State"). Sticking to just one or two styles might have yielded better results.

There are also questions about selection process for the Team Captains. It's been reported that Max Calavera of Sepultura/Soulfly fame and Adam D of Killswitch Engage were asked to be Team Captains, but unfortunately declined. Perhaps that explains why the inexperienced Matt Heafy was thrust into a Team Captain role he clearly wasn't ready for. He may be one of Roadrunner's most promising new talents, but he is only 19 years old, and it shows in the tracks he wrote and produced. All too often, they sound like demos recorded in Mom's basement by a kid with dreams of being a rock star. Heafy has a long way to go before he can consider himself a peer of his fellow team captains.

Overall, Roadrunner United gets points for its original concept, and fans of the label and its bands will likely enjoy banging their heads to this cacophonic mob. If this album is intended to be strictly for the hardcore Roadrunner fan, it succeeds. But it certainly isn't going to win over the uninitiated.

Testament to a label's power.......2006-06-12

Either you love or you hate Roadrunner Records. You hate them, because they release "Limited Editions" of CDs you just bought a month after the original is released (curse you Roadrunner for cheating me out of two 'limited' Killswitch albums! Curse you!!!). You love them because they do cool stuff like this.

If you are familliar with this CD, you know the concept. 57 artists from 45 former/current bands on the label come together to create an album of music. The captains were picked, and the bands were formed together.

The biggest thing happening for this album is that it was actually able to be pulled off. Not only is that a testament to the record label, but to the musicians involved- showing that these guys care about thier craft, and each other. This, in turn, gives the listener 18 high quality tracks.

Any lesser of a label would have had 12 hastily thrown together songs- poorly produced, with song crafting thrown to the wind. Not here folks. Each track works as if the makeshift band playing them actually had been together for eons. They work as a unit (although it's revealed in the included DVD that some sessions were phones in- probably due to time constraints) to craft songs worthy of big name releases. Give this CD to an unknowing listener and tell them with a straight face the concept of this albums. Watch as thier jaw hits the ground.

I also would wish you good luck in trying to convince them.

Back to the album, another strong point is it's sheer variety of generes it covers. Here, you have metalcore, death metal, acoustic, straight up metal, doom metal, etc. Don't let my overuse of the term 'metal' fool you, as each of these tracks are far from similar. But by all intents and purposes, this is primarily a metal album.

You can hear each artist's influence on each song. "Dawn of a Golden Age" sounds like a Cradle of Filth track- while the booming "Enemy of the State" would fit well on a Type O Negative album. The guitar work in "No Mas Control" makes it sound like Fear Factory with a different singer. "The Dagger" would make a killer Killswitch track.

In fact, I wish Burton from Fear Factory could have made it on this album, as he is one of my favorite metal vocalists. But that's just me.

Yet again, another highlight of this album is that you might end up digging songs you thought you'd never like. I'm not a death metal fan, but I found myself enjoying "Annihilation by the Hands of God". Likewise, I'm not a...uh...whatever you would classify "No Way Out" as fan, but that is a track I enjoy.

Production values are superb- as expected from a Roadrunner release. No special gimmicks here, just straight up instruments recorded without fault and tarnish. Each musician and vocalist come out loud and clear...especially loud.

Let's talk songs, and there are alot to talk about.

The album starts absolutely strong with "The Dagger". A pickslide and a headbang worth riff immediately sucks you in, teamed by Howard Jone's stunning vocals.

"In the Fire" is a good power meta-ish song, with some great variants in the riffery.

"Dawn of a Golden Age", probably on the top three tracks here is an expertly crafted song. It's written with Dani Filth's trademark picturesque lyrics- and it's help along by an excellent structure. The drumming here is absolutely mindblowing- the breakdown at 3:16 is absolutely dizzying. Even if you're not into this type of song, just listen to it for this one part. One of the musical highlights of the albums.

"No Way Out" is...uh, well I dunno. Funky? Glitzy? Fun? Whatever it is, I love it. It is hands down catchy. This song unfortunately has gotten slammed because it is far from metal (a testament to some of the idiotic fans this label has). I can't put my finger on what makes this song great, maybe the infectious vocals, the riffs, the drumming, bass. I dunno. I just love the track.

"Blood and Flames" is just godly. This is something you might wanna blast while cruising down the highway. Or maybe have playing while getting involved in a bar fight. A nice bluesy rock song that starts out somber and picks up heavy is what you have here. Think metalcore gone Zeppelin. Oh did I mention that the godlike Jesse Leech sings on this? That's all I have to say (for those not in the know, Jesse has RANGE. He can sing with the best, and can scream with the most brutal).

"I Don't Wanna Be (A superhero)" is a nice bite sized punk song, but think The Offspring instead of The Misfits.

"No Mas Control" is great for Christian Machado's vocals (although I haven't heard an Ill Nino song prior to this writing) are great, and he flawlessly switches up between English and Spanish, giving this song a special kind of flair. This sounds like a Fear Factory song, and as eluded to, I am a hige fan of the band- so this song was right up my alley.

Weak tracks? None, really. I have my tracks that I don't like solely because I'm not into that particular kind of song- like "Roads"...where I'm not too big of an acoustic fan (although I do like other band's acoustic performances on other albums), but none that lessened my enjoyment of this CD at all..

All in all, if you are a metal fan, you need this album. It's a shame no one has thought of this before- but done by another label, could this have been pulled off as flawlessly? It would be awesome if Century Media did something like this. Imagine an Arch Enemy/Children of Bodom/Nevermore/Shadows Fall mix up.

Even if you hate and spit on everything that Roadrunner stands for, you should check this out. This almost...almost makes up for thier "Limited Edition" knack, although I did nail them by waiting for Nymphetamine's LE. I'm on to you Roadrunner, I'm on to you.

"Roadrunner United" Group Dissection.......2006-03-23

I felt that the CD is good overall but there are some stinkers. The songs The Dagger, The Enemy, Annihilation By The Hands Of God, Independent (Voice Of The Voiceless), Baptized In The Redemption, and Constitution Down are all solid and deliver. The songs Tired 'N Lonely, No Way Out, and I Don't Wanna Be (A Superhero) just flat out suck. All the rest are mediocre/tolerable, the more I listen to them the better they get. This CD is definitely worth checking out. Here is a list of all the band members in each song.

1. "The Dagger" vocals - Howard Jones (Killswitch Engage) rhythm guitar/vocals - Robert Flynn (Machine Head) rhythm guitar - Jordan Whelan (Still Remains) guitar solo - Jeff Waters (Annihilator) bass - Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory) drums - Andols Herrick (ex-Chimaira)

2. "The Enemy" vocals - Mark Hunter (Chimaira) rhythm guitar - Dino Cazares (Asesino) solo/acoustic guitar - Andreas Kisser (Sepultura) bass - Paul Gray (Slipknot) drums - Roy Mayorga (ex-Soulfly)

3. "Annihilation By The Hands Of God" vocals - Glen Benton (Deicide) rhythm guitar - Matt DeVries (Chimaira) rhythm guitar - Rob Barrett (Cannibal Corpse) guitar solo - James Murphy (ex-Testament) bass - Steve DiGiorgio (Testament) drums - Joey Jordison (Slipknot)

4. "In The Fire" vocals - (King Diamond) lead/rhythm/acoustic guitars - Matthew K. Heafy (Trivium) lead/rhythm guitars - Cory Beaulieu (Trivium) bass - Mike D'Antonio (Killswitch Engage) drums - Dave Chavarri (Ill Nino)

5. "The End" vocals/lead guitar - Matthew K. Heafy (Trivium) rhythm guitar - Dino Cazares (Asesino) bass - Nadja Peulen (ex-Coal Chamber) drums - Roy Mayorga (ex-Soulfly) guitar harmonics - Logan Mader (ex-Macine Head) keyboards - Rhys Fulber (Front Line Assembly)

6. "Tired 'N Lonely" vocals/piano - Keith Caputo (Life Of Agony) rhythm guitar - Matt Baumbach (ex-Vision Of Disorder) rhythm guitar - Tommy Niemeyer (The Accused) rhythm guitar - Acey Slade (Murderdolls) solo/ harmony guitar - James Root (Slipknot) drums/bass - Joey Jordison (Slipknot)

7. "Independent (Voice Of The Voiceless)" vocals - Max Cavalera (Soulfly) rhythm guitar/guitar harmonies/ keyboards - Robert Flynn (Machine Head) rhythm guitar - Jordan Whelan (Still Remains) solo - Jeff Waters (Annihilator) bass - Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory) drums - Andols Herrick (ex-Chimaira)

8. "Dawn Of A Golden Age" vocals - Dani Filth (Cradle Of Filth) lead/rhythm guitars - Matthew K. Heafy (Trivium) rhythm guitars - Justin Hagberg (3 Inches Of Blood) bass - Sean Malone (Gordian Knot) drums - Mike Smith (Suffocation)

9. "The Rich Man" vocals - Corey Taylor (Slipknot) rhythm guitar/keyboards - Robert Flynn (Machine Head) rhythm guitar - Jordan Whelan (Still Remains) bass - Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory) drums - Andols Herrick (ex-Chimaira)

10. "No Way Out" vocals - Daryl Palumbo (Glassjaw) guitar/bass - Matt Baumbach (ex-Vision Of Disorder) drums/ bass - Joey Jordison (Slipknot) synths - Junkie XL

11. "Baptized In The Redemption" vocals - Dez Fafara (DevilDriver) rhythm guitar - Dino Cazares (Asesino) guitar solo - Andreas Kisser (Sepultura) bass - Paul Gray (Slipknot) drums - Roy Mayorga (ex-Soulfly)

12. "Roads" vocals - Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth) keyboards/backing vocals - Josh Silver (Type O Negative)

13. "Blood & Flames" vocals - Jesse David Leach (Seemless) lead/ rhythm/acoustic guitars/vocals - Matthew K. Heafy (Trivium) rhythm guitars - Josh Rand (Stone Sour) bass - Mike D'Antonio (Killswitch Engage) drums - Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative)

14. "Constitution Down" vocals - Kyle Thomas (ex-Exhorder) rhythm guitar - Matt DeVries (Chimaira) rhythm guitar/trade-off solo - Rob Barrett (Cannibal Corpse) intro solo - James Murphy (ex-Testament) trade-off solo - Andy La Rocque (King Diamond) bass - Steve DiGiorgio (Testament) drums - Joey Jordison (Slipknot)

15. "I Don't Wanna Be (A Superhero)" vocals - Michale Graves (ex-Misfits) lead/rhythm guitars - Matthew K. Heafy (Trivium) rhythm guitars - Justin Hagberg (3 Inches Of Blood) bass - Mike D'Antonio (Killswitch Engage) drums - Dave Chavarri (Ill Nino)

16. "Army Of The Sun" vocals - Tim Williams (Bloodsimple) rhythm guitar - Robert Flynn (Machine Head) rhythm guitar - Jordan Whelan (Still Remains) bass - Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory) drums - Andols Herrick (ex-Chimaira)

17. "No Mas Control" vocals - Cristian Machado (Ill Nino) rhythm guitar - Dino Cazares (Asesino) harmony guitar - Souren "Mike" Sarkisyan (Spineshank) harmony solo - Andreas Kisser (Sepultura) bass - Marcelo Dias (ex-Soulfly) drums - Dave McClain (Machine Head)

18. "Enemy Of The State" vocals/keyboards - Peter Steele (Type O Negative) rhythm/acoustic/slide guitar - Steve Holt (36 Crazyfists) bass - Dave Pybus (Cradle Of Filth) drums - Joey Jordison (Slipknot) keyboards - Josh Silver (Type O Negative)

good standard stuff.......2006-03-23

its all about what you like in the case of this cd. Like others wrote before, "theres some songs in here that i love and songs i never want to hear again. But if you enjoy metal and know alot about Roadrunner this is a good cd and the extra dvd really is good to watch for Roadrunner fans. Shoot i found bands on here i didnt even realize were Roadrunner!
All in all, if you like metal buy this cd, if you want new groundbreaking stuff, listen to Children of Bodom!! lol

Average customer rating:

Roadrunner United: The All Star Sessions Various Artists Manufacturer: Roadrunner Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000GI3PIA Release Date: 2005-11-29

Tracks:

1. Dagger
2. Enemy
3. Annihilation by the Hands of God
4. In the Fire
5. End
6. Tired 'N Lonely
7. Independent (Voice of the Voiceless)
8. Dawn of a Golden Age
9. Rich Man
10. No Way Out
11. Baptized in the Redemption
12. Roads
13. Blood & Flames
14. Constitution Down
15. I Don't Wanna Be (A Superhero)
16. Army of the Sun
17. No Mas Control
18. Enemy of the State

Average customer rating: CD was good, DVD was better Heaviness at its Best

Roadrunner United: The All Star Sessions Various Artists Manufacturer: Roadrunner Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000B8I8WS Release Date: 2005-10-11

Tracks:

1. The Dagger
2. The Enemy
3. Annihilation By The Hands Of God
4. In The Fire
5. The End
6. Tired 'N Lonely
7. Independent (Voice Of The Voiceless)
8. Dawn Of A Golden Age
9. The Rich Man
10. No Way Out
11. Baptized In The Redemption
12. Roads
13. Blood & Flames
14. Constitution Down
15. I Don't Wanna Be (A Superhero)
16. Army Of The Sun
17. No Mas Control
18. Enemy Of The State

Customer Reviews:

CD was good, DVD was better.......2006-09-30

This was a pretty good cd complilation, but by far, the bonus dvd was really what was worth the price. I hadn't really listened to much from Roadrunner since the 80's, so I could go through and pick out the artists I liked best and then check out their individual bands. Got some great cds, both new and old school, out of this comp.

Heaviness at its Best.......2005-10-21

Now that's what I call quality metal. Although I was never a fan of bands who play death metal or metalcore or black metal or extreme metal or whatever they categorize themselves as these days....this album just exudes raw talent. right from the starting track, with howard jones' screaming to andols'great drumwork....this album kicks ass. Special mention should go to Matt HEafy and Joey Jordinson...probably THE most talented musicians in metal today...they should really form a band. There's soemthing for everyone in this album - and although I usually skip tracks that has glen benton or dani filth or any other mindless screamer /growler...i still give it an occasional listen..to hear the amazing guitar, bass and drum work.Great album.....the DVD was a GREAT addition...very entertaining..and i was just awestruck seeing these guys play..
definitely buy it if you are a metal fan..

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