Roadrunner Records
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Roadrunner Records (Roadrunner Music Group B.V.) is a record label that concentrates on rock and metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
The label was launched in the Netherlands in 1980 and was originally called “Roadracer Records”. Roadrunner’s initial business was importing North American metal-band recordings into Europe. In 1986 Roadrunner opened its US headquarters in New York City and later opened offices in England, Germany, France, Japan, Australia and the latest in Denmark. Early successes included albums from King Diamond (the first Roadrunner artist to enter the Billboard Top 200 albums chart) and Annihilator. The label also handled early Metallica releases in the Scandinavian region. The end of the 1980s saw the release of two albums that are now considered classics of their respective genres: Obituary’s Slowly We Rot and Sepultura’s Beneath the Remains.
The 1990s saw the arrival of acts such as Life of Agony, Machine Head, Sepultura and Type O Negative. As the 1990s wore on, several of Roadrunner’s bands managed to make an impact on the mainstream, most notably Sepultura and Type O Negative. Sepultura’s 1993 album, Chaos A.D., became the first Roadrunner band to crack the Top 40 on the Billboard album chart. Type O Negative became the first Roadrunner band to receive a certification from the RIAA; this was a Gold award (and later Platinum award) for the 1993 album Bloody Kisses, which was certified in 1995.
The label was launched in the Netherlands in 1980 and was originally called “Roadracer Records”. Roadrunner’s initial business was importing North American metal-band recordings into Europe. In 1986 Roadrunner opened its US headquarters in New York City and later opened offices in England, Germany, France, Japan, Australia and the latest in Denmark. Early successes included albums from King Diamond (the first Roadrunner artist to enter the Billboard Top 200 albums chart) and Annihilator. The label also handled early Metallica releases in the Scandinavian region. The end of the 1980s saw the release of two albums that are now considered classics of their respective genres: Obituary’s Slowly We Rot and Sepultura’s Beneath the Remains.
The 1990s saw the arrival of acts such as Life of Agony, Machine Head, Sepultura and Type O Negative. As the 1990s wore on, several of Roadrunner’s bands managed to make an impact on the mainstream, most notably Sepultura and Type O Negative. Sepultura’s 1993 album, Chaos A.D., became the first Roadrunner band to crack the Top 40 on the Billboard album chart. Type O Negative became the first Roadrunner band to receive a certification from the RIAA; this was a Gold award (and later Platinum award) for the 1993 album Bloody Kisses, which was certified in 1995.
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The_Fenix wrote:
does anyone here answers?
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unholymassacre wrote:
This record label fell flat on its face when they dropped all of the death metal bands and signed bands like Coal Chamber, Slipknot and fucking Nickelback out of all bands.
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AlmaMater wrote:
Unblock this cover http://www.lastfm.es/music/Nightwish/Dark+Passion+Play/+images/12728051 It's not correct! [3] - thats the special edition cover, fix your covers, we want the original one. ty
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John138 wrote:
This label is embarrassing. hahaha
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OrpheusBathory wrote:
Unblock this cover http://www.lastfm.es/music/Nightwish/Dark+Passion+Play/+images/12728051It's not correct! [2]
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Janv92 wrote:
Shitty label.
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NWG369 wrote:
Jesus Cross-Humping Christ, I'm ashamed for bands like Opeth and Porcupine Tree who have to share a label with shit like Slipknot, Nickelback, Dragonforce, and almost every other band on this label. This is really, really sad.
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surix wrote:
Unblock this cover http://www.lastfm.es/music/Nightwish/Dark+Passion+Play/+images/12728051It's not correct!
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kia_hang wrote:
www.myspace.com/shudderwall (+415000 plays /+36000 fans)
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slipknotrox wrote:
used to be an amazing label, til they told bands to turn down the heaviness of there songs, they butchered slipknot so much, they basically told them to go more easy listening on there newst album and vol 3
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IliaMarvin wrote:
I upload my Humanity (DEMO) on Last.fm tonight. http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Ilia+Marvin All tracks completely free. Check out my Last.fm profile and listen all this tracks. And don't forget to leave you opinion about tracks. It's important for me! ILIA
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Mikk84 wrote:
Trend-jumping label
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Mystile wrote:
Opeth and Porcupine Tree are kind of (a lot) out of place here.
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cloudwp wrote:
slipknot 4 live !!!!!!
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or19937 wrote:
One ofthe best labels ever
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MinaseTaki wrote:
Watershed and Fear of a Blank Planet FTW.
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TJey wrote:
best label at all
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adamzZz wrote:
Thanks for uploading albums! Great work!
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Peppsy606 wrote:
Hey if you want same new music then check out my new song "Wake Me Up". Its energetic as hell. :) /Percy http://www.last.fm/music/Percy+Mejhagen
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Slipknot!
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