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COLLECTIVE SOUL
Collective Soul
Release Date: Aug 25, 2009Format: CD (iTunes | Amazon)
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Cosmic Universal Fashion
Release Date: Nov 18, 2008Format: CD (iTunes | Amazon)
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NEWS
2/3/2012 Rob Zombie Paints Cover For John 5's New Solo CD
Rob Zombie has painted the cover for guitarist John 5's latest solo CD, God Told Me To, which will be released April 10 (not on Roadrunner). The CD is all-instrumental, half-acoustic and half-heavy, and includes a cover of Michael Jackson's "Beat It."
Here's some footage from 2009 of John and the rest of Rob's band rehearsing for the Hellbilly Deluxe 2 tour:
2/2/2012 Roadrunner Artists Kick Ass In Guitar World's Readers Poll!
The March 2012 issue of Guitar World includes the results of their 2011 Readers Poll, and Roadrunner artists were extremely well represented. Here's the rundown:
Megadeth's Dave Mustaine and Chris Broderick won Best Metal Guitarists, with Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt and Fredrik Åkesson coming in third;
Dream Theater's John Petrucci came in second in the Best Shredder category, with Rob Zombie's guitarist, John 5, coming in fifth;
Megadeth's TH1RT3EN won Best Metal Album, and Dream Theater's A Dramatic Turn of Events came in third;
John Petrucci also took second in the Most Valuable Player category, with Dave Mustaine right behind him;
Kenny Wayne Shepherd was voted the #3 Best Blues Guitarist;
Rush's Alex Lifeson was the #5 vote-getter for the Guitar World Hall of Fame;
and the magazine's November 2011 "Big Four" issue, which featured Dave Mustaine alongside members of Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax, was voted Favorite Guitar World Cover!
Congratulations to all!
2/1/2012 Corey Taylor Talks About Working With Dave Grohl
Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor recently went into the recording studio with Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl and Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen. It's all part of a documentary revolving around the board from Sound City Studios, where Grohl recorded Nevermind with Nirvana, and Slipknot recorded Iowa. Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini of Ratt also recorded with Grohl for the same project, which has no title or release date at this time.
Here's a video of Taylor talking about it:
2/1/2012 Roadrunner Artists Locking Down Festival Shows!
The spring and summer are when major rock and metal festivals can be found all across America and Europe, and some of Roadrunner's biggest artists are going to be playing them! We've already told you that Slipknot will be headlining the 2012 Mayhem Festival tour, and now two more major shows - one in the US and one in the UK - have been announced as well!
From May 18-20, the Rock on the Range festival will take over Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, and among the bands on the bill will be Megadeth, Trivium, Rob Zombie and Black Stone Cherry.
The following month, from June 8-10, the Download Festival will be held in Donington Park in England, and the bill there will include Megadeth, Trivium, Machine Head and DevilDriver.
Start making your travel plans now!
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