In 2005, Roadrunner Records celebrated their 25th anniversary with an ambitious project called Roadrunner United. Assembling 57 artists from past and then-present Roadrunner bands — including members of Slipknot, Anthrax, Trivium, Machine Head, Fear Factory, Sepultura and more — the label released an album called The All-Star Sessions that was essentially the sole release from the biggest, baddest supergroup in metal history.
In December of that year, Roadrunner took the festivities a step further and hosted an epic performance at New York City's Nokia Theater that featured performances from iconic Roadrunner bands playing a mix of Roadrunner United tracks and classic originals. Now, Roadrunner have unlocked their vaults and are set to unleash that live album, aptly titled Roadrunner United: The Concert (Live at the Nokia Theatre, New York, NY, 12/15/2005), on vinyl and CD later this year.
The 25-song set boasted 39 musicians, representing 25 different Roadrunner bands, performing 25 songs from 19 different bands' repertoires. It was a helluva show, and it's all being pressed on 3LP colored vinyl and two-disc CD — available physically for the first time ever.
The full album arrives in March 2023, but you can pre-order the vinyl and CD variants right now from Revolver's shop. Additionally, you can watch footage below of the Roadrunner United song "The End" (feat. members of Trivium, Fear Factory, Machine Head and more) being performed at the 2005 showcase.
Roadrunner United tracklist:
SIDE A:
Biohazard' // "Punishment"
Madball // "Set It Off"
Stormtroopers of Death // "March of The S.O.D."
Life of Agony // "River Runs Red"
Obituary // "The End Complete"
SIDE B:
Mercyful Fate // "Curse pf The Pharaohs"
King Diamond ''Abigail"
Annihilator // "Alison Hell"
Deicide // "Dead By Dawn"
SIDE C:
Trivium // "Pull Harder On The Strings Of Your Martyr"
Killswitch Engage // "My Last Serenade"
Chimaira // Pure Hatred"
Fear Factory // "Replica"
SIDE D:
Type O Negative // "Black No. 1"
Roadrunner United // Tired 'N Lonely"
Stone Sour // "Brother"
Roadrunner United // "The Rich Man"
SIDE E:
Roadrunner United // "The Dagger"
Roadrunner United // "The End"
Soulfly // "Eye For An Eye"
Sepultura // "Refuse/Resist"
SIDE F:
Slipknot // "Surfacing"
Machine Head // "Davidian"
Slipknot // "(sic)"
Sepultura // "Roots Bloody Roots"
