VARIOUS ARTISTS - stub review added 5th January 2009
Album Review: Roadrunner United: The All Star Sessions (2005)
For fans of: heavy metal... and several types of rock
This album is a celebration of 25 years in the music industry for Roadrunner Records. Numerous artists from their ranks perform on the record. Amongst others it features Joey Jordison (Slipknot), Matt Heafy (Trivium), Howard Jones (Killswitch Engage), Rob Flynn (Machinehead), Andreas Kisser (Sepultura), Jeff Waters (Annihilator) and the thoroughly bonkers King Diamond.
The album trawls through various genres, most of which relate to the style of music each singer usually performs. This is no bad thing. Many of the tracks here are amongst the best the artists have ever performed on.
This album was never going to the greatest release ever. It has to appeal to the fans of so many genres it was always going to be a hit and miss affair. Overall, though, it's considerably better than you might imagine.
Check out... 'The Dagger'. Exactly what Killswitch Engage should be recording. Howard Jones sounds f*cking awesome.
Track List:
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
Label: Roadrunner Records
Artist's websites: MySpace
