Roadrunner United a fost un proiect muzical organizat de casa de discuri heavy metal Roadrunner Records pentru a sărbători cea de-a 25-a aniversare a sa. El a culminat cu lansarea unui album în întreaga lume pe 11 octombrie 2005, intitulat The All-Star Sessions . Patru "lideri de echipe" au fost selectați să conducă 57 de artiști din 45 foste și actuale formații ale Roadrunner, și pentru a produce și de a supraveghea cele 18 piese de pe album: Joey Jordison de la Slipknot și Murderdolls ; Matt Heafy de la Trivium ; Dino Cazares de la Fear Factory , Asesino și Divine Heresy și fosta Brujeria ; și Robert Flynn de la Machine Head și fostele Vio-lence și Forbidden . Proiectul fără precedent a fost creația managerului general al Roadrunner UK, Mark Palmer și a vice-președintelui A&R Roadrunner USA, Monte Conner . Albumul proiectului a fost coordonat de Lora Richardson și mixat de Colin Richardson și Andy Sneap . The All-Star Sessions a dat naștere unui single și clip video ("The End"). DVD-ul inclus cu achiziționarea CD-ul este un documentar de "Making Of" a pieselor. Acesta prezintă sesiunile în care cei patru căpitani de echipe realizează cântecele.[4]
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Pe 13 octombrie 2008, Roadrunner Records a anunțat pe contul său de MySpace și pe site-ul oficial că un DVD cu două discuri de la petrecerea-concert de lansare, oferind piese de pe albumul realizat live, va fi lansat pe 9 decembrie 2008. DVD-ul include concertul complet și un documentar.
"The Dagger" – Music - Robert Flynn. Lyrics - Howard Jones/Robert Flynn 5:31
Howard Jones ( ex- Killswitch Engage , Blood Has Been Shed ) - Vocals
Robb Flynn ( ex- Vio-lence, ex- Forbidden, Machine Head ) - chitară ritmică, Vocals
Jordan Whelan (Still Remains ) - chitară ritmică
Jeff Waters (Annihilator ) - chitară solo
Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory , Arkaea , Burn It All ) - Bass
Andols Herrick (ex- Chimaira ) - Drums
"The Enemy" – Music - Dino Cazares/Roy Mayorga. Lyrics - Mark Hunter 4:44
"Annihilation by the Hands of God" – Music - Joey Jordison/Rob Barrett. Lyrics - Glen Benton 5:33
Glen Benton (Deicide , ex-Vital Remains ) - Vocals
Matt DeVries (Fear Factory , ex-Chimaira ) - chitară ritmică
Rob Barrett (Cannibal Corpse ) - chitară ritmică
James Murphy (ex-Disincarnate , ex-Death , ex-Obituary , ex-Cancer , ex-Testament , ex-Konkhra, solo) - Solo
Steve DiGiorgio (Death , Testament , Vintersorg , Sebastian Bach , Sadus , Autopsy , Control Denied ) - Fretless Bass
Joey Jordison (ex-Slipknot , Murderdolls , Scar The Martyr ) - Drums
"In the Fire " – Music - Matt Heafy. Lyrics - King Diamond 4:07
"The End " (released as a single ) – Music - Dino Cazares. Lyrics - Matt Heafy 3:35
"Tired 'N Lonely" – Music - Joey Jordison. Lyrics - Keith Caputo 3:37
Keith Caputo (Life Of Agony ) - Vocals/Keyboard
Matt Baumbach (ex-Vision Of Disorder ) - chitară ritmică
Tommy Niemeyer (Gruntruck ) - chitară ritmică
Acey Slade (Murderdolls ) - chitară ritmică
James Root (Slipknot, Stone Sour ) - chitară solo/armonie
Joey Jordison (Scar The Martyr, ex-Slipknot, Murderdolls) - Drums/Bass
"Independent (Voice of the Voiceless)" – Music - Robert Flynn/Phil Demmel. Lyrics - Max Cavalera 4:51
Max Cavalera (Soulfly , Cavalera Conspiracy , ex-Sepultura & ex-Nailbomb ) - Vocals
Robert Flynn ( ex- Vio-lence, ex- Forbidden, Machine Head ) - chitară/3-part chitară armonică/Keyboards
Jordan Whelan (Still Remains ) - chitară ritmică
Jeff Waters (Annihilator ) - Solo
Christian Olde Wolbers (Ex-Fear Factory , Arkaea & Burn It All) - Bass
Andols Herrick (Chimaira ) - Drums
"Dawn of a Golden Age" – Music - Matt Heafy. Lyrics - Dani Filth 4:09
Dani Filth (Cradle Of Filth ) - Lead Vocals
Matt Heafy (Trivium ) - Vocals/chitară solo și ritmică
Justin Hagberg (3 Inches of Blood ) - chitară ritmică
Sean Malone (Cynic & Gordian Knot ) - Fretless Bass
Mike Smith (Suffocation ) - Drums
"The Rich Man" – Music - Robert Flynn. Lyrics - Corey Taylor 6:49
"No Way Out" – Music - Joey Jordison/Matt Sepanic. Lyrics - Daryl Palumbo 3:27
Daryl Palumbo (Glassjaw , Head Automatica ) - Vocals
Matt Baumbach (ex-Vision Of Disorder ) - chitară solo și ritmică
Junkie XL - Programming Synths
Joey Jordison (Scar The Martyr, ex- Slipknot, Murderdolls) - Drums/Bass
"Baptized in the Redemption" – Music - Dino Cazares/Roy Mayorga. Lyrics - Dez Fafara 3:19
"Roads" – Music - Josh Silver. Lyrics - Mikael Åkerfeldt 2:24
Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth , Bloodbath , ex-Eruption, ex-Steel & ex-Sörskogen ) - Vocals
Josh Silver (Type O Negative ) - Keyboards/voce de fundal
"Blood & Flames" – Music - Matt Heafy. Lyrics - Jesse David Leach 5:38
"Constitution Down" – Music - Joey Jordison. Lyrics - Kyle Thomas 5:04
Kyle Thomas (Exhorder , Alabama Thunderpussy ) - Vocals
Matt DeVries (Fear Factory , ex-Chimaira ) - chitară ritmică
Rob Barrett (Cannibal Corpse ) - chitară ritmică/Trade-Off Solo
James Murphy (ex-Disincarnate , ex-Death , ex-Obituary , ex-Cancer , ex-Testament , ex-Konkhra, solo) - Intro solo
Andy La Rocque (King Diamond ) - Trade-Off Solo
Steve DiGiorgio (Death , Testament , Vintersorg , Sebastian Bach , Sadus , Autopsy , Control Denied ) - Fretless Bass
Joey Jordison (ex- Slipknot) - Drums
"I Don't Wanna Be (A Superhero)" – Music - Matt Heafy. Lyrics - Michale Graves 2:02
Michale Graves (ex-Misfits ) - Vocals
Matt Heafy (Trivium ) - chitară solo și ritmică
Justin Hagberg (3 Inches of Blood ) - chitară ritmică
Mike D'Antonio (Killswitch Engage ) - Bass
Dave Chavarri (Ill Niño ) - Drums
"Army of the Sun" – Music - Robert Flynn/Dave McClain. Lyrics - Tim Williams 3:48
Tim Williams (Bloodsimple , Vision Of Disorder ) - Vocals
Robert Flynn ( ex- Vio-lence, ex- Forbidden, Machine Head ) - chitară ritmică
Jordan Whelan (Still Remains ) - chitară ritmică
Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory , Arkaea & Burn It All) - Bass
Andols Herrick (Chimaira ) - Drums
"No Más Control" – Music - Dino Cazares/John Sankey. Lyrics - Cristian Machado 3:01
Cristian Machado (Ill Niño ) - Vocals
Dino Cazares (Fear Factory ) - chitară ritmică
Souren "Mike" Sarkisyan (Spineshank ) - chitară armonie
Andreas Kisser (Sepultura ) - chitară armonie
Marcelo Dias (ex-Soulfly ) - chitară bas
Dave McClain (Machine Head , ex-Sacred Reich ) - Drums
"Enemy of the State" – Music - Joey Jordison/Matt Sepanic. Lyrics - Pete Steele 5:08
Joey Jordison - tracks 3,6,10,14,18 (engineered by Matt Sepanic )
Matt Heafy - tracks 4,8,13,15 (engineered by Jason Suecof )
Dino Cazares - tracks 2,5,11,17 (engineered by Roy Mayorga )
Robb Flynn - tracks 1,7,9,16 (engineered by Mark Keaton )
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The complete setlist for the 15 decembrie 2005 performance:
Biohazard's "Punishment"
Madball 's "Set It Off"
Stormtroopers of Death 's "March of the S.O.D."
Life of Agony 's "River Runs Red"
Obituary's "The End Complete"
Mercyful Fate 's "Curse of the Pharaohs"
Tim "Ripper" Owens (Beyond Fear , Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force , ex-Judas Priest , ex-Iced Earth ) - Vocals
Andreas Kisser (Sepultura , De La Tierra ) - chitară solo
James Murphy (ex-Disincarnate , ex-Death , ex-Obituary , ex-Cancer , ex-Testament , ex-Konkhra, solo) - chitară solo
Adam Duce (Machine Head ) - Bass
Joey Jordison (Scar The Martyr ) - Drums
King Diamond 's "Abigail"
Tim "Ripper" Owens (Beyond Fear , Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force , ex-Judas Priest , ex-Iced Earth ) - Vocals
James Murphy (ex-Disincarnate , ex-Death , ex-Obituary , ex-Cancer , ex-Testament , ex-Konkhra, solo) - chitară solo
Jeff Waters (Annihilator ) - chitară solo
Paul Gray (Slipknot ) - Bass
Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour ) - Drums
Rob Caggiano (Anthrax ) - Keyboards
Annihilator's "Alison Hell"
Tim "Ripper" Owens (Beyond Fear , Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force , ex-Judas Priest , ex-Iced Earth ) - Vocals
Jeff Waters (Annihilator ) - chitară solo
James Murphy (ex-Disincarnate , ex-Death , ex-Obituary , ex-Cancer , ex-Testament , ex-Konkhra, solo) - chitară solo
Adam Duce (Machine Head ) - Bass
Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour ex-Soulfly ) - Drums
Deicide's "Dead by Dawn"
Trivium's "Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr" / with a outro of Pantera's Domination
Killswitch Engage 's "My Last Serenade"
Chimaira's "Pure Hatred"
Fear Factory 's "Replica"
Type O Negative 's "Black No. 1"
Roadrunner United's "Tired 'n Lonely"
Stone Sour 's "Bother"
Roadrunner United's "The Rich Man"
Corey Taylor (Slipknot , Stone Sour ) - Vocals
Jeff Waters (Annihilator ) - chitară ritmică
Jordan Whelan (Still Remains ) - chitară ritmică
Paul Gray (Slipknot ) - Bass
Andols Herrick (Chimaira ) - Drums
Roadrunner United's "The Dagger"
Roadrunner United's "The End"
Soulfly 's "Eye for an Eye"
Sepultura 's "Refuse/Resist "
Slipknot's "Surfacing"
Machine Head's "Davidian"
Slipknot's "(sic)"
Sepultura 's "Roots Bloody Roots /Robert Flynn briefly sings "Children of the Grave" by Black Sabbath at the end
Roberts, David (2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums (ed. 19th). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 465. ISBN 1-904994-10-5 .