Roadrunner United

The All-Star Sessions
Studio album by Roadrunner United
Released	October 10, 2005
Recorded	February 16 – June 1, 2005
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	76:55
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Joey Jordison; Matt Heafy; Dino Cazares; Robb Flynn;

Roadrunner United was a project organized by the heavy metal record label Roadrunner Records to celebrate its 25th anniversary. It culminated in an album released worldwide on October 11, 2005, entitled The All-Star Sessions. Four "team captains" were chosen to lead 57 artists from 45 past and present Roadrunner bands, and produce and oversee the album's 18 tracks: then (now former) Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison, Trivium frontman and guitarist Matt Heafy, Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares, and Machine Head frontman and guitarist Robb Flynn. The unprecedented project was the brainchild of Roadrunner UK General Manager Mark Palmer and Roadrunner USA VP of A&R Monte Conner. The album project was coordinated by Lora Richardson and was mixed by Colin Richardson and Andy Sneap. The All-Star Sessions spawned one single and music video ("The End"). The DVD included with the CD purchase is a documentary of the "Making Of" the songs. It features the sessions of the four team captains making their songs.^[1]

On October 13, 2008, Roadrunner Records announced on its MySpace and on its official website that a two-disc DVD of a release party-concert, featuring songs from the album performed live, would be released on December 9, 2008. The DVD features the full concert and a documentary.

The All-Star Sessions

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Stylus Magazine	B+^[2]
Pyro Music	^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Musicians	Length
1.	"The Dagger"	Flynn, Jones	Flynn	Line up Howard Jones – vocals Jeff Waters – guitar solo Robb Flynn – rhythm guitar, vocals Jordan Whelan (Still Remains) – rhythm guitar Christian Olde Wolbers – bass guitar Andols Herrick (Chimaira) – drums	5:31
2.	"The Enemy"	Hunter	Cazares, Mayorga	Line up Mark Hunter – vocals Dino Cazares – rhythm guitar Andreas Kisser – guitar solo Paul Gray – bass guitar Roy Mayorga – drums	4:44
3.	"Annihilation by the Hands of God"	Benton	Jordison, Barrett	Line up Glen Benton – vocals James Murphy – guitar solo Rob Barrett – rhythm guitar Matt DeVries – rhythm guitar Steve Di Giorgio – bass guitar Joey Jordison – drums	5:33
4.	"In the Fire"	Diamond	Heafy	Line up King Diamond – vocals Matt Heafy – lead, rhythm & acoustic guitars Corey Beaulieu – lead & rhythm guitars Mike D'Antonio – bass guitar Dave Chavarri – drums	4:07
5.	"The End"	Heafy	Cazares	Line up Matt Heafy – vocals, guitar solo Dino Cazares – rhythm guitar Logan Mader – guitar (harmonics) Rhys Fulber – keyboards Nadja Peulen (Coal Chamber) – bass guitar Roy Mayorga – drums	3:35
6.	"Tired 'n Lonely"	Caputo	Jordison	Line up Keith Caputo – vocals Jim Root – solo/harmony guitar Acey Slade – rhythm guitar Tom Niemeyer (Gruntruck) – rhythm guitar Matt Baumbach (Vision of Disorder) – rhythm guitar Joey Jordison – bass guitar, drums	3:37
7.	"Independent (Voice of the Voiceless)"	Cavalera	Flynn, Demmel	Line up Max Cavalera – vocals Jeff Waters – guitar solo Robb Flynn – rhythm guitar, 3-part guitar harmony, keyboards Jordan Whelan (Still Remains) – rhythm guitar Christian Olde Wolbers – bass guitar Andols Herrick (Chimaira) – drums	4:51
8.	"Dawn of a Golden Age"	Filth	Heafy	Line up Dani Filth – vocals Matt Heafy – lead & rhythm guitars Justin Hagberg (3 Inches of Blood) – guitar Sean Malone – bass guitar Mike Smith – drums	4:09
9.	"The Rich Man"	Taylor	Flynn	Line up Corey Taylor – vocals Robb Flynn – rhythm guitar, keyboards Jordan Whelan (Still Remains) – rhythm guitar Christian Olde Wolbers – bass guitar Andols Herrick (Chimaira) – drums	6:49
10.	"No Way Out"	Palumbo	Jordison, Sepanic	Line up Daryl Palumbo – vocals Matt Baumbach (Vision of Disorder) – lead & rhythm guitars Junkie XL – keyboards Joey Jordison – bass guitar, drums	3:27
11.	"Baptized in the Redemption"	Fafara	Cazares, Mayorga	Line up Dez Fafara – vocals Dino Cazares – rhythm guitar Andreas Kisser – guitar solo Paul Gray – bass guitar Roy Mayorga – drums	3:19
12.	"Roads"	Åkerfeldt	Silver	Line up Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals Josh Silver – keyboards, vocals	2:24
13.	"Blood & Flames"	Leach	Heafy	Line up Jesse Leach – vocals Matt Heafy – lead, rhythm & acoustic guitars, vocals Josh Rand – rhythm guitar Mike D'Antonio – bass guitar Johnny Kelly – drums	5:38
14.	"Constitution Down"	Thomas	Jordison	Line up Kyle Thomas (Exhorder) – vocals James Murphy – guitar solo (intro) Andy LaRocque – guitar solo (trade-off) Rob Barrett – rhythm guitar, guitar solo (trade-off) Matt DeVries – rhythm guitar Steve Di Giorgio – bass guitar Joey Jordison – drums	5:04
15.	"I Don't Wanna Be (A Superhero)"	Graves	Heafy	Line up Michale Graves – vocals Matt Heafy – lead & rhythm guitars Justin Hagberg (3 Inches of Blood) – rhythm guitar Mike D'Antonio – bass guitar Dave Chavarri – drums	2:02
16.	"Army of the Sun"	Williams	Flynn, McClain	Line up Tim Williams (Vision of Disorder) – vocals Robb Flynn – rhythm guitar Jordan Whelan (Still Remains) – rhythm guitar Christian Olde Wolbers – bass guitar Andols Herrick (Chimaira) – drums	3:48
17.	"No Más Control"	Machado	Cazares, Sankey	Line up Cristian Machado – vocals Andreas Kisser – harmony solo Mike Sarkisyan (Spineshank) – harmony guitar Dino Cazares – rhythm guitar Cello Dias – bass guitar Dave McClain – drums	3:01
18.	"Enemy of the State"	Steele	Jordison, Sepanic	Line up Peter Steele – vocals, keyboards Steve Holt (36 Crazyfists) – lead, rhythm & slide guitars Josh Silver – keyboards Dave Pybus – bass guitar Joey Jordison – drums	5:08
Total length:					76:55

Personnel

Team Cazares

Tracks: "The Enemy", "The End", "Baptized in the Redemption", "No Más Control"

Dino Cazares - production
Roy Mayorga – engineering

Team Flynn

Tracks: "The Dagger", "Independent (Voice of the Voiceless)", "The Rich Man", "Army of the Sun"

Robb Flynn – production
Mark Keaton – engineering

Team Heafy

Tracks: "In the Fire", "Dawn of a Golden Age", "Blood & Flames", "I Don't Wanna Be (A Superhero)"

Matt Heafy – production
Jason Suecof – engineering

Team Jordison

Tracks: "Annihilation by the Hands of God", "Tired 'n Lonely", "No Way Out", "Constitution Down", "Enemy of the State"

Joey Jordison – production
Matt Sepanic – engineering

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	45
UK Albums Chart^[4]	45
U.S. Billboard 200	77

Roadrunner United: The Concert

The complete set list for the December 15, 2005 concert.

Setlist

No.	Title	Lineup	Length
1.	"Punishment" (Originally performed by Biohazard)	Evan Seinfeld - vocals Billy Graziadei - vocals, rhythm guitar Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar Andreas Kisser - lead guitar Adam Duce - bass Joey Jordison - drums	4:51
2.	"Set it Off" (Originally performed by Madball)	Jamey Jasta - vocals Andreas Kisser - rhythm guitar Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar Adam Duce - bass Joey Jordison - drums	2:55
3.	"March of the S.O.D" (Originally performed by Stormtroopers of Death)	Andreas Kisser - lead guitar Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar Scott Ian - rhythm guitar Paul Gray - bass Joey Jordison - drums	1:34
4.	"River Runs Red" (Originally performed by Life of Agony)	Keith Caputo - vocals Andreas Kisser - lead guitar Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar Scott Ian - rhythm guitar Paul Gray - bass Joey Jordison - drums	2:09
5.	"The End Complete" (Originally performed by Obituary)	Glen Benton - vocals Andreas Kisser - lead guitar Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar Paul Gray - bass Joey Jordison - drums	5:02
6.	"Curse of the Pharaohs" (Originally performed by Mercyful Fate)	Tim "Ripper" Owens - vocals Andreas Kisser - rhythm & lead guitar James Murphy - rhythm & lead guitar Adam Duce - bass Joey Jordison - drums	3:48
7.	"Abigail" (Originally performed by King Diamond)	Tim "Ripper" Owens - vocals James Murphy - rhythm & lead guitar Jeff Waters - rhythm & lead guitar Paul Gray - bass Roy Mayorga - drums Rob Caggiano - keyboards	5:16
8.	"Allison Hell" (Originally performed by Annihilator)	Tim "Ripper" Owens - vocals Jeff Waters - rhythm & lead guitar James Murphy - rhythm & lead guitar Adam Duce - bass Roy DinoMayorga - drums	6:35
9.	"Dead by Dawn" (Originally performed by Deicide)	Glen Benton - vocals Andreas Kisser - lead guitar Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar Paul Gray - bass Steve Asheim - drums	4:35
10.	"Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr" (With outro of Pantera's "Domination")	Trivium featuring guest vocals by Robb Flynn	6:09
11.	"My Last Serenade" (Featuring Jesse Leach and Howard Jones)	Killswitch Engage featuring rhythm guitar by Andreas Kisser, who filled in for Adam Dutkiewicz	3:58
12.	"Pure Hatred" (Originally performed by Chimaira)	Jamey Jasta - vocals Andreas Kisser - rhythm guitar Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar Adam Duce - bass Joey Jordison - drums	4:32
13.	"Replica" (Originally performed by Fear Factory)	Matt Heafy - vocals Andreas Kisser - rhythm guitar Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar Adam Duce - bass Joey Jordison - drums	4:06
14.	"Black No. 1" (Originally performed by Type O Negative)	Ville Valo - vocals Andreas Kisser - lead guitar Dino Cazares - vocals, rhythm guitar Nadja Peulen - bass Joey Jordison - drums Rob Caggiano - keyboards	6:00
15.	"Tired 'n Lonely"	Keith Caputo - vocals Matt Baumbach - lead guitar Acey Slade - rhythm guitar Nadja Peulen - bass Joey Jordison - drums Rob Caggiano - keyboards	3:55
16.	"Bother" (Originally performed by Stone Sour)	Keith Caputo - vocals Corey Taylor - vocals, guitar	6:15
17.	"The Rich Man"	Corey Taylor - vocals Jeff Waters - rhythm guitar Jordan Whelan - rhythm guitar Paul Gray - bass Andols Herrick - drums	6:30
18.	"The Dagger"	Robb Flynn - vocals Howard Jones - vocals Jeff Waters - lead guitar Andreas Kisser - rhythm guitar Jordan Whelan - rhythm guitar Adam Duce - rhythm guitar Paul Gray - bass Andols Herrick - drums	5:59
19.	"The End"	Matt Heafy - vocals Logan Mader - rhythm guitar Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar Nadja Peulen - bass Roy Mayorga - drums	3:31
20.	"Eye for an Eye" (Originally performed by Soulfly)	Brian Fair - vocals Logan Mader - lead guitar Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar Adam Duce - bass Roy Mayorga - drums	4:35
21.	"Refuse/Resist" (Originally performed by Sepultura)	Robb Flynn - vocals Andreas Kisser - lead guitar Scott Ian - rhythm guitar Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar Phil Demmel - rhythm guitar Adam Duce - bass Roy Mayorga - drums	4:09
22.	"Surfacing" (Originally performed by Slipknot)	Robb Flynn - vocals Andreas Kisser - rhythm guitar Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar Adam Duce - bass Roy Mayorga - drums	4:10
23.	"Davidian" (Originally performed by Machine Head)	Robb Flynn - vocals Matt Heafy - vocals Tim Williams - vocals Andreas Kisser - rhythm & lead guitar Logan Mader - rhythm & lead guitar Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar Paul Gray - bass Joey Jordison - drums	6:05
24.	"(SIC)" (Originally performed by Slipknot)	Corey Taylor - vocals Tommy Vext - vocals Andreas Kisser - rhythm guitar Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar Scott Ian - rhythm guitar Paul Gray - bass Joey Jordison - drums	4:38
25.	"Roots Bloody Roots" (Originally performed by Sepultura)	Robb Flynn - vocals Corey Taylor - vocals Howard Jones - vocals Jesse Leach - vocals Tommy Vext - vocals Andreas Kisser - lead guitar Scott Ian - rhythm guitar Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar Paul Gray - bass Adam Duce - bass Joey Jordison - drums Roy Mayorga - percussion	6:22

References

↑ "Burning your ears since 1980". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
↑ "Roadrunner United - The All-Star Sessions - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
↑ "Roadrunner United - The All-Star Sessions (album review 4)". Sputnikmusic. 2005-10-31. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 465. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

External links

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[1] "Burning your ears since 1980". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2015-08-16.

[2] "Roadrunner United - The All-Star Sessions - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2015-08-16.

[3] "Roadrunner United - The All-Star Sessions (album review 4)". Sputnikmusic. 2005-10-31. Retrieved 2015-08-16.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-4] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 465. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

Roadrunner United
Dino Cazares Robert Flynn Matt Heafy Joey Jordison
Contributing artists	Mikael Åkerfeldt Steve Asheim Rob Barrett Corey Beaulieu Glen Benton Rob Caggiano Mina Caputo Max Cavalera Dave Chavarri Mike D'Antonio Phil Demmel Matt DeVries Marcelo Dias Steve Di Giorgio Adam Duce Dez Fafara Brian Fair Dani Filth Justin Foley Rhys Fulber Michale Graves Billy Graziadei Paul Dedrick Gray Paolo Gregoletto Steve Holt Mark Hunter Scott Ian Jamey Jasta Howard Jones Johnny Kelly Andreas Kisser Andy LaRocque Jesse David Leach Cristian Machado Logan Mader Sean Malone Roy Mayorga Dave McClain James Franklin Murphy Christian Olde Wolbers Tim "Ripper" Owens Daryl Palumbo Nadja Peulen Dave Pybus Josh Rand James Root Evan Seinfeld Josh Silver Acey Slade Mike Smith Travis Smith Peter Steele Joel Stroetzel Corey Taylor Ville Valo Jeff Waters Junkie XL
Other contributing individuals	Monte Conner Colin Richardson Andy Sneap Jason Suecof
Related musical ensembles	3 Inches of Blood 36 Crazyfists Aftershock Alabama Thunderpussy Annihilator Anthrax Arkaea Asesino Autopsy Beyond Fear Biohazard Black Sabbath Blood Has Been Shed Bloodbath Bloodsimple Burn it All Cannibal Corpse Cavalera Conspiracy Charred Walls of the Damned Chimaira Coal Chamber Conjure One Control Denied Cradle of Filth Cynic De La Tierra Death Deicide Delerium DevilDriver Divine Heresy The Empire Shall Fall Exhorder Fear Factory Front Line Assembly Glassjaw Gordian Knot Gruntruck Hatebreed Head Automatica His Infernal Majesty (HIM) Iced Earth Ill Niño Judas Priest Killswitch Engage King Diamond Kingdom of Sorrow Life of Agony Light the Torch Machine Head Madball Mercyful Fate Misfits Murderdolls Obituary Once Human Opeth Overcast Powerflo Rising Force Sadus Scar the Martyr Sebastian Bach Seemless Sepultura Shadows Fall Slipknot Soulfly Spineshank Still Remains Stone Sour Stormtroopers of Death Suffocation Testament Times of Grace Trivium Type O Negative Vimic Vintersorg Vision of Disorder Volbeat
Notable songs	"Abigail" "Alison Hell" "Bother" "Davidian" "My Last Serenade" "Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr" "Refuse/Resist" "River Runs Red" "Roots Bloody Roots' "Set It Off" "Surfacing" "The End Complete"
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