All Star Sessions (W/Dvd) (Slip) [Explicit Lyrics]

Roadrunner United | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 11, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Roadrunner Records
• ASIN: B000B8I8X2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,696 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Roadrunner Records has put together a groundbreaking record to mark the label's 25th anniversary. This full-length release is a master class in hard rock/metal. Boasting 57 artists from 45 of Roadrunner's past and present bands, the album contains original tracks that are collaborations between numerous Roadrunner stars. Four central musicians were originally chosen to produce and write the songs: Joey Jordison (Slipknot), Dino Cazares (ex-Fear Factory/Brujeria), Robert Flynn (Machine Head), and Matthew Heafy (Trivium). These four musicians play on the songs they have written and have also assembled a unique team of artists to appear on each track. In order to cover as wide a spectrum as possible, no musician has played for more than one writer/producer and each song features a different vocalist. In addition to these stellar teams of musicians, there are also special additional tracks from ex-Roadrunner artist Josh Silver--Type O Negative's longtime producer/keyboardist. In the spirit of the project, Silver has included Roadrunner artists on his tracks as well--Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt appears on the Silver-written "Roads."

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Roadrunner United" Group Dissection, March 22, 2006

By 

Tankhead (Kansas City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All Star Sessions (W/Dvd) (Slip) (Audio CD)

I felt that the CD is good overall but there are some stinkers. The songs The Dagger, The Enemy, Annihilation By The Hands Of God, Independent (Voice Of The Voiceless), Baptized In The Redemption, and Constitution Down are all solid and deliver. The songs Tired 'N Lonely, No Way Out, and I Don't Wanna Be (A Superhero) just flat out suck. All the rest are mediocre/tolerable, the more I listen to them the better they get. This CD is definitely worth checking out. Here is a list of all the band members in each song.

1. "The Dagger" vocals - Howard Jones (Killswitch Engage) rhythm guitar/vocals - Robert Flynn (Machine Head) rhythm guitar - Jordan Whelan (Still Remains) guitar solo - Jeff Waters (Annihilator) bass - Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory) drums - Andols Herrick (ex-Chimaira)

2. "The Enemy" vocals - Mark Hunter (Chimaira) rhythm guitar - Dino Cazares (Asesino) solo/acoustic guitar - Andreas Kisser (Sepultura) bass - Paul Gray (Slipknot) drums - Roy Mayorga (ex-Soulfly)

3. "Annihilation By The Hands Of God" vocals - Glen Benton (Deicide) rhythm guitar - Matt DeVries (Chimaira) rhythm guitar - Rob Barrett (Cannibal Corpse) guitar solo - James Murphy (ex-Testament) bass - Steve DiGiorgio (Testament) drums - Joey Jordison (Slipknot)

4. "In The Fire" vocals - (King Diamond) lead/rhythm/acoustic guitars - Matthew K. Heafy (Trivium) lead/rhythm guitars - Cory Beaulieu (Trivium) bass - Mike D'Antonio (Killswitch Engage) drums - Dave Chavarri (Ill Nino)

5. "The End" vocals/lead guitar - Matthew K. Heafy (Trivium) rhythm guitar - Dino Cazares (Asesino) bass - Nadja Peulen (ex-Coal Chamber) drums - Roy Mayorga (ex-Soulfly) guitar harmonics - Logan Mader (ex-Macine Head) keyboards - Rhys Fulber (Front Line Assembly)

6. "Tired 'N Lonely" vocals/piano - Keith Caputo (Life Of Agony) rhythm guitar - Matt Baumbach (ex-Vision Of Disorder) rhythm guitar - Tommy Niemeyer (The Accused) rhythm guitar - Acey Slade (Murderdolls) solo/ harmony guitar - James Root (Slipknot) drums/bass - Joey Jordison (Slipknot)

7. "Independent (Voice Of The Voiceless)" vocals - Max Cavalera (Soulfly) rhythm guitar/guitar harmonies/ keyboards - Robert Flynn (Machine Head) rhythm guitar - Jordan Whelan (Still Remains) solo - Jeff Waters (Annihilator) bass - Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory) drums - Andols Herrick (ex-Chimaira)

8. "Dawn Of A Golden Age" vocals - Dani Filth (Cradle Of Filth) lead/rhythm guitars - Matthew K. Heafy (Trivium) rhythm guitars - Justin Hagberg (3 Inches Of Blood) bass - Sean Malone (Gordian Knot) drums - Mike Smith (Suffocation)

9. "The Rich Man" vocals - Corey Taylor (Slipknot) rhythm guitar/keyboards - Robert Flynn (Machine Head) rhythm guitar - Jordan Whelan (Still Remains) bass - Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory) drums - Andols Herrick (ex-Chimaira)

10. "No Way Out" vocals - Daryl Palumbo (Glassjaw) guitar/bass - Matt Baumbach (ex-Vision Of Disorder) drums/ bass - Joey Jordison (Slipknot) synths - Junkie XL

11. "Baptized In The Redemption" vocals - Dez Fafara (DevilDriver) rhythm guitar - Dino Cazares (Asesino) guitar solo - Andreas Kisser (Sepultura) bass - Paul Gray (Slipknot) drums - Roy Mayorga (ex-Soulfly)

12. "Roads" vocals - Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth) keyboards/backing vocals - Josh Silver (Type O Negative)

13. "Blood & Flames" vocals - Jesse David Leach (Seemless) lead/ rhythm/acoustic guitars/vocals - Matthew K. Heafy (Trivium) rhythm guitars - Josh Rand (Stone Sour) bass - Mike D'Antonio (Killswitch Engage) drums - Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative)

14. "Constitution Down" vocals - Kyle Thomas (ex-Exhorder) rhythm guitar - Matt DeVries (Chimaira) rhythm guitar/trade-off solo - Rob Barrett (Cannibal Corpse) intro solo - James Murphy (ex-Testament) trade-off solo - Andy La Rocque (King Diamond) bass - Steve DiGiorgio (Testament) drums - Joey Jordison (Slipknot)

15. "I Don't Wanna Be (A Superhero)" vocals - Michale Graves (ex-Misfits) lead/rhythm guitars - Matthew K. Heafy (Trivium) rhythm guitars - Justin Hagberg (3 Inches Of Blood) bass - Mike D'Antonio (Killswitch Engage) drums - Dave Chavarri (Ill Nino)

16. "Army Of The Sun" vocals - Tim Williams (Bloodsimple) rhythm guitar - Robert Flynn (Machine Head) rhythm guitar - Jordan Whelan (Still Remains) bass - Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory) drums - Andols Herrick (ex-Chimaira)

17. "No Mas Control" vocals - Cristian Machado (Ill Nino) rhythm guitar - Dino Cazares (Asesino) harmony guitar - Souren "Mike" Sarkisyan (Spineshank) harmony solo - Andreas Kisser (Sepultura) bass - Marcelo Dias (ex-Soulfly) drums - Dave McClain (Machine Head)

18. "Enemy Of The State" vocals/keyboards - Peter Steele (Type O Negative) rhythm/acoustic/slide guitar - Steve Holt (36 Crazyfists) bass - Dave Pybus (Cradle Of Filth) drums - Joey Jordison (Slipknot) keyboards - Josh Silver (Type O Negative)

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why Roadrunner means Metal, October 18, 2005

By 

Kris Hoffman "Darkwolf" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All Star Sessions (W/Dvd) (Slip) (Audio CD)

Wow. This is such a great album. Track breakdown as seen by me:

The Dagger - 5/5 - Howard Jones of Killswitch Engage adds his voice to this track which I think is great. Starts heavy and doesn't stop.

The Enemy - 4/5 - Got a kind of Static X vibe to it. I like the vocals by Chimaira's Mark Hunter. Also guitar and bass heavy drums go together very well.

Annihilation by the hands of God - 5/5 - Not the usual style of Metal I listen to but I really like this track. Sung by Deicide frontman Glen Benton who growls out this tracks awesome lyrics. Love the drums by Joey Jordinson of Slipknot, guy is a god when he's got the sticks in his hands.

In the Fire - 4/5 - Also not my usual metal style. More old school vocals but I like it. Matt Heafy of Trivium rips on the guitar while legend King Diamond wails.

The End - 5/5 - This is the first song I heard when I heard about this album, was on Roadrunner's website. songs gives you the chills. Trivium front man Matt Heafy does it again.

Tired n' Lonely - 3/5 - More of a alternative rock style song with the vocals by Life of Agony's Keith Caputo. Still like it though.

Independant - 4/5 - After 2 contrast songs it's right back into the heavy stuff. Great song. Cavelara of Soulfly's voice really shines on this song.

Dawn of a Golden Age - 1/5 - I'm sorry I just don't like Dani Filth's voice. He creeps me out. Have listened to this song many times and it gets better toward the middle of this song where during the chorus he loses his goth wail but I still usually skip this one.

The Rich Man - 4/5 - Would have given this a 3 but Slipknot/Stone Sour front man Corey Taylor belts this one out. Got the Stone Sour style light singing then into the Slipknot style screaming. Good stuff.

No Way Out - 3/5 - A punky/emo style song here. Not really a fan of this. Would have gotten a 2 if Jordinson wasn't behind the drums.

Baptized in the Redemption - 5/5 - Back into heavy we go. Awesome song. Fafara of Devil Driver puts his vocals behind this one and its a great one.

Roads - 3/5 - Two man ballad with vocals by Opeth's Kerfeldt and Type O Negative's Josh Silver behind the keyboards. Like it but usually skip it unless im in the mood for a slower song with some classical background.

Blood and Flames - 5/5 Ex-Killswitch Engage singer Jesse Leach sings with the man Heafy on the axe. I really like this song with Leach's older style high and low singing.

Enemy of the State - 2/5 - Slow wierd song sung in I'm guessing...Swedish or German or something? Too lazy too look it up so if it's English I'm sorry...im just retarded. Usually a skip unless I'm in the mood for a slow one.

I don't wanna be a Superhero - 5/5 - GREAT song. Ex-Misfits lead singer Michael Graves adds his punk style vocals to who else but Heafy's guitar which turns into a punk/metal mix which is very pleasing to my ears.

Army of the Sun - 5/5 - Had never heard of Bloodsimple until I looked them up after hearing Tim Williams vocals on this one. LOVE this song, slow start then into a thrashy ballad style song. The end where it goes from talk singing into full thrash shredding is great.

No Mas Control - 4/5 - Ill Nino's singer Cristian Machado puts his latin style singing behind this one switching from english to spanish while hes singing this one. Good stuff.

Constitution Down - 3/5 - High and low vocals again from Floodgate's Kyle Thomas but in a narrower range then Leech's on BLood and Flames. Still strong.

Overall this is a great album from possibly the greatest metal label on the earth Roadrunner. To have such talent collaborate and make music like this is every metal heads dream. This cd will stay playing until my ears bleed. Metal forever \m/

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Celebrating 25 years of heavy music never sounded this good, October 11, 2005

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Michael (FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All Star Sessions (W/Dvd) (Slip) (Audio CD)

When I found out they were reissuing some of the best albums from some of their best bands on their roster, I knew there was a little more to Roadrunner Records planning to celebrate their 25th anniversary. They were planning something huge. 4 team captains, 56 musicians from 44 different bands, 18 original songs, 1 slamming record. Although at first you might think after reading the info, "can't happen." Well, check for yourself. By no means a compilation album, this is a true account of 25 years of musicians that have been apart of the roster past and present. This is amazing, amazing stuff.

Cheers, may you guys at the label keep signing killer bands and putting out amazing metal and rock for years to come.