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Roadrunner Records
https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/A semi-independent label started by former copywriter and RCA marketing/A&R executive Cees (pronounced "Case") Wessels. The first record on the label was a record from Jim Croce, but soon the label began buying international rights to American acts like Metallica and Megadeth and then signing their own metal and hardcore bands. The success of bands on the label attracted the interest of Island Def Jam, who bought half of the company for $33 million. The label has a roster heavily skewed towards metal - and is probably best known for acts like Slipknot and Fear Factory. However, it also releases a great deal of hardcore and crossover records from bands like Killswitch Engage and even released records from the post-Danzig Misfits.
![Angel Du$t - YAK: A Collection of Truck Songs](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/angel-dut-yak-a-collection-of-truck-songs.jpg)
Angel Du$t
YAK: A Collection of Truck Songs
![Turnstile - Glow On](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/turnstile-glow-on.jpg)
Turnstile
Glow On
![Turnstile - Turnstile Love Connection](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/turnstile-turnstile-love-connection.jpg)
Turnstile
Turnstile Love Connection
![Code Orange - Underneath](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/code-orange-underneath.jpg)
Code Orange
Underneath
![Higher Power - 27 Miles Underwater](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/higher-power-27-miles-underwater.jpg)
Higher Power
27 Miles Underwater
![Turnstile and Mall Grab - Share A View](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/turnstile-and-mall-grab-share-a-view.jpg)
Turnstile and Mall Grab
Share A View
![Misfits - Famous Monsters (retro review)](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/misfits-famous-monsters-retro-review.jpg)
Misfits
Famous Monsters (retro review)
![Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/slipknot-we-are-not-your-kind.jpg)
Slipknot
We Are Not Your Kind
![Angel Du$t - Pretty Buff](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/angel-dut-pretty-buff.jpg)
Angel Du$t
Pretty Buff
![Turnstile - Time & Space](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/turnstile-time-space.jpg)
Turnstile
Time & Space
![Turnstile - Time & Space](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/turnstile-time-space.jpg)
Turnstile
Time & Space
![Turnstile - Real Thing [Digital Single ]](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/turnstile-real-thing--single-.jpg)
Turnstile
Real Thing [Digital Single ]
![Vision of Disorder - Vision of Disorder](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/vision-of-disorder-vision-of-disorder.jpg)
Vision of Disorder
Vision of Disorder
![Creeper - Eternity, In Your Arms](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/creeper-eternity-in-your-arms.jpg)
Creeper
Eternity, In Your Arms
![Code Orange - Forever](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/code-orange-forever.jpg)
Code Orange
Forever
![Creeper - The Stranger [EP]](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/creeper-the-stranger-ep.jpg)
Creeper
The Stranger [EP]
![Opeth - Heritage](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/opeth-heritage.jpg)
Opeth
Heritage
![Killswitch Engage - Killswitch Engage](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/killswitch-engage--killswitch-engage-2009-1250949032.jpg)
Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage
![Madina Lake - Attics to Eden](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/madina-lake-attics-to-eden.jpg)
Madina Lake
Attics to Eden
![The Dresden Dolls - The Dresden Dolls](https://static.punknews.org/images/covers/the-dresden-dolls-the-dresden-dolls.jpg)