Roadrunner Records was significantly affected by Warner Music Group's legal dispute against YouTube, including having their account's YouTube partnership canceled. A Roadrunner Records (Roadrunner Music Group B.V.) egy zenei kiadóvállalat, amely metal-együttesek kiadványait gondozza. Founded. Parent label. [1], On December 18, 2006, Warner Music Group signed an agreement to purchase a majority in shares (73.5%) of Roadrunner Records' parent company, Roadrunner Music Group B.V.[2] This deal became finalized on January 29, 2007 after receiving regulatory approval in Germany.[3]. DE812 172 708 Roadrunner Records (Roadrunner Music Group B.V.) is a record label that concentrates on heavy metal bands. Roadrunner Records is pleased to announce a new worldwide partnership with Anthem Records and rock trio Rush. [6] According to staff working at the company, The UK offices and the Canadian offices of Roadrunner Records are to be closed completely, with severe levels of cutbacks occurring across the rest of the label worldwide. The most notable example of this is the treatment of the main death and thrash metal bands on Roadrunner's roster throughout the 90s including Obituary,[4][9] Deicide,[10] Death,[11] Gorguts, Fear Factory,[12] and Pestilence,[13] who were either dropped or left the label after ill treatment. Cees Wessels, the label's founder, remains CEO. working with big bands  like king diamond Founder Cees Wessels. "We have tremendous respect for Roadrunner Records and what Cees Wessels and Jonas Nachsin have built on a worldwide level. Roadrunner Records; Parent company: Warner Music Group. The band will remain on Anthem/Universal Music in Canada only. In an unexpected move today, Warner Brothers Music has closed both the UK and Canadian offices of Roadrunner Records and fired all the employees. 37/472/50418 Ust.Id.Nr. signed an agreement to Label code: LC 9231 / LC 09231. The label was launched in 1980 in the Netherlands. "We have tremendous respect for Roadrunner Records, and what Cees Wessels and Jonas Nachsin have built on a worldwide level. Roadrunner Records Tuesday, 15 September 2015. In July 2001, The Island Def Jam Music Group purchased a majority stake in Roadrunner. they had, whom also made a lot of sales 2001, Roadrunner was distributed by the. Main site gives you links to other international sites. On June 11, 2008, Roadrunner Records was voted as the "Best Metal Label" by Metal Hammer at their Golden Gods Awards,[4] an award that it has won the past four years in a row. It was previously distributed by the Universal Music Group through Island Def Jam Music. Cees Wessels, Roadrunner Records. It has the power to be one of the superpowers in the heavy music industry. The end of the 1980s saw the release of two albums that are now considered classics of their respective genres: Obituary's Slowly We Rot and Sepultura's Beneath the Remains. Nickelback were also very successful on the label, although they were signed to another label in their native Canada. While labels like Victory Records, which is such a small hardcore label, is totally surpassing Roadrunner. purchase a majority in shares (73.5%). Veteran metal scribe Chris Dick has written the liner notes, which trace Roadrunner’s entire history and include quotes from the label’s founder, Cees Wessels; its legendary A&R guru, Monte Conner; and artists such as King Diamond, Sepultura/Soulfly/Cavalera Conspiracy mastermind Max Cavalera, Trivium frontman Matt Heafy, Opeth leader Mikael Åkerfeldt, Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison, and more. [19], Roadrunner Records UK operates out of the Warner Music London office. Background: Roadrunner Records is a record label formed by Cees Wessels in 1980 in the Netherlands, though it later relocated to New York City.Initially focused on importing North American heavy metal releases in Europe, the label started to sign many heavy, thrash and death metal bands, such as Annihilator, King Diamond, Obituary or Suffocation. That label just wants instant gratification where it sells its units and that's a joke. In 1986, Roadrunner opened its US headquarters in New York City and later opened offices in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan, Australia, Denmark, Russia and Canada. ROADRUNNER RECORDS is pleased to announce a new worldwide partnership with Anthem Records and rock trio RUSH.The band will remain on Anthem/Universal Music in Canada only. This was the US division of Roadrunner Records. bands such as metailca  in the mid 80s in Advertisement: Roadrunner Records is a New York based record label which specializes in Heavy Metal and Hard Rock acts. / tax no. - 54 tracks spread across four discs, packaged in a deluxe fold-out paneled box - Each disc is carefully curated to highlight the label’s early, reputation-building years (“Foundations”), through to Roadrunner’s indelible impact on the metal scene of the 1990s (“Horns Up”), onto the pounding sounds of the 2000s (“And Metal For All”), and “Rock For The Ages”, which focuses on Roadrunner’s hard … Roadrunner Records was founded in the Netherlands in 1980 by Cees Wessels.The label mostly released heavy metal and related genres in Europe during the 1980s, often licensed from other labels. Warner Music owned metal label Roadrunner Records is being streamlined big time this week as the company’s founder, Cees Wessels, departs the company he founded in the Netherlands in 1980. [14] The most recent complaints about Roadrunner have come from one of the label's biggest bands Megadeth. [17] Beck has said: "Seriously, don't ever support anything from Roadrunner – they suck! On April 6, 2010, Palmer announced on her Twitter account that Roadrunner had dropped her. [citation needed], On November 11, 2010, Warner Music Group announced they had acquired the remaining of Roadrunner's stock. Roadrunner Records' official YouTube channel, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roadrunner_Records&oldid=992266149, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2012, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 December 2020, at 11:12. According to staff working at the company, The UK offices and the Canadian offices of Roadrunner Records are to be closed with severe levels of cutbacks occurring across the rest of the label worldwide, it has been announced that the Roadrunner office in The Netherlands is to close, that the label's founder Cees Wessels is stepping down from his role of CEO. 1980. Early successes included albums from King Diamond (the first Roadrunner artist to enter the Billboard Top 200 albums chart) and Annihilator. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. The label also handled early Metallica releases in the Scandinavian region. Founder. Gold Award presented to Roadrunner Records' founder Cees Wessels in 2001 in recognition of 25,000 sold cassettes in Indonesia of Slipknot's second studio album 'Iowa'. Derek Shulman ran the label in the late '90s. It's like the scourge of the music industry. The  80s when a lot of metal bands  where selling records and needed to be Type O Negative left Roadrunner in 2006 following a dispute over the label releasing a "hits" compilation, The Best of Type O Negative, without prior notification to the band, which led them to accept a more appealing offer from SPV Records. after 2 long years of legal battle, i've been released from the label", "Megadeth Frontman Slams Roadrunner Records", "Glassjaw.net: The Justin Beck Interview (June 2008) (Page 1) – Glassjaw – GJN Forum", "Glassjaw – Interview with The Suicide Girls", "Glassjaw Interviews ~ Crud Magazine ~ Ozzfest 2002 Castle Donnington, England", "Roadrunner Records UK // ARTISTSDIRECT TALK TO CAVALERA CONSPIRACY", "Higher Power Announce New Album 27 Miles Underwater", "Interview: Theory Of A Deadman's Dean Back on their new sound for 'Wake Up Call. / VAT id. Sepultura's 1993 album, Chaos A.D., became the first Roadrunner band to crack the Top 40 on the Billboard album chart. Roadrunner Records: Companie părinte: Warner Music Group: Fondată: 1980: Fondator(i) Cees Wessels: Casă de distribuție: Atlantic Records Group (în … no. “We have tremendous respect for Roadrunner Records, and what Cees Wessels and Jonas Nachsin have built on a worldwide level. There are also measures in place to cut staff in the US offices as well as drop some of the less cost effective bands. the 90s the record label didn’t have as much success as they did in the 80s Roadrunner's initial business was importing North American metal-band recordings into Europe. In 1986, Roadrunner opened its US headquarters in New York City and later opened offices in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan, Australia, Denmark, Russia and Canada. some of the artists on these labels Cradle of filth. One of the earliest names on the label, King Diamond (who was originally signed to then-Roadracer with Mercyful Fate before embarking his solo act), left the label due to alleged lack of promotional support for the 1990 King Diamond release, The Eye. Roadrunner’s not even a real label. Roadrunner's initial business was importing North American metal-band recordings into Europe. For over 30 years since Dutch native Cees Wessels (pictured) founded RR as an Indie label in the early 80s, Roadrunner Records led the way and shaped the tastes of every metalhead across the globe (including myself). Roadrunner Records will celebrate thirty years of blistering metal with a 4CD box set cover the hard rock history of the label. Roadrunner Records is one of the top heavy metal imprints in the US, sporting such talent as Nickelback, Korn, Rob Zombie, and Dream Theater. until they got to 2000s with slipknot the first roadrunner band to go Platinum The following years saw several major Roadrunner acts leave the label, including DevilDriver (who moved to Napalm Records), Opeth, Machine Head, and Soulfly (all of whom followed former SVP of A&R Monte Conner to Nuclear Blast).In July 2017, British rock bands, Milk Teeth signed with Roadrunner Records. they were the first, Roadrunner artist to enter the Billboard Top The music business changes all the time. Great label,sorry to see so many out of work. NEW YORK, NY (AUGUST 31, 2011) – Roadrunner Records is pleased to announce a new worldwide partnership with Anthem Records and rock trio Rush. The Island Def Jam Music Group 50%(2001-2006) Founded: 1980: Founder: Cees Wessels: Distributor(s) Atlantic Records Group (in the U.S.) WEA International Inc. (outside of the U.S.) Genre: Heavy metal, hard rock, alternative metal, extreme metal: Country of origin: Netherlands: Location: New York City, New York, U.S. Roadrunner is a joke. Roadrunner Records is an American record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock bands. [16] Palumbo has said: "Roadrunner is a joke. History. [5], On April 26, 2012, it was announced that Warner Music Group would make substantial cutbacks throughout Roadrunner Records worldwide operations. Fear Factory’s Burton C. Bell Calls Roadrunner Records Founder Cees Wessels “a Dutch Devil,” Claims “that Roadrunner Contract [was] Bullsh*t” March 20th, 2014 at 10:30am Axl Rosenberg "In another life I worked with Rush and their great management team more than 30 years ago and to have Rush finally on the Roadrunner label is a dream come true. By the mid-80s, they had pinned their colours to the metal mast, picking up albums by Metallica, Slayer and Mercyful Fate, and opened an office in New York. The award was accepted by Sharon den Adel and Ruud Jolie of Within Temptation, one of Roadrunner's biggest acts. Roadrunner Records; Parent company: Warner Music Group: Founded: 1980: Founder: Cees Wessels: Distributor(s) Atlantic Records Group (In the US) WEA International Inc. (Outside of the US) Genre: Heavy metal, hard rock: Country of origin: Netherlands: Official Website: roadrunnerrecords.com roadrunnerrecords.com.au roadrunnerrecords.co.uk Roadrunner Records er et amerikansk pladeselskab, der fokuserer på rock- og metalgrupper.Pladeselskabet blev oprindeligt stiftet i Holland i 1980 under navnet Roadracer Records.. Selskabets første opgave var at importere metalmusik fra Nordamerika til Europa.I 1996 åbnede de deres hovedkontor i New York, og senere kontorer i både England, Tyskland, Frankrig, Japan og Australien. It has also been announced that the Roadrunner office in The Netherlands is to close, and that the label's founder Cees Wessels is stepping down from his role of CEO. Roadrunner Records Roadrunner Records היא חברת תקליטים אמריקאית מוערכת, המתרכזת בעיקר ב מטאל לסוגיו. [7] The following years saw several major Roadrunner acts leave the label, including DevilDriver and Alter Bridge (who both moved to Napalm Records, with Devildriver's catalogue being sold to The Echo Label), Opeth, Machine Head, and Soulfly (all of whom followed former A&R of SVP Monte Conner to Nuclear Blast) and Dream Theater (who signed with InsideOut Music in 2017) In July 2017, British rock band, Milk Teeth signed with Roadrunner Records.[8]. Roadrunner Records CEO Cees Wessels has also stepped down. Roadrunner will continue to operate as a distinct brand within WMG, according to sources. We always had a great relationship with everyone at Roadrunner from Cees Wessels on down. Type O Negative became the first Roadrunner band to receive a certification from the RIAA; this was a Gold award (and later Platinum award) for the 1993 album Bloody Kisses, which was certified in 1995. Cees Wessels. There is even a disclaimer talking about Warner's dispute right on the channel. In June 2018, Roadrunner became a sub-label of Warner's Elektra Music Group division. Founded in 1980 . “In June 2004, Roadrunner’s owner, Cees Wessels, asked me to come up with an idea to celebrate Roadrunner’s 25th anniversary,” recalls A&R visionary Monte Conner. It is a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City. Roadrunner's initial business was importing North American metal-band recordings into Europe. Most of the videos on their channel, however, are still viewable. The label also handled early Metallicarelease… Warner … started  selling north American artist "[18] Palumbo has said that Roadrunner didn't put the band on enough tours: "We never toured half as much as we wanted to, I just wish we got to tour more in support of [Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence]"; and "They are a miserable fuckin' corporation that does not bend for their bands, does not give their bands anything and they're just terrible businessmen....They had 2 cash cows, Slipknot and Nickelback, and every other project they had rode backseat to those bands, and then the second that the new Slipknot record came out and didn't go quadruple Platinum in the first few hours it was released they fuckin' turned their backs on Slipknot. records in north American then they started a office in New York and started 200 albums chart which opened a lot of doors for the company with working with Roadrunner Records; Compañía nai: Warner Music Group: Fundado en: 1980: Fundador: Cees Wessels: Estado: activa: Distribuidoras: Atlantic Records Group (nos EEUU) WEA International Inc. (fóra dos EEUU) Xénero(s) heavy metal, hard rock, rock alternativo, nu metal, metal alternativo, metalcore, thrash metal, groove metal, rock, metal extremo, death metal: Orixe [20], https://drownedinsound.com/news/1634-roadrunner-lands-at-island-def-jam, "Warner Music Group to Acquire Majority Stake in Roadrunner Music Group", "Warner Music Group Completes Acquisition of Roadrunner Music Group", "Roadrunner Records UK & European Offices To Close", "Layoffs at Roadrunner Records; Founder/CEO Cees Wessels Stepping Down", "FEAR FACTORY Frontman Burton C. Bell Calls ROADRUNNER RECORDS Founder "Danish Devil" Over Initial Contract Offering", "FREEEE AT LAAAST!!! distributed to Europe and that’s what roadrunner started doing they Their roster includes the addition of Alter Bridge, Down, Satyricon and Slash. As the 1990s wore on, several of Roadrunner's bands managed to make an impact on the mainstream, most notably Sepultura and Type O Negative. Founded by Cees Wessels. They openly advise people not to buy their first full-length so as not to give the label money, and have repeatedly told fans at shows to illegally download the record. Warner took complete ownership of Roadrunner nearly eighteen months ago, but the company continued to run pretty autonomously. 2007-ig független kiadóként működött, jelenleg a Warner Music Group leányvállalata. The band also became the first Roadrunner band to receive radio play. Metal Blade Records                                    which have some of the same type of acts and, Def Jam Recordings                                      share some of the same audience these are. Originally named Roadracer Records to avoid copyright issues with the comic figure "Roadrunner", but later merged with Roadrunner after they moved to the US. Further to this afternoon's report that Roadrunner Records may be closing their European Offices, Ed Christman of Billboard.biz has filed the following update: "In a changing of the guard at Roadrunner Records, founder/CEO Cees Wessels is leaving the label 17 months after the completion of its sale to the Warner Music Group. It has been a division of the Warner Music Group since 2006 and, since 2018, is distributed through the Elektra Music Group after previously being distributed by the Atlantic Record Group. “We have tremendous respect for Roadrunner Records, and what Cees Wessels and Jonas Nachsin have built on a worldwide level. Subscribe to learn about more from Roadrunner Records By submitting my information, I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about RoadRunner Records … In 2000, Slipknot became the first Roadrunner band to go Platinum. Counterfeits should be attached to Roadrunner Records (6). The 1990s saw the arrival of acts such as Life of Agony, Machine Head, Suffocation, Type O Negative, and underground grunge rockers Willard. The label was launched in the Netherlands in 1980 and was originally called "Roadracer Records". I am grateful for Ray Danniels' confidence in this new partnership," said Cees Wessels, Roadrunner Records Chairman. “I knew that for it to be really special, we would need to come up with a record that involved many musicians, one that was truly a collaboration on a grand scale, with songs written by, played by and sung by different people. Roadrunner Records. Het was lange tijd een onderdeel van de Universal Music Group, maar behoort sinds 2006 tot Warner Music. You can't run a major corporation with that as your business strategy". In 2008, punk cabaret chanteuse Amanda Palmer was told by the label that they wanted to re-edit her video for "Leeds United" to make her look slimmer, causing a firestorm on the Internet from fans. Roadrunner has been accused of being a label only interested in current or trendy alternative music, reflected by their roster of mainly popular acts. Berlin HRB: 63466 Steuer Nr. The lore about the name of this label was that Cees Wessels, founder of Roadrunner, had such a heavy Dutch accent that his pronunciation of the word "hardcore" sounded more like "hawker." החברה היא חברת-בת של ענקית ההקלטות Warner Music Group. The label was founded by Cees Wessels in Amsterdam in 1981 in order to license US hard-rock music for European release. Slayer,Lamb of god,Behemoth,King diamond, Ghost bc.Most of these bands are similar but. The band will remain on Anthem/Universal Music in Canada only. Please use Roadrunner Productions and/or Roadrunner Productions B.V. if the release credits them. Het label specialiseert zich in metal. They were founded in The label was launched in 1980 in the Netherlands. Early successes included albums from King Diamond (the first Roadrunner artist to enter the Billboard Top 200 albums chart) and Annihilator. Founded in Holland in 1980 by Cees Wessels, Roadrunner started out licensing albums by artists as diverse as British jazz-rocker Robert Wyatt and hardcore punk pioneers Black Flag. Roadrunner Records is een oorspronkelijk Nederlands platenlabel. [15], Glassjaw members Daryl Palumbo and Justin Beck continue to speak unfavourably of Roadrunner, years after the problems the band experienced with them. Roadrunner Records' short-lived hardcore imprint. Roadrunner werd in 1980 opgericht door Cees Wessels, origineel onder de naam Roadracer Records. Roadrunner Records: Információk: Alapítás éve: 1980: Aktív évek: napjainkig: Alapító(k) Cees Wessels: של ענקית ההקלטות Warner Music Group működött, jelenleg a Warner Music Group מוערכת. 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