Raucous Roadrunner newcomers Marmozets have been announced today in the latest batch of awesome new bands for Slam Dunk Festival 2014! Marmozets will join label mates The Devil Wears Prada along with Letlive., Bury Tomorrow & The Ghost Inside.

Marmozets have also announced a short run of special headline

The guys at Stereoboard.com caught up with Black Stone Cherry bassist Jon Lawhon. Jon talks about putting on the Southern Hospitality tour which incorporated a fan selected setlist as well as a Q&A session. He also goes on to discuss the bands forthcoming album ‘Magic Mountain’ which will be released on May 5th. Jon had this to say about the highly anticipated new album; “Writing was actually really simple for us because we just went in and wrote what we wanted to write, how we wanted to do it. We just spent a lot of time focusing on us instead of trying to worry so much about what everyone in radio was going to think and all that. We made a record that was for us and for our fans.”

The new single ‘Me and Mary Jane’ is out now!

Check out this incredible acoustic cover of Stone Sour ‘Tired’ right here! The original track was taken from Stone Sour’s 2012 release ‘House Of Gold & Bones Part 1’, which you can stream in full on Spotify.

In the wake of their tremendous run of UK shows & the release of their new single ‘Me and Mary Jane’, Black Stone Cherry have now revealed the artwork for the highly anticipated album which you can see now on our Facebook page! They had this to say about the striking

In the latest episode of Roadrunner Recommends we catch up with Lamb Of God guitarist Willie Adler to ask him opinion on some crucial topics! We get his recommendations on sandwiches, records outside of the heavy world, songs for beginners, Sunday afternoon movies & holiday destinations. Watch the video below & for more awesome exclusive Roadrunner UK content head to our YouTube channel.

Kvelertak have now been added to this summer’s Hit The Deck Festival line-up. The festival takes place in Bristol on the 19th April & Nottingham on the 20th April & will now feature into Kvelertak’s UK tour dates which also sees the band headlining DesertFest.

Ernie Ball, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of guitar strings and musical instrument accessories, is proud to launch a new digital series with the Grammy winning, iconic guitarist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artist Slash and his band Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators. The innovative online series, titled ‘Real to Reel with Slash,’ documents the entire in-studio recording process of the iconic artist’s forthcoming third solo album, along with world renowned music collaborators Myles Kennedy, Todd Kerns and Brent Fitz, returning to the studio for a third time.

From the first day of recording to the last, the multi segment fly on the wall series will follow Slash and The Conspirators from pre-production at NRG Studios in Los Angeles to Studio Barbarossa in Florida, as they write, play, create and record the new album from start to finish.

Each clip will showcase a behind-the-scenes sneak peek inside the recording sessions, giving fans unprecedented exclusive access to some of the world’s most legendary musicians. The segments will give viewers up-to-date, virtually real time progress on the recording journey each week, along with commentary from the band members, gear talk, and more.

“We’re incredibly excited to give music fans an inside look into the recording process of one of the most anticipated Rock albums of the year!” said Brian Ball, Vice President of Ernie Ball Inc.

Both Slash and Kennedy emphasize that creatively, it is was crucial for them to bring the recording process back to basics, keeping it simple by capturing the essence of a classic rock band utilizing the often forgotten art form of recording to two-inch analog tape.

“I love the process of recording live in the studio and the sound of a rock n roll band recorded on 2″ tape as opposed to digital,” explains Slash. “I thought it would be cool to show some footage of us doing exactly that.”

Slash landed on the top of the charts with his first true solo album, Slash (2010) which featured guests Ozzy Osbourne, Fergie and more. In 2012, SLASH and his band featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators released the critically acclaimed album Apocalyptic Love which earned Slash his two first ever #1 rock radio hits: “You’re A Lie” and “Standing In The Sun” that stormed onto the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart at #4,marking the top rock debut for that week. Slash and his band are currently in the studio with producer Elvis Baskette working on a new album to be released in the fall of 2014.

Latin American metal supergroup, De La Tierra have today released their self-titled debut album through Roadrunner Records. You get your copy now from Amazon or digitally through iTunes.

“De La Tierra is just starting out, so we don’t have a history yet. The possibilities of doing great things are huge, but even though our names are well-known, we are still small”, says Andreas Kisser, guitarist and leader of Brazilian band Sepultura. He shares this new project and musical journey with Andr

We have so much going at Roadruner Records this year that we figured it made sense to provide you all with a quick round up at the end of each month & more importantly provide you with a Spotify playlist of all the highlights!

We have so much going at Roadruner Records this year that we figured it made sense to provide you all with a quick round up at the end of each month & more importantly provide you with a Spotify playlist of all the highlights!

February saw Dream Theater release their brilliant new single & video for ‘The Looking Glass’, as well as playing a handful of very special shows across the UK. Trivium & Killswitch Engage laid waste to venues across the UK on their co-headline tour. Kvelertak announced a UK tour for April & The Devil Wears Prada were confirmed for a slot at this summer’s Slam Dunk Festival. Black Stone Cherry announced details of their highly anticipated new album ‘Magic Mountain‘ (May 5th) along with the first sinlge ‘Me and Mary Jane’. Southern stoner

Trivium frontman Matt Heafy