The End Of A Legacy: Monte Conner Says Good Riddance To Roadrunner Records In A Very KING DIAMOND Way!

As previously reported, ROADRUNNER RECORDS has closed the majority of their European offices. Regarding their U.S. team, some of their top staff members have been dismissed but the U.S. office will remain open. One of the RR workers who we was let go was Monte Conner, the companies Senior Vice President of A&R. A man who single handily shaped the sound of 90's Heavy Music. Here are some of the artists that Monte either discovered and/or signed, and as a result changed the face of Heavy Music forever!


- Annihilator
- Biohazard
- Brujeria
- Jerry Cantrell
- Cavalera Conspiracy
- Chimaira
- Coal Chamber
- Cynic
- Death
- Deicide
- DevilDriver
- Fear Factory
- Gojira
- Gorguts
- Life of Agony
- Machine Head
- Malevolent Creation
- Murderdolls
- Nailbomb
- Obituary
- Pestilence
- Porcupine Tree
- Rush
- Sepultura
- Slipknot
- Solitude Aeturnus
- Soulfly
- Stone Sour
- Storm Corrosion
- Suffocation
- Times of Grace
- Trivium
- Type O Negative

Yesterday, the RR team in New York City visited Monte's office with a special guest - Troy Norr, vocalist for the King Diamond tribute act Them. Enjoy the video below, and continue to enjoy all the classic albums Monte helped bring into existence.



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ROADRUNNER RECORDS' Monte Conner Accepts "Golden God Award" & Gives Farewell Speech - Video Available!

As previously reported, ROADRUNNER RECORDS has closed their UK and Canadian offices. Apparently, their German office will face the same destiny. Regarding their U.S. team, some of their top staff members have been dismissed but the U.S. office will remain open. One of the RR workers who we was let go was Monte Conner, the companies Senior Vice President of A&R. A man who single handily shaped the sound of 90's Heavy Music.

During the recent Metal Hammer "Golden Gods Awards", the label was presented with an award in recognition of their tremendous work within our music. Here is video footage of the moment in which Monte Conner accepted the award in behalf of the ROADRUNNER RECORDS family and gave his farewell speech. This is truly inspiring!



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SLIPKNOT's Corey Taylor #8, Gets Very Emotional After Receiving A Metal Hammer Golden God Award At Download Fest - Video Available!

Here’s a very emotional video of Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT & STONE SOUR) picking up the "Golden God" award for Best Download Moment at this year’s Download festival for Slipknot’s set in 2009! The award was presented by Metal Hammer editor Alexander Milas and Download organizer Andy Copping, and was a part of the 2012 Metal Hammer Golden Gods!



Here is video of the bands entire performance.



As previously reported, SLIPKNOT will release 'Antennas to Hell', a "best of" collection documenting its inimitable career, on July 24th. The album is scheduled to be released via Roadrunner Records while the band is spending its summer as the main attraction of the 2012 edition of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, as well as curating and headlining the inaugural year of  their very own festival, Knotfest. Click for more information about 'Antennas To Hell'!

The inaugural installment of their own festival, "KnotFest", will take place on Friday, August 17 at Mid America Motorplex in Pacific Junction, Iowa and on August 18th in Somerset, on the border of Wisconsin and Minnesota. More info here!

ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL tour dates:

6/30 – San Bernardino, CA
7/1 – San Francisco, CA
7/3 – Seattle, WA
7/6 – Phoenix, AZ
7/7 – Albuquerque, NM
7/8 – Denver, CO
7/10 – Dallas, TX
7/11 – Houston, TX
7/13 – Tampa, FL
7/14 – Atlanta, GA
7/15 – Indianapolis, IN
7/18 – Oklahoma City, OK
7/20 – St. Louis, MO
7/21 – Chicago, IL
7/22 – Detroit, MI
7/24 – Cincinnati, OH
7/25 – Cleveland, OH
7/27 – Philadelphia, PA
7/28 – Pittsburgh, PA
7/29 – Washington, DC
7/31 – Saratoga, NY
8/1 – Buffalo, NY
8/3 – Boston, MA
8/4 – Scranton, PA
8/5 – Hartford, CT

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The 2012 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards: Winners, Video Footage Of Performances & More Available!

Here is what Metal Hammer Editor Alexander Milas said of last night’s Orange Amplification Presents The Metal Hammer Golden Gods In Association With Hobgoblin: “Ten playing bands, two boats, eighteen awards, and nearly 2,000 fans, and completely Heavy Metal – there’s just nothing like the Metal Hammer Golden God awards. This wasn’t just the tenth anniversary of the event. It’s also the 25th anniversary year for our magazine, and tonight we partied with the legends, the NEW blood, and most importantly the fans, without whom our world wouldn’t exist. Here’s to another ten, and another 25. Chin-chin”.

And here’s the full list of winners at The Orange Amplification Presents The Metal Hammer Golden Gods In Association With Hobgoblin:

- Best New Band: THE DEFILED
- Best Underground Band: WATAIN
- Breakthrough: GHOST
- Best U.K. Band: SAXON
- Best International Band: LAMB OF GOD
- Best Event: IRON MAIDEN‘s U.K. tour
- Best Live Band: RAMMSTEIN
- Dimebag Darrell Shredder: Devin Townsend
- Metal As F*ck: ANTHRAX
- Spirit Of Hammer: Bill Bailey
- Best Album: MASTODON – “The Hunter”
- Best Drummer: Vinnie Paul Abbott
- Inspiration: Roadrunner Records
- Icon: FEAR FACTORY
- Riff Lord: Robb Flynn, Phil Demmel
- Golden God: Joey DeMaio

The show also featured performances from Anthrax, Ghost, Watain and Biohazard! Check out the performance videos below!









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