warner buys roadrunner records
September 16, 2009 1:56:44 AM UTC Post #1


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Warner has purchased Roadrunner Records for $73.5 million, according to Punknews.org.
In the United States, Roadrunner will become a freestanding label group within WMG's Atlantic Records Group. Roadrunner's international affiliates will become freestanding units within WMG's Warner Music International.

Roadrunner Managing Director, Cees Wessels, will continue to run the company he founded. There will be no staff changes as part of the acquisition.
The label includes the New York Dolls, Slipknot, Killswitch Engage, Megadeth, Trivium, Dragonforce, The Dresden Dolls, Cradle Of Filth. The back catalogue includes Biohazard, Sepultura and many others.


December 21, 2006 3:59:45 AM UTC Post #1


BEEP BEEP

December 20, 2006 4:26:47 PM UTC Post #2

I wonder just how many bands are going to be culled from the Roadrunner roster soon then

December 20, 2006 10:10:50 PM UTC Post #3

Roadrunner isn't shit, they just over-hype everything.

December 21, 2006 11:14:32 AM UTC Post #4

QUOTE(Glenn @ Dec 21 2006, 08:59 AM) [snapback]329472[/snapback]
BEEP BEEP
Come on, its Meep Meep, not beep beep
Hopefully, itll stay the amount of shittness or get better.

December 21, 2006 11:54:08 AM UTC Post #5

Now Metallica & Trivium are on the same label. Interestnig

December 20, 2006 7:24:45 AM UTC Post #6

To think that Roadrunner started off as a death metal label.. LOL

December 20, 2006 10:54:33 AM UTC Post #7

Howard Jones meets Bugs bunny
Who'd have thought

December 20, 2006 11:13:09 AM UTC Post #8

Bahaha. I love the Roadrunner cartoon. Maybe we'll see a return of that.

December 20, 2006 1:29:40 PM UTC Post #9

so now it'll be even shitterer.

December 20, 2006 11:44:00 AM UTC Post #10

Slipknot meet Linkin Park.

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