by Zach Shaw | Aug 16, 2012 | Label Moves
Earlier this month, Monte Conner officially stepped down as Roadrunner Records’ senior vice president of A&R amidst numerous layoffs within the label. However, it didn’t take long for him to find a new gig, as it’s been revealed that he’s forming a new partnership...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 13, 2012 | New Music
On October 23, Stone Sour will release part one of House of Gold and Bones (with part two supposedly coming on May 23). And while the cover artwork was revealed this past weekend (not to mention the acoustic version of “Taciturn” that Corey Taylor played earlier this...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 9, 2012 | Label Moves, Rumors and Gossip
It’s been about two years now since Korn signed with Roadrunner Records. And since then, the nu metal kings have experienced moderate success (with Korn III – Remember Who You Are and The Path Of Totality selling pretty well). However, if what frontman Jonathan Davis...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 2, 2012 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWKhtHuIVPQ[/youtube] It’s become a sad but known fact that many of Roadrunner Records’ staff around the world were getting laid off. One of the many effected by this is senior vice president of A&R Monte Conner, who...
by Zach Shaw | Jul 23, 2012 | New Music
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdhFBvO4FAU[/youtube] When Jesse Leach revealed that two songs for Killswitch Engage’s new album were in complete, he also mentioned that it was unlikely that they would play any new material this early on in the Summer. Well,...