Roadrunner United

The All-Star Sessions

Studio album by Roadrunner United
Released	October 10, 2005
Recorded	February 16 – June 1, 2005
Genre	Heavy metal, nu metal, extreme metal, groove metal, alternative metal, death metal, black metal, thrash metal
Length	76:55
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Joey Jordison Matt Heafy Dino Cazares Robb Flynn Monte Conner (executive producer)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Stylus Magazine	B+^[1]
Sputnik Music	^[2]
Pyro Music	^[3]

Roadrunner United was a project organized by the heavy metal record label Roadrunner Records to celebrate its 25th anniversary. It culminated in an album released worldwide on October 11, 2005, entitled The All-Star Sessions. Four "team captains" were chosen to lead 57 artists from 45 past and present Roadrunner bands, and produce and oversee the album's 18 tracks: then (now former) Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison, Trivium frontman and guitarist Matt Heafy, Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares, and Machine Head frontman and guitarist Robb Flynn. The unprecedented project was the brainchild of Roadrunner UK General Manager Mark Palmer and Roadrunner USA VP of A&R Monte Conner. The album project was coordinated by Lora Richardson and was mixed by Colin Richardson and Andy Sneap. The All-Star Sessions spawned one single and music video ("The End"). The DVD included with the CD purchase is a documentary of the "Making Of" the songs. It features the sessions of the four team captains making their songs.^[4]

On October 13, 2008, Roadrunner Records announced on its MySpace and on its official website that a two-disc DVD of a release party-concert, featuring songs from the album performed live, would be released on December 9, 2008. The DVD features the full concert and a documentary.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"The Dagger"	Robb Flynn, Howard Jones	Flynn	5:31
2.	"The Enemy"	Mark Hunter	Dino Cazares, Roy Mayorga	4:44
3.	"Annihilation by the Hands of God"	Glen Benton	Joey Jordison, Rob Barrett	5:33
4.	"In the Fire"	King Diamond	Matt Heafy	4:07
5.	"The End"	Matt Heafy	Cazares	3:35
6.	"Tired 'n Lonely"	Keith Caputo	Jordison	3:37
7.	"Independent (Voice of the Voiceless)"	Max Cavalera	Flynn, Phil Demmel	4:51
8.	"Dawn of a Golden Age"	Dani Filth	Heafy	4:09
9.	"The Rich Man"	Corey Taylor	Flynn	6:49
10.	"No Way Out"	Daryl Palumbo	Jordison, Matt Sepanic	3:27
11.	"Baptized in the Redemption"	Dez Fafara	Cazares, Mayorga	3:19
12.	"Roads"	Mikael Åkerfeldt	Josh Silver	2:24
13.	"Blood & Flames"	Jesse Leach	Heafy	5:38
14.	"Constitution Down"	Kyle Thomas	Jordison	5:04
15.	"I Don't Wanna Be (A Superhero)"	Michale Graves	Heafy	2:02
16.	"Army of the Sun"	Tim Williams	Flynn, Dave McClain	3:48
17.	"No Más Control"	Cristian Machado	Cazares, John Sankey	3:01
18.	"Enemy of the State"	Peter Steele	Jordison, Sepanic	5:08
Total length:				76:55

Personnel

Team Captains (Primary songwriters/producers)

Robb Flynn - co-lead vocals (track 1), keyboards (tracks 7, 9), rhythm guitar, production (1, 7, 9, 16)
Dino Cazares - rhythm guitar, production (tracks 2, 5, 11, 17)
Joey Jordison - bass (tracks 6, 10), drums, production (tracks 3, 6, 10, 14, 18)
Matt Heafy - lead vocals (track 5), backing vocals (tracks 8, 13), acoustic guitar (tracks 4, 13), lead and rhythm guitar, production (tracks 4, 8, 13, 15)

Additional Personnel

Vocalists

Howard Jones - co-lead (track 1)
Mark Hunter (track 2)
Glen Benton (track 3)
King Diamond (track 4)
Keith Caputo (track 6)
Max Cavalera (track 7)
Dani Filth (track 8)
Corey Taylor (track 9)
Daryl Palumbo (track 10)
Dez Fafara (track 11)
Mikael Åkerfeldt (track 12)
Jesse Leach (track 13)
Kyle Thomas (track 14)
Michale Graves (track 15)
Tim Williams (track 16)
Cristian Machado (track 17)
Peter Steele (track 18)

Guitarists

Jordan Whelan - rhythm (tracks 1, 7, 9, 16)
Jeff Waters - lead (tracks 1, 7)
Andreas Kisser - lead (tracks 2, 11) co-lead (track 17)
Matt DeVries - rhythm (tracks 3, 14)
Rob Barrett - rhythm (tracks 3, 14), co-lead (track 14)
James Murphy - lead (track 3), intro lead (track 14)
Corey Beaulieu - rhythm & lead (track 4)
Logan Mader - harmonics (track 5)
Matt Baumbach - rhythm (tracks 6, 10), lead (track 10)
Tom Niemeyer - rhythm (track 6)
Acey Slade - rhythm (track 6)
Jim Root - lead (track 6)
Justin Hagberg - rhythm (tracks 8, 15)
Josh Rand - rhythm (track 13)
Andy LaRocque - co-lead (track 14)
Mike Sarkisyan - co-lead (track 17)
Steve Holt - rhythm & acoustic (track 18)

Bassists

Christian Olde Wolbers (tracks 1, 7, 9, 16)
Paul Gray (tracks 2, 11)
Steve DiGiorgio (tracks 3, 14)
Mike D'Antonio (tracks 4, 13, 15)
Nadja Peulen (track 5)
Sean Malone (track 8)
Marcelo Dias (track 17)
Dave Pybus (track 18)

Drummers

Andols Herrick (tracks 1, 7, 9, 16)
Roy Mayorga (tracks 2, 5, 11)
Dave Chavarri (tracks 4, 15)
Mike Smith (track 8)
Johnny Kelly (track 13)
Dave McClain (track 17)

Keyboards/Programming

Rhys Fulber (track 5)
Junkie XL (track 10)
Josh Silver (tracks 12, 18), backing vocals (track 12)
Peter Steele (track 18)

Engineers

Matt Sepanic (tracks 3, 6, 10, 14, 18)
Jason Suecof (tracks (4, 8, 13, 15)
Roy Mayorga (tracks 2, 5, 11, 17)
Mark Keaton (tracks 1, 7, 9, 16)

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	45
UK Albums Chart^[5]	45
U.S. Billboard 200	77