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Roadrunner Artists Nominated For Several 2013 Revolver Golden Gods Awards!

| 9 February 2013 | Reply

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NEW YORK, NY (February 8, 2013) – Roadrunner Records is celebrating multiple nominations from the 2013 Revolver Golden Gods Awards for Stone Sour, Rush, Gojira, Kvelertak and Slipknot – all nominated in several categories.  The awards will take place on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles.

Stone Sour, who will be performing at the event, has been nominated for three Golden Gods Awards, Album of the Year for House of Gold & Bones Part 1, Best Vocalist – Corey Taylor and Best Drummer – Roy Mayorga. Stone Sour is currently on tour across North America promoting House of Gold & Bones Part 1 which was released October 22, 2012; their forthcoming release, House of Gold & Bones Part 2 will out April 9, 2013.

2013 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees Rush has been nominated for three awards – Best Guitarist – Alex Lifeson , Best Bassist – Geddy Lee and Best Drummer – Neil Peart.  Rush has been on the road in support of Clockwork Angels, their first studio album in five years.  It debuted at on the Billboard 200 chart at #2 in the United States.

Gojira has been nominated for two awards, Album of the Year – L’Enfant Sauvage, which topped many 2012 year end best of lists, and Best Drummer – Mario Duplantier.  The band is currently on tour throughout the United States before heading out on their European tour.

Norwegian heavy rock and roll band, Kvelertak, Roadrunner’s most recent signing, was nominated for Best New Band.  Their upcoming release Meir will be out March 26, 2013.

Slipknot was also nominated in the Best Live Band and Most Dedicated Fans Award categories.

About Roadrunner Records: Originally founded in 1980 in the Netherlands, Roadrunner Records earned its place as one of the most prominent international independent record labels.  Established primarily as a hard rock label, Roadrunner Records, a member of the Warner Music Group family of labels, now boasts depth and variety in its artists.  The label has experienced unprecedented success with multi-platinum artists Nickelback and Slipknot, platinum Theory of a Deadman, gold-certified Stone Sour and Killswitch Engage, as well as modern heavy hitters Dream Theater, Trivium, critically acclaimed Gojira and the legendary Rush.  Roadrunner’s current roster includes exciting alternative/pop up and comers Young the Giant and other diverse rock acts such as Black Stone Cherry, The Amity Affliction and Airbourne. Roadrunner catalog includes now-classic albums from seminal artists such as Type O Negative, Sepultura and King Diamond. For more information about Roadrunner, visit: www.roadrunnerrecords.com.

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