Roadrunner Records drives the collision of culture and heavy music. Founded in 1980, the company launched in Europe as an independent importer of American metal albums. Planting roots in New York City during 1986, it emerged as the preeminent label for homegrown heavy metal. Throughout the eighties and nineties, the independent label ignited the careers of influential alumni, including King Diamon
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