Award-winning independent publisher, Z2, is proud to collaborate with legendary rock & roll frontman Bruce Dickinson for an original comic series tied to his upcoming solo album The Mandrake Project, being released by BMG on March 1, 2024. BRUCE DICKINSON’S THE MANDRAKE PROJECT #1, arrives in comic shops and at Z2comics.com on January 17, 2024!
Modern-day melodic/theatrical rockers Wicked will be joining forces with Raven (who were part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement that also spawned Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, and Saxon) for a string of dates in spring 2024. Although Wicked – which is comprised of singer/guitarist Chad Michael, guitarist Scotty V, bassist Danny, and drummer Gunnar – will not be part of all the dates (which also includes sets by Vicious Rumors and Lutharo), they are confirmed for nine performances, with more to be announced in January. The group will be touring in support of their newest album, ‘Sunburn,’ which the band describes as “A deliberate e-brake in our music and state of the band. After years...
straightedge hardcore band Suffocate Faster release the second collection of tracks in the band’s two-part EP release, “This Is The Way Vol. 2” via Smartpunk Records. The band continues to please heavy music fans with their fast-paced, no-fluff tracks that bring nonstop energy from beginning to end. Together, the two EPs complete this collection of tracks and mark the band’s return to hardcore for their first release since 2008. Along the way, Suffocate Faster continues to interlace messages about their straightedge lifestyle and positive mindset within each release.
Christmas time is here again! King Diamond‘s No Presents for Christmas was originally released in 1985 and now Metal Blade Records is reissuing this 2-track classic on vinyl, just in time for Black Friday. No Presents for Christmas features new cover art and is available worldwide in two new vinyl colors. Side 1 features the title track, “No Presents for Christmas” and Side 2 features “Charon” (from “Fatal Portrait”). In honor of the release, the band has also worked with their US merch company to offer a lithograph signed by King Diamond himself.
Z2 Comics release, Iron Maiden: Piece of Mind features original stories for each of the nine album tracks including Where Eagles Dare – written by Steven Grant (The Punisher) illustrated by Carson Thorn (Batman the Barbarian), Revelations – fittingly crafted by Bruce Dickinson with Tony Lee (Doctor Who) and illustrated by Damien Worm (The October Faction);
Long-running San Diego, California-based deathgrind summoners CATTLE DECAPITATION will kick off their Terrasitic Infestation North American headlining tour Friday November 10th in Ventura, California. The journey will make its way through over two-dozen cities, coming to a close on December 16th on the band’s home turf of San Diego, California.
Since launching in June, writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson and artist Nic Klein’s new run of INCREDIBLE HULK has been serving up a gamma-powered dose of hulkish horror as Bruce Banner descends on a dark journey into the world of MONSTERS! The new run has gripped readers’ imaginations—and fears—and this spine-chilling supernatural Hulk saga is only just beginning… To celebrate this thrilling age of Hulk, superstar artist Greg Capullo will grace February’s issue nine with a gorgeous new variant cover.
New Orleans’ favorite extreme metal alchemists, GOATWHORE, will kick off their Fall headlining tour TONIGHT November 3rd in Little Rock, Arkansas. The tour will wind its way through 21 cities through the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest, drawing to a close on November 26th in Pensacola, Florida. Support will be provided by Withered and Spiter. The journey follows the band’s tour supporting Eyehategod, currently underway.
2x GRAMMY-nominated band Rival Sons have unleashed their much-anticipated new album, LIGHTBRINGER via Low Country Sound / Atlantic Records [album art / tracklisting below]. Available today on all streaming platforms, LIGHTBRINGER notably marks the group’s second full-length offering released in 2023, following June’s critically acclaimed companion album DARKFIGHTER. Furthermore, LIGHTBRINGER is available in multiple physical formats including two vinyl variants – Lemonade & Black – as well as a CD version which are available in Rival Sons’ webstore.
