As the Spider-Man 2 rumour mill has been spinning for several weeks now, news had it that the villain would be Electro, and the actor to play him was the one and only Jamie Foxx. Don’t know how this came about, and how it will work out, but this seems to be the case as one Jamie Foxx has now confirmed that he will indeed be playing the electric fiend. The full story appears at Entertainment Tonight’s Website.
Death Metal powerhouse DYING FETUS have announced that they will be hitting the road in in January of 2013 alongside Hatebreed, Shadows Fall and The Contortionist as part of “The Divinity of Purpose Tour”. The tour will kick off January 26th in Flint, MI and will wrap up February 17th in Amityville, NY.
Metallica announced today that they have taken ownership of all their master recordings including all music and long form videos, a move almost unprecedented for musicians signed to recording contracts. Under provision of their renegotiated joint venture agreement with the Warner Music Group in 1994, all masters revert back to the band as of today, November 30, 2012.
Hatebreed is pleased to announce their first official tour in support of their forthcoming new studio album, The Divinity of Purpose. The 2013 Tour is slated to kick off on January 26th in Flint, MI and run through February 17th in Amityville, NY. Also confirmed on the tour will be special guests and label mates, Shadows Fall along with support acts, Dying Fetus and The Contortionist. VIP meet n’ greet packages and pre-sale tickets will be available Thursday, November 29th at 10 AM PST at www.hatebreed.com/vip.
Modern rock favorites THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH will release its first remix EP, Metamorphosiz: The End Remixes, Vol. 1, as an exlusive to digital retailers, including iTunes®, Amazon.com and others, on Dec. 4. The EP features 5 songs from the independently released, 5-star acclaimed and No. 1 selling Billboard Hard Rock album, The End Is Where We Begin, by noted remix geniuses Steve Sidelnyk, Rob Persaud, Robbie Bronnimann, Andy Hunter and Solomon Olds.
Marvel is pleased to present your first look at All-New X-Men #5, continuing the critically acclaimed new series from the blockbuster creative team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Stuart Immonen! What will happen when the original five X-Men come face to face with their current counterparts?! One thing is for sure, at the end of this issue, one of the original X-Men will be forever changed!
Inakustik will release Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock: Live in Europe on CD, DVD, Blu-ray and Limited Deluxe Edition, on January 15, 2013 in North America. This essential live rock’n’roll release includes songs performed live in Tilburg, The Netherlands in May 2012, plus songs performed at London’s 2011 High Voltage Festival.
Josephine, heroine of Ed Brubaker’s and Sean Phillips Image Comics series FATALE, has carried the curse for decades — able to enthrall men but chased by an ancient evil, she is seemingly destined to cause the ruination of anyone who loves her. The haunting series was originally planned as a mini-series, but Brubaker and Phillips have found that curse of the femme fatale is inexhaustible. Thanks to strong sales, a wealth of stories yet to be told, and a certain mesmerizing quality, FATALE is now an ongoing series.