On June 28, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Deep Purple’s Phoenix Rising – a two-hour-plus revelatory documentary including 30 minutes of never-before-seen (not even on bootleg) onstage footage from Japan. Phoenix Rising will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, & in a special two-disc DVD/CD package.  

There is a little slice of Stockholm in Palermo, Sicily and it goes by the name of UNDEAD CREEP.  On The Ever-Burning Torch, the band’s full-length debut, the quartet churns out a surprisingly fresh, well written concoction of motoring grooves, growling bass lines, two-beat romps, and glorious Sunlight-esque crunch that proudly recalls the likes of GRAVE and DISMEMBER, yet offers just a bit more for the discerning death metal fan.  

NYC hardcore punk icon Agnostic Front has announced the dates for its upcoming headlining tour, “Hails and Horns and AMP Magazine Present: My Life My Way”, which will kick off this September. Special guests The Mongoloids and Naysayer will accompany Agnostic Front on the run that will slamdance through more than 45 North American cities this fall.  

Anvil are happy to be back on the road again, following a successful tour across Canada this past May. Making their US return, this prolific band has a string of East Coast tour dates lined up for July in support of their 16th studio album!  

Annex Theory releases Beneath the Skin, an empowering four song set that resonates with listeners everywhere as it transports a deep and heavy collection of instrumentals to their souls.  

An invigorating combination of pulsating rhythm and the rapid beat, Nociceptor truly delivers an astoundingly powerful set of notes. With their new EP, Among Insects, it becomes clear that Nociceptor knows how to polymerize heavy metal and a kicking beat that drives listeners into an intense rhythmic fervor.  

Undisputed masters of the crossover genre, Richmond, Virginia’s MUNICIPAL WASTE are proud to announce their new worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records. On their way to devastate the Mainstage 02 at Hellfest Open Air in France this Saturday, June 18th, WASTE members check in about their big announcement:  

FUNimation Entertainment announced today that it has acquired rights to distribute the anime series “We Without Wings – Under the Innocent Sky.”  

SEVENDUST was forced to cut their current European tour short over the weekend due to circumstances beyond their control.  The trek was scheduled to conclude June 24 in Madrid.  They’re deeply apologetic to their international fans and hope to see them very soon.   

So, those anticipated “major announcements” from Jim Lee and Geoff Johns at this years Hero Complex turned out to be alot of nothing!  

The mighty Cannibal Corpse will once again be returning to Latin America! This time, they’ll be bringing along label mates The Black Dahlia Murder as well as fellow underground heavyweights Suicide Silence to Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Venezuela in December. The tour will begin on December 3rd in Sao Paulo, Brazil and will wrap up on December 13th in Mexico City, Mexico.  

Be sure to head over to MSN.com as the site hosts the worldwide premiere of SISTER’s upcoming album HATED, streaming in its entirety!