Sacramento technical death metal legion ALTERBEAST is pleased to announce their union with Unique Leader Records. Formed in 2011 under the working title Gary Busey Amber Alert (GBAA), ALTERBEAST combines influences from the likes of The Black Dahlia Murder, Necrophagist and Spawn of Possession with numerous classic death metal acts like Dissection and Morbid Angel into an infuriated expulsion of animosity. After a year of dedicated song-crafting, ALTERBEAST unleashed their first demo in 2012 and played countless shows opening for Deicide, Dying Fetus, Testament, Revocation, Exhumed, Severed Savior and many others. Their crushing live assaults combined with a DIY ethos quickly earned them a revered place within the... 

A Perfect Circle, the multi-platinum rock band helmed by Maynard James Keenan (TOOL, Puscifer) and Billy Howerdel (Ashes Divide), issue Three Sixty, the outfit’s first greatest hits collection, via Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) on Nov. 19.  

The Monster Energy Outbreak Tour, presented by HardDrive Live, is delivering its biggest bill to date as global hard rock favorites, Welsh veterans Bullet For My Valentine and Los Angeles’ Black Veil Brides, will be hitting the road for this annual trek.  

Yes Chaykin, you need COLOR. Image Comics continues to provide an extremely diverse field of creative comics, but not all of them are accessible to casual readers. Here’s a look at some of this week’s offerings  

IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX; TSX:IMX) and Lionsgate (NYSE:LGF) announced today that I, Frankenstein, starring Aaron Eckhart, will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX® format and released into IMAX® theatres across the U.S. beginning January 24, 2014 as well as a number of international territories. “I, Frankenstein is the kind of action thriller IMAX fans seek out,” said Greg Foster, CEO of IMAX Entertainment and Senior Executive Vice President, IMAX Corp. “The producers certainly have a strong track record – with the Underworld franchise having grossed more than $460 million at the global box office – and we’re excited to team up with them once again as they launch this all new cinematic... 

New York Comic Con, the biggest pop culture event of the year, is almost here—and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be there with the action and excitement no fan can miss!  

This October, Nuke is on the warpath – and it’s up to Captain America to stop him as Loose Nuke continues in Captain America #12! From the blockbuster creative team of Rick Remender and Carlos Pacheco – it’s an all-out brawl between Super Soldiers as Nuke & Captain America come head-to-head! It’s a showdown for the ages, and you’ll never guess which flag-wearing Weapon Plus alumni comes out on top! Don’t miss Captain America #12 for the answer!  

Relativity has closed a deal to finance, produced and distribute Anomaly, a live action feature based on the interactive comic book created and written by top showbiz lawyer Skip Brittenham and Brian Haberlin. The script will be written by Ed Ricourt and Joe Roth is producing with Relativity’s Ryan Kavanaugh and Tucker Tooley. Set in the distant future, Anomaly centers on a disgraced Conglomerate Enforcer who gets a shot at redemption by leading a rag tag group of explorers on a first contact mission to a newly discovered planet.  

FDA Rekotz is proud to announce the signing of German death metal undeads, ARROGANZ. The band’s latest and second album, Kaos.Kult.Kreation, has been met with great response from every corner of the rotten crypt. ARROGANZ delivers blackened classic-styled death metal with its own unique markings. The band’s brand of metal is catchy but independent, raw, brutal and murderous. Their forthcoming third album will be released in 2014 by FDA Rekotz. Kaos.Kult.Kreation is available on CD and vinyl formats at www.fda-rekotz.com.  

Evil never looked better Continuing the ongoing look at Forever Evil and DC Villain’s Month, here’s a look at more one shots for consideration.  

Get ready for Marvel’s most ambitious cover treatment yet! In celebration of the landmark Origin II series, which unveils the mysterious mutant’s storied past, Marvel is giving Origin II #1 the red carpet treatment with a special acetate cover. Gorgeously rendered by superstar artist Adam Kubert, this unique cover features an ominous base layer underneath a second acetate layer of the clawed mutant entering the fray! Click here to see the cover in action on Marvel.com.  

Madrid’s sci-fi death metal cult, WORMED, are making a cosmic exploration stateside next month with plans to disintegrate six East Coast cities. The probe will commence on October 19th where the band will take part in the fifth edition of the NJ Deathfest in Stanhope, New Jersey. From there, WORMED will voyage through the galaxies of Baltimore, Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Montclair before drawing their expedition to a close in an as-yet-undisclosed locale in Boston. WORMED will be joined by California’s Condemned, Japan’s Infernal Revulsion and New Jersey’s Cognitive.