It has been stated that Saoirse Ronan has passed on the chance to play Wanda Maximoff in the latest installment of Avengers: Age of Ultron. With all of the drama surrounding this character it should come as no surprise that the role is being tossed around like a hot potato. Zack Snyder was in speaks of featuring the brother/sister duo of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch in his newest film Days of Future Past but, was thwarted by the firm grips of Disney/Marvel quickly leaving the roles with a stigma that need to be filled.
The time has come for Disney to integrate it’s newly obtained Marvel titles into their theme parks. This fall the god of thunder will show his god-like face in California. Disney will not be able to incorporate any of the Marvel world on the east coast due to the fact that Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida already has pre-existing contracts with Marvel for their own Marvel Island. However, the west coast is fair game and so the mouse take the reins in their newest installment of franchise and merchandising.
Shai Hulud will return to the road this Fall for dates throughout the East Coast. Fans can catch Hulud throughout October on select dates with Madball, The Overseer, Octaves, and Face All Fears. The full list of dates and the lineup for each show can be found below, as well as on facebook.com/shaihuludofficial.
“War is a disease,” Ales Kot said in an interview with Multiversity Comics, “and it seems that a large part of humanity is obsessed with it.” The writer of comics that range from the stream-of-consciousness apocalyptic tale CHANGE to DC Comics’ Suicide Squad draws on this point of view, developed in his native Czech Republic, for his new series ZERO, out from Image Comics in September. “I’ve seen, first-hand, what kind of damage war inflicts on people, and how often the wounds become obscured as the decades progress,” he said.
Chicago’s OCEANO are due to kick off a headlining US tour tonight – Monday, August 19th – at The Garage in Burnsville, Minnesota. The band will be touring ahead of the long-awaited release of their new album, INCISIONS, in October. Joining OCEANO on the road are special guests REFLECTIONS, SWORN IN and ADESTRIA.
Portland punk metal hellions, TOXIC HOLOCAUST, are pleased to unleash their most volatile offering to date. Titled Chemistry of Consciousness, the devious new full-length spews forth eleven tracks of revved up, road-raging bestial devastation. Chemistry Of Consciousness was recorded by the band, mixed with Kurt Ballou (Converge) at his own GodCity Studio and mastered by Brad Boatright (Sleep, From Ashes Rise, Nails) at Audiosiege Engineering. Chemistry of Consciousness is the sound of Discharge on speed, Slayer with a punk rock chip on its shoulder, The Exploited on a Metallica overdose. It is the perfect marriage of punk angst and metal guitar hooks. If there’s one thing the punks and the heshers will agree...
Influential hard rock band SOiL is gearing up for the release for their sixth studio album, Whole, with brand new track called “The Hate Song” One of the fall’s most anticipated rock albums, Whole, is scheduled for release on August 20th via Pavement Entertainment/AFRM Records and can be pre-ordered now at iTunes, Amazon.com and BestBuy.com.
From February 18th-22nd, the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT will join “Progressive Nation At Sea 2014”, the premier prog cruise featuring TRANSATLANTIC, PORTNOY SHEEHAN MACALPINE SHERINIAN, KING’S X, PAIN OF SALVATION, ANIMALS AS LEADERS, THE SAFETY FIRE, BIGELF, and many more. Heading from Miami to Great Stirrup Cay and Freeport, Bahamas, this 4-day event is set in the beautiful Caribbean and on the luxurious Norwegian Pearl cruise ship where fans are encouraged to enjoy music from morning ’til night. With over 40 shows on multiple stages, plus activities, Q&A’s, panels, and workshops from your favorite artists, “Progressive Nation At Sea 2014” is the ultimate progressive...
