Pasadena, CA’s GYPSYHAWK have announced that they will support VALIENT THORR on tour this summer! Serving as the openers on the tour will be RAMMING SPEED. The tour will begin on June 12th in Charlotte, NC and hits cities throughout east coast and Midwest before wrapping up on July 6th in Raleigh, NC. Additional shows before and after the shows with VALIENT THORR are in the works and will be announced shortly.  

German power metalers Helloween announce their upcoming North American tour. The band will travel across the US and Canada this September and October bringing their power hooks and catchy melodies to fans who have yearned to see them since their 2008 tour with Gamma Ray.  

New York Times Best-Selling author Warren Ellis (Secret Avengers, Gun Machine) and chart-topping artist Mike McKone (Amazing Spider-Man) assemble the biggest heroes in the Marvel Universe—Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye, Wolverine & Captain Marvel—for Avengers: Endless Wartime, a landmark original graphic novel scheduled for release on October 2nd, 2013. This movie-length epic launches an all new original graphic novel line for Marvel Entertainment, featuring the biggest super heroes brought to life by the best creators and debuts in a high-end, oversized format featuring sophisticated packaging and design.  

Legendary British band SATAN have released a brand new track off their forthcoming new album Life Sentence. The song, “Siege Mentality,” is now streaming at this location. Life Sentence, SATAN’s first full-length since 1987’s Suspended Sentence, will be available in North America on May 21st via Listenable Records. The album will mark the 30th anniversary of the band’s highly-acclaimed 1983 debut Court In The Act. Life Sentence will also feature the same line-up that appeared on that now-classic piece of metal history.  

SIX FEET UNDER, having just released their latest album, Unborn, will return to the road for the Hell In July tour. Joining them on this campaign will be none other than Decrepit Birth, and Cannabis Corpse. Hell begins on July 10th in Houston, TX, after which the bands will head west and loop around the US for the final date in Atlanta, GA on July 27th. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, March 29th.  

Mutant Overlords GWAR will be taking over the airwaves of AXS TV to bring to you the human scum a live broadcast transmission from one of their upcoming performances. GWAR “Fate or Chaos Tour 2013” will be aired live on AXS TV on April 17th at The Gothic Theater in Denver, Colorado.   

West Coast gore deviants EXHUMED will take to the streets again this April on a near month long North American rampage alongside headliners, death metal icons Suffocation. The live assaults commence April 4th on Long Island, New York and will level nearly two dozen cities before coming to a close in April 28th in Hartford, Connecticut. Additional support will be provided by Jungle Rot, Rings of Saturn, Adimiron and Lord of War (on select dates).  

Proof positive that black wings of vengeance never cease their flapping, James O’Barr is back with another taut, dark The Crow series, THE CROW: CURARE.  

Here is your first look at Avengers #10 as superstar artist Mike Deodato joins blockbuster writer Jonathan Hickman! When the Avengers learn that the Canadian super team, Omega Flight, have found themselves in the middle of a Garden Origin site – the Avengers must spring into action for a rescue mission like no other. But do Earth’s Mightiest know enough about the Garden to push back their growth over the Great White North?  

Sacramento, California-based crossover punk thrashers PSYCHOSOMATIC are gearing up for their Spring 2013 US tour. The tour will see PSYCHOSOMATIC playing select dates with Philly-based ultra-violent death match rock n’ rollers EAT THE TURNBUCKLE before hooking up with the Jersey devils in HAMMER FIGHT for 16-dates of destruction through Texas and the East Coast. A full list of tour dates is posted below:  

Square Enix has undoubtedly created some of the most aesthetically pleasing and lovable interactive games of all time. With titles that hold places in the hearts gamers including Tomb Raider, the Final Fantasy’s, and Hitman how could you not hold this company in the highest regard? During a press appointment, only demo visit Metal Machine got hands-on with some of the new titles that are being remade, remastered, and reinvented into something that will blow the minds of fans.  

Naughty Dog gaming company has put out many titles that have become instant favorites of collections everywhere. The Uncharted series brought adventure and world traveling with a treasure hunting twist to RPG fan’s eyes. Jak and Daxter created the first outer bounds animation of out skirts pillaging. This weekend at PAXeast in Boston, Naughty Dog released a demo of the highly anticipated title “The Last of Us” that I can say with confidence will be a beautiful addition to their library of awesome.