It was the catastrophe that led to the end of both the Ultimate and Marvel Universes and birthed the conflict known as Secret Wars, but not every story of those dark days has been told… Starting in November, five all-new INCURSIONS one-shots reveal the world-destroying battles that erupted across the Marvel multiverse and led into Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribić’s Secret Wars, where iconic heroes and villains from wildly different realities collided—with only one universe able to survive. The series kicks off in November with X-MEN: INCURSIONS #1 by Alex Paknadel and Jim Towe, a dramatic confrontation between two legendary mutant timelines—Days of Future Past and House of M! Then, in December, SPIDER-MAN:... 

Acclaimed creator Mirka Andolfo (Unnatural, Sweet Paprika) returns to the coaldust-choked Victorian atmosphere of her international hit Mercy—this time with fan-favorite collaborator and artist Lidia Bolognini (Sweet Paprika: Black, White & Pink)—to bring fans an all-new Gothic tale in the upcoming Merciless. This four issue miniseries is set to launch in December from Image Comics. “Mercy readers have been waiting for this sequel, and I’m so happy it’s finally on its way!” said Andolfo in an exclusive first look at covers and interior pages last week at ScreenRant. “Merciless is a brand-new story with a ‘new’ Lady Hellaine: Rory, now all grown up and ready to uncover... 

“Music, for me, is rarely complete,” says Godflesh mastermind Justin Broadrick, “but it has to reach a point where enough is enough. Creatively, there has to be self-discipline. One has to end it.” Broadrick is primarily referring to the nebulous process of writing and arranging songs into their various potential shapes, but he could just as easily be describing Godflesh’s imminent conclusion. Just three years after the hypnotic crunch of Purge, 25 years after an uncertain hiatus that nearly scuttled the band, and 38 years since the band’s inception, Broadrick and bassist-at-arms Ben Green set out to mercilessly crush this cold world with their tenth and penultimate album: Decay, out today on Relapse.  

A remarkable chapter in rock history is finally being completed. Conceived years ago by Alice Cooper and his longtime collaborator Dick Wagner, Chester Rose was envisioned as a theatrical concept album in the spirit of Welcome to My Nightmare, a dark, cinematic production intended for both album and television.  

Maryland rock institution Clutch have announced their fourteenth studio album, Wasted Lands, set for release on January 22, 2027 via the band’s own Weathermaker Music.  

Trafalgar Releasing and Mercury Studios today unveil the official trailer for OZZY & BLACK SABBATH: BACK TO THE BEGINNING, as tickets go on sale for the concert film capturing the triumphant final performance from Ozzy Osbourne and the original Black Sabbath lineup. The film opens in cinemas worldwide October 28 for a limited time only.  

September 24, 2026. GRAMMY Award-winning rock icons SYSTEM OF A DOWN will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Toxicity with a week-long exhibition at BEYOND THE STREETS in Los Angeles, opening Tuesday, October 13, inviting fans to step inside the immersive world of an album that has become a defining pillar of modern rock.  

Copenhagen, Denmark-based heavy rock band EMPATH makes their debut with their eponymous album, set for release through Indisciplinarian on November 13th.  

KING DIAMOND‘s Halloween, the three-track LP picture disc originally released in 1986, will be re-released worldwide with new art by Mario Lopez on October 23rd via Metal Blade Records, just in time for the season!  

With GWAR’s 20th anniversary celebration of their 2006 opus ‘Beyond Hell’ arriving this Friday, September 25th, the band are premiering the HD version of their “School’s Out” music video, a cover of the Alice Cooper classic. The newly remastered deluxe edition, available for the first time ever on vinyl via the band’s own Pit Records, is now completely sold out through the GWAR store.  

Rock band Plush drops their new album, Mass Hysteria, via Pavement Entertainment. The release is the band’s second full-length album, following the self-titled debut back in 2021. Mass Hysteria features the single “Animalistic,” which debuted on SiriusXM Octane on August 13th. With powerful guitars, hypnotizing melodies, and soaring vocals, Mass Hysteria marks a new era for Plush, addressing the past while stepping into the present.  

This October, AMC Theatres® (NYSE: AMC), the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States and the world, is teaming up with horror metal icons Ice Nine Kills to bring some of horror’s most unforgettable films back to the big screen for “Welcome to Horrorwood,” a monthlong AMC Thrills & Chills® series at approximately 300 AMC locations across the U.S.