Some bands will flat out cancel a show if their vocalist is unable to perform that night. Then you get a band like Killswitch Engage that brings in another band’s vocalist to fill in. Killswitch Engage, or as they were known Thursday night in NYC, Phil-switch Engage, took a near cancelation and turned it into a spectacle.  

In an announcement given to a “bunch of penguins”, from the bowels of their Antarctic fortress, the worlds sickest band, the mighty GWAR, has announced the continuation of their 25th Anniversary with a public event of colossal proportion—The Crack-a-Thon!  

Swedish heavy metal sensations ENFORCER have confirmed dates for a European tour this May. ENFORCER recently signed a European deal with Earache Records and are due to release their new album, DIAMONDS, on May 24th.  

Invincible is off fighting the Viltrumite War, so who’s watching the shop while he’s away? GUARDIANS OF THE GLOBE, a new six-issue miniseries coinciding with INVINCIBLE: The Viltrumite War, tells Earth’s story.  

Canadian thrash metal pioneers ANNIHILATOR have revealed the artwork for their upcoming new album. ANNIHILATOR’s new, self-titled release is the band’s thirteenth studio album and is due to be released in Europe by Earache Records on 17th May.  

Forerunners in the heavy metal scene since its humble beginnings in the early eighties, Metal Blade Records is once again spreading the word of Heavy Metal to the world now through the label’s brand new site, Metal Blade TV. Metal Blade TV will be a place for metalheads to go and see video interviews and segments from some of their favorite Metal Blade artists  

It’s the story reported by everyone from CNN to Jimmy Kimmel Live to MTV—after the shocking events of Amazing Spider-Man #624, Peter Parker (AKA Spider-Man) is now unemployed! But how does Spider-Man fight crime without a job to pay for spider-bills?  

Irish thrashers GAMA BOMB are sure to please their home fans with the confirmation of their first ever Irish tour. GAMA BOMB will be taking Liverpool thrashers and labelmates SSS on a run of shows in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland this April.  

Break out your flannel shirts and acid wash jeans with the knee holes (you know the ones I’m talking about) because Grunge is alive and well with Alice In Chains.  

In anticipation of their new album, Diamond Eyes, Deftones recently posted Part 1 of a series of trailers that will eventually unveil the album cover on March 23rd. The band’s newest single, “Diamond Eyes” will also be available for purchase on iTunes the same day. Until then, fans can check out the “Diamond Eyes” soundcloud widget player, which features the single streaming in its entirety.  

Eternal Descent’s Llexi Leon officially formed a mutually beneficial strategic alliance with ESP Guitars in October, 2008 and since that time, the mastermind behind Eternal Descent has been on a whirlwind campaign. With the release of a CD, an EP, a comic book via IDW, and a forthcoming CD  

Is there anything ROB ZOMBIE can’t do? From music to television to movies, Zombie has proven himself to be a boundary-jumping entertainment juggernaut. In May, he returns to conquer comics with ROB ZOMBIE PRESENTS: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BARON VON SHOCK?