Swedish melodic metal masters LION’S SHARE will perform 2-3 songs together with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO), during his Scandinavian Drum Day appearance on October 30 in Stockholm, Sweden. LION’S SHARE was the main band during the Ronnie James Dio Tribute Concert that took place on the Sweden Rock Cruise on October 7, together with guests from IN FLAMES, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, KING DIAMOND, STRATOVARIUS, YNGWIE, AMON AMARTH etc.  

The multi-Platinum rock band Anthrax will release its first recording in 20 years with Joey Belladonna on vocals.  “Live at the Sonisphere” (Megaforce Records), a limited-edition, 10-inch picture disc single, will feature the tracks “Medusa” and “Only,” both recorded this past June 22 in Sofia, Bulgaria, where Anthrax performed as part of The Big Four – Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax.   

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at X-Men #5, from the chart-topping team of Victor Gischler and Paco Medina! The completely sold-out X-Men epic of the 21st century enters into its final act as the vampire hordes — led by a newly turned and bloodthirsty Wolverine —  

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Hulk #27! The critically acclaimed creative team of Jeff Parker and Gabriel Hardman team Red Hulk with Steve Rogers, Thor, and the brilliant Dr. Bruce Banner to put and end to the Intelligencia’s nefarious plans! Except in order to do so, Red Hulk must dive to the depths of the ocean and find an unlikely ally – the King of Atlantis, Namor!  

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Uncanny X-Force #2, the next chapter in the groundbreaking new series from the creative team of Rick Remender and Jerome Opeña! X-Force’s mission has gone horribly wrong and the return of Apocalypse is nigh! The team has been scattered across the Blue Area of the Moon and EVA has been terribly wounded at the hands of the Last Horsemen. This could be the end of X-Force and they haven’t even completed their first mission!  

Wrapping up one of the most memorable years of the band’s career, SLAYER will make available a previously unreleased track, “Atrocity Vendor,” as part of a special limited-edition 7-inch single.   

This November, DC Comics will re-release two hardcover editions of the famous SUPERMAN VS. MUHAMMAD ALI comic special, which pits two of Earth’s toughest fighters in a battle for the fate of the planet itself. Illustrated by comics legend Neal Adams and co-written with Denny O’Neil, the Superman vs. Muhammad Ali special became an instant classic when it was released in 1978. Neal Adams’ kinetic, eye-catching art was presented in a special oversized format that was difficult to reprint, so the comic has remained unavailable since Ali’s last heavyweight championship. Now for the first time, DC Comics is proud to release the renowned comic book at its original size in hardcover facsimile and deluxe editions. SUPERMAN... 

San Francisco Bay Area gore legend, Autopsy, has launched a new official website in lieu of their resurrection as a band, and the release of their first album of newly recorded tracks in over a decade, ‘The Tomb Within’ EP.  Autopsy’s new official site can be viewed at:  

Metal Mind Productions is proud to presents the re-release of “Stand Up” – the third full-length album by Final Conflict, an internationally acclaimed progressive rock band from Stoke-On-Trent, UK. The album, originally released in 1997 by German label Angular Records, quickly gained an “out of print” status and became a highly desired item on such sites as Ebay. This exclusive re-release takes another glimpse at this truly talented band.  

New York, NY — TRAPT, the multi-platinum rock band whose recent release (No Apologies via Eleven Seven Music) debuted as the #1 Rock and #5 Alternative album according to Soundscan, and #1 Rock and #8 overall album on iTunes have announced plans for their Sound Off Tour.   

  From the group that got everyone “Addicted” Saving Abel have returned with another sexually charged hit with “Sex Is Good.”  The song is currently sitting at #10 on the Rock charts and is continuing to fly up the charts.  

Old school goatraping death thrash, furious blackened savagery…it’s all there and comes with the ClawHammer guarantee to eviscerate on ABOMINANT’s Where Demons Dwell! The 9th album from the Kentucky murder squad is its most dynamically composed to date and comes with a production by the band and Scott Briggs (Velocity Studios) that is absolutely molten.  Where Demons Dwell will be released by Deathgasm Records on October 29th.