So, those anticipated “major announcements” from Jim Lee and Geoff Johns at this years Hero Complex turned out to be alot of nothing!  

The mighty Cannibal Corpse will once again be returning to Latin America! This time, they’ll be bringing along label mates The Black Dahlia Murder as well as fellow underground heavyweights Suicide Silence to Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Venezuela in December. The tour will begin on December 3rd in Sao Paulo, Brazil and will wrap up on December 13th in Mexico City, Mexico.  

Be sure to head over to MSN.com as the site hosts the worldwide premiere of SISTER’s upcoming album HATED, streaming in its entirety!  

A new era of DC Comics begins as the longest-running monthly comic of all time releases its first issue #1 since 1938.  

Thrash metal quintet, WRETCHED, has officially announced a U.S. summer tour in support of the anniversary of their sophomore album, Beyond The Gate, bringing along two industry-veteran replacements to contribute to the band’s already superior musicianship; new vocalist, Adam Cody, whose GLASS CASKET performance was an early inspiration to the band, and new bassist, Andrew Grevey, formerly of LOCULUS.  

Vampires be forewarned: SHINKU is here to kick ass and take names! The first issue of Ron Marz and Lee Moder’s sexy story of a lone samurai versus hordes of bloodsucking vampires sold out at distribution level before it even hit the shelves.   

EGYPT CENTRAL fans have spoken.  They’ve been raving about the album on the band’s Facebook and Twitter pages since the May 31 release of the Memphis band’s highly anticipated WHITE RABBIT album.  And now, thanks to those devoted and outspoken fans, the album will make its debut on SoundScan’s “Current Hard Music Albums” chart at #5 next week.  It also debuts at #78 on Billboard’s “Top 200 Albums” chart.  

Dark Descent Records is proud to announce the CD reissue of Death Strike’s Fuckin’ Death. Active from 1984 to 1985, Fuckin’ Death represented one of death metal’s earliest recordings. Death Strike disbanded after 1985’s Fuckin’ Death demo and Paul Speckmann went    

Icon In Me puts out their third title release and pounds awe-inspiring music into the veins of their listeners, releasing an uncontrollable instinct to head bang right through the entire album. Head Break Solution provides a truly astounding definition of the metal genre and delivers the perfect amount of energy in each and every one of their songs.  

The two-man band Trillion Red releases their EP Two Tongues, and delivers some amazing music in each track. Patrick Brown and Max send the pulsating beats throughout your soul with a combination of riveting guitar playing and a profound baseline. Two Tongues clearly defines a new type of metallic rhythm with soft undertones that leave listeners head bobbing for hours.  

Edward Grey delivers a sizable amount of havoc in the final chapter of Witchfinder: Lost and Gone Forever. Battling through seemingly endless hordes of the living dead–gun wielding living dead– Grey is cornered and stuck between the vicious zombies and a dark cave with mysterious energy.  

FLASH! AAAAHHH AHHHHH!!! What’s the first thing that pops into your head when you hear “Flash Gordon”? Of course it’s the campiest movie ever with the killer Queen soundtrack. That’s what I thought of when my boss handed me this hardcover collection. Dark Horse Archives brought back some classics here, from the late 60s-70s that are sure to please any fan of the original series, or just maybe, make us skeptics into believers.