Skywriter Media and Entertainment Group, and Roddenberry Entertainment are joining forces to develop an animated kids’ comedy series, Gene’s Journal®, based on the hilarious web comic created by Trevor Roth and illustrated by cartoonist David Reddick; it was announced by Skywriter Media and Entertainment Group CEO Kevin Gillis.
On August 23rd, 2011 Portland deathrockers Atriarch will release their debut album, Forever the End, on vinyl and digital formats via Seventh Rule Recordings. still over a month away from it’s official release, this four-song opus is already catching the attention of some very recognizable ears with Buzz Osborne of The Melvins and Decibel Magazine both offering endorsements.
The putrid and unsettling atmosphere of early Swedish death metal is set to be exhumed! The mighty Deathgasm Records has scheduled September 6th as the date on which MORDBRAND’s Necropsychotic will be culled from a shallow grave. Featuring GOD MACABRE vocalist P. Boder, the six-song MCD embodies the true spirit of the old days with unrelenting hymns to the rotten!
They say “everything’s bigger in Texas” – this summer, the infamous saying couldn’t hold more truth. Coming together in the southern state, The ALL STARS Tour and SCREAM THE PRAYER Tour are combining into one ultimate concert event by putting on three days of absolute rock mayhem in what may actually be the biggest thing to hit Texas.
SCHENKER, ROTH & WEST ANNOUNCE 3 GUITAR HEROES TOUR Tour to Begin in Norfolk, CT on October 6, 2011 Los Angeles — Michael Schenker, Uli Jon Roth and Leslie West have announced that they are combining their collective powers and hitting the road together under the moniker 3 Guitar Heroes. Manager Bob Ringe was the mastermind behind the union, and there are some very special surprises up their collective sleeves for this excursion. Following sets by each of these legends, the evening will climax with a jam of all 3 Heroes on stage together, with special guests earmarked to join them in most markets.
Jacksonville, FL melodic-rockers Cold have released their fifth album Superfiction today via Eleven Seven Music. The album, the band’s first since 2005, has already taken spots on iTunes’ album charts as the #2 rock and #14 overall album, at the time of press. The lead single, “Wicked World” has also moved into the Top 25 at active rock radio, and is poised to climb.
Dark Horse Comics is pleased to announce that Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash) is bringing his rare mix of humor, horror, and heroes to the latest creation from company founder Mike Richardson! The Occultist returns this fall, following its hugely successful one-shot released last year! When a mysterious book of powerful spells binds itself to him, the fact that Rob’s life has been falling apart doesn’t seem like such a big deal. What do his girlfriend leaving him or his mountain of debt matter when mystics and demons are overrunning the town in search of the book—and him? To survive, Rob must learn to control the book’s unpredictable magic, while his life slips even further out of control . . .
