Dynamic crossover killers BIRTH A.D. will enter the studio in January to record the highly anticipated full-length follow up to their critically acclaimed Stillbirth of a Nation EP. The album will be recorded with renowned producer and thrash metal guru Alex Perialas (Anthrax, SOD, Nuclear Assault). BIRTH A.D. is currently seeking label support so they can cause problems worldwide!  

The Norwegian black metal horde known as THRONE OF KATARSIS are preparing to unleash their third full-length assault, the vile, seven-track LP bearing the title Ved Graven.  

Get your first look at the new trade dress for the groundbreaking debut of Marvel: Season One! Kicking off in 2012, featuring a modern cover design, fans can experience the Marvel Universe like never before with this new line of graphic novels. Complete with full stories featuring your favorite Marvel characters, these graphic novels modernize the seminal origins of these characters while also offering new revelations for long-time fans.  

An intensely bitter act hailing from the temperate climate of Atlanta, Georgia, DEAD IN THE DIRT have confirmed an upcoming 7″ EP release via Southern Lord for late this September, simply and aptly entitled, Fear.  

Benedictum vocalist Veronica Freeman is set to take part in this Fall’s Rockin’ Recovery Tour.     The Rockin’ Recovery Tour, a family-friendly sober event, is another exciting way for RSSS to bring awareness to the disease of addiction and celebrate recovery; a musical event that spreads HOPE for all those affected by addiction!      

Thrash titans Anthrax and Testament, who haven’t toured together in more than a decade, are set to co-headline a U.S. tour beginning Friday, October 14 in Grand Rapids, MI (itinerary below).  Anthrax will close all shows, and Death Angel will be main support for the entire tour.    

After the cataclysmic events of X-Men: Schism, all of mutantkind will be forced to make the biggest decision of their lives. What team will you choose?  

There was a time not to long ago that Wizard World, the leader in comic book convention tours in the U.S. was expanding at lightning speed and adding shows in all types of new markets. Miami, Central Canada, Atlanta, Cleveland, Connecticut, New England, New Orleans, Cincinnati and several other cities were named on an on – growing schedule.  

Metalmachine.net caught up with fan favorite artist Frank Cho at this years Baltimore Comic Con. Check out what he had to say about up coming projects for Image Comics and Marvel…  

      San Diego-based deathcore band CARNIFEX is currently recording their new album, entitled Until I Feel Nothing, which is set for an Oct. 25th, 2011 release.   

One of metal’s most destructive forces, THE HORDE, are pleased to announce the first dates for their US tour in support of Thy Blackened Reign. The band’s second album, Thy Blackened Reign marries monstrous groove with fierce Viking Thrash for a sound that’s both destructive and impossible to resist. Thy Blackened Reign is set for a September release on Stormspell Records.    

Norway’s KVELERTAK will release a limited-edition, deluxe CD/DVD re-issue of their genre-defying self-titled debut via Prosthetic Records on September 27th in North America.