Syracuse heavy rockers Brand New Sin have announced a string of live dates in support of their newest release, United State,out now on Goomba Music. Additionally, the band will be on location in Detroit this weekend for a video shoot for the track “The Lord Came Down.”  

The Dynamic Duo Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning were front and center at this years New York Comic Con. The Duo was signing all weekend long for the Hero Initiative. Andrew Sanford from Metalmachine.net caught up with the team at the Con…  

So two interesting press releases came out last week from record label Razor & Tie concerning Florida based rockers Nonpoint…The first one is below…  

Riff-mangling  instrumental/progressive act LOINCLOTH have inked a deal with Southern Lord Recordings for the release of their debut full-length, aptly dubbed Iron Balls of Steel on January 17th, 2012. Brooklyn Vegan are helping us spread the word like the plague this week by streaming two tracks from Iron Balls of Steel.  

Dave Lombardo, legendary drummer of SLAYER, has responded with an early reaction to dozens of early photos of his band in the upcoming photo book Murder in the Front Row: Shots From the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter, by Harald Oimoen and Brian Lew.  

Disturbed, who are currently on an indefinite hiatus, are releasing “The Lost Children” November 8th. The album contains 16 b-sides and rarities, as well as unreleased material. First single “Hell,” which appeared as a bonus track on the UK tour edition of the 2005 album Ten Thousand Fists, is at radio now.  

BLACK COBRA have just confirmed a headlining tour immediately following their previously-announced tour supporting Kyuss Lives! and The Sword this November into December.  

GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot AKA Flattus Maximus was found dead on the bands tour bus today. Lead singer Oderus Urungus spoke about Cory today…  

Dark Horse Comics announced an all-new digital comic series based on BioWare’s dark, fantasy RPG series, Dragon Age™. Written by Dragon Age Lead Writer, David Gaider, and featuring original art by Chad Hardin (Stan Lee’s The Traveler, Web of Spider-Man, The Spirit), the deep and fascinating lore surrounding the Dragon Age universe will unfold, as new adventures will come to light in the comic series.  

Demand for Tom Morello’s epic dystopian fantasy has driven comic stores across the U.S. to a complete sell out of issue #1! From the mind of musician Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, The Nightwatchman), with art by Scott Hepburn (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic), Orchid is the tale of a teenage prostitute who learns that she is more than the role society has imposed upon her.  

  Brazilian grindcore bandits DESALMADO have locked down a string of Europe live assaults, set to begin in less than two weeks. The band will invade Portugal on November 10th and rampage through several regions of the country before moving on to pillage audiences throughout Spain, Belgium, Holland, France, Denmark, Germany and Italy for a solid month, for the most part headlining clubs and DIY venues with support from brutal local acts in each market.  

Recently reunited trash legends Dead Horse have been added to this year’s Fun Fun Fun Fest, which will take place in Austin, TX November 4th – 6th and features the likes of Slayer, Cannibal Corpse and Henry Rollins.