The Warriors of Metal, Inc. non-profit organization has announced the return of one of last year’s most well-received performers. Fort Wayne, Ind., progressive metal act VALHALLA has been added to the already stacked lineup of Warriors Of Metal Fest VII, set to take place June 27 – 28 at O’Shecky’s Live Bar & Grill in Columbus, Ohio.  

The Voice of Human Perversity from Bulgarian Death Metal Veterans ENTHRALLMENT is out today, February 14, on Rebirth the Metal Productions in Europe, South America, and North America.  

Former KYUSS and current VISTA CHINO frontman John Garcia has inked a solo deal with Napalm Records. His new album is being recorded at Thunder Underground studios in Palm Springs, California with producers Harper Hug and Trevor Whatever for a late summer release.  

Does anybody remember the days of old, when bands used to go for technical proficiency with their instruments? And I don’t mean bands that were Progressive or Technical. I mean bands with guitarist like Skulnick, Marty Friedman, and the ever immortal shredster Yngwie Malmsteem? when tapping was simply a way to work into the next couple thousand notes that just made your speakers weep with exhaustion when you finally passed out from headbanging to the beat? I do. And I finally found a band that does too! they are Exmortus, and they kick all the ass.  

Marvel continues the deconstruction of “Marvels First Family”. Here is a first look at FANTASTIC FOUR #2 from the blockbuster creative team of James Robinson and Leonard Kirk!  

Superstar writer Greg Rucka is bout to embark on an all new adventure featuring a young Scott Summers and his dad Corsair. With art by Russel Dauterman Marvel unleashes Cyclops #1.  

John Layman & Rob Guillory, the minds behind CHEW, and Tim Seeley & Mike Norton, the architects of the gothic noir REVIVAL, come together to whip up an appetizing fusion of their New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed series for two issues stuffed with adventure in a CHEW/REVIVAL cross-over from Image Comics.  

Old god. New trickster. It’s official – fans can’t get enough Loki, and the newest adventure of the Norse God of Mischief is a hit! Marvel is proud to announce that Loki: Agent of Asgard #1 has sold out at the distributor level (though copies may still be available at retail level) and will immediately head back to press!  

Night Sacrifice (Demo MMXII) from Chilean traditional heavy metallers LUCIFER’S HAMMER is available now digitally on Shadow Kingdom Records. A cassette tape version is tentatively set for a mid-February release; the exact date will be announced soon.  

Portuguese legendary death/grind outfit HOLOCAUSTO CANIBAL has revealed the cover artwork (below) from the upcoming EP «Larvas» to be released via Bizarre Leprous Production. Conceived by guitarist Eduardo F., the cover portrays a bloody eye being opened by surgical tools while a worm silently slithers into the iris. According to Eduardo F., “the whole idea of this EP is to mark the transition between our previous album «Gorefilia» and the new songs we’re already working on. «Larvas» is Portuguese for “larvae”, and somehow we wanted to pass the image of a rotten body infested by worms (which represent «Gorefilia»), while one of those worms silently crawls into a brand new body (the new... 

This May, the Master of Kung-Fu returns for an all-new limited series full of murder, mystery and martial arts in DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG-FU #1 – from the creative team of Mike Benson (Deadpool Pulp) and Tan Eng Huat (X-Men Legacy)!  

Portland, Oregon’s LORD DYING have completed the first leg of their European tour and have returned to the states to begin their North American headline tour tonight (including select dates with Pallbearer, The Body, Subrosa, and Eagle Twin). The tour runs through March 7th in Boise, ID. A complete list of all dates can be found below.