After successfully completing an extensive trek with DARK TRANQUILLITY in January, Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM are excited to announce their return to North America this Summer/Fall for their first ever USA headlining tour! Featuring OMNIUM GATHERUM as direct support, the run kicks off at the Heavy MTL Festival on August 9th, which boasts a lineup of SLIPKNOT, FAITH NO MORE, and more. NIILO SEVÄNEN from INSOMNIUM comments:  

This June, the Marvel Universe’s most famous tree is starring in his very own series! That’s right, GROOT #1 is coming – and you will NOT want to miss it! Comics rising star Jeff Loveness (Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Amazing Spider-Man Special) joins Marvel newcomer Brian Kesinger (Disney Animation) for an epic galactic road trip of cosmic proportions!  

No one can delude Max and Igor Cavalera anymore. The two SEPULTURA founders show with CAVALERA CONSPIRACY what it means to shoot Thrash and Death Metal straight into the world. They of course did this with their latest album, Pandemonium which was released in November of 2014.  

Searching For Zero was produced by Ross Robinson, known for his work with Sepultura, Slipknot, At The Drive In, Glassjaw, Blood Brothers and The Cure to only name a few, marks a new extension of the bands already staple sonic components – the urgency and intensity inherent in Cormier’s vocals, Middleton’s sometimes sludgy, sometimes raging riffage, and the grimy, gritty, heavy-hitting rhythm section of Peters and Schwarzer, are all present; however, the album boasts a more raw and organic tonal signature than any previous Bats collection, with melodic elements not only musically but also vocally, which Cormier largely credits to their producer and their metal idols.  

This April, international best-selling author, James Patterson teams with Marvel bring his hit young-adult series Maximum Ride to the world of comics for JAMES PATTERSON’S MAX RIDE: FIRST FLIGHT #1. But first, Marvel is proud to unveil the epic “Action Figure Variant” to the first issue from artist John Tyler Christopher!  

The Marvel Universe may have been destroyed. The galaxy may be gone. But there are still places that need heroes. Places that need GUARDIANS. This June, prepare for WARZONES! unlike any other as the action heads to the “moon” of Battleworld in GUARDIANS OF KNOWHERE #1 – a brand new Secret Wars series from Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato coming this June!  

The filmmakers of the forthcoming Melvins’ documentary, “The Colossus of Destiny – A Melvins Tale”, have launched a Kickstarter campaign featuring artwork donated by Haze XXL, Brian Walsby, Arik Roper, Skinner, and Mackie Osborne.  

This April, the silent Inhuman king rises from the ashes. Thought you knew Black Bolt? Think again! Prepare for UNCANNY INHUMANS #0 – the epic prelude to a brand new ongoing series from the chart-topping Death of Wolverine creative team of Charles Soule (Inhuman, She-Hulk) and Steve McNiven (Civil War, Old Man Logan)!  

Nekrogoblikon, the Los Angeles-based band who describe their music as “goblin metal” and became internet sensations with their day-in the-life-of-a-goblin video for “No One Survives”, return with new album, Heavy Meta, on June 2.  

This coming June, the Mad Titan continues his crusade for untold power! But first, Marvel is pleased to present your first look inside THANOS: THE INFINITY RELATIVITY OGN, a brand-new, full-length original graphic novel written and drawn by legendary creator Jim Starlin! Following up 2014’s New York Times Bestseller Thanos: The Infinity Revelation, this new original graphic novel marks the second chapter in Starlin’s epic new Thanos trilogy and another stellar offering from Marvel’s all-new OGN line!  

After their Summer 2014 US tour with BUDD DWYER, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION are one again invading Europe in support of 2014’s Monsters! split with TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION, C.O.A.G, MISERABLE FAILURE, UNSU. and INFECTED SOCIETY.  

South Florida’s ABIOTIC will kick off a lengthy North American tour next month alongside Boris The Blade, Alterbeast, and more. The live assault will officially commence on April 15th in Memphis, Tennessee and coil its way through nearly two dozen cities, drawing to a close on May 8th in San Francisco, California. The band will be touring in support of their Casuistry full-length, set to drop via Metal Blade Records next month.