Los Angeles, California’s Armored Saint are set to release their seventh studio album this summer. The album, Win Hands Down, is all things Armored, a vintage crush of classic power propelled by a cathartic blast of life in the year 2015. The album is scheduled for release on June 2nd in North America, with release dates for June 1st in Europe/UK, and May 29th in DE/CH/AT.  

Corrosion Of Conformity was one of over 60 bands playing at this years New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. Metalmachine.net was front and center at this years metal event capturing all the mayhem. Check out these pics from the weekend of destruction!!!  

FORGOTTEN TOMB, Italy’s finest purveyors of Black/Doom Metal, will embark on an headlining European tour in late October/early November 2015, supporting their latest record “Hurt Yourself And The Ones You Love”, released by Agonia Records in April 2015. The band will perform a brand-new set of songs, including material from all their discography that hasn’t been played in a while (or never before). Hailing from France, NOCTURNAL DEPRESSION will team up as support for the whole tour, promoting their new album “Spleen Black Metal” (Avantgarde Music). While the dates are supposed to be revealed soon, the band announced a short string of selected shows that will precede the tour: 16.05.2015... 

DC Entertainment welcomes JEFF PARKER and TRAVEL FOREMAN to JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED! The Convergence is over! Now, Alanna Strange, Stargirl and Equinox must assemble brand-new and wildly untraditional teams of heroes and villains to work together and stop another cosmic catastrophe before it happens.  

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Finnish Crossover Punks GRAVEYARD SHIFTERS will release High Heels & Broken Bones on June 12 on Germany’s Eternal Sound. Punk, metal, and fiery rock ‘n roll combine for a raucous good time! The upcoming album’s first single “Bender“, now streaming!  

Dynamite Entertainment is proud to announce a special Red Sonja #1973 one-shot for release in July, celebrating the sword-wielding heroine’s many years of adventuring. Since her fearless debut in 1973, the “She-Devil with a Sword” has redefined the fantasy genre thanks to the efforts of acclaimed writers including Roy Thomas, Gail Simone, Luke Lieberman, and Eric Trautmann.  

In order to grasp this notion, lets delve into the schematics of what makes the Fantastic Four the entity that they are. First of all, what sets this team apart from other super-hero groups is the scientific and discovery element behind them. Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm where not meant to be saviors who fought injustice to fix the world from its evil clutches. Rather they were essentially adventurers who sought out the best of humanity in a cosmic way. Basically, when the forces of evil are not lurking in the shadows, the Fantastic Four still seek the knowledge and discovery to evolve civilization into its utmost potential. This is what the reboot is giving us in the case if re-imagining... 

This May, the world of Secret Wars takes you back to the fiery wastes of Manhattan as the X-Men delve back into…INFERNO! Today, Marvel is pleased to present your new look at INFERNO #1 – from writer Dennis Hopeless (Spider-Woman, Avengers Arena) and artist Javier Garron (Cyclops)! Welcome to the ruins of Manhattan, now ablaze with fire and brimstone. Five years ago, a band of demons rose up out of those fiery depths and turned the world to Hell on Earth. The X-Men were all that stood in the way of complete obliteration. The X-Men fought for survival. The X-Men failed…  

Italy’s Destrage have plotted their summer months with a batch of festivals throughout Europe. The first scheduled festival is the April 30th Festival Rama in Italy, followed by appearances at the immensely popular With Full Force (Germany) and Bloodstock (UK) festivals in July and August, respectively.  

Miami-based Progressive Metal Duo CAVE OF SWIMMERS have announced an exclusive stream of upcoming EP, Reflection.  

Long-running New Zealand-based progressive death metal tyrants, DAWN OF AZAZEL, release their titanic fourth full-length today. Titled The Tides Of Damocles, the ten track slab of sonic violence is the trio’s first output in six years following 2009’s critically-heralded Relentless long-player.