Wednesday, June 10, 2015 — Last week, SLAYER announced their heaviest release ever – the Metal Eagle Edition of their upcoming album Repentless,set for a 9/11/15 release.  Made of aluminum alloy, measuring 15″ X 17″ X 3″ and weighing in at a hefty 7.8 pounds (yes, the final version is heavier than previously announced), the Metal Eagle Edition will house a deluxe digipak of the new »Repentless« CD plus bonus material detailed below. The limited (only 3,000 copies worldwide) and numbered Metal Eagle Edition will be a direct-to-consumer item and available exclusively via the Nuclear Blast mailorder online stores.  

RIVERS OF NIHIL unveils “Monarchy“, their sophomore full length album. The record will be available worldwide on Metal Blade Records on August 21, 2015. A brand new track, along with pre-order bundles, are available online now.  

BLACK TONGUE will release their new full length ‘The Unconquerable Dark’ on September 4th via Century Media Records. ‘The Unconquerable Dark’ is a devastatingly bleak record that showcases the Hull Hate Crew’s trademark Downtempo sound to absolute full effect. From the opening Doom drenched riffs of “Plague Worship” to the Black Metal tinged “L’appel du Vide”, to the unfathomably heavy “Prince Of Ash” and “Vermintide” (featuring guest vocals from SUICIDE SILENCE’s EDDIE HERMIDA), the hatred spews out of the speakers.  

His war has been won. En Sabah Nur stands triumphant over the bones of his enemies. None will be left standing in the WARZONES! Today, Marvel is proud to present your new look at AGE OF APOCALYPSE #1 – as one of the most iconic X-Men stories of all time is reborn on Battleworld! Writer Fabian Nicieza returns to the post-apocalyptic wasteland he helped create, along with critically acclaimed artist Gerardo Sandoval (Guardians 3000)!  

The Black Dahlia Murder have returned with the much-anticipated, new full-length album Abysmal, which is now officially set for a September 18th release. This vicious slab of unrelenting aggression showcases TBDM at their very finest with a meticulous, pin-point precise rhythmic assault mixed with ferocious speed and dynamic hooks. The group kicks off a tour of Australia next week with Psycroptic and Colossvs, so be sure to head over to facebook.com/theblackdahliamurderofficial for all tour dates and look for brand new music to surface in the coming weeks.  

Kaotoxin Records has revealed details about the forthcoming debut EP from Bulgaria’s SOURCES OF I. Faces, a three-song offering of Melodic Dark Metal is set to be released worldwide on August 14th as a limited edition (500 copies) deluxe DigiSleeve CD and digital download.  

Prog metal outfit THIRD ION, featuring former members of THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND and INTO ETERNITY, are proud to announce the launch of their official merchandise store.  

The inaugural September installation of SHADOW WOODS METAL FEST, the new mid-Atlantic, open-air, camping-based metal fest, has moved slightly Southeast, from its initial placement in Southern Pennsylvania to White Hall, in Harford County, Maryland.  

Danish metal combo, RISING, has reformed with a new full-time studio and live lineup, and will return to the scene in 2015 with new live performances and the recording of their third LP.  

The recent announcement of the villain Bullseye was enough to get the fan-boys all exited about the second season of the hit series Daredevil. Well, hold on to your hats, cause another major Marvel character is coming to Hells Kitchen to dish out some Punishment…Jon Berenthal has just been cast as Frank Castle…AKA: The Punisher. That’s right, Marvel favorite vigilante is coming to town with more than a six shooter to dish out some PUNISHMENT. Stay tuned for more from metalmachine.net  

In the beginning, there was metal, and it was loud. There was also folk music, which wasn’t, and Swiss stuff like chocolate and watches and Emmental cheese. Eventually – as it was bound to – it all came together, in one unholy, unlikely death-metal-with-hurdy-gurdies mash-up called Eluveitie: Swiss folk-metal was born.  

Peace through strength! Honor through obedience! Continuance through conformity! Rick Remender & Roland Boschi bring you the new Hydra – better, stronger, greater. Witness its untold glory this July in the pages of HAIL HYDRA #1!