Cartoonist Andrew MacLean (ApocalyptiGirl) brings the critically-acclaimed indie hit HEAD LOPPER to Image Comics. In HEAD LOPPER #1, mighty swordsman Norgal and his unlikely companion, the severed head of the blue witch Agatha, have been summoned to the Scottish Isle of Barra to rid the town of the sea monster plaguing its shores. But what the duo did not intend is to find a much more sinister and ancient evil.
Fan-favorite comic book writer and film storyboard artist Gabriel Hardman (writer: KINSKI, Hulk, Planet of the Apes, storyboard artist: Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar) teams up with artist Corinna Bechko (HEATHENTOWN, Savage Hulk, Star Wars: Legacy) for an all-new science fiction series in INVISIBLE REPUBLIC, VOL. 1. This collects issues #1-5 into trade paperback and will be available in August.
Seattle’s BLACK BREATH has completed their third LP, Slaves Beyond Death, and is preparing the album for worldwide release this September through Southern Lord Recordings. Additionally, the band has been confirmed to rage the West Coast US alongside Goatsnake, Battalion of Saints and Obliterations in September as part of a West Coast Southern Lord package tour.
Finnish Metal heroes CHILDREN OF BODOM will release their ninth studio album, I Worship Chaos, worldwide on October 2nd, 2015 via Nuclear Blast Records. Today the band has released the first trailer from the album in which bassist Henkka explains the concept behind the artwork (created by Tuomas Korpi) for the new album. View the teaser HERE.
KOWLOON WALLED CITY will release their long-awaited new full-length this Fall. Grievances, their third album and first for Neurot Recordings, finds the San Francisco band at its artistic peak, having moved even further away from its sludgy, post-hardcore origins and toward a sparser, sadder, yet still de-tuned heaviness.
Fan-favorite writer Jon Tsuei (Comic Book Tattoo) teams up with artist Eric Canete (The End League, Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin) for an all-new thriller/suspense that will hook readers and keep them on the edge of their seats in RUNLOVEKILL, VOL. 1. This collects issues #1-4 into trade paperback and will be available in August.
Progressive Metal legends FATES WARNING will be releasing 3 CD/DVD deluxe reissue of their critically acclaimed 1997 release “A Pleasant Shade of Gray” October 2nd on Metal Blade Records. “A Pleasant Shade of Gray” is a single song that is divided into twelve tracks. The album is notable for its darker mood and mixture of progressive rock and metal with hints of industrial, classical, and psychedelia.
