Fresh off of the release of their critically-acclaimed debut Better Noise Records LP, Day One, FROM ASHES TO NEW are proud to announce that they will be performing all summer long on the destination for the biggest breakout artists, Van’s Warped Tour 2016. Tickets are now available for purchase at http://vanswarpedtour.com/dates/.  

This May, unlock the Star Wars galaxy for only a buck as Marvel’s wildly popular True Believers comics venture to a galaxy far, far away! Today, Marvel is pleased to announce ten new True Believers titles, available only in comic shops on May the 4th! Featuring blockbuster first issues from Marvel’s first year of Star Wars comics, unforgettable classic issues, can’t miss moments and more – experience these popular titles for the suggested retail price of $1 each!  

Immitation may be the finest form of flattery, but actually being able to build off of your influences is another thing entirely. Such is the story of Vibrion, who wear their death metal influences proudly, but are carving their own path entirely. Their first album in years, Bacterya shows everyone how to put out solid, old school  death metal in 2016.  

Bands always experience drama: people quit, tours go wrong, and including new people in the band can always be problematic. After losing two members in 2014, Lord Mantis are regaining their footing and delivering a follow-up EP to one of the most critically acclaimed albums of 2014, and with a NSFW album cover, too.  

Big World Pictures announces its latest production, “FRANKENSTEIN CREATED BIKERS,” will begin its theatrical screenings in competition opening weekend at the 40th Annual Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF),April 1-10. The red carpet world premiere will be held at Atlanta’s oldest independent movie theater, Plaza Theatre, on April 2nd at 9:30pm.  

EMP Label Group, the label founded by Megadeth’s David Ellefson , has announced the formation of EMP UNDERGROUND, an imprint which will release and distribute music from more “underground, extreme and subversive artists.”  

If you knew something bad was about to happen, would you stop it? How far would you go to prevent an uncertain future? The line in the sand has been drawn, and everyone must choose – do you stand with Iron Man, or with Captain Marvel? That question will be answered this June as heroes and villains across the Marvel Universe make their decision in CIVIL WAR II: CHOOSING SIDES #1 – debuting this June!    

The world is on the brink of chaos. As friend stands against friend…on which side will the world’s very first super hero land? Find out as Hercules storms the front lines in CIVIL WAR II: GODS OF WAR #1 – a brand-new Civil War II series debuting this June from writer Dan Abnett and artist Emilio Laiso!  

Factory Entertainment, Inc., the Concord, California-based producer of licensed toys and collectibles is pleased to announce its brand new line of proprietary role-play weapons called SWAT™: Soft Weapons and Tactics from Batman v. Superman: Dawn Of Justice!  

Never one to not being doing something, Devin Townsend took to Twitter to announce that the recording of the new Devin Townsend Project album, Transcendence, would be beginning next week.  

In typical fashion, Dark Tranquillity have announced a robust end of year tour for North America. No stranger to announcing events far in advance, the band has taken it upon themselves to announce their next set of dates in North America nearly nine months in advance. From November into December, the band will be bringing along melo-doom outfit Swallow the Sun, traditional speed metal act Enforcer, and modern melo-death Chicago natives Starkill for what should be an incredibly amazing show no matter how you spin it.  

As the Marvel Universe fractures and splinters in the wake of Civil War, your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man must make his choice! Be there as he gets caught up in the fight in CIVIL WAR II: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 – a new dedicated Civil War II series from writer Christos Gage and artist Travel Foreman!