Philip H. Anselmo (Down, Superjoint, Scour, Pantera et al) will be filling in for EYEHATEGOD vocalist Mike IX Williams on two upcoming shows: the first at Southport Music Hall in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 19th and the second at the 2016 edition of Gwar BQ in Richmond, Virginia on August 20th.  

  The creation of Karl-Ulrich Walterbach, Noise Records’ origins lay in the late 70s/early 80s West Berlin punk rock scene. Against the backdrop of the Berlin Wall, the convergence of volatile music, left-wing ideals, and anti-government sentiment spurred Walterbach to release two punk compilations, Soundtracks zum Untergang (Soundtracks to the Downfall), on his first label, Aggressive Rockproduktionen, otherwise simply known as AGR.Due to the influence of Los Angeles hardcore punk masters Black Flag, Walterbach would gradually turn his interests from punk to metal, forming Noise Records in 1983 as the European response to the likes of Metallica and Slayer.  

VENOM INC are hitting the road for a European Tour in October with support from Death Metal legends VITAL REMAINS and Italian underground cult Black Metallers MORTUARY DRAPE. MORTUARY DRAPE are 30 years old this year and celebrating their anniversary with an absolute classic set. They will be joined by Brazilian Old Skool Death Metal band NERVOCHAOS and Australia’s finest thrash bastards DESECRATOR. Tour dates are as follows:  

Established in 1960, Tower Records was once a retail powerhouse with 200 stores, in 30 countries, on five continents. From humble beginnings in a small-town drugstore, Tower Records eventually became the heart and soul of the music world, and a powerful force in the music industry.  

In what is becoming a trend for DC movies, Suicide Squad is polarizing critics everywhere. Following the trend set by Man of Steel and most recently Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad currently, as of this writing, sits at 27% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 41 on MetaCritic. So, relatively about the same as where Batman v Superman rests, Suicide Squad will undoubtedly come down to fan reaction and how much money it makes.  

Arizona death metal newcomers GATECREEPER have announced their savage debut album Sonoran Depravation. Having devastated the underground since their formation less than three years ago, GATECREEPER now unleash their first full-length, produced by Ryan Bram at Homewrecker Studios and mixed by Kurt Ballou (Converge, Nails, Black Breath) at God City Studios.  

Tune in today as Panic! At The Disco unveil their contribution to “Suicide Squad: The Album” with a powerful cover of QUEEN’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 Show on Apple Music. Panic! At The Disco frontman, Brendon Urie, will also call into the show for an exclusive interview with Zane Lowe himself. Panic! At The Disco are an award-winning, GRAMMY nominated, internationally acclaimed rock band whose latest album, Death Of A Bachelor debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Chart. Currently, they’re wrapping up a North American co-headline tour with Weezer that will have played to half a million fans at the end of its run. Suicide Squad: The Album has been celebrated all week long on Zane Lowe’s... 

Creation Entertainment’s 15th Annual Las Vegas Star Trek Convention 2016 kicks off this week and one of the special guests in attendance will be John Byrne, a titan in his field whose contributions to comic books cannot be overstated.  

Brazilian Metal band ARMORED DAWN are proud to announce the North American release of their debut album ‘POWER OF WARRIOR’ across all digital platforms, and physically through their exclusive Pledge Music campaign.  

In celebration of the band’s 25th Anniversary, Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the release of TYKETTO brand new album “Reach” on October 14th.  

Sizzling creative team Peter Milligan (The Names, X-Statix, Hellblazer) and Leandro Fernandez (The Names, Punisher MAX, Northlanders: The Plague Widow) will release the first arc of their chillingly erotic horror series THE DISCIPLINE in trade paperback this October.  

After more than a year of touring relentlessly throughout Europe and North America on the strength of their latest LP, The Children of the Night, Tribulation are proud to return to the US and Canada for the band’s first ever headlining tour in the region. Joining them will be Youth Code and Horrendous, as well as Cauldron on select dates (Canada). Speaking on the upcoming trek in North America, the band comments: