As THE CULT celebrate the 30th anniversary of their seminal Sonic Temple album, the British group–led by vocalist Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy–have announced additional dates through the end of 2019. The new U.S. shows in December follow the band’s U.K. dates and support the September 13 release of THE CULT: SONIC TEMPLE 30 by Beggars Arkive.  

Canadian blackened death metal masters NECRONOMICON have announced an extensive run of U.S. tour dates in support of SUFFOCATION and BELPHEGOR. The trek will kick off on October 23 in Sauget, IL and will conclude a month later on November 23 in Reading, PA. Ahead of the tour, the band will be performing at the QCDM BBQ 3 pre-fest on October 11 in Quebec City, QC. The full run of dates and ticket links can be found below.  

Norwegian black metal masters 1349 have released the official music video for the song “Dødskamp.” The track was originally recorded in conjunction with the Edvard Munch museum and will appear on the band’s new record, ‘The Infernal Pathway.’ The clip, which was filmed and edited by Carl Eek Torgersen / Necrolust Productions at Inferno Festival 2019 in Oslo, Norway, can be seen here… Earlier this year, “Dødskamp” was commissioned by Innovation Norway, Visit Norway, and the Munch Museum. Along with four Norwegian artists within four different genres of music, 1349 were asked to interpret their angle on a freely selected work by the famous painter Edvard Munch. Since... 

Mongolian rock sensation THE HU–now embarked on their first-ever headlining North American tour with 16 sold-out shows so far–are making serious waves on the album charts in the U.S., Canada and abroad with their critically acclaimed debut album THE GEREG via Eleven Seven Music.  

 Image Comics is thrilled to announce an all-new, ongoing genre-bending series by writer Samuel Haine, penciler Shawn Moll, inker John Livesay, colorist JD Smith, and letterer Thomas Mauer, who have teamed up with comic book industry icon Jim Shooter for—Slow City Blues—set to launch February 2020.  

Award-winning kink culture writer Tina Horn and artist Michael Dowling are turning heads with their highly anticipated, sex-positive comic book series SfSx and a rare rush to second printing ordered by Image Comics ahead of Wednesday’s release. This second printing will feature new cover artwork by artist Katie Skelly. “SfSx shoves its sparkly stiletto heel right in the face of anyone who has ever tried to keep sex workers down,” said popular porn actress, author, and activist Stormy Daniels. “Tina Horn’s work reminds us how important sexual freedom is to the American spirit.”  

“Comedy is hard. Dying is easy.” New York Times Best-selling author Joe Hill introduces the world to Syd “Sh*t-Talk” Homes – disgraced ex-cop, bitter stand-up comic, and wanted felon – this December with the launch of Dying is Easy, a new comic book miniseries from IDW Publishing.  

Originally released by the band in 1998, Sin/Pecado became the great divider of the Moonspell wolfpack. Produced by their long time companion (Waldemar Sorychta-Wolfheart, Irreligious), the songs of this “accursed” album were signs of a rebellion of the band against the sound that made them famous in the scene.  

CANDY celebrate their signing to Relapse Records with the release of Super-Stare. The two-track 7″ offers a glimpse into the critically acclaimed band’s pulverizing take on the genre ahead of their highly anticipated full-length.  

Metal Blade Records is proud to welcome MASTER BOOT RECORD to its worldwide roster! MASTER BOOT RECORD mysteriously appeared on the Internet on September 1st, 2016 with a text claiming: “I am a 486DX-33MHz-64MB processing avant-garde chiptune, synthesized heavy metal & classical symphonic music. 100% Synthesized, 100% Dehumanized.” and a logo featuring the DOS command prompt and a Vegvìsir symbol.  

There have been countless books penned about the leading grunge bands – namely, Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Surprisingly, few have been assembled about the mighty Soundgarden. But this is about to change, with the arrival of Dark Black and Blue: The Soundgarden Story.  

Blasphemous black metal legion PROFANATICA have shared “Washed in the Blood of Lord,” the third and final single from their upcoming album, ‘Rotting Incarnation of God!’ You can listen to the track here…