SONATA ARCTICA needs no introduction. Besides significantly influencing the power/melodic metal scene, they’re a band that’s not only notorious for consistently delivering high quality studio albums but also for experimenting and breaking out of their musical comfort zone.  

A new legendary saga in Captain America’s 80-year history is just on the horizon! Kicking off next year, COLD WAR will be an epic comic book crossover between both current Captain America ongoing titles—writers Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing and artist Carmen Carnero’s CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY and writer Tochi Onyebuchi and artist R.B. Silva’s CAPTAIN AMERICA: SYMBOL OF TRUTH. Each series has taken huge strides exploring the complex Captain America legacy with shocking truths about Steve Rogers’ mythic beginnings and an intense showdown between Sam Wilson and the nation of Wakanda. Next week at New York Comic Con, fans can witness what all this riveting build up will lead to at Thursday’s... 

In 2000, one of the best buddy pairings in comics – Wonder Man and the bouncing Beast reunited for the adventure of a lifetime in AVENGERS TWO: WONDER MAN AND BEAST, a three-issue limited series from the wondrous creative pairing of Roger Stern and Mark Bagley!  

Following the successful launch of the fan-favorite Paramount+ original series, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds in May, IDW in Partnership with Paramount Consumer Products is excited to announce an all-new tie-in comic book miniseries, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds–The Illyrian Enigma, debuting in December and set between the show’s first season and its eagerly anticipated second season.  

By leveraging its iconic past and leaning into the future, Epiphone has set the stage for the next era of sound for present and future generations. Epiphone is proud to take the next step in its partnership with legendary guitarist of Black Sabbath, Tony Iommi and launch the Tony Iommi SG Special, a new and exciting version of his beloved SG guitar which helped shape Heavy Metal. The Epiphone Tony Iommi SG Special is now available worldwide on www.Epiphone.com.<  

MSG will kick off their long-awaited US tour TONIGHT, September 27th, in support of their latest full-length, Universal! The trek will commence in San Juan Capistrano, California and run through November 6th in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tickets are on sale now. See all confirmed dates below.  

-(16)- return with their heaviest and most devastating record to date, Into Dust! The new album, a collection of cautionary tales of survival and redemption, is set to an amalgamation of sludge, punk, metal, hardcore, and stoner riffs, that could only be built through 30 years of commitment to their dark sonic craft, which -(16)- continues to improve upon.  

Blackened death metal practitioners HATE will join Batushka on their North America Pilgrimage 2022 Fall Tour! The journey begins TONIGHT September 26th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and runs through two dozen cities, coming to a close on October 21st in Brooklyn, New York. See all confirmed dates below.  

MESHUGGAH will begin their long-awaited US headlining tour TONIGHT, September 16th, with a sold out show at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts! In celebration of the tour’s kick off, the band unleashes their stunning new video for “I Am That Thirst.” The track comes off their critically lauded Immutable full-length, released earlier this year via Atomic Fire.  

Serj Tankian, the prolific artist, activist, best known for System Of A Down, is releasing a new 5 song EP titled Perplex Cities on Oct. 21 via Serjical Strike. Perplex Cities is his second EP in the last couple of years, following his 2021 release of the hard-hitting Elasticity EP.  

Celebrating their 40th anniversary, icons of heavy metal, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, have announced a US headlining tour this Fall! The excursion kicks off on November 10th in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and runs through November 27th in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  

Canadian thrash metal legends RAZOR return with ‘Cycle of Contempt’, their first new full-length album in 25 years, out now on LP/CD/CS/Digital!