
Two decades into their venerable careers, Baltimore death metal savants MISERY INDEX are back with their new record, Complete Control, set for release worldwide via Century Media Records on May 13th, 2022. Today, MISERY INDEX is launching the next single and title track. Check out the music video for “Complete Control”, directed, filmed and edited by J.T. Ibanez

Svart Records is thrilled to announce the signing of RED ROT – the new extreme metal band of Luciano Lorusso George and Davide Tiso (formerly of Ephel Duath). Today, the Italian-American outfit has announced their debut album, ‘Mal de Vivre’, a relentless opus of technical beauty and bludgeoning grace, which will see an August 26, 2022 release via Svart. To give fans their first taste of the record, Red Rot will release their new single “Ashes” tomorrow (April 29)

PETH will kick off their co-headlining tour with Mastodon TONIGHT, April 21st, in Montreal, Quebec. The journey will make its way through sixteen US and Canadian cities, coming to a close on May 11th in Riverside, California. Support will be provided by special guests Khemmis. Get your tickets at www.opeth.com/tour-dates. See all confirmed dates below.

Art by Jordan DiRenzo The Kickstarter campaign for Robots vs. Princesses creator Todd Matthy and Jordan DiRenzo’s Disciple is ending on Friday April 22nd. Disciple has been tearing up Kickstarter for the past month, reaching it’s funding goal and is looking to finish strong by unlocking stretch goals including guitar picks, a new variant, and extra pages.

Craft Recordings celebrates the 25th anniversary of Collective Soul’s acclaimed third album, Disciplined Breakdown, with a bonus-filled reissue. Available June 17, the deluxe 2-CD/digital anniversary edition includes the cathartic album (featuring such hits as “Precious Declaration” and “Listen”), rare studio outtakes, plus a previously unreleased concert from 1997, captured in its entirety at Chicago’s Park West.

The Sandbox, a leading decentralized gaming virtual world and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, announced today that it has partnered with Slipknot, the most enigmatic, provocative, and aggressive band of the modern era, to bring Knotfest into the metaverse- creating KNOTVERSE, a Web3 home for Slipknot/Knotfest metaverse experiences, concerts, and lifestyle, in The Sandbox.

This June, Trivium vocalist and guitarist Matthew Kiichi Heafy, Z2 Comics, and illustrator Half Sumo will debut Ibaraki and Friends, a rhyming picture book featuring the myriad Japanese folktales and rich mythologies that inspired Heafy as a child. This vibrant guide, designed by Ashley Heafy, offers a new way for families to connect to Japanese culture and be enthralled by the monsters, heroes, and places that form its legacy.

This June, Marvel and Fortnite fans are in for another unforgettable interdimensional battle with FORTNITE X MARVEL: ZERO WAR #1! The five-issue limited series will see veteran Marvel writer Christos Gage and incredible artist Sergio Dávila team up with Epic Games’ Chief Creative Officer, Donald Mustard for a saga packed with enormous ramifications for both universes! Best known for his work on the massively popular video game Fortnite, Mustard has also contributed a special variant cover for the debut issue starring Wolverine and Spider-Man on top of the iconic Durr Burger!

Ecclectic hard rock band The Lucid, featuring vocalist Vinnie Dombroski, bassist David Ellefson, guitarist/actor Drew Fortier, and drummer Mike Heller have continued to celebrate the release of their debut self titled album with the official music video for “Hair”, directed by and starring award winning horror icon Hannah Fierman (V/H/S, SiREN, Creepshow).