Writer Joe Harris (SNOWFALL, X-Files) and artist Megan Hutchison (An Aurora Grimeon Story: Will O’ the Wisp) will launch a new story arc in their ongoing series ROCKSTARS this August: Children of the Beast. In ROCKSTARS #6, self-proclaimed “rock ‘n’ roll investigators” Jackie Mayer and Dorothy Buell uncover a sinister connection between an ‘80s metal legend and the hot, new shredding sensation Dani Dangerous. “If there was ever a genre that fit the ROCKSTARS modus, ethos, and mythological mission statement, it’s metal,” said Harris. “And, with Children of the Beast, we’re tapping into some of my favorite tropes and subversive tendencies from the 1980s to today, including backward masking,... 

Powerwolf has risen over the years to become one of the biggest flagships in the heavy metal scene of today! The band has a deep bond with Metal Blade Records who helped them over the period of four albums to become the dominating force they are today.  

For MOSAIC, 311 worked with producer John Feldmann (Blink-182, Panic! At The Disco) as well as Scotch Ralston (who produced the group’siconic Transistor, Soundsystem and Stereolithic albums). On the album singer/guitarist NICK HEXUM, guitarist TIM MAHONEY, bassist P-NUT drummer CHAD SEXTON and singer/DJ S.A. MARTINEZ dive into a variety of styles, flexing their collective musical muscle honed from playing together for almost three decades.  

UNCURED are a New Jersey-based progressive, technical death metal band led by the 17 year-old guitar prodigy, Rex Cox, alongside his 19 year-old brother, Zak Cox, on lead guitars. The dynamic rhythm section of Jon Kita (Diecast) on bass and Liam Manley on drums round out the group. UNCURED will kick-off a lengthy US tour alongside DevilDriver, 36 Crazyfists and Cane Hill on August 18th. UNCURED released its first full-length record, Medusa, on March 10th, 2017. Metalsucks.net wrote that Medusa is “a synthesis of all manner of melodic, progressive, technical metal — Dream Theater, Opeth, etc — mixed with a groovy, almost tribal approach trafficked by ’90s stalwarts like Sepultura and Fear Factory. Have... 

As Swedish death metallists’ THE LURKING FEAR prepare for the release of their debut album, “Out Of The Voiceless Grave”, on August 11, 2017 via Century Media Records worldwide, the band is excited to share with fans the first single, “Vortex Spawn”. Vocalist Tomas Lindberg gave insight on the song’s meaning by stating, “To us, this track sums up all the raging, interstellar evil that we tried to convey with this album. We want the riffs to slither out of your speakers like torrents of tentacles, crowned in festering doom. The vocals pulsating with aeons of filth and death. Spewing out of its cosmic, voiceless grave: the “Vortex Spawn”. Timeless Death” Take a listen... 

Phoenix, Arizona Progressive Rock band Paranova, who met 100% of their goal on Pledge Music will independently release their debut record titled Hyperhollow on July 7th. Their single “Headline” has already caught the attention of local radio station ALT AZ 93-3 who spun the song on the Homegrown with Mo Show. Paranova will be hitting the road this month on a headlining run in support of the new release.  

1989 marks the year of birth of New Jersey’s spacerock legends MONSTER MAGNET. Three years after their first EP on Glitterhouse, the band released their official debut album “Spine Of God” on Caroline Records, which became a full on genre classic literally in an instant. The original debut album “Tab” was recorded a year earlier then “Spine of God”, but only saw the light of day because of the overwhelming success of its actual successor.  

Modern Thrash Metal trailblazers HAVOK will make their return to the states with a pair of US tours in the Summer and Fall. The band joins Metalcore titans Darkest Hour on the “Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora” tour in July. Following this run, Havok is thrilled to be a part of the seventh annual “Metal Alliance” tour, which is led this year by Thrash legends Overkill and Crowbar.  

Arizona-based Hard Rock outfit EYES SET TO KILL are pleased to announce that they’ll be joining Alesana on the band’s upcoming “Hero With A Thousand Faces” US Tour, with support from Lakeshore, Alteras, and The Amatory Murder rounding out the tour package.  

ABORTED have unveiled the title track from their forthcoming two-track EP, “Bathos”, due out via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS on July 7, 2017.  A very fine example of ABORTED’s development from a Belgium death metal underground act to one of the most influential and most consistent extreme metal acts today, take a listen to “Bathoss”  

Influential hardcore band Misery Signals has released today their long-awaited and critically heralded new documentary, “Yesterday Was Everything.” The film is now available for purchase/stream at at iTunes, Google Play and Amazon.  

Cosmic synth/psych collective Arcadea is calling on fans to join their galactic battle in a new video game launched today by the band at their site http://www.arcadearocks.com/. In the game, fans can play as their favorite space warrior, Brann Dailor (Mastodon), Core Atoms (Zruda) and Raheem Amlani (Withered), and jump past the cosmic green hands as they save the universe from impending doom. Test your skills now at this location. Arcadea’s self-titled album was recently released to mass critical acclaim and is available for purchase and stream from Relapse Records. Purchase/Stream Arcadea: Buy – Relapse: http://bit.ly/Arcadea Buy – iTunes: http://apple.co/2sAVuyK Buy – Amazon: http://amzn.to/2rEtHsj Stream...