Oakland punk supergroup KICKER, who feature within its ranks members of Filth, Dystopia and Neurosis with infamous veteran road dog, Pete the Roadie, on vocals, will kick off a short rash of North American live assaults this week. Set to inaugurate on September 20th at Brooklyn’s Burning Fest, KICKER will hammer their way through Philadelphia, Richmond, Washington DC, Pittsburgh, Toronto and Montreal before coming full-circle with a second stop in Brooklyn on September 27th. The trek marks the band’s first time on East Coast soil. KICKER will be joined by the UK’s Hard Skin on select dates.  

Magic Bullet Records has locked a killer, two-band split 7″ for October release, marking the debuts of two fairly new names to the scene — Richmond, Virginia’s BLEACH EVERYTHING and Los Angeles, California’s VORS — both of which include some very not new names to the scene. Confused? Allow us to delve… after this break!  

Prepare for the biggest Spider-Man event of all-time as every Spider-Man from every universe unites to stop a threat that could spell extinction for their kind! Today, Marvel is proud to present your first look at EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #5 – the final chapter in the blockbuster 5-issue mini-series showcasing different Spider-Men (and women) of the Spider-Verse! Eisner Award-winning writer Gerard Way (Umbrella Academy) makes his Marvel debut alongside rising star artist Jake Wyatt for a Spider-Man tale unlike any other!  

Following recent news of the upcoming XV DVD, documenting fifteen years of incredible psychedelic doom from Italian trio, UFOMAMMUT, a clip of the ninety-minute documentary on the band, their equipment, friends which consumes just one part of the DVD has been posted. The exposé includes several minutes of interrogations with all three of the members and some brief live footage sampled from XV, and is viewable now at THIS LOCATION.  

Dutch death/thrash metal veterans THANATOS will release their brand new studio album, Global Purification, on November 17th in Europe and November 18th in North America (digital only) via Century Media Records. With Stephan Gebédi’s (guitar, vocals) and Paul Baayens’ (guitars) duties with their other bands – HAIL OF BULLETS and ASPHYX – it has become a bit quiet around Netherland’s longest running extreme metal band. But 2014 marks THANATOS’ 30th anniversary and their return to full power.  

Kingdom of Worms, the highly anticipated new album from German Death Metal juggernaut DESERTED FEAR, will be released October 24 through FDA Rekotz. The vinyl LP version will be released on November 21.  

FDA Rekotz will unleash Tod & Teufel from German Death Metal Horde ARROGANZ on November 11. The group’s third album is death metal that is catchy and classic, brutal and contemporary Death Metal all rolled up into one mammoth package of sheer audio bliss. Listeners can expect a harrowing descent into ARROGANZ‘s morbid underworld!  

Austin, TX Blackened Death Metallers WHORE OF BETHLEHEM released Upon Judas’ Throne earlier this year and the flames continue their blasphemous dance.  

In light of the recent success and critical acclaim received for their second full-length album, Woodfall, MUSK OX has announced the release of the official Woodfall guitar book.  

Rivers of Nihil will be live streaming their rehearsal on Thursday, September 18 as they prepare for their two upcoming tours with Black Crown Initiate and Death (DTA Tours). Fans will be able to interact with the band and watch them practice via youtube.com/riversofnihilpa. The rehearsal will also include a brief Q&A with the band. Subscribe to the Rivers of Nihil youtube channel today to stay up to date and to be the first to see future videos and google hangouts!  

A mere week after premiering the brand new song “Drop Dead Cynical,” the first sonic taste of the new album MASSIVE ADDICTIVE, due out October 21 via Spinefarm Records, AMARANTHE have followed up by debuting the accompanying and thoroughly majestic video for the song. It’s epic and visually arresting. Seriously, this is one video you do not want to miss because it is over the top in all the right ways. There’s more than a dozen MMA fighters, cheerleaders and lots and lots of pyro. That all adds up to one helluva an AMARANTHE experience. The band once again teamed with director Patric Ullaeus for this visual spectacle. And trust us. It is a spectacle. “We can now finally unleash the ‘Drop... 

Hot off the heels of the monster debut of Space Invader, Ace Frehley has announced his touring lineup for the first leg of tour dates, his first U.S. shows in four years, which will be announced next week. Frehley adds comment: