Bath Salt Zombies is a new horror film directed and co-written by Dustin Wayde Mills (Puppet Monster Massacre, Zombie A-Hole, Ballad of Skinless Pete) and produced and co-written by Clint Weiler of Aggronautix. The movie sensationalizes the recent bath salt epidemic and the attacks surrounding them.  

German thrash metal legends EXUMER have been confirmed to appear at the Ragnarökkr Metal Apocalypse Festival in Chicago, IL! The fest is scheduled to take place from May 3-4, 2013, and also includes Onslaught, Eldritch, Oz, Omen, and many more. Information and tickets can be found at ragnarokkrmetal.com and facebook.com/RagnarokkrMetal. This appearance will be part of EXUMER’s first full U.S. tour in the band’s 27 year long history, which is scheduled to take place April/May 2013. Dates and details will be announced as they are confirmed.  

Sumthing Else Music Works, the premier label dedicated to licensing and distributing video game soundtracks, and Cartoon Network Enterprises, the global licensing and merchandising arm of the television network, today announced a partnership to release the Ben 10 Omniverse Original Soundtrack from the video game based on the hit animated television series from Cartoon Network. The first release in a multiple-title licensing agreement, Ben 10 Omniverse Original Soundtrack is available today at retail outlets including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy and Walmart, and for digital download at Amazon MP3, iTunes® and other digital music sites.  

Royal Thunder, who are currently on tour with Corrosion of Conformity and ASG, will join Monster Magnet for a pair of mid-December dates: Dec. 14 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn and Dec. 16 at The Trocadero in Philadelphia.  

British Hard Rock legends UFO will be kicking off their North American West Coast tour this Thursday November 15th in Chicago, IL. The band is touring in support of their latest album Seven Deadly which was released earlier this year via Steamhammer/SPV. A complete list of dates can be found below.  

Today VISION OF DISORDER confirms that all the proceeds from their upcoming headlining concert in Brooklyn later this month will be donated to the Red Cross, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.  

Whitechapel have announced that they will be embarking on a North American co-headlining tour with Emmure! The Brothers of Brutality Tour, presented by Revolver Magazine and Rockstar Energy Drink, will be one of the first tours of 2013. Dates, cities, and support acts will be announced shortly.  

To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Image Comics, many titles published in 2012 have featured special variant covers by G-MAN creator Chris Giarrusso. INVINCIBLE #98 is the latest addition to a list that includes BLOODSTRIKE #32, CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL “Spawn” cover, CHEW #29, CYBER FORCE #1, ELEPHANTMEN #44, MORNING GLORIES #23, SAVAGE DRAGON #183, THE WALKING DEAD #103, WITCHBLADE #161, and YOUNGBLOOD #71.  

Extreme metal’s most prolific artist Rogga Johansson (Paganizer, Ribspreader, Revolting, Demiurg, Bone Gnawer, etc) has resurrected HUMANITY DELETE, the project he formed in 2003, and has completed debut album Never Ending Nightmares, which is targeted for a December 4th release on Dead Beat Media.  

Many people have a countdown until December 21, 2012.  The time has come for a new countdown: January 12, 2013.  Modern metal juggernauts MUTINY WITHIN have announced the official release date of their long awaited sophomore album, Synchronicity, for January 12, 2013.  

P.O.D. is pleased to announce the release of a limited-edition, vinyl pressing of their current album, Murdered Love (Razor & Tie).  The vinyl will be available in two colors: transparent red (at retail stores nationwide) and clear with red splatter (exclusive to online order now HERE).  

Legendary cult Canadian metallers Overlord will be included in an upcoming Metallica tribute album titled, Puppet Masters – A Millennium Tribute to Metallica – 1983-2013 scheduled to be released on Versailles Records and is slated for later this year.