Chicago metal legends TROUBLE returned with their first album since ‘Simple Mind Condition’, released in 2007.  The album entitled The Distortion Field features 13 tracks and is available now on FRW Records in North America and in Europe on July 26th, 2013.  

Gwar has announced their long-awaited new album Battle Maximus will be released September 17 via Metal Blade. It will be the first appearance of the newest Gwar member, Pustulus Maximus (known by the mortal name Brent Purgason, he of Cannibis Corpse) and if this new track is any idea of what is to come, there is going to be some serious slash up in there.  

“Unblackened,” the new live DVD, Blu-ray, and Digital Video from Black Label Society will be released on September 24, 2013 by Eagle Rock Entertainment. [Pre-book Order Date September 9, MSRP $19.98 Blu-ray, $14.98 DVD].  

2013 is shaping up to be the year of HUNTRESS, following the release of their critically acclaimed album Starbound Beast.  The band has been taking part in the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival and will be touring North America with Danzig immediately following their run on Mayhem and their appearance at the Heavy MTL festival. And now to top it off HUNTRESS has been asked to take part in one of the biggest tours of the fall.  The band has confirmed that they will be hitting the road with heavy metal heavyweights Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage and Testament!  The tour kicks off October 22nd in Toronto, ON and runs through November 26th in Silver Spring, MD.  Tickets for these shows go on sale July 19th... 

We are proud to premiere this killer video for the title track of Voivod’s most recent release, Target Earth, out now on Century Media Records.  

Officer Downe, the original graphic novel created by Joe Casey (Man of Action) and artist Chris Burnham, is getting the feature film treatment with Slipknot’s Shawn “Clown” Crahan set to direct the Casey-penned script. The Man of Action/Image Comics title Officer Downe details the story of a brutal supercop who continually dies in the line of duty, only to be resurrected by his superiors and sent back onto the streets each and every time. Skip Williamson (producer, Underworld, Crank) and Mark Neveldine (director, Crank, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) will produce the feature along with Casey, Man of Action. Slipknot manager Cory Brennan exec produces.  

This who are holding their breath for a new Atheist album, keep holding. Drummer Steve Flynn of the recently reunited tech metal band was involved in a pretty serious car accident near his home in Atlanta.  

Congratulations to famed Metallica Lars Ulrich and his gorgeous super model girlfriend ahem…fiance, Jessica Miller. The two were seen meandering about Vegas this week in celebration of the engagement. Perhaps with the lack of material being put out by Metallica it’s about time that Lars decided to batten down the hatches because the excuse of work just isn’t there anymore.  

“Between Here & Lost”, the first album from Love and Death, which is the new band formed by Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch, will be re-released soon as a “deluxe” edition containing undisclosed bonus material.  

As part of the continuing series of reissues of THE SMASHING PUMPKINS’ acclaimed catalog via Virgin/UMe, the iconic alternative band is set to release four separate versions, all fully remastered, of their platinum-selling 1996 box set THE AEROPLANE FLIES HIGH: 6-CD +1 DVD; 5-LPs and Deluxe Digital and Standard Digital editions.  The CD/DVD, 5-LP version and digital configurations will be released July 23.  

This October, STAR TREK: KHAN will show intrepid readers just how the master villain of Star Trek Into Darkness became the intergalactic menace seen in the blockbuster film. Over six thrilling issues, Khan’s secrets will be unlocked and the origin of evil will finally be uncovered.  

The new video from August Burns Red for “Fault Line” off their 2013 release, Rescue & Restore is out now. The video is directed by Daniel Davison.