A decade ago, pop-metal party icon, ANDREW W.K., released his renowned debut album, I Get Wet. In honor of the album’s 10-year anniversary, ANDREW W.K. has joined forces with CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS for a special re-issue edition to be released on July 17, 2012.  

BONDED BY BLOOD have finished recording their brand new studio album, which is due to be released this summer on Earache Records.  

OVERKILL has released another single called “Wish You Were Dead” today in anticipation of their new record “The Electric Age” coming out next week. Listen below.  

Metalmachine.net caught up with Victory Records artists Wretched in NYC. The band is currently on The Metal Alliance Tour With Job For A Cowboy, Devil Driver, Impending Doom and more. Check out what the band had to say below…  

Rock ‘n Roll doesn’t get any bigger than this! KISS and MÖTLEY CRÜE… On the same stage… On the same night. This spectacle of spectacles announced today, KISS and MÖTLEY CRÜE are uniting to launch THE TOUR of 2012. The summer’s biggest, baddest rock tour will level 40+ cities nationwide starting July 20th. The Live Nation promoted tour will go on sale beginning Friday, March 23rd at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.   Both bands will have fan club pre-sales beginning Wednesday, March 21st at 10am.  

After unforeseen visa issues forced mythological occult metal pioneers ABSU to cancel their Brazilian tour with Inquisition this week, vocalist/percussionist Proscriptor McGovern made the following public statement:  

Three years have lapsed since the last CATTLE DECAPITATION offering. In that time, the band toured the globe, reaped a legion of new devotees and have now written their most palatable, yet abrasive record to date. Titled Monolith Of Inhumanity, CATTLE DECAPITATION manage yet again to forge another beautiful deathscape that will leave fans of 2009’s The Harvest Floor breathless, bloodied and spent.  

Revolver Golden Gods nominee, MINISTRY madman Al Jourgensen is up to his old tricks and political ranting with the world debut of the video for “99 Percenters,” the first single off the upcoming worldwide release of the band’s Relapse album.  

Cali-based thrashers MONOLITH with join SACRIFICIAL SLAUGHTER and BLESSED CURSE on the 10-date West Coast Annihilation Tour, which kicks off on April 5th in Las Vegas, NV. Official dates and tour poster can be found below. Guest list and interview requests should be sent to clawhammerpr@gmail.com.  

Ohio headbangers SKELETONWITCH — whose latest album, Forever Abomination, cracked the Billboard Top 200, as well as Decibel’s Top 40 of 2011 — will return to the road this week. After a warm-up show in Cleveland on Friday, the band will join forces with The Black Dahlia Murder, Nile and labelmates Hour Of Penance for a four-week tour that concludes at the New England Metal And Hardcore Festival. This marks the group’s first North American touring action of 2012.  

VIZ Media delivers more digital manga (graphic novel) excitement to fans this month with the announcement of the launch of 7 new series are now available on VIZManga.com and for digital download on the VIZ MANGA App for the Apple iPad®, iPhone® and iPod® touch. The new series include BUSO RENKIN, THE EARL AND THE FAIRY, HIKARU NO GO, PSYREN, TEGAMI BACHI, and YU GI OH! GX.  

IRON MAIDEN release a new live Blu-Ray, 2DVD Set and Double Soundtrack Album on Monday March 26th. “EN VIVO!” was filmed on 10th April 2011 in front of over 50,000 ecstatic fans at the Estadio Nacional, Santiago during the Round The World In 66 Days leg of The Final Frontier World Tour, and captures a magnificent performance by the band, ardently embraced by the legendary Latino passion and energy of their Chilean fans. With spectacular stage backdrops, dynamic musicianship and a literally jaw-dropping appearance by Eddie, this live show encapsulates to perfection the heart and soul of Iron Maiden 2011.