On May 11, 2012, Bazillion Points Books honors main man Quorthon and the memory of black metal’s most influential band, Bathory, on the 25-year anniversary of the group’s incomparable third album, Under the Sign of the Black Mark.  

Shadows Fall’s first video, “The Unknown,” from the band’s highly anticipated new studio album, Fire From The Sky premieres exclusively today…  

Dynamite Entertainment today announced the upcoming release of the latest Lone Ranger® adventures, The Lone Ranger: Snake of Iron. From Brett Matthews’s critically acclaimed take on The Lone Ranger to the exciting new series written by Ande Parks, Dynamite has had much success with America’s quintessential Western hero. The Lone Ranger: Snake of Iron #1 is written by comic book legend Chuck Dixon, drawn by Esteve Polls and with a cover by Dennis Calero will be available in comic book stores everywhere this July!  

Swedish black metal collective WATAIN today offer up the second in a series of trailers from their upcoming Opus Diaboli anniversary DVD. The production commemorates the band’s 13 years of chaos by providing a visual and audio documentation of their ceremonial anniversary concert performance in Stockholm and the long years of physical, intellectual and spiritual work leading up to it.  

The Lee Scratch Perry vinyl figure is a Japanese import from PRESSPOP and is limited to 1000 units. Officially approved by Lee a.k.a. The Upsetter: the father of reggae and dub music.  

For the first time ever, the Meat Puppets’ story will be told in book form, when the authorized band bio, Too High to Die: Meet the Meat Puppets, is released on June 1, 2011. Journalist/book author/long-time Puppets fan Greg Prato wrote the book with full cooperation from the band.  

At the recent release party for The Story of Rock “N” Roll Comics, Co Founder Jay Allen Sanford talks about one incident that involved former Guns n Roses singer Axl Roses. Seemed Axl wasn’t happy with the Rock “N” Roll Comics edition of the bands bio. Check it out below…  

Troy, Ohio melodic metal band MISS MAY I have just released a new lyric video for a brand new track, entitled ‘Hey Mister’, cut from their upcoming album, At Heart. The track is the first from the new record to be released to the public and can be viewed at the band’s official MerchNOW page – http://missmayi.merchnow.com/.  

And yet another Metal Cruise has just been announced. Seems Metal Music on the high seas..as in a cruise tour, is the new thing! Newly announced Mayhem Festival Cruise, brought to you by the same people who bring you The Mayhem Festival. Lamb of God, Machine Head, Anthrax, Suicide Silence, Hatebreed, Kingdom Of Sorrow + More Announced for the First Annual Mayhem Festival Cruise Ship will be leaving in December. So with the Mayhem Festival Cruise, this puts another “Cruise Of Metal” in the water…70,00 Tons, The Bardge From Hell, ShipRocked and now Mayhem Festival Cruise.  

In honor of the release if the much anticipated DVD release…The Story Of Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics, several of the company’s founders and first creators were front and center in NYC at Forbidden Planet. Check out the video below for a road down memory lane…  

SOIL has reunited with Ryan McCombs (formerly of Drowning Pool) for the bands first ever live CD+DVD entitled “Re-LIVE-ing The Scars IN LONDON” in stores MAY 8th 2012. This special release features the band at their very best from their sold-out UK performance on October 14, 2011 at the Electric Ballroom in London.  

Fearless Records has launched the pre-order for the North American release of Lostprophets’ long-waited new LP Weapons at: http://lostprophets.merchnow.com. Fans will get an instant download of the band’s current single “Bring ‘Em Down” with each pre-order. Formed in Pontypridd, South Wales, the Welsh rock band have made their mark on both sides of the Atlantic with their blend of strong melodic choruses and aggressively edged rock.