Hard rockin’, whiskey soaked Heavy Metal! The ferocious foursome known as HAMMER FIGHT hail New Jersey and attack with their debut self-titled EP that is the soundtrack of a drunk who beats the shit out of everyone at the bar.  

Brit stoner metal band released their 7th full length album on Feb. 13th through Candlelight Records. Originally called Our Haunted Kingdom (not sure if the new name was the right choice), they formed in 1995 & haven’t seemed to stop since despite not releasing an album since 2007. They had assured fans it would be worth the wait & I believe it has been.  

Superman vs. The Elite, the next entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original Movies, will receive its World Premiere as WonderCon’s featured evening event for Friday, March 16 in Anaheim.  

Seattle’s monolithic death-tinged doom lords ANHEDONIST will be unleashing their highly-anticipated debut this Spring on Dark Descent Records. Entitled Netherwards, this monstrosity is a sure contender for 2012 Album of the Year. Featuring over forty minutes of mesmerizing doom sliced up into four epic tracks, Netherwards combines crushing riffs, harrowing melodies and an overwhelmingly depressive vibe for unforgettable results.  

After over a year burnt up due to injuries and member changes, Santa Cruz bastards DUSTED ANGEL are ready to re-emerge this Spring with their rehabilitated new lineup!  

Death metal ministers SIX FEET UNDER return with their brand new studio long player Undead in May of 2012! In conjunction with the album release, the band will return to Europe in August to play some exclusive festival gigs as well as selected club shows. Support will come from label mates Dew-Scented.  

New honorees, presenters, performers and special guests have been announced for the fourth annual REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS, presented by Epiphone®, America’s only hard-rock and heavy-metal award show. The event will take place Wednesday, April 11, at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles and is almost sold out. Fans without tickets can still watch the show though, as it will be broadcast live in its entirety on XBOX LIVE, as well as on the XBOX and Revolver Facebook pages. The award show live broadcast is the first ever of its kind and kicks off globally at 6 PM PDT/9 PM EDT.  

Videogame Soundtrack Reviews: Saints Row III, Red Orchestra 2, Kingdoms of Amalur- Reckoning, and Deus Ex Part 1: Saints Row III I’ve always been a fan of movie soundtracks and I own quite a few. A good soundtrack can set the tone for a film and make one that may otherwise have been merely interesting into something extraordinary.  

This is the very long awaited follow up to their 2005 album In the Arms of God that I know will please their day one fans as well as new listeners. What a great way to get a kid into punk, thrash & southern metal.  

The planet’s most dynamically wicked duo, BLACK COBRA, have been confirmed as one of the support acts for crossover kings Corrosion Of Conformity’s June tour, the diverse lineup also including Torche and Gaza. The rampage will begin June 1st and surge clockwise through North America with 18 dates confirmed through June 23rd as of now.  

P.O.D. have announced their first U.S. tour of 2012.  The band will head out this Spring and Summer for a series of high profile radio shows and festivals and will co-headline a tour with RED with support by Love and Death featuring Brian Head Welch and Icon For Hire.  The tour will make stops throughout the Midwest and East Coast (full tour dates below).   

Philadelphia’s resident rage-makers, Single Bullet Theory have announced a string of one-off dates that will see the band tearing up the Northeastern corner of the US throughout the spring, as well as a Summer tour with melodic progressive metallers Into Eternity that will see the band blaze a trail of destruction across the Midwest and into Canadian territory.