Legendary San Francisco Bay Area metal photographers Brian Lew (Whiplash fanzine) and Harald “O.” Oimoen (D.R.I.) have joined forces to create the large-format hardcover photo collection MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Bay Area Bangers and the Birth of Thrash Metal.  

Too Late The Hero, the Portland, ME-based debut act signed to ReThink Records, run by Lamb of God drummer Chris Adler and manager Larry Mazer, have announced touring plans.  The band has been added to the bill of the Memphis May Fire tour, which kicks off on April 9th in Indiana.   

NORMA JEAN ANNOUNCE “EXPLOSIONS II PART DEUX” 2011 SPRING HEADLINING TOUR VIEW LIVE PERFORMANCE ON FUEL TV’S “THE DAILY HABIT”   After a successful 2010 and a strong start in 2011, Norma Jean have announced the “Explosions II Part Deux” Spring 2011 tour.  The tour will kick off in Ft. Lauderdale on May 6th at Culture Room and conclude in their home state of Georgia in Augusta on June 1st.   

DIABOLICAL will go on tour the second half of March to support their new album Ars Vitae. Most of the concerts will take place in Russia, and will be supported by DRAUGGARD.  

THE AMENTA, Australia’s most forward thinking extreme music collective, have made V01D available for FREE directly to the fans.  

Last year, New York Times bestselling writer Jonathan Maberry blew you away with a sadistic vision of a Marvel Universe ravaged by cannibalistic heroes – and this June Maberry is back with Marvel Universe Vs. Wolverine #1 (of 4)!  

Quickly becoming known as one of the world’s foremost suppliers of underground brutality, Dark Descent Records is proud to unleash yet another demonic beast upon the masses. The latest hell-spawned terror to emerge from Dark Descent’s dungeon comes in the form of Adversarial’s Prophetic Plain Of Abyssal Revelation.  

Erik Rutan and co. will be heading out this summer in support of their new album for Metal Blade Records, which is currently in the final stages of being completed.  

Abyss Records’ resident maniacs Maax will join The Gates Of Slumber, Ordoruin, Earthen Grave and Stone Magnum for this year’s Doom Over Indy fest at the historic Melody Inn in Indianapolis, IN on Saturday, April 23rd.  

Funeral Party will join legendary alt-metal band Deftones and mathcore mavericks The Dillinger Escape Plan on their North American spring tour, beginning on April 14 in Seattle, WA.  

Home to some of the purest and most brutal death metal the underground has to offer, Dark Descent Records has released a limited edition 7″ split featuring Texas-based doom-laden death metallers Decrepitaph and the long-awaited return of The Netherlands’ Eternal Solstice.  

  Swedish Hell-rockers TURBOCHARGED have completed the mastering process for the CD version of their debut album AntiXtian. The CD was produced in the band’s home studio and mastered at Leon Music Studios by Rikard “Captain Cannibal” Löfgren (VOMITORY, DEATHSTARS, ENFORCER). The album cover (see below) and layout for the disc was created by the band’s bassist/vocalist, Ronnie Ripper.