CAPCOM’s DARKSTALKERS RETURN TO COMICS UDON Launches New Darkstalkers™: The Night Warriors Comic Series Toronto, ON – Nov 11, 2009 – After the hugely positive response to the Darkstalkers™ Tribute art book, fan outcry for more Darkstalkers™ stories became clear. Now, the ghoulish monsters and sexy seductresses of Darkstalkers are coming back to comics! This January, UDON bring fans more tales featuring creatures of the night with an all-new 3 issue miniseries titled ‘Darkstalkers™: The Night Warriors’.
Jose “Aladdin” Barrales, frontman of Pomona, CA thrashers, BONDED BY BLOOD, wrote an expansive blog on the band’s MySpace page that looks back at an eventful 2009 and presents a rough sketch for their plans in 2010. Read on for more on the release of the followup album to 2008’s FEED THE BEAST and how you can play a part in their touring plans next year.
ROB HALFORD GETS IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT WITH A SALE OF CLASSIC METAL RECORDINGS! So you’ve been saving up your hard-earned cash, waiting to complete your collection of Rob Halford’s recorded works. The wait is now over. The Meal God’s Holiday Sale runs November 2nd through December 31st featuring US$7.99 & US8.99 digital downloads from Fight and Halford at: www.HalfordMusic.com.
strong>RENOWNED ROCK DRUMMER CARMINE APPICE TO CELEBRATE RELEASE OF GUITAR ZEUS CONQUERING HEROES WITH PERFORMANCE & AUTOGRAPH SIGNING AT J&R MUSIC AND COMPUTER WORLD THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009, at 6:00PM Rock and roll icon Carmine Appice will make a special appearance at J&R Music and Computer World on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6:00PM to celebrate the release of his latest Guitar Zeus album “Conquering Heroes” with a short performance, followed by an autograph signing session. Fuel Records released the Guitar Zeus project by legendary drummer Carmine Appice, featuring a compilation of 24 of the best Guitar Zeus songs. Conquering Heroes hit the streets on August 25th. The double-disc set showcases...
HATEBREED SETS OUT ON SECOND LEG OF “DECIMATION OF THE NATION TOUR” BAND CONFIRMS TWO U.S. IN-STORES (New York, NY) — HATEBREED is celebrating their new self-titled album with a second North American run aptly named the “Decimation of the Nation 2” tour. The official kick off is November 6th in Cleveland’s House of Blues. The tour spreads across the continent, hitting venues in 41 cities, including parts of Canada. Cannibal Corpse and Unearth will handle the outing’s supporting responsibilities. The tour supports HATEBREED’s latest release, a self-titled album that hit stores on September 29th. The first single from the new effort, “In Ashes They Shall Reap,” is currently...
CAULDRON SETS OFF ON THE “WASTE THE WORLD” TOUR THIS FRIDAY Toronto traditional metal trio, CAULDRON are anticipating this Friday’s kickoff of the Waste The World tour with headliners, MUNICIPAL WASTE alongside GOATWHORE (11/6-11/16), OFF WITH THEIR HEADS (11/18-12/2), BRUTAL TRUTH (12/4-12/11) and PHOBIA. Here are the dates:
The Flood will be hitting the road this winter on the heavily anticipated SAW VI tour with Mushroomhead. Both bands were featured on the SAW VI soundtrack, which is in-stores now! The Flood just wrapped up recording their debut album with Sylvia Massy (Smashing Pumpkins, Tool) at her Radiostar Studios in Weed, California. The album will be released via independent label Deify, sometime in 2010.
Irish thrashers GAMA BOMB have released their brand new album, TALES FROM THE GRAVE IN SPACE, worldwide as a free download. TALES FROM THE GRAVE IN SPACE is absolutely free, including artwork, and will remain a free download forever. Fans and non-fans alike are encouraged to download the album and even pass it on to everyone you know.
— Jersey thrash lords OVERKILL have signed a deal with E1 Music for North America. The new record will be available on CD and Vinyl, entitled “Ironbound” is set for release on February 9, 2009. This celebrates the bands 25 year anniversary. A US tour is also in the works. Lead vocalist and founding member Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth had this to say: “Good to be with a label that understands what OVERKILL are about and what metal is about in 2010; exciting!” E1 Music’s VP of Metal, Scott Givens had this to say about the hefty addition: “The entire label and especially myself are extremely excited to be working with the legendary OVERKILL. The band has influenced most of today’s...
Maynard James Keenan’s multi-faceted collective, Puscifer, kicked off their first tour at the end of last week featuring a pair of shows in San Diego over the Halloween weekend. Describing the evening as a “genre-blurring cabaret” and “an X-rated episode of Hee-Haw,” Spin’s Scott McDonald went on to describe the conceptual show that’s part video mockumentary, stand-up comedy and music performances.
