The Melvins usher in 2021 with “Melvins TV: Volume 1, New Year’s Evil,” a 5-song livestreaming event also featuring interviews and extras, on Dec. 31 at 12 noon pacific/3 pm eastern/8 pm gmt/7 am aedt.  

Denmark’s current hottest export, SIAMESE have just dropped a video for their new single “Can’t Force The Love”. The award-winning, post-hardcore outfit blend heavy riffs with soaring melodic vocals to bring you a new track that will be stuck in your head for days.  

Los Angeles rock duo Dead Posey have today released their latest unplugged EP “Malfunction X Broken Down” via Sumerian Records/Position Music. With haunting vocals and hypnotic guitar, the EP features acoustic interpretations of their “Malfunction” EP released earlier this year.   

Canadian tech death masters ARCHSPIRE have just completed the recording for the full-length follow up to 2017’s JUNO-Award Nominated ‘Relentless Mutation!’ The offering was once again recorded by Dave Otero and will be unleashed onto the masses in 2021. Stay tuned for more!  

Greek stoner/psychedelic rock outfit 1000mods have spent the past decade as “torchbearers of the Greek underground” performing sold-out arena shows across their home country as well as appearing abroad at several of Europe’s most popular festivals (Hellfest, Copenhell, Desertfest, Motorcultor, etc.) and touring across North America, Europe and Australia.  

In March 1941, comic book legends Jack Kirby and Joe Simon introduced the world to Steve Rogers in the historic CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #1, and a pop culture icon was born. Now, Marvel is proud to honor their tremendous contribution to the comic book industry with CAPTAIN AMERICA TRIBUTE #1, a giant-sized special celebrating the character’s 80th anniversary.  

The biggest and most action-packed update to Grand Theft Auto Online yet is here: The Cayo Perico Heist. “The Cayo Perico Heist is our way of getting everyone together to party and dance in the safest possible way while also giving players the chance to take on our biggest and best Heist yet,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “It’s been a difficult and challenging year, and we wanted to make something everyone could have some fun in – we’re really excited for you to play.”  

Belgian dark metal outfit EMPTINESS has shared an official music video for the new song “Le Mal est chez lui,” which is the second single from their upcoming full-length, ‘Vide,’ due February 12. The song and video can be found below…  

During the formative years of the comic book industry, talented Black artists worked behind-the-scenes to create thrilling tales of superheroes, horror, and romance. Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books, a new hardcover book by comics historian Ken Quattro, is a riveting exploration of this little-known history, published by Yoe Books, an IDW imprint, and debuting today.  

Danish dynamites GHOST IRIS have announced a new tour as special guests for post-hardcore legends in making: SKYWALKER. The tour was originally planned for 2020 but was postponed due to the ongoing pandemic. Ghost Iris will replace Aviana on the bill.  

Despite sales that have exceeded 100K copies, the fever pitch behind James Tynion IV (Batman, Something is Killing the Children) and Martin Simmonds (Dying is Easy) new series The Department of Truth has reached new heights with a multiple issue sellout and a fast-tracked reprint order from Image Comics.  

Puscifer, whose critically-acclaimed new album, Existential Reckoning (Alchemy Recordings/Puscifer Entertainment/BMG) arrives on physical formats (vinyl/CD/cassette) today, have released a video “Bedlamite”