A YouTube excerpt from new Denmark-based psychedelic sludge/doom metal trio, RECITATION, and their impending one-track Carrion LP, has been issued as the record nears release via Indisciplinarian.  

Los Angeles California’s OTEP has announced that she has signed with Austrian based Napalm Records. Famed producer Howard Benson will be handling the productions duties on the band’s new album that is due out in 2016.  

One-man industrial doom magus, Tristan Shone, more commonly known as AUTHOR & PUNISHER, will bring his tectonic-shifting sound conjurings to the stage next month on a lengthy North American headlining tour. The proceedings will commence on September 17th in Los Angeles and crumble the infrastructures of fourteen venues through October 2nd in Boston. From there, Shone will take a brief respite before pillaging another fourteen venues on a second leg of the tour beginning November 3rd in Brooklyn and running through November 21st in San Diego. The trek includes a performance at Philip H. Anselmo’s annual Housecore Horror gala. AUTHOR & PUNISHER will be joined by special guests, atmospheric drone doom duo,... 

OTARGOS have just unleashed the second teaser for their forthcoming sixth studio full-length, Xeno Kaos.  

The Melvins, who are in the midst of a European tour, flash back to their 2012 attempt at a world record setting tour of the United States (including DC) with the Nov. 13 DVD release of Across The USA in 51 Days: The Movie!.  

Armored Saint are on the road now with metal legends, Saxon! The tour continues tonight in Washington D.C. with the remaining dates listed below. Earlier this summer, Armored Saint performed a special headlining gig at Count’s Vamp’d in Las Vegas to a sold out crowd.  

Tonight, San Diego deathgrind malefactors, CATTLE DECAPITATION, will kick off their North American Extinction headlining tour. Set to initiate in Sacramento, the band’s latest live infiltration will run through nearly two dozen cities, coming to a close in Atlanta on October 7th.  

This October, Captain America takes up the shield once more. Today, Marvel is pleased to present your new look at SAM WILSON, CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 – the explosive new series from Nick Spencer (Ant-Man) and Daniel Acuña (Uncanny Avengers)! When Steve Rogers was restored to his natural age, he chose only his closest and most trusted ally to take up the mantle of Captain America.  

Twitching Tongues have posted a new live video today for their songs “Eyes Adjust” and “World War V“. Witness the band’s crushing live show now at metalblade.com/twitchingtongues.  

Dark Horse is thrilled to announce the publication of a four-volume series of the critically acclaimed Danganronpa.  

Depicted as “beautiful sludge” (Toilet ov Hell), the Arizona-based trio NORTH — who just completed a successful month-long national tour that included dates alongside the likes of Primitive Man, Set and Setting, Inter Arma, The Atlas Moth, Bereft and Vattnet Viskar — will showcase material from their recently released digital 7-inch “Through Raven’s Eyes” on a November headlining jaunt across the U.S. Full dates can be found in the above tour admat or listed at the bottom of this page. Filled with “crushing and foreboding riffs” (Heavy Blog is Heavy), “Through Raven’s Eyes” marks the first newly recorded material from the group since signing to Prosthetic Records.... 

Acclaimed YA author Dan Jolley (Warriors, My Boyfriend Is a Monster), writer Shawn deLoache and artist Marlin Shoop deliver a coming-of-age story for nerds and jocks alike!