Progressive Metal legends FATES WARNING will be releasing 3 CD/DVD deluxe reissue of their critically acclaimed 1997 release “A Pleasant Shade of Gray” October 2nd on Metal Blade Records. “A Pleasant Shade of Gray” is a single song that is divided into twelve tracks. The album is notable for its darker mood and mixture of progressive rock and metal with hints of industrial, classical, and psychedelia.  

Chicago death-metal-legacy band, BROKEN HOPE, have revealed the trailer for their FIRST-EVER Blu-Ray Concert DVD and Live album via DECIBEL MAGAZINE!  

Perfect for fans of Michael Avon Oeming (Powers, THE MICE TEMPLAR), OEMNIBUS trade paperback, by Michael Avon Oeming, Neil Vokes, Bryan J.L. Glass, Daniel Berman, and Ethan Beavers, is slated to hit stores this August.  

The critically-acclaimed, #1 Amazon.com bestselling Erotica graphic novel series by Stjepan Sejic continues with SUNSTONE, VOL. 3, set to hit stores the end of August. SUNSTONE, VOL. 3 is a classy, sexy, fun, and emotional look at two women and the alternative lifestyle they live. Ally and Lisa are happy, well-adjusted young women, but they’re both a little lonely. Ally loves the creativity of being a “domme” in her sex life, but hasn’t found the right person to share it with. And Lisa… well, Lisa loves to be tied up! When they find each other online, they know they have to meet. But bondage is all about trust, and even after they’ve explored every facet of their sexuality together,... 

Progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me have debuted at #1 on the Hard Music Billboard Chart, as well as the iTunes Metal Chart, Vinyl Chart, Amazon Hard Rock Chart, and Amazon Metal Chart, with their latest release Coma Ecliptic. In addition, the album charted on the iTunes Rock chart (#2), Canada Hard Music Chart (#3), UK Rock/Metal chart (#4), UK Independent Chart (#10), Canada Top 200 Chart (#17), Canada Top 200 Digital (#22), Germany Top 100 (#53) and UK Album chart (#74).  

This August, the next arc of the chart-topping hit series begins! Today, Marvel is pleased to present your first look at STAR WARS #8 – as blockbuster writer Jason Aaron is joined for the first time by new series artist Stuart Immonen (All-New X-Men, All-New Captain America)!  

Grind Thrashers from the prison continent (Australia), King Parrot, have dropped their newest problem child on an unsuspecting world, the deliciously heavy Dead Set! Here’s a Review!  

This Ruined World, the third full-length album from Chicago-based metal powerhouse TRIALS is now available on digital and digipak CD formats.  

Refugeeum, the highly-anticipated fourth album from German Riffonauts BLACK SPACE RIDERS is out now on Black Space Records/Cargo Records.  

Following the success of their recent South American tour, British heavy metal titans, SATAN, are set to release their new studio album this October via Listenable Records.  

Something a little less vehement, but no less important, when going to a concert, no matter how small, always bring your damn hearing protection!  

When so many bands are going for the long, complex songs that drag an album out, Forced Order brings the brutality back to the fore front with a 14 song, 21 minute exercise in beating faces in, on the newest Vanished Crusade.