As if you needed yet another reason to head to the biggest pop culture event of the year! Marvel is debuting a line of one-of-a-kind exclusive pins that will be available for the first time ever at this year’s San Diego Comic Con! You know his massively popular variant covers. You’ve read his critically-acclaimed series Rocket Raccoon. Now, the inimitable artwork of Eisner Award-winning artist Skottie Young comes to life like never before with a set of exclusive Marvel SDCC Collectible Pins! Available only at the Marvel Booth (Booth #2329), you don’t want to miss out on the must have item of the entire show!  

Revocation will hit the road this September and October. The tour, which is being presented by Gear Gods, featured support from Cannabis Corpse, Archspire, and Black Fast. This is Revocation‘s first headlining tour following the release of their latest album, “Deathless.” The tour is scheduled to launch on September 3rd in Providence, RI, with the opening acts joining the package the following day in New York, NY at the Studio at Webster Hall. On October 3rd, Boston fans will be treated to a huge hometown show to bring the run to a close!  

After the end of Secret Wars and the rebirth of the Marvel Universe, the Battlerealm is created: a broken section of space-time that’s filled with the shattered remnants of Battleworld. Here, a grand game is played in a cosmic arena where heroes must fight for their very survival and existence. This fall, no one in the Marvel Universe is safe! This is the CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS!  

Seattle doom merchants, BROTHERS OF THE SONIC CLOTH, will bring their lumbering odes to stages throughout North America next month supporting Neurosis. Slated to embark on July 31st in Lawrence, Kansas, the trek will coil its way through sixteen cities, including one headlining performance, coming to a close on August 16th in Houston, Texas. Additional support will be provided by The Body, Sumac, Iron Tongue, and Pinkish Black on select dates. Comments legendary guitarist/vocalist Tad Doyle of the journey, “Being a huge fan of what Neurosis does for so long, we are really excited that we have the honor and privilege of being support for them on this tour. It is a gift for us to be able to do this.” BROTHERS... 

After having deeply explored the different aspects of Crowley’s philosophy on their previous releases Iao Sabao and Lucifer Leviathan Logos, Norwegian occult heavy metal band MAGISTER TEMPLI returns with its second full length, Into Duat, in which they focus thematically on some of the central myths and gods of Egyptian Mythology (“Duat” is the realm of the God Osiris).  

The wait will soon be over: Five years after the release of their last studio album, MALEVOLENT CREATION are back with a vengeance. The band’s new masterpiece, ‘Dead Man’s Path’, will be released worldwide via Century Media Records on September 18th. Expect nothing but a ferocious, riff-driven and relentlessly uncompromising death/thrash massacre. The cover artwork was done by tattoo artist German Latorres ( /tn.jsp?f=001iGtT_OTNSJAxJiq8XyfQ_zqo0QU0lyg4PPc80ohtVpm3FfCN79klz3OSItNXYGy4n1fFTi-VieQUNeyF4aSAKzEwCWB6YyqrmN4jzTVCwLG479_19WcDlY1dhFo1ApBuEe-CeZv6txgLEpa1BaLbca-zku7zPUIfIocvIWgiWQrDUmNCVxQXl5Ma_G8OsFEq&c=X1FSM1DpA9p_X4ybEab1A2SJ090IzrU3vNp_rDWuQhDOBFQqIk6xNw==&ch=wS0Ii0kfwI6FrkFCWB70Y06qOC4pzR7Jk0kna_OO-1Rs5I69fDQhGw==”... 

Dynamite Entertainment is proud to announce the upcoming September launch of Alice Cooper vs. Chaos!, a five-issue miniseries pitting the world-renowned rock ‘n’ roll icon against the comic book industry’s premiere horror franchise. Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash, Batman: Eternal) and Jim Terry (The Crow: Skinning the Wolves) share writing duties for the event series, with Terry performing double-duty as the series artist. Joyce Chin (Swords of Sorrow) will provide covers for the entirety of the series.  

The fate of mutantkind is decided here! Prepare for a new team of X-Men for a new set of threats this fall as the Marvelous Mutants return in EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #1! Eisner Award-nominated writer Jeff Lemire (All-New Hawkeye, Sweet Tooth) joins chart-topping artist Humberto Ramos (Amazing Spider-Man) for the flagship X-Men title of the post-Secret Wars Marvel Universe!  

Victory Records is proud to usher in the new leaders of melodic hardcore, CONVEYER.  The band has laid a solid foundation over the last few years through numerous self-booked, successful North American tours and a self-released debut album, Worn Out.  As the newest addition to the Victory Records family, CONVEYER prepares to build on their devoted and faithful following with their sophomore release, When Given Time To Grow, set to be released September 4th, 2015.  Get a taste of the new album with the new song “Haven.”  

Atlantic recording artist Shinedown has announced the release of their long awaited new single. “Cut The Cord” – the multi-platinum certified rock band’s first new music in three years – is available now on the iTunes Store and at all DSPs.  

Philadelphia Black Metallers I AM THE TRIREME have released Gnosis: Never Follow the Light today on Horror Pain Gore Death Productions.  

Without further ado, I present Mr. DeMatteis. A man of many talents within the comic and music industry that has been gifted with a writing talent that leads our imaginations into places of uncharted territory. I had the honor of an interview, by which an in depth discussion was met…..