Another great evening of music was put on display this last friday (03/21), with the tour featuring Protest the Hero and Battlecross, featuring The Safety Fire (UK), Intervals, Night Verses, and locals Violent Vendetta. An insanely solid lineup and show, this was a lineup that really any metal fan could just walk into and enjoy. Compared to the Friday before that, with the current tour of Between the Buried and Me, one didn’t have to be solely a prog metal guy to have fun.  

This June, the secrets of the world’s greatest heroes come undone in ALL-NEW INVADERS #6 – an ORIGINAL SIN tie-in! From Eisner-award winning writer James Robinson and guest artist Marc Laming comes the next blockbuster chapter of the series that will have you on the edge of your seat and question everything you thought you knew about the Invaders!  

U.S Death Metal Unit BLOODSOAKED are gearing up for the 2014 “Consuming Europe” tour with SHORT FUSE, INSATANITY, AITTALA and AGE OF ARES. The tour, which kicks off on Thursday, April 3 in Berlin, Germany, comes ahead of the release of BLOODSOAKED‘s forthcoming album, Religious Apocalypse, out later this year on Comatose Music. The title track from the album has been posted as an official music video and streaming audio at the links below:  

2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee ACE FREHLEY will release SPACE INVADER, his first new solo album in five years, via Entertainment One Music (eOne Music) on June 24th, 2014. The album will include at least nine brand new original songs as well as a cover of Steve Miller’s “The Joker.” This album is the first release under Frehley’s new universal deal on eOne Music.  

Northern Ireland’s Darkest Era have revealed the cover artwork and track listing for their forthcoming album Severance which is due for release on June 3rd (US) and June 13th (Europe) via Cruz Del Sur. The album was recorded at Data Recording Studios in Ballyheigue, Ireland and produced by Chris Fielding and Darkest Era. The artwork was created by Costin Chioreanu.  

The mischief makers at Tankcrimes are extremely honored to announce the reissue of Ashes To Ashes, the 1987 debut LP from legendary Los Angeles hardcore punk assassins, FINAL CONFLICT.  

New Orleans’ disciples of hardcore, blues-based, post-amplified audio wreckage, EYEHATEGOD, are pleased to unleash their long-anticipated new studio recording later this Spring. Set for North American release via Housecore Records, the domestic version of the self-titled offering will come in a CD digipack while the LP will be a single slab of vinyl in a gatefold jacket.  

The fall of the Marvel Universe’s first family continues this April in FANTASTIC FOUR #3 – from the explosive creative team of James Robinson and Leonard Kirk! The Fantastic Four have saved Manhattan from an inter-dimensional invasion – but the cost was severe.  

Pre-order the album at the band’s merch booth on tour and get an exclusive/limited edition album laminate/t-shirt bundle! Goatwhore‘s new album, “Constricting Rage of the Merciless,” is scheduled for release in North America on July 8th. Fans who see Goatwhore live on the road as part of the Metal Alliance tour will have the opportunity to reserve their copy of the CD at the band’s merch booth. Those pre-orders will include a special limited edition/exclusive album laminate and and exclusive t-shirt. The ONLY way to get the laminate and t-shirt is through this bundle at the band’s merch booth on tour!  

Our Endless War Available April 29th on Metal Blade Records! Returning with the fifth full-length of their decimating career, there is no stopping the juggernaut that is WHITECHAPEL. Our Endless War is the culmination of everything the Knoxville, Tennessee sextet have worked toward since their inception. A ruthlessly honed album that refuses to compromise on brutality, it is also by far their most streamlined, atmospheric, and emotionally powerful release, pushing every aspect of their sound to the next level.  

Metal Blade Records is excited to announce that Nonpoint will join its global roster of artists! Metal Blade will serve as the label home for the band worldwide, in addition to the band’s label partner in North America. Since their debut album, “Statement,” Nonpoint has done nothing but prove, record after record, they can still dominate stages and radio airwaves everywhere. Their most current “self-titled” release was their most critically-acclaimed and landed them their two highest charting singles. Now, with their recent signing to label powerhouse, Metal Blade Records, they are making the biggest statement of their careers. They now want WORLD DOMINATION. Updates on the new album,... 

New York-based black metal crew, BLACK ANVIL, is pleased to announce the long-anticipated release of their third full-length. Blowing minds and eardrums since forming in 2007, BLACK ANVIL‘s aptly titled Hail Death is their most epic and fully realized album to date.