Multi-platinum rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced that a series of North American shows in April and May have been added to their upcoming I’m With You World Tour. Due to multiple foot injuries sustained by lead singer Anthony Kiedis, and subsequent surgery, the tour will now kick off on March 29th in St. Petersburg, FL, and crisscross the continent throughout 2012. Please see below for all upcoming confirmed dates. More will be announced in the coming weeks.  

Blackened clouds are gathering overhead, and it’s all Decibel’s fault. North America’s premier heavy metal magazine is launching the maiden edition of its annual earth-scorching tour this April. The inaugural Decibel Magazine Tour will feature not just the long-awaited stateside return of Polish blackened death metal overlords Behemoth, but support from Swedish black metal provocateurs Watain, Dutch prog mystics The Devil’s Blood and Swedish old-school occultists In Solitude.  

Chicago deathcore mavens Oceano have chosen 14th Annual New England Metal and Hardcore Festival as the stage for their farewell performance on Friday, April 20.  

When Anthrax kicks off Leg Two of its U.S. tour with Testament and Death Angel this Sunday in Las Vegas, they will do so with their new single, “I’m Alive,” already catching fire at radio.  Early adds at active and mainstream rock stations in cities from Madison to Nashville to Abilene are playing the track and getting great feedback on the song from listeners.  

As the Phoenix Force continues its bee-line towards Earth, Cyclops leads the X-Men into their toughest battle yet! Also, fans can’t miss two mammoth titans, Colossus and Red Hulk, square off in a bare knuckle brawl across Utopia with an outcome that may sway the tide of the war! Can the X-Men keep the Avengers out of their nation? Find out in Uncanny X-Men #11 from the blockbuster creative team of Kieron Gillen & Greg Land, available in comic shops worldwide and on the Marvel Comics app this April!  

Here are some of the photos of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” Cast and Crew during the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Los Angeles last week where they discussed season 2 and made the extended 16-episode format announcement for season 3.  

 IDW Publishing proudly announces a new digital comics event five million years in the making:TRANSFORMERS: Autocracy. Released exclusively on digital platforms, this 12-part series will be released on multiple digital platforms as 8-page chapters every two weeks starting January 18th and running through June. Each episode will be priced at 99¢.  

Syracuse-based heavy rockers, BRAND NEW SIN have announced a string of tour dates in support of their latest release, United State. The band recently released a video for the song “The Lord Came Down.” The video, directed by Eli Brown, was shot in early November in Detroit, Michigan in the basement National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) building.  

Well, well…things are never easy in the Buffyverse? Are they?  

After experiencing great success with Voltron #1, Dynamite Entertainment is bringing back the iconic Defender of the Universe in an all-new adventure! Written by Brandon Thomas, illustrated by Craig Cermak, with covers by Admira Wijaya and Jonathan Lau, Voltron: Year One will be released wherever comic books are sold beginning April 2012.  

DC Entertainment, a Warner Bros. Entertainment company and home to iconic brands DC Comics, Vertigo and MAD, revealed today a new brand identity. The new identity is reflective of the company’s mission to fully realize the value of a rich portfolio of brands, stories and characters, distinguished by incredible breadth and depth across publishing, media and merchandise. A new logo for DC Comics was also introduced, closely aligning with DC Entertainment’s new mark.  

Kscope is pleased to announce the release of Not The Weapon But The Hand, the debut album from Steve Hogarth (Marillion) and Richard Barbieri (Porcupine Tree, Japan), due out February 28th in North America.