The monumental first recordings from Grammy™ award-winning band High On Fire— titled The Art of Self Defense — will once again be available in limited edition colored vinyl formats, remastered and restored, via Southern Lord Recordings.  Initially released in the early aughts with a subsequent re-issue (with bonus tracks) in 2012, this double-LP has been out of print for at least four years; this time returning in “shirtless, “green,” and “black” limited edition colorways.   

James Harren’s highly anticipated Ultramega is getting two new variant covers for issue #1. The upcoming kaiju action series will slam into stores with a 60-page debut, now with additional black and white covers from Tradd Moore and Harren himself.  

Singer Ronnie James Dio joined Black Sabbath in 1979 which resulted in two back-to-back classic albums: Heaven And Hell and Mob Rules. On those memorable albums, Dio’s soaring tenor and gothic songwriting were the perfect foil for the band’s bone-crushing mix of razor-sharp riffs, intense grooves, and dark imagery.  

“I’m not a man to play with bluffs… I mean what I say.” The One:12 Collective welcomes Morbius, the living vampire!Morbius wears a fitted bodysuit with a winged cape and features three head portraits, capturing varying degrees of his grisly nature.  

Frontiers Music Srl is thrilled to announce the return of Sweet Oblivion, the musical project centered around revered vocalist Geoff Tate. The new album, “Relentless” is produced by Aldo Lonobile (Secret Sphere, Archon Angel, Timo Tolkii’s Avalon) and will be released on April 9, 2021. Today, fans can get their first taste of the album with the release of the single ‘Strong Pressure’. Listen below…  

– The Flash speeds into the middle of an epic battle between Golden Age DC Super Heroes and Nazis in Justice Society: World War II, the next entry in the popular series of the DC Universe Movies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, the feature-length animated film will be released on Digital starting April 27, 2021, and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Blu-ray on May 11, 2021. The film is rated PG-13 for violence and some bloody images. Justice Society: World War II will be available on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack (USA $39.99 SRP; Canada $44.98 SRP) and Blu-ray (USA $29.98 SRP; Canada $39.99 SRP) as well as on Digital. The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack features an... 

The genre-welding Danish-Swedish quartet VOLA return with their brand-new studio album titled Witness on May 21, released on Mascot Records. Ahead of this they have revealed the official video for “Straight Lines,” which can be scene below… The band offers, “”We are thrilled to present to you ‘Straight Lines,’ our brand-new single from our upcoming album ‘Witness.’ ‘Straight Lines’ follows the theme of a hunt, where the hunted has to find creative ways to escape while the threat is closing in. Once again, we have worked with the Finnish director duo Riivata Visuals, to bring our music to life visually and invite you on an adventure.” Witness comes nearly three years after the release... 

Metal Blade Records is proud to welcome WAKE to its worldwide roster! Relentless transformation, aggression, and transcendence have written the script for Canadian metallers WAKE. Since their formation in 2009, they’ve released numerous EPs and singles, plus five full-lengths – touring the world in support of it. Now, for their upcoming sixth album [set to be recorded in July 2021 with producer Dave Otero (Cattle Decapitation, Archspire)], WAKE has joined forces with Metal Blade Records, marking a new chapter for the quintet.  

Legendary Comics and WEBTOON, the world’s largest digital comic platform, launched today the original comic series ROB. The re-interpretation of the Robin Hood mythos created for a new generation comes from acclaimed British screenwriter and novelist Richard Dinnick, best known for his work in the revered Doctor Who franchise. Rob is a new and original adventure taking our hero and his band of friends away from the familiar territory of Sherwood and out into a brand new, old world.  

Danish metalcore four-piece GHOST IRIS have announced their new studio album, ‘Comatose’, which will see a May 7th, 2021 release via Long Branch Records.  

Following the release of their fifth album KVITRAVN—which debuted in several worldwide Top 10 charts (listed below)—traditional Nordic folk outfit WARDRUNA welcomes viewers to join them for a virtual record release show. Seeking to reconnect audiences from around the globe and to reimagine the WARDRUNA experience in a bold new way, the stream will take place Friday, March 26 at 12:00 P.M. PT / 3:00 P.M. ET from Oslo, NO.  

The Fantastic Four celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. The iconic Stan Lee and Jack Kirby creation, credited with kicking off Marvel Comics’ historic Silver Age, have starred in some of the most memorable comic book adventures of all time, and now their illustrious saga will be presented in a radical new way in FANTASTIC FOUR: LIFE STORY.