Jackyl has announced summer touring plans that cumulatively stage performances for the band in front of hundreds of thousands of fans. Dates have been locked across the Midwest, South and Northeast. Formed in 1990, the quartet has enjoyed a career stretching two decades, bringing a hybrid of Southern metal to millions.  

Following up on the success of last year’s reissue of the classic Winter Of Sin, Abyss Records is proud to unearth yet another treasure from Norwegian black/death metal warlocks FESTER. Abyss has reincarnated FESTER’s 1994 masterpiece Silence on digi-CD. The reissue comes completely remastered and repackaged and features all nine original tracks and a live version of the song    

ISIS, who disbanded in May of last year, is set to release a series of five live albums that span the Los Angeles-by-way-of-Boston band’s thirteen year career.  

Engraved over the band’s logo are the words “East Coast Thrash,” and that’s a good and substantial starting point with this band of brash brothers, brothers who are pros and have picked their instruments of violence wisely.  

On May 31, music fans will have their first taste of re-issues from rock icon OZZY OSBOURNE’s catalog of work with the releases of two albums which form the cornerstone of Ozzy Osbourne’s career as a solo artist: Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman (Epic Records/Legacy Recordings).  

Finnish black crusaders ARCHGOAT will record five new hyms of Angelslaying Black Fucking Metal this coming July. The mini-album should be released in October of this year. More information to follow in the coming weeks.  

Abyss Records’ resident maniacs MAAX have been added to the already stacked lineup at this year’s Central Illinois Metalfest. Dubbed “The Sickest Fest In The Midwest”, CIM 2011 features some of the biggest and best names in extreme metal over three days (July 22nd – 24th). MAAX will be assaulting fest-goers with their bastardized black n’ roll on Saturday, July 23rd.    

  VIZ Media, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in the North America, will celebrate its 25th Anniversary on July 7th, 2011.  Over its 25 year history, VIZ Media has led the transformation of manga and anime from a niche category sold only at specialty retailers into a mass media phenomenon popularized on Cartoon Network, Hulu and iTunes, and available at Barnes & Noble and Walmart.   

On the eve of Sixx:A.M.’s album release of THIS IS GONNA HURT (On sale today via Eleven Seven Music), bassist Nikki Sixx was busy signing thousands of his New York Times bestselling companion book which debuted at #4, “This is Gonna Hurt: Photography and Life Through the Distorted Lens of Nikki Sixx” (HarperCollins/William Morrow) at Bookends in Ridgewood, New Jersey.  

California-based death horde GRAVEHILL has posted the track “Devil Worshiper” from their forthcoming new album When All Roads Lead To Hell at this location.  

The newest Warner Bros. Animation–produced hit series on Cartoon Network finally arrives on DVD as Warner Home Video (WHV) unleashes its secret weapon with Young Justice Season 1 Volume 1. These DC Universe teenage super heroes have quickly proven to be a hit as the favorite show among boys 9-14. With non-stop action, Young Justice Season 1 Volume 1 comes to DVD for the first time on July 19, 2011.     

Metal Mind Productions proudly presents the third studio album by NewBreed, a progressive metal band from Poland. Their self-titled material features guest appearances by Tomasz Lipa Lipnicki (Lipali, ex-Illusion) on the vocals and Wacek Vogg Kiełtyka (Decapitated) on the guitar.