On February 7th, God Dethroned will release their new full-length, Illuminati, via Metal Blade Records.  

O Zorn!, the Long Beach, Calif.-based post-sludge trio release Your Killer on March 20 via Seeing Red Records. Hear the song “Casket” below  

New York’s RASPBERRY BULBS — featuring members of Bone Awl and Rorschach — makes their Relapse Records debut with their highly anticipated new album, Before The Age Of Mirrors.  

Orion Pictures has released the official first look images for BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC! The stakes are higher than ever for the time-traveling exploits of William “Bill” S. Preston Esq. (Alex Winter) and Theodore “Ted” Logan (Keanu Reeves) as the now middle aged best friends set out on a new adventure to seek the song that will set their world right and bring harmony in the universe, helped by their daughters (played by Samara Weaving and Brigette Lundy-Paine), a new batch of historical figures, and a few music legends.  

WINDHAND share unreleased demo & rarity tracks on Bandcamp throughout the band’s discography. The five-album collection spans from the band’s full-lengths Soma, Grief’s Infernal Flower, Eternal Return, plus miscellaneous demos, alternative mixes & their Live at WFMU session on 6.8.13. All proceeds for the albums will help WINDHAND post-theft of their instruments and gear earlier in the Fall.  

Body Count, “one of the most important bands in punk rap-metal history” (Afropunk), recently announced the March 6 release of their seventh album, Carnivore (Century Media Records), have released the title track, showcasing the song with an animated video that highlights the album artwork:  

New Jersey-based melodic metallists Weapons of Anew will be releasing a new mini-album in time for the holiday season, when the ‘2019 Tour Special EP’ drops on December 13th.  

New Order announce a special Σ(No,5m,20Mia) performance to take place January 14 at The Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason Theater during the band’s four-night Four At The Fillmore residency. This show will include rare songs and arrangements that were featured during New Order’s 2017 Manchester International Festival set. Σ(No,5m,20Mia) is an extraordinary opportunity for the band’s fans to see them perform a number of songs that remained absent from the group’s setlists over the last 30+ years prior to the MIF event. Note: contrary to the initial Manchester performance, the January 14 concert will not include the synthesizer orchestra and art installation.  

Florida hardcore legends, BLOODLET, have released a new track titled, ‘Choking On The Peat’, from the bands upcoming EP release, Viper In Hand.  

This March, prepare to see the greatest moments of Marvel’s 80-year history told like never before! In MARVEL SNAPSHOTS, industry legend Kurt Busiek will bring together incredible creative teams for eight standalone, double sized issues showcasing Marvel’s most beloved characters from the golden age to today. Like 1994’s critically acclaimed MARVELS series, MARVEL SNAPSHOTS will be tales told through the eyes of ordinary people, offering unique insights on the legendary mythos of the Marvel Universe. MARVELS SNAPSHOTS also reunites Busiek with renowned MARVELS co-creator Alex Ross who will be providing the series with his iconic painted covers.  

Dynamite announces that the main Artgerm acetate enhanced cover for Vampirella #6 has sold out at the distributor level. Due to the truncated December cycle surrounding the holidays and printer timing to deliver to retailers on time, Dynamite had to go ahead and lock in a print run on the acetate cover. To balance out for this, it was overprinted by 20% based on initial orders, but unfortunately, that wasn’t enough. Orders went up nearly that entire 20% amount at Final Order Cutoff. This cover is currently not available for reorders.  

Legendary Saxon frontman Biff Byford today launches the video for School Of Hard Knocks. the title track of his first ever solo album, School Of Hard Knocks, which is set for release on 21st February 2020 through Silver Lining Music.