Legendary death metal giants MORBID ANGEL will kick off their anticipated US headlining trek later this week. The 2019 USA Sickness Tour will commence November 21st in Houston, Texas and make its way through over two-dozen cities upon its conclusion December 21st in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Support will be provided by Swedish black metal practitioners Watain and American death metal veterans Incantation.  

Following last year’s debut of Marvel’s bi-weekly podcast interview series, Marvel’s Voices, Marvel will continue to expand the spotlight on some of the comic book industry’s most critically-acclaimed storytellers with MARVEL’S VOICES #1, written and drawn by an all-star roster of talent including Vita Ayala, Roxane Gay, Brian Stelfreeze, Method Man, and many more!  

Whether it’s hunting Skrulls or taking down H.Y.D.R.A., Spider-Woman’s adventures have made her a favorite of readers for decades, and in March 2020, she’ll be embarking on a brand-new one in SPIDER-WOMAN #1! The enigmatic Avenger has always been as mysterious as she is fearless, and her latest series opens with her not feeling quite herself… Looking for fresh thrills, Spider-Woman takes on a job that puts her in the crosshairs of an all-new enemy!  

Swedish death metal long-runners DERANGED have entered Berno Studio (Amon Amarth, The Crown, Witchery) in Malmö, with plans to record their tenth album, follow-up to “Struck By A Murderous Siege” (2016). The record is set to be released early next year on Agonia Records.  

Tortured blackened death metal outfit WITHERED premiere their new music video for “Somnium Decay.” The song was previously only available via a very limited edition flexi disc. The track is now digitally available via all streaming services. WITHERED comment: “It’s been nearly a decade and a half since we’ve left the shores of North America. Withered has decided it is time again to get face to face with our fans & friends in the old countries of Europe. We are excited to share this massive effort with our friends in Cannabis Corpse and help celebrate the release of their new album. We have a very special set list planned that will undoubtedly dose our audiences with surrealism and a true darkened... 

Punching in at 95 seconds, shorter, faster, hard-hitting songs never go out of style and the CRO-MAGS prove that with “No One’s Victim,” their first video in 27 years. The song comes from the EP “Don’t Give In,” released in August 2019 on Victory Records.  

Start the new year off with some thunder by picking up the debut issue of Donny Cates and Nic Klein’s new run on THOR! To celebrate this epic new era for the King of Asgard, the industry’s top artists have given him the royal treatment in stunning variant covers. Behold the vibrant cover below by superstar Jen Bartel and be on the lookout for other THOR #1 cover reveals coming your way this week!  

Progressive metal outfit BARISHI have announced a North American co-headliner with ETHER COVEN. The trek will kick off on January 16 in Raleigh, NC and will conclude a month later in Jacksonville, FL on February 15. The full run of dates can be found below. Ticket links are TBD.  

Knotfest, the music and lifestyle phenomenon created by multi-platinum, genre defining metal band, Slipknot, has announced its first ever cruise event, Knotfest At Sea. Furthering the global expansion of the Knotfest experience, the inaugural voyage of the Knotfest At Sea cruise will set sail from Barcelona on August 10th 2020 returning on August 14th.  

TOOL’s Fear Inoculum (RCA Records), the Los Angeles-based band’s chart-topping, record-breaking, critically-acclaimed and, until now, physically sold-out fifth album is heading back to record stores, with an expanded book edition of the collection slated for a Dec. 13 release.  

Today sees the arrival of the second new RAGE single and video for the song “True”. The song is also included on the forthcoming album “Wings Of Rage”.  

This February, follow the exploits of one of the most feared women in the galaxy in NEBULA, an all-new six-issue series from rising Marvel star Vita Ayala with art by Claire Roe! In NEBULA, the daughter of Thanos and sister of Gamora will finally get her time in the spotlight — and she has her eye on a very secret device. But will one of the galaxy’s most notorious bounty hunters get to it first? Marvel fans know that Nebula rarely lets anyone get in her way…