With how 2018 was for rock music, it’s no wonder so many are spelling doomsday for the scene. There’s no mainstream attention or innovation for rock currently, and your atypical rock bands are just aping on what’s expected from the genre. Except Clutch. Let’s be real, love them or hate them, Clutch are doing the exact opposite of literally everyone else and doing well for themselves, too. The near-sold out show at Starland Ballroom can attest to that. I’ve  only been to one post-Christmas show, so I was honestly nervous that the turn out would have been a small one. Quite the opposite, as I’ve stated, as Clutch have a serious draw in New Jersey. Nor have I seen Clutch before, so... 

Are you ready to rumble? UDON Entertainment is proud to be a Silver Sponsor for 2019’s Free Comic Book Day, with an all new Street Fighter adventure! Street Fighter: Sakura VS Karin #1 will be available, for free, from local comic shops on Saturday, May 4, 2019.  

Conan has made his triumphant return! The superstar creative team of Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar, and Esad Ribic are bringing new tales of the sword-slashing hero to comic readers everywhere  

Occult Black Metallers CRIMSON MOON are in the studio finishing recording their upcoming full length album “Mors Vincit Omnia”, set to be released via Debemur Morti Productions. The band has announced the third guest on “Mors Vincit Omnia”, read below:  

CANNIBAL CORPSE will play “Leg Five: North America” of Slayer’s Final World Tour this spring. The journey begins May 2nd in Phoenix, Arizona and runs through sixteen cities, concluding on May 25th in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Additional support will be provided by Lamb Of God and labelmates Amon Amarth.  

The horror movie universe was buzzing hard about finally being able to enjoy Cherokee Creek, the raunchy Bigfoot horror/comedy that has been receiving rave reviews from fans and critics. The film recently hit Video on Demand formats like iTunes, Google Play, Vudu and Amazon and was quickly moving up the ranks. Enjoying a very successful pre-order campaign on iTunes, the film reached the #3 spot for December 25th releases, only behind Halloween and Goosebumps 2.  

The War of the Realms has made Earth its battlefield! This April, one of the largest conflicts to engulf the Marvel Universe erupts in The War of the Realms – a new, epic crossover event from the award-winning creative team of Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman, and Matthew Wilson, with covers by the legendary Arthur Adams! Marvel’s 2019 war-to-end-all wars must enlist every great Marvel Hero to save Earth…and beyond!  

JOHN GARCIA, the Kyuss legend returns with his next incarnation of Desert Rock, John Garcia And The Band Of Gold, out on Napalm Records! None other than ex-Kyuss and Queens Of The Stone Age producer Chris Goss gave this new groovy piece of dust its finishing touches. JOHN GARCIA takes the next step in his almost 30-year career by combining the strengths of his musical past with the achievements of modern times. It’s once again a distinctive JOHN GARCIA album! JOHN GARCIA on the new album: “After a year of heavy stress, starting my own studio, shutting it down, hiring and firing, the drama is finally over. Saved by surgeon Chris Goss, this record is finally done. It is unclear if I will ever be doing this... 

Doom rock icons THE OBSESSED will return to North American stages this February as part of Corrosion Of Conformity’s A Quest To Believe; A Call To The Void 2019 Tour. Presented by Revolver, the trek begins January 19th. THE OBSESSED will join the tour February 16th in Boston, Massachusetts and rumble stages through the final show on February 27th in Nashville, Tennessee. Additional support will be provided by Crowbar and Mothership.  

With Leg Three:  Europe of Slayer’s Final World Tour having wrapped up this past Saturday, dates in Australia, Japan, the South Pacific, and the final European dates announced in the past weeks, today Slayer announces Leg Five:  North America of its Final World Tour.  

Building upon the momentum of 2018’s wildly popular Gears of War: The Rise of RAAM comic book, IDW Publishing and The Coalition® are thrilled to announce the upcoming March release of Gears of War: Hivebusters #1, the first pulse-pounding chapter in a five-issue storyline.  

Director/screenwriter Darcy Van Poelgeest boasts a long list of awards and accolades for his storytelling prowess and brings the same writing finesse to Ian Bertram’s breathtakingly detailed artwork in the gorgeous, hyper-detailed miniseries Little Bird launching from Image Comics this March.