Check out the first official trailer for W.A.S.P.’s upcoming 25th anniversary release “RE-IDOLIZED”  

Another day, another story about Visa issues and European bands. In the past few years, Visa Issues have become a widespread problem with bands, with the likes of Cradle of Filth and Obscura being victims of this system. Taake are currently in danger of facing the same problem, just as they’re getting set to embark on another US Tour.  

he Jedi have always been the galaxy’s peacekeepers…but with the Clone Wars on the horizon, all that is about to change. This August, writer Matt Owens (Elektra) will team with artist Denys Cowan (Nighthawk, Captain America/Black Panther: Flags of Our Fathers) to unveil the exciting story of one of the Jedi’s greatest warriors in STAR WARS: JEDI OF THE REPUBLIC – MACE WINDU #1!  

Celtic Frost has been defunct and laid to rest for years, but Tom G. Fischer has been busy with his own personal demons and his new act, Triptykon. While the band is doing well, it seems the legacy left behind with Celtic Frost will always be a thorn in his side.  

While Marvel has been doing a solid job at supplying Star Wars fans with comic books to read, a void has been left in the prequel era of the saga, in which the grand majority of the series’ have been focusing on the original and sequel trilogy. Aside from Obi-Wan & Anakin and the currently-running Darth Maul series, the newly announced Mace Windu series is the third and most recent foray into the prequel trilogy’s timeline.  

After a year of hectic line-up changes and controversy surrounding the business conducted in the band. founding member Chris Letchford has brought back Scale the Summit, and with it new members in the band.  

Soundgarden lead singer Chris Cornell has passed away suddenly at the age of 52. Soundgarden were currently on tour and were in Detroit when news of Cornell’s passing was announced.  

The band will be touring in support of their last year’s album “Psychopathology”, released on Agonia Records, together with fellow black metallers Cvinger (Slovenia), Infinityum (France) and Aeternum Vale (Ireland). The 9-date routing will go though five countries.  

This Friday, May 19th, Alt Rockers Fastball will release their 6th album, Step Into Light. In advance of the street date the band will share the entire album exclusively via billboard.com.      

In a somewhat surprising revelation, returning Morbid Angel frontman Steve Tucker revealed that the band’s setlist on their upcoming tour with Suffocation will feature material only from his era in the band.  

Mongolian folk metal act, relocated to New York Tengger Cavalry never seem to slow down, and with a whole new album on the way, you better believe we’re going to be getting content from the band.  

San Diego’s FOR THE WIN has a new label home of Victory Records. They will release their new album, Heavy Thoughts, this August. Alternative Press described them as “sweat-soaked, pit-ready pop punk and riff-heavy metalcore.”