POP EVIL have announced a handful of new tour dates this week continuing their blitzkrieg in North America in support of their latest album UP. The band will be heading back on the road mid March on batch of headline dates with special guests DEVOUR THE DAY. Kicking off in Lincoln, NE at The Bourbon Theater, that will take them out to Fresno, CA on March 24th wrapping things up at Fulton 55.
Proving the age-old adage that hard work and dillegence pay off in the end, Los Angeles heavy metallists’ HOLY GRAIL are reaping in the benefits as their third album, “Times of Pride and Peril”, has debuted at #9 on Billboard’s New Artists chart, #14 on the Hard Music Chart and #35 on Independent Artists chart while scanning over 1500 copies within it’s first week of release. Receiving notoriety from LA Weekly for “keeping the art of shred alive and well” while comparing the band to some of the genre’s most reputable acts: Anthrax, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, HOLY GRAIL are waving the flag of heavy metal wide and loud without any inhibitions on their new release....
Detroit-based progressive rock outfit, TILES, has released the first single from their ambitious, Laser’s Edge-bound Pretending 2 Run 2xCD through an exclusive premiere. Featuring Canadian icon Kim Mitchell on lead guitar, “Shelter in Place” is the first full song released from Pretending 2 Run; a vivid and richly crafted song cycle that spins the tale of a man blindsided and disillusioned by betrayal.
Bestselling and Eisner-Award-winning writer Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys, War Story) and artist John Higgins present the action-packed crime story, PRIDE & JOY, coming from Image Comics this May. “Pride & Joy is an old favorite of mine, and I’m delighted to see it released in this lovely new Image edition,” said Ennis.
With every single variant cover completely sold out at the distributor level, UDON Entertainment’s Street Fighter Unlimited #1 has proven an unmitigated success. If you have yet to secure your own copy of this wildly popular debut issue, though, don’t worry! UDON has you covered with an aptly-named “Round Two” variant created specifically to satisfy voracious fan demand – in fact, this new variant is already in stock and available for retailers to order now!
Eleven Seven Music Group (ESMG) announces the launch of the “WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER TOUR 2016,” headlined by rock super-group HELLYEAH (ESMG) and featuring special guests Escape The Fate (ESMG), New Years Day (Another Century Records) and From Ashes To New (Better Noise Records). The 18-date tour across the U.S. will kick off on May 2nd in Baltimore, MD and end June 5th in Las Vegas, NV.
BABYMETAL—2015‘s breakout all-girl-fronted Japanese heavy metal/teen-pop hybrid group–revealed the cover art and track listing for their sophomore album METAL RESISTANCE, set for release April 1 via RAL/Sony Music Entertainment (in the U.S.). The first single from the album, “KARATE,” will premiere and be available as an instant grat track on February 25. METAL RESISTANCE is available now to pre-order via their official webstore as a standalone CD and special pre-order bundles.
The One:12 Collective presents Captain James T. Kirk from Star Trek The Original Series. The youngest, and arguably the greatest captain ever in Starfleet history, James Tiberius Kirk was assigned command of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 and proved to be the perfect choice in leading the crew on their 5 year mission.
