New Orleans volume assassins, EYEHATEGOD, will kick off their Staggering Backwards European takeover next week. Set to embark on March 30th in Finland, the trek will fester its way through nearly two dozen cities throughout Europe including a stop at the Durbuy Rock Festival in Belgium, Desertfest in the UK and Roadburn in The Netherlands where, in addition to rupturing the stage, both guitarist Jimmy Bower and vocalist Mike IX Williams will appear on a special Q&A panel April 10th to discuss Noisey’s NOLA: Life, Death And Heavy Blues From The Bayou documentary.  

Before the all-new Secret Wars takes the comic world by storm in just over a month, relive the complete Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars legacy in one complete, stunning package. Today, Marvel is proud to present your first look at the MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS: BATTLEWORLD BOX SET SLIPCASE, a deluxe collection of 11 hardcovers chronicling the history of one of Marvel’s most storied events! Available in June, readers will be transported to Battleworld and back as they experience over 30 years of Secret Wars stories in one of the most comprehensive collections we’ve ever released! Plus, each of these extremely limited box sets comes complete with a full-size poster: legendary painter Alex Ross’s rendition... 

Master sound manipulator/one-man industrial doom conjuror, Tristan Shone, better known as AUTHOR & PUNISHER, will wage his audio war upon Europe for an eight-date live takeover. Set to commence tomorrow in Hamburg, Germany, Shone will rumble the infrastructures of eight venues alongside Atari Teenage Riot on select dates.  

Southern Lord has activated several tracks from the label’s upcoming vinyl discography collection from Philly hardcore icons, YDI, as the deluxe reissue nears release in early April. Spanning different eras of the infamous crew’s random lineage and discography, the tracks “Black Dust“, the demo version of “8th Man“, and the band’s namesake track, “Why Die?“, are now playing via Bandcamp as preorders for the 2xLP document which contains every known recording of the band, as well as a 10″x10” full color photo book with tons of never before seen images from the band’s existing recorded era, are now made active.  

Ryan Reynolds is giving us a first look on the set of the up coming Deadpool movie. Reynolds plays the “Merc With A Mouth” in “Deadpool”, set to be released February 2016. Check out Deadpool as he relaxes by the fireplace…no really!  

Orchestrated Misery Recordings has set April 7 as the day on which Inject the Worms from Indiana Death Metal merchants PSYCHOMANCER will be released.  

The biggest heroes, the biggest creators and the biggest stories in comics today are coming to FREE COMIC BOOK DAY this year! The House of Ideas will officially peel back the curtain on one of it’s can’t-miss Free Comic Book Day offerings! Saturday, May 2nd, meet the new roster of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and prepare for the next epic chapter of Charles Soule’s Inhumans saga in ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS FCBD!  

Come celebrate GWAR’s 30th year of conquest on this fucking shit-hole planet at the most ear-bursting, bone-crushing, mouth-watering, belly-bursting, beer-guzzling, nut-bustingest party of this or any summer! The date is set for the 6th Annual GWAR B-Q: Saturday, August 15 at Hadad’s Lake (7900 Osborne Turnpike Richmond, VA 23231).  

This July, enter an arachnid-infested realm like you’ve never seen as SPIDER-ISLAND #1 crashes into Battleworld this July! Two exciting creative teams bring you two stories per issue jam-packed with wallcrawling and webslinging!  

German Riffonauts BLACK SPACE RIDERS will be entering the studio in the coming days to record their fourth album. The new album comes on the heels of highly acclaimed predecessor D:REI (2014). The album is tentatively scheduled for a Summer 2015 release.  

JADED STAR, the new act founded by former members of Visions Of Atlantis, Iced Earth, and more, just released a brand new lyric video for “Stars,” the fourth track from their upcoming Sensory Records debut album, Memories From The Future, which is nearing release mid-April.  

A powerhouse new band is about to emerge on the hard rock/metal scene. Introducing AUDIOTOPSY, featuring guitarist Greg Tribbett (Mudvayne, Hell Yeah), drummer Matt McDonough (Mudvayne), vocalist Billy Keeton (Skrape) and bassist Perry Stern.