Stratagem, the new seven-track skull-crusher from grindcore/death henchmen, FULGORA, is out TODAY via Housecore Records. A name representing the female personification of lightning in Greek mythology, FULGORA unites members of Pig Destroyer, Misery Index and Agoraphobic Nosebleed. Together, their output is unapologetically vicious, sadistic and infuriated.  

Swedish death metal overlords, ENTRAILS, will unleash the putrid fruits of their newest studio offering this May via Metal Blade Records. Fittingly dubbed, Obliteration, the follow-up to 2013’s Raging Death full-length was tracked by guitarist Jimmy Lundqvist at his own “Bloodshed Studios” and mixed and mastered by legendary musician/soundsmith Dan Swanö (Edge Of Sanity, Bloodbath, Aeon, Hail Of Bullets etc.) at Unisound. Featuring ten mangled tracks of sonic malevolence, Obliteration carries on the torch of true, old school Swedish brutality.  

Royal Thunder, who release their sophomore album Crooked Doors on April 7 (via Relapse Records), announce the first North American tour in support of the eleven-song release.  

DC Entertainment and Alloy Entertainment are thrilled to announce a new and exciting original graphic novel. Written by none other than Daniel H. Wilson, current EARTH 2: WORLD’S END show runner and the writer of this June’s EARTH 2: SOCIETY as well as the New York Times bestselling novel Robopocolypse and its sequel Robogenesis, among others.  

The new Top Cow/Image Comics crime thriller POSTAL by Matt Hawkins (THINK TANK) and Bryan Hill (Broken Trinity: Pandora’s Box) and Top Cow’s Talent Hunt winning artist Isaac Goodhart is flying off shelves. Issues #1 and #2 are being rushed to second printings to keep up with demand for the hot new series.  

Almost six years have passed since the world saw a new studio album from Metal Icons W.A.S.P.That is about to change as W.A.S.P. has signed a new worldwide record deal with Austria’s Napalm Records. W.A.S.P. will release their 15th studio album titled Golgotha this August.  

From the ashes of Warzones and Secret Wars comes an All-New, All-Different Avengers! marvel is giving us a first look at an all new Avengers team followingthe events of this Summers block buster event …SECRET WARS!  

Chaos Records is proud to announce the reissue of Morbidest Reality (An Observation) from seminal Mexican Death Metal band TOXODETH.  

Joss Whedon is out….the Russo Brothers are in!!! Seems the powers that be at Marvel have made a course change in the Avengers movie franchise. Joss, who has directed the first two Avenger films will pass the batton to the Russo Brothers.  

Philly’s DIE CHOKING trio takes their grindblasting mayhem out on a four-city run this week alongside NYC death henchmen, with shows in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey between this Thursday, March 26th and Sunday the 29th.  

American cult death/doom duo, ENCOFFINATION, will crawl forth from their usual obscurity early this April to deliver a rare wave of their macabre, slow-motion funeral marches to several East Coast US locations on the Abyss Of Funeral Winds Tour.  

The war never ended. This July, the battle rages on as this deadly conflict escalates to new heights in CIVIL WAR #1 – a new Secret Wars series this July! Blockbuster creators Charles Soule (Inhuman, Death of Wolverine) & Leinil Yu (Avengers) weave a new tale of hero vs. hero – and a nation divided.