Today Skybound and Image Comics, in collaboration with Hasbro, a leading games, IP and toy company, revealed the first appearance of the pop culture icon ROM, as well as the other surprise releases that are part of the history-making M.A.S.K. #1 Blind Bag program.  

WHITECHAPEL will celebrate their 20th anniversary with a special North American headlining tour this Fall where they‘ll perform songs from their entire discography! Presented by Live Nation, the trek will commence on November 11th in Atlanta, Georgia and run through December 18th in Pelham, Tennessee. Support will be provided by Chelsea Grin, The Acacia Strain, and Netherwalker.  

Richmond’s IRON REAGAN returns with their original lineup for the thrashing new EP, DEMONETIZATION. DEMONETIZATION (out September 18) are available on Relapse.com here: https://www.relapse.com/pages/iron-reagan-demonetization 6 blistering tracks clocking in at just 10 minutes, DEMONETIZATION shows the band (Tony Foresta, Ryan Parrish, Dr. Guitar, Phil Hall, and Adam Guilliams) crushing through the Punk, Hardcore, Fastcore, Thrash Metal, and more that have made IRON REAGAN a mainstay since their original 2012 demo. IRON REAGAN’s most Punk lineup returns to deliver breakneck music at breakneck speeds. “Very excited to release new music with the original Iron Reagan lineup,” says Foresta. “This... 

Atmospheric metalcore powerhouse 156/Silence have announced their Fall US headliner ‘From A Distance Tour’ with Aviana, Heavensgate and Fromjoy as support. The headlining run launches Wednesday, September 9, in Worcester, Massachusetts, and wraps in the band’s hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, October 3.  

DEEP PURPLE have today (June 5) released their new single “Diablo,” the latest taste from SPLAT!—their new studio album, out July 3 on earMUSIC. The new track features a very special guest: global superstar and Grammy-winning guitarist, singer, and songwriter Keith Urban on second guitar.  

Denver’s cosmic death metal visionaries Blood Incantation release All Gates Open (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) today via Century Media. Their first-ever soundtrack vividly captures the documentary and making of their boundary-shattering 2024 opus Absolute Elsewhere.  

Rising German melancholic heavy metal outfit THE NIGHT ETERNAL will release their Metal Blade debut, Cold Velvet, on August 21st.  

Next week, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes face one of their most devastating battles—and when the smoke clears, a new era of Avengers will begin!  

Iconic Norwegian artist MORTIIS is now pleased to unleash another new single from his upcoming full-length, ‘Ghosts of Europa.’ “Tundra, Heart of Hell,” is a gothic, darkwave banger that channels the likes of Bauhaus, Joy Division, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, and more!  

Modern hard rock band Black Rose Rebellion release their debut album Hail The Rebel Queen via Pavement Entertainment. Following a successful run of live shows, the band began refining their songs in the studio, which is how their debut album came to be.  

Two special vinyl editions of Blue October’s platinum-selling album Foiled are out today via Republic/UMe, marking 20 years since the record that cemented the Houston-bred band as one of alternative rock’s most distinctive voices. [Available Now]. Two decades on, the album’s catalog has surpassed one billion streams. [Stream on DSPS].  

Fathom Entertainment and VIZ Media are bringing episodes 1–3 of “BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity,” from legendary creator Tite Kubo to U.S. theatres nationwide for a limited theatrical premiere engagement prior to broadcast and streaming of the final season of one of anime’s most enduring and celebrated franchises series, June 25–29, 2026.