South Philly punk/hardcore activists COP PROBLEM will raid Brooklyn for a one-off show providing support for NYHC legends, Sheer Terror, this Friday, May 23rd. The FREE gig will take place at the Brooklyn Night Bazaar in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with additional support from NYC punks Agitätor and All Torn Up.
Detroit, MI’s Battlecross just released a new cover of Slayer’s “War Ensemble!“ SiriusXM Liquid Metal’s Jose Mangin will debut the track live today at 5:00 pm EST. It will then repeat every three hours throughout the weekend. Guitarist Hiran Deraniyagala says, “Slayer is obviously one of our biggest influences. Slayer taught me personally to not give a f#@k and throw in attitude in your riffs. War Ensemble is one of my favorite Slayer songs because it embodies the aggression and attitude of Slayer but also is more dynamic than a traditional Slayer song that is all speed. Jeff Hanneman was an underrated player and it’s shame his greatness was only recognized after he passed....
ALLEGAEON will be hitting the road this August with Chimaira, The Plot in You, Upon This Dawning and Silence the Messenger as part of “The Artery Metal Tour“. The tour begins August 5th in Joliet, IL and runs through August 30th in Oklahoma City, OK. A complete list of dates can be found below. Tickets for the tour will be available at arterymetal.soundrink.com.
San Francisco shredders BLACK COBRA will kick off their latest run of tour actions this evening, Thursday, May 22nd, in their hometown, after which they’ll rip through Fresno, Pacifica, Portland and Seattle over the next five days. Support will be provided on all shows by The Cutthroats 9 and Wizard Rifle, the latter of which replaces Norway’s Arabrot who pulled out of the tour due to a medical emergency.
While their third full-length, At War With, inundated the masses in 2013, Mammoth Lake, California-based black/death trio VALDUR has remained secluded from band actions for several months, but now the cult confirms their upcoming emergence from their Sierra Nevada catacombs for a special live performance, as well as the penning of new material.
The hotly anticipated new series from Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie, THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, was first announced at Image Expo in January and has already generated a wave of enthusiasm across the comics community. Leaders in the industry and critics alike are singing the praises of THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, where the gods are worshiped as pop stars, but only live briefly and are reincarnated every ninety years.
In May of 2012, IDES OF GEMINI unveiled their debut full-length, Constantinople. Its mere existence was a triumph for the three band members — Sera Timms (vocals/bass), Kelly Johnston-Gibson (drums/backing vocals), and Jason Bennett (guitar/backing vocals) — but other folks had some nice things to say about it as well.
FATHER MURPHY is the sound of the Catholic sense of Guilt; a downward spiral aiming at the bottom of the hollow, and then digging even deeper. Spawned near Venice and boasting three albums and a plethora of EPs and limited releases, the grim duo — Rev. Freddie Murphy (vocals, guitar) and Chiara Lee (vocals, keyboards, percussions) — have, over the years, shapeshifted into one of Italy’s most mysterious and enigmatic musical exports, part of the community that esteemed music critic, Simon Reynolds, dubbed the new “Italian occult psychedelia.”
Dynamite Entertainment is proud to announce that Fox’s hit Animated Series – Bob’s Burgers: The Comic Book series, will be coming to comic stores everywhere this upcoming August, and the series will be written, drawn, and overseen by the writers, animators, and producers of the TV Series! Now you can read about the Belcher family (parents Bob and Linda, and their children Tina, Gene and Louise) in brand-new in-canon stories, appearing exclusively in this comic book series. Bob’s Burgers is an animated sitcom that airs on Fox television with other hits such as The Simpsons and Family Guy!
