For over two decades Sweden’s CULT OF LUNA have forged a sound incomparable to others – ambitious, epic, visceral, and drenched in emotion. Their forthcoming album The Long Road North is one of their most beautiful and dynamic works to date and features guest appearances from composer Colin Stetson, Phoenix’s Christian Mazzalai and Laurent Brancowitz plus more. On The Long Road North’s opening track, “Cold Burn”, listeners are immediately immersed in familiar, yet refreshingly new Cult of Luna territory. Its pulsating rhythms pummel, and Persson’s roar sears through layers of guitar.  

Cloakroom’s Dissolution Wave is a space western in which an act of theoretical physics—the dissolution wave—wipes out all of humanity’s existing art and abstract thought. In order to keep the world spinning on its axis, songsmiths must fill the ether with their compositions. Meanwhile, the Spire and Ward of Song act as a filter for human imagination: Only the best material can pass through the filter and keep the world turning.  

IRON MAIDEN will return to North America in 2022 to bring The Legacy Of The Beast World Tour to yet more cities, many of which the band has not performed in for many years. The show has already been seen by almost two million people across the globe, being hailed by fans and media alike as the most extravagant and visually spectacular performance of the band’s career to date, with a decades-spanning set list of fan favorites. The 2022 tour produced by Live Nation includes a stop at the new UBS Arena at Belmont Park, located on the border of Queens and Nassau County, on October 19 and will also include some songs from their new studio album Senjutsu being played live for the first time.  

As the music and hairspray world was recently rocked by the shocking news of the departure of their original bassist, California rock legends Steel Panther have been endlessly reviewing submissions from their global search for a replacement. Michael Starr, Satchel and Stix Zadinia have been watching over 1669 individuals submit their videos playing various songs from the band’s catalog as well as explaining why they would be the perfect replacement.  

Great works of art have survived the test of time, but will they survive Ghouliana’s wrath? The latest edition of IDW’s hit coloring book series The Beauty of Horror aims to answer that very question. Bestselling creator Alan Robert of the popular rock band Life of Agony returns to let his undead superstar loose upon the halls of the art museum.  

Savannah, GA swamp rockers BLACK TUSK will be embarking on a U.S. tour later this month with RESTLESS SPIRIT! The trek will kick off in the band’s hometown on November 26 and will conclude on December 6 in Raleigh, NC. The full run of dates can be found below!  

Japanese music collective VAMPILLIA have announced a number of Japanese live dates in November, including their first ever livestream event on November 25 in Duo Music Exchange Club, Tokyo.  

With the nostalgic appetite for ’80s pop culture as powerful as ever, IDW is giving fans what they want with the February debut of G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero—Saturday Morning Adventures, a special send-up of the classic cartoon, shipping monthly and featuring the fan-favorite creative team of writer Erik Burnham, artist Dan Schoening, and colorist Luis Antonio Delgado.  

  GRAMMY® Award winning duo Twenty One Pilots have announced details of “THE ICY TOUR 2022,” which will see the band headlining arenas across North America summer 2022.  

Experimental metal outfit IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT have released their new live record, An Evening With Imperial Triumphant, via Century Media Records. The live album was recorded last year at the infamous Slipper Room in New York City, and features tracks from the band’s previous two LPs, 2020’s Alphaville and 2018’s Vile Luxury.  

Knuckleheadz is proud to partner with the almighty GWAR to bring you Series 1 of the GWAR Half Pints. This set features Blothar, JiZMak and Beefcake. All Half Pint figures have different attributes making the size vary, but are all approximately 4 inches in height.  Figures come packaged in their own box.  They are expected to ship the 2nd week of December, so you Bohabs should be able to get them in your grubby hands and under your tree just in time for Xmas!  

Yesterday, fans got their first glimpse at an exciting alternate version of Wolverine from a reality where Miles Morales took over the mantle! And this March, prepare to see Miles Morales take on the legacy of even more of your favorite Marvel heroes in a new series titled WHAT IF…MILES MORALES.