Finnish black metal act CAVUS has started laying down the tracks for the follow-up to their debut full-length Fester and Putrefy. The yet untitled album will feature songs like “The Art of Blood Purging” and “Unholy Water” and is being recorded in the band’s own studio in Finland. “The band just purchased some rats and locusts to roam their premises to advance the vile surroundings of their studio,” says vocalist W. “The old wooden building is condemned to be demolished in the near future so it will be the last album CAVUS records at the place simply known as “The Lair.”  

Marvel has been dropping signs of a new event book that will be coming this fall with the tagline “This Is War” Seems their latest teaser reveals a bit more. The Punisher is coming to town and he’s not happy. Check out the latest teaser for your self…  

Welcome The First 10 Bands On Board 70000TONS OF METAL 2013! Are you ready for Round 3 of the original? Imagine starting the year in style: In January 2013, 40 Heavy Metal bands and 2,000 fans from all over the World will go once again to the Caribbean to take over the luxury cruise ship “Majesty of the Seas” for a 5 day and 4 night trip of a lifetime.  

Dani Filth, vocalist for British extreme heavy metal act, Cradle Of Filth, has updated his blog with new information regarding the band’s upcoming 10th studio album.  

EYEHATEGOD, Louisiana’s favorite purveyors of hardcore, blues-based, unrepentant, post-amplificated dirge, will head to Europe this Summer to further spread their audio message of discontent. The caravan of decadence and debauchery begins July 20 at Serengeti Festival 2012 in Stukenbrock, Germany and will pillage its way through 19 cities, leaving in its wake nothing but broken glass and hurt feelings.  

Mimoco, makers of the MIMOBOT® line of designer USB flash drives and MIMOMICRO™ card readers, is announcing the release of Star Wars MIMOBOT Series 8 featuring iconic characters from Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. The eighth series in the Star Wars MIMOBOT collection includes Jabba the Hutt, Slave Leia, Jedi Luke, Admiral Ackbar, and Biker Scout – a joint 2012 San Diego Comic-Con and Star Wars Celebration VI exclusive – all sporting classic stylized MIMOBOT designs.  

Get your first look at Mega City One in the NEW trailer from Lionsgate’s DREDD  

From their official website www.linkinpark.com LINKIN PARK’s fifth studio album, LIVING THINGS (Machine Shop Recordings / Warner Bros) is out today and available on iTunes. Fans that purchase LIVING THINGS today on www.linkinpark.com will get a special bonus ‘Remix Subscription’ and receive one remix a month from the album for the rest of the year.  

Close to 14,000 fans turned out in force Thursday night for the opening show of Iron Maiden’s MAIDEN ENGLAND NORTH AMERICAN TOUR in Charlotte NC, setting the spectacular tour off to a flying start.  

All That Remains (ATR) has completed tracking on its forthcoming new studio album with mixing now underway. The new album, to be titled A War You Can Not Win is expected for release in September 2012 via Razor & Tie /Prosthetic. A War You Can Not Win sees ATR reunited with longtime producer Adam D (The Devil Wears Prada, As I Lay Dying, Killswitch Engage). The record is the culmination of an intense writing period for the group that began shortly after their 18-month tour in support of For We Are Many.  

Red Hot Chili Peppers announced today they would unveil 18 previously unreleased sides from the I’m With You sessions. Each of the songs will be available worldwide both digitally and on vinyl, with two sides per seven-inch. The first pair of sides – “Strange Man” on the A-side and “Long Progression” on the B-side – will be released on August 14, 2012.  

An amazing collection nearly 20 years in the making, UDON Entertainment proudly announces the impending release of Marvel vs. Capcom: Official Complete Works! This is a brand-new art book collecting all of the official artwork, sketches, and bonus material from all of Marvel and Capcom®’s video game collaborations—from 1993’s The Punisher™ arcade game right up to 2012’s smash-hit Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom® 3! Compiled by UDON with the help of Capcom and Marvel, this is the first time this material has ever been collected in one place—on either side of the Pacific!