KYNG–singer/songwriter Eddie Veliz, bassist Tony Castaneda and drummer Pepe Clarke Magana—will release their debut album, TRAMPLED SUN, September 27 on REALID Records (through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group).  The first two singles, “Falling Down” and “Trails in Veins,” were mixed by Mike Watts (Adelita’s Way, Hopesfall, Quicksand, Brand New) and are set to hit radio airwaves mid-July and will be available for download on July 26.   

BURY YOUR DEAD has made a request to their fans, ‘Show Us Your Mosh!’. The band has launched a new promotion through their official Facebook page  

eOne Music has completed a new, exclusive deal with hard rock supergroup CHICKENFOOT for North America. The group – Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony and Chad Smith – will release its sophomore album, titled “Chickenfoot III,” in late September 2011.  

Sixx:A.M. have scored their first #1 hit at Active Rock with “Lies of the Beautiful People,” the first single from their second album, This Is Gonna Hurt.  “Lies” has reached #1 after holding strong at the #2 spot for 6 weeks, according to Mediabase.  The track is also steadily positioned at #3 at Mainstream Rock and is poised to keep climbing.  

POP EVIL are streaming their new record “War Of Angels” in its entirety as an AOL Music Listening Party feature today.  

San Diego based (by way of Australia) band CREATIONS has debuted the music video for their track “The Wolf, The Clothes” on their official Facebook page located here http://www.facebook.com/creationshc. The song comes from the band’s upcoming album ‘The Gospel‘, which will hit stores and digital retailers on August 16th through Rite of Passage Records.  

70000TONS OF METAL, The World’s Biggest Floating Heavy Metal Festival has arrived at the biggest port in Scandinavia and Sweden’s gateway to the West: Göteborg. Time to let the HAMMERFALL! Will they stay in this city of long maritime tradition or will they sail onwards? You shall know soon!  

After damning us all to hell with their exclusive premier of “Golgotha 33 A.D.,” The Metal Observer has once again teamed up with Clawhammer PR and Chaos Records to torch the moral fabric of society with another track from TURBOCHARGED’s AntiXtian. This latest track, “Wake Up And Smell The Christian,”  

Originally self-released on CD by the band in 2008 (limited to 666 copies), Mitochondrion’s Archaeaeon will see an official release in late August by Dark Descent Records. Archaeaeon has been remastered by Colin Martson and will be released with an eight-page layout printed on heavy matte card stock.  

Abin Sur finds himself on Earth to retrieve the white entity. Yet his priorities change when he meets Hal Jordan and realizes how valuable and worth saving Earth is. As he forms an allegiance with Cyborg to save the doomed planet, Abin Sur is secretly visited by Sinestro. How will his old friend’s reveal of the prophecy called “Flashpoint” affect Abin Sur’s mission to protect Earth? And what does it mean for their relationship?  

Over the last two weeks, we’ve shown you the covers to all of the 70’s and 80’s titles in this summer’s RETROACTIVE series. Below, take a look at the cover for all the ‘90s books:  

The Harvey Awards, named in honor of the late Harvey Kurtzman, were announced yesterday. Check out DC Comics’ illustrious list of nominees below.