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Nathan Yocum
Nathan Michael Yocum (born June 1, 1992) is an American film producer, publisher, writer, and the co-founder and President of Sumerian Comics. He's also worked at Sumerian Films where he produced the 2025 film ''Queen of the Ring (film), Queen of the Ring'' and Penthouse (magazine), Penthouse where he rebooted the Penthouse Comix, Penthouse Comics line of publications. Sumerian Comics Sumerian Comics is an American comic book publisher based in Nashville, Tennessee. The company was founded in 2020 by Nathan Yocum and Ryan Swanson under the original name Behemoth Comics. The division reports selling over half a million (500,000+) comics annually and ranked 8th in total market share in 2021. It has published licensed titles based on films such as American Psycho, The Crow, and Basic Instinct, as well as collaborations with musicians including Bad Omens, The Offspring, and Sleep Token. The publisher has also partnered with companies such as Ubisoft and Netflix. Its titles are distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wylie, Texas
Wylie is a city and northeastern suburb of Dallas, that was once solely located in Collin County, but now extends into neighboring Dallas and Rockwall counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located on State Route 78 about northeast of central Dallas and centrally located between nearby Lavon Lake and Lake Ray Hubbard. History Originally called Nickelville, reportedly after the name of the first store, it was organized in the early 1870s. The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway laid tracks a half mile north of the original townsite in 1886. The businesses of Nickelville moved to take advantage of the railroad within the following year, and the City of Wylie was incorporated in 1887 along the right-of-way. It was named for Lt. Colonel William D. Wylie, a right-of-way agent for the railroad and Civil War veteran. That same year, Wylie had given itself its name, established a post office branch, and incorporated, choosing an alderman form of government. Two years later, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleep Token
Sleep Token are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 2016. Its members remain Anonymous work, anonymous by wearing masks. After self-releasing their debut Extended play, EP ''One'' in 2016, the band signed with Basick Records and issued a follow-up EP, ''Two'', the next year. The group signed with Spinefarm Records and released their first full-length album ''Sundowning (Sleep Token album), Sundowning'' in 2019, which was followed in 2021 by ''This Place Will Become Your Tomb''. A third album, ''Take Me Back to Eden'', was released in May 2023. Their fourth album, ''Even in Arcadia'', was released in May 2025, through RCA Records. History 2016–2019: Beginnings and early releases Sleep Token debuted in September 2016 with the release of their first single, "Thread the Needle". The track was followed in December by the band's debut Extended play, EP ''One'', which featured two additional songs plus alternative piano arrangements of all three tracks. On February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal & The Serpent
Ryan Jillian Santiago (born May 25, 1994), known professionally as Royal & the Serpent, is an American singer and songwriter. Early life A New Jersey native, Ryan Santiago was born on May 25, 1994. She was raised both Catholic and Jewish. Santiago took up competitive dance as a child, until she "shattered both erheel plates" after jumping off a stage while performing when she was 14 years old. She subsequently delved into musical theater. In her teenage years, Santiago learned how to play the guitar and began writing songs. She attended her first concert on Britney Spears' Oops!... I Did It Again Tour at the age of six. Career At the age of 18, Santiago moved to Los Angeles, where she attended art school and worked as a bartender in a restaurant. She has credited encouragement from a co-worker, who later became her first manager, for motivating her to pursue a professional career as a musician. In 2017, Santiago independently released "Temperance", her debut single under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reel Big Fish
Reel Big Fish is an American ska punk band from Huntington Beach, California. The band gained mainstream recognition in the mid-to-late 1990s during the third wave of ska with the release of the gold-certified album '' Turn the Radio Off''. Soon after, the band lost mainstream recognition but gained an underground cult following. As of 2006, the band was no longer signed to a major record label and has since been independent. After numerous line-up changes, frontman Aaron Barrett is the last remaining founding member still performing in the band. History 1991–2001: Early success The band formed in 1991 while the members were in high school. The group started as a cover band until they released a demo in 1992, titled ''In The Good Old Days''. With the departure of Ben Guzman soon after, then backup vocalist Aaron Barrett took his place as lead singer. The band then changed its genre to ska. Reel Big Fish's self-released debut album, '' Everything Sucks'', was successful and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Nine Kills
Ice Nine Kills is an American heavy metal band from Boston, Massachusetts, who are signed to Fearless Records. Best known for its horror-inspired lyrics, Ice Nine Kills formed in its earliest incarnation in 2000 by high school friends Spencer Charnas and Jeremy Schwartz. Charnas is currently the only remaining founding member. Ice Nine Kills has released three EPs along with six full-length studio albums: '' Last Chance to Make Amends'', '' Safe Is Just a Shadow'', '' The Predator Becomes the Prey'', '' Every Trick in the Book'', which peaked at number 122 on the US ''Billboard'' 200; '' The Silver Scream'', which peaked at number 29; and their latest, '' The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood'' which peaked at number 18. Their band name is derived from the fictional substance ice-nine from the 1963 novel '' Cat's Cradle'' by Kurt Vonnegut. History 2000–2009: Formation and ''Last Chance to Make Amends'' Ice Nine Kills was founded in 2000 under the name Ice Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puscifer
Puscifer () is an American rock group formed in Los Angeles by Maynard James Keenan, known as the lead singer of the bands Tool and A Perfect Circle. Initially, Keenan was the only permanent member, and as such he considered the project to be his "creative subconscious". Later, frequent collaborators Mat Mitchell and Carina Round became permanent members. Background Puscifer's original name was Umlaut, "a premiere improvisational hardcore band". The name "Puscifer" was first publicized as a fictional band in the first episode of '' Mr. Show'', including Keenan and Adam Jones as members. Jones is not associated with Puscifer otherwise, although artwork by Jones has been featured on Puscifer apparel (the "Your Mom's a Bitch" shirt, specifically). Keenan describes Puscifer as "simply a playground for the various voices in my head, ..a space with no clear or discernible goals, ..where my Id, Ego, and Anima all come together to exchange cookie recipes." Keenan also worked on sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumerian Records
Sumerian Records is an American record label based in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and London. The label was founded in 2006 by Ash Avildsen.VEIL OF MAYA Signs With SUMERIAN RECORDS ", Blabbermouth.net, January 11, 2008, retrieved 27 March 2010FELLSILENT Inks U.S. Deal With SUMERIAN RECORDS ", Blabbermouth.net, October 1, 2008, retrieved 27 March 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Owens
Craig Owens (born August 26, 1984) is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of Chiodos. He has also had an involvement in various projects such as Cinematic Sunrise, The Sound of Animals Fighting, Isles & Glaciers, and Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows. He has recorded as a solo artist, is an established music producer, has written and recorded with the likes of Dr. Dre, and has also acted in the 2012 film '' K-11''. He currently performs under the stage name badXchannels. Career Chiodos In 2001, Owens joined Bradley Bell, Pat McManaman, Jason Hale, Matt Goddard and Derrick Frost to form a band in Davison, Michigan. Originally named "Chiodos Bros." in tribute to special effects trio the Chiodo Brothers, the band recorded its first demo in June 2002. Following several years of national touring and independent recording, they were signed by Equal Vision Records in 2004 and, under the name Chiodos, released their first full-length album, ''All's Well That End ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows
Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows (abbreviated as D.R.U.G.S.) is an American post-hardcore band formed in 2010 in Pontiac, Michigan. They released their debut self-titled album on February 22, 2011. Craig Owens brought back the project in 2020 and released D.R.U.G.S.' second studio album ''Destroy Rebuild'' on June 17, 2022. History Formation (2009–2010) The band was formed in late 2009/early 2010, after Craig Owens was let go by Chiodos. The band's members were announced in several YouTube video updates on Craig Owens' official YouTube page. The band's members included vocalist Craig Owens (Chiodos), drummer Aaron Stern (Matchbook Romance), guitarist/vocalist Nick Martin ( Underminded), guitarist/vocalist Matt Good ( From First to Last), and bassist Adam Russell ( Story of the Year). Self-titled debut album, ''Live From Hot Topic'' EP (2010–2012) On November 11, 2010, D.R.U.G.S. released their first song, "If You Think This Song Is About You, It Probably Is". O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hit Parader
''Hit Parader'' was an American music magazine that operated between 1942 and 2008. A monthly publication, it focused on rock and pop music in general until the 1970s, when its focus began turning to hard rock and heavy metal. By the early 1980s, ''Hit Parader'' focused exclusively on heavy metal and briefly produced a spinoff television program entitled ''Hit Parader's Heavy Metal Heroes''. The magazine reached its circulation peak in the mid-to-late 1980s selling a half-million copies every month as heavy metal music achieved high levels of popularity and commercial success. History Early years ''Hit Parader'' was launched in 1942 by Charlton Publications, based in Derby, Connecticut. Publishing its first issue on September 16, 1942, the magazine's original mission statement read as follows: ''Hit Parader is designed to appeal to boys and girls in school, in colleges, and in the armed services... and the millions who listen to radio every day, the people who go to the movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hard Times
''The Hard Times'' is a satirical website with a focus on punk (especially hardcore punk and first wave screamo), alt music, and millennial culture founded in 2014 by former ''SF Weekly'' music editor Matt Saincome, his brother Ed Saincome, and comedian Bill Conway. It has been compared to ''The Onion'', '' ClickHole'', and '' Reductress'' in style, and has received praise for its specificity and niche appeal. ''The Hard Times'' also publishes ''Hard Drive'', a satirical video game vertical, hosts stand-up comedy shows at music festivals, and produces podcasts. As of 2021, the Hard Times podcast network included: *''The Hard Times Podcast'', hosted by co-founders Bill Conway and Matt Saincome *''The Hard Drive Podcast'', hosted by Hard Drive co-creators Jeremy Kaplowitz and Mark Roebuck *''Hard Money’s Million Dollar Podcast'' *''The First Ever Podcast'', hosted by Jeremy Bolm, vocalist of Touché Amoré *''Fanboys'' *''Up the Blunx'' *''Coward Hour'', hosted by comedians B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamond Comic Distributors
Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. (often called Diamond Comics, DCD, or casually Diamond) is an American comic book distributor serving retailers in North America and worldwide. It transports comic books and graphic novels, as well as other popular culture products such as toys, games, and apparel, from comic book publishers or suppliers to retailers. It is owned by Geppi Family Enterprises, which is also the parent company of Alliance Game Distributors, Diamond Book Distributors, Diamond UK, Diamond Select Toys, Gemstone Publishing, E. Gerber Products, Diamond International Galleries, Hake's Americana & Collectibles, Morphy's Auctions, the Geppi's Entertainment Museum, and ''Baltimore'' magazine. On May 16th 2025 the company was sold to Sparkle Pop, a subsidiary of Ad Populum. The acquisition included several companies under the Geppi Family Ent umbrella. Diamond is the publisher of ''Previews'', a monthly catalog/magazine showcasing upcoming comic books, graphic novels, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
