This year, change is in the air at DC Comics. On Wednesday, August 31st, DC Comics will launch a historic renumbering of the entire DC Universe line of comic books with 52 first issues, including the release of JUSTICE LEAGUE by NEW YORK TIMES bestselling writer and DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns and bestselling artist and DC Comics Co-Publisher Jim Lee.  

In today’s music “industry,” it seems that most bands are compromising their artistic expression for fear of alienating radio program directiors and record company executives. Few recording artists are willing to step up and record what they truly feel.  

Featuring THREAT SIGNAL’s Travis Montgomery, NOCICPETOR delivers the goods with pummeling, unrelenting groove metal. Mandatory for all djentlemen.  

TOMBS are streaming their brand new album Path Of Totality as an exclusive first listen at NPR.org.  

Death metal legends Jungle Rot have revealed a brand new music video for the newly released single “Rise Up And Revolt” fresh off of their anticipated new album, Kill On Command, due out June 21.  

Hey there True Believers, here’s your official list of comic books, collections and posters arriving in comic stores on June 1st, 2011.  

Fans can scour the internet for album reviews and drown themselves in the hype and hyperbole surrounding this album or that album before deciding where to spend their dollars, or they can experience a release as the composer intended.  

Dynamic U.S. black metallers SHROUD OF DESPONDENCY will be performing with Chicago’s Kommandant on June 10th at The Rave in Milwaukee, WI. Mass Murder Messiah, Subjugation, and Carnal Befoulment are also on the bill. The Rave will be providing a webcast of the show so anyone with Internet access can watch the action as it unfolds.  

We’ve had a lot of fun showing off behind-the-scenes material from artists Jock and Francesco Francavilla from their current classic-in-the-making run on Detective Comics with Scott Snyder.  

Brazilian power metal act Shadowside has updated its official Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/shadowsideband with new promotional and behind-the-scenes photos, as the band gears up for the release of its third full-length Inner Monster Out.  

Sweden’s ultimate extreme metal act Arch Enemy has posted the fifth Khaos Legions album trailer online at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pqn_zP1BK4, as the band gears up for the release of its ninth studio album next month.  

 Mortiis is giving fans an opportunity to get creative with the tracks from “Perfectly Defect” through the nearly-launched “Mortiis Remixed” site (www.remix.mortiis.com).