And it begins. Seems that the tentacles that are Disney Studios have begun to infiltrate the Marvel Universe. Subtle as it may be, Disney is making their presence know at The House of Ideas”. The way it’s looking now, all things look to be pointing to Disney dictating the course of comic books toward movie marketing and movie creation.  

Dark Horse Comics announces the return of Nexus in Dark Horse Presents #12. The fan-favorite title returns with its team of creators, Mike Baron (The Badger) and Steve Rude (The Moth), in their respective positions of writer and artist!  

James Collins, drummer/vocalist for traditional heavy metal rockers CARELESS, has posted a video of his Neil Peart-inspired drum solo “5ive”. The driving force behind one of today’s most talented classic metal trios, Collins percussive mastery is well worth checking out.  

Michael Schenker, a true purveyor first-class hard guitar rock, released the aptly titled “Temple of Rock” on October 11 on CD, digital formats, and vinyl. He will now be touring with Robin McAuley in support of the album…  

AFM Records is proud to announce the worldwide signing of industrial veterans MINISTRY, one of the most innovative and legendary bands of our time. AFM will release MINISTRY’s highly-anticipated comeback album Relapse in March. Prior to the album, MINISTRY will release a digital single, entitled “99%” on December 23rd, 2011 via the band’s iTunes store.  

The world’s most popular super heroes can be found in the pages of Marvel Comics every week, but now their greatest stories are set to conquer the world of prose fiction! Launching in June 2012 with the adaptation of CIVILWAR, Marvel will release its most popular stories of all time as prose novels.  

Critically acclaimed writer Rick Remender kicks his explosive run on Secret Avengers in style in Secret Avengers #21.1! Joined by superstar artist Patrick Zircher, Remender sends Captain America’s covert strike force into the belly of the beast as he and Hawkeye uncover a huge threat to the Marvel Universe.  

THE RECORRUPTOUR, Whitechapel’s next headlining tour will hit cities across North America in March and May of 2012. The tour is presented by ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK and ALTERNATIVE PRESS MAGAZINE. Playing right before Whitechapel each night will be Miss May I along with After The Burial, The Plot In You, Within The Ruins (5/3-5/17) and Struc/tures (3/10-3/30) opening the show.  

Kentucky’s Black Stone Cherry is hitting the road next year with a series of headline dates beginning February 1, 2012 in Libertyville, IL.  Black Stone Cherry has had an amazing year following the May 31, 2011 release of Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea, an album Classic Rock Magazine just named #4 of “Albums Of 2011” in which they declared it “…one of the most important albums of 2011.”  

Tank, the legendary British Heavy Metal Band, plan to record their first live DVD. The band featuring Mick Tucker and Cliff Evans on guitar alongside ex-Rainbow/Yngwie Malmsteen frontman Doogie White, ex-Bruce Dickinson bassist Chris Dale and ex-Helloween/Firewind drummer Mark Cross will record their show on March, 9th 2012 in Stodola Club in Warsaw (Poland).  

The night kicked off with Rex Brown’s new band Kill Devil Hill, a Southern Metal band with Rex on bass, Vinny Appice on drums, Mark Zavon playing guitar & not much known is about their singer,  Dewey Bragg, but he resembled Layne Staley vocal wise, but with a much better beard.  

After various splits, demos and EPs it’s finally time for the first full length from obscure death metal masters OMINOUS CRUCIFIX! Hailing from the crypts of Mexico, OMINOUS CRUCIFIX offers the world The Spell of Damnation, eight new tracks of crawling, rancid and occult death metal that will tear the ribs out of your putrid body.