One of the aspects of metal that we generally forget about is the atmosphere and dynamics. So much of it is  loud and angry that we often need reminding that emotions of a wider variety can be covered in the genre. Post-metal bands generally play with dynamics, as well and not shying away from beautiful, clean guitars to contrast the sludgy riffs that make up a large percentage of the sound. Essentially, quiet music landscapes are not alien to the genre, with many a metalhead enjoying the more atmospheric offerings of music as a whole.  

By all that is unholy and brutal, we finally have the follow up to the 2015 slab Savage Land by the throwback titans, Gruesome! Keeping with the influence of the early Death sound aesthetic, Gruesome slays this album with riffs, sick leads, and a sonic hammer to the kneecaps as they sink their teeth into your yielding flesh!  

It has constantly been discussed that the 80’s were a prime time for heavy metal music. The entirety of the decade saw new genres spawn left and right in the forms of thrash metal, death metal, prog metal, and first-wave black metal, and many albums released in that time period have been heralded as classics. No one can argue the impact felt by Slayer’s Reign in Blood, or the importance of Venom’s Black Metal. Even extending into the 90’s, Carcass’ Heartwork, Pantera’s Cowboys From Hell, and Dream Theater’s Images and Words have all lasting impacts felt on the entirety of metal today.  

What do you get when you take a Merc With a Mouth, two Heroes for Hire and a Man Without Fear and mash ‘em together?  Why, the massively oversized DEADPOOL #13 of course!  

Joining other recent Hasbro additions to the IDW Publishing slate, ROM and Micronauts, M.A.S.K. will become the latest property to receive its own comic series.  

Since departing Slipknot, Joey Jordison has been thought to have been working on Scar the Martyr. While the album (And the band’s vocalist) have come and gone, as well as only a tour or two, the Scar the Martyr camp has gone silent since last year.  

Legendary co-creators Justin Jordan and Tradd Moore will release the final Luther Strode chapter in trade paperback this July. This will collect THE LEGACY OF LUTHER STRODE issues #1-6.  

Bestselling creators Matt Fraction (SEX CRIMINALS, ODY-C), Michael Chabon (The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay), Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon (Daytripper) return for an all-new story arc this June.  

Folk metal titans Eluveitie announced this morning a major shift in their lineup, and one that is no doubt about to shake up their fanbase. As a result of the departure of drummer Merlin Sutter, vocalist/instrumentalist Anna Murphy and rhythm guitarist Ivo Henzi have followed suit. The band has released a lengthy statement, which is attached below, as well as a look into what the has been going on in the Eluveitie camp internally. They will be playing the next few shows with the current lineup, but will soon be undergoing these changes.  

Marvel Comics is proud to present an unprecedented approach in introducing the world to Marvel Comics and the next great breakout Marvel Super Hero – the Black Panther. Masterfully merging animated comics with in-depth narration and commentary, this fresh new video series is designed to present a whole new audience to the world of Black Panther timed with his cinematic debut in Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” and bolstered by the character’s best-selling comic book series.  

ELSTREE 1976 explores the lives of the actors and extras behind one of the most celebrated Science Fiction films in cinematic history, Star Wars.  

Everyone keeps saying that djent bands are the ones taking direct influence from Meshuggah, and that the band in question was no doubt ahead of their time. The latter is true, without a doubt, but bands like Periphery, TesseracT, and Vildhjarta only show so much of an influence before venturing into more progressive directions, as opposed to the mathematics and brutality Meshuggah offers. It’s not an insult, but the truth, as every band ultimately has become something unique instead of cloning their idols.