The first week US sales numbers are in for Cradle Of Filth’s highly anticipated ninth studio album, Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa.  The infamous extreme metal group entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at #99, selling nearly 6,000 copies in its first week.  The November 9th, Nuclear Blast Records release also debuted at #10 on the Independent chart and #7 on Hard Music.   

Barry Allen is bound and brought before the Court of Temporal Justice for a crime he didn’t know he could commit – but is he guilty, or has one of the Renegades from the distant future gone rogue?  

In addition to being a comic fan, I’m also a sports and music nerd. And like any fan, my imagination tends to wander. What if singer X played with guitarist Z? What if QB so-and-so had WR what’s-his-name to throw to? Would they have made one great, epic album? Would they have won the Super Bowl? The same kind of logic applies to comics. What if this writer worked with that artist on character X for an issue?  

Canadian death metal band MASSIVE SLAVERY will have the honour of introducing the concept of ‘true authentic double bass drumming’ for The Rock Band Video Game via their song “Humanity’s Last Hope”.  

  Due for release on Dec. 1, former Metal Maniacs editor Jeff Wagner’s highly anticipated ‘MEAN DEVIATION: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal’ (Bazillion Points Books) has already garnered  staggering advance praise from some of the most respected figures in the progressive metal sphere.  

DIABOLIC have issued the following statement, following their appearance at Goregrowler’s Ball IV: “DIABOLIC original member, Bassist/Vocalist Paul Ouellette has been ousted from the band, due to his drunken and unprofessional behavior, and walking offstage mid-song during the band’s recent performance Fri, Nov 12 at Goregrowler’s Ball IV in San Antonio, TX.   

Conceived in summer 2008 by former ABORTED members Daniel Wilding (drums) and B.S.T. (vocals), THE ORDER OF APOLLYON took on the role of the Celebrant of the Word of the Lord. The project is more than a simple extreme metal band; it is a musical covenant. The message is profoundly religious and adheres to strict paramilitary imagery while the music draws from elements of the ambient martial scene.  

Sit tight folks, because it’s gonna be a BATMAN-centric day, and I don’t think you’d have it any other way. First up we have BATMAN #704, which marks the return of writer/artist Tony Daniel. Tony returns full force, bringing to bear his impressive array of talents for one hell of an issue.  

Good morning, Source crew. Before we dive into all the Batman goodness we have lined up for you today, let’s take a quick variant cover break and check out these two lovely pieces of artwork: The cover to JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST #15 by Kevin Maguire and a lovely SUPERBOY #2 variant by Guillem March. Enjoy!  

  From REBIRTH to SINESTRO CORPS to BLACKEST NIGHT, Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, John Stewart and Kyle Rayner have stood by each other and fought together to save our universe. After all that, what could possibly tear them apart?  

Doomsday is coming back. A few of you drew this conclusion from last week’s tease, and we’ll confirm here that the Kryptonian killing machine will return to Earth early next year – and you don’t need me to tell you that’s never a good sign for the heroes of the DCU.  

A while back, we unveiled some details about DCUO: LEGENDS, the new, biweekly series that would be set in the same universe as SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT’s own DC UNIVERSE ONLINE, which hits in early 2011. Well, we’ve got more for you, and some jaw-droppingly beautiful art that’s sure to get you psyched for not only the game, but the book.