NYC/New Jersey metal collective TOMBS and Atlanta blackened heavy metal outfit CLOAK will be embarking on a run of co-headlining live shows throughout the East Coast this spring, in which they will be supported by RESTLESS SPIRIT! CLOAK will be hitting the road separately tomorrow, April 2, in Harrisonburg, VA and will play another headliner before they are joined by TOMBS on April 5 in Providence, RI and will conclude in CLOAK’s hometown of Atlanta, GA on April 10. TOMBS will then return to Brooklyn, NY for a homecoming show on April 16 along with EVOKEN and RESTLESS SPIRIT.  

Icelandic Ambient Rock band KONTINUUM are now premiering their brand new song, “Hafið Logar!” The song can be heard below.  

It’s a lucky day to be an X-Men fan! Longtime X-Men editor and groundbreaking writer Ann Nocenti will return to the franchise this July in X-MEN LEGENDS, the extraordinary series where X-Men’s most legendary creators tell all-new stories set during their classic runs! Featuring artwork by Javier Pina (X-MEN, MAESTRO: WAR & PAX), X-MEN LEGENDS #3 will kick off a two-part saga that takes place directly after 1985’s LONGSHOT, the influential limited series where Nocenti and artist Arthur Adams introduced readers to Longshot, Mojo, and Spiral.  

Danny Lore and Karen S. Darboe introduce Brielle aka Bloodline, Marvel’s newest vampire hunter in FREE COMIC BOOK DAY: AVENGERS/X-MEN #1, in stores May 7. Stay tuned for more information!  

Two decades into their venerable careers, Baltimore Death Metal savants MISERY INDEX are back with the forthcoming release of their new record, Complete Control, which will be released worldwide via Century Media Records on May 13th.  

DIMMU BORGIR extraordinary drum master DARAY has announced his drum clinic at Inferno Music Conference on April 16th, taking place in Clarion Hotel The Hub in Oslo at 12:00 – Room 1.  

Over the last few months, a surprising saga has played out in the pages of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Hit creators including Zeb Wells, Saladin Ahmed, Cody Ziglar, Kelly Thompson, and Patrick Gleason have brought readers the BEYOND ERA which saw Peter Parker out of commission after a disastrous battle and his clone, the fan-favorite Ben Reilly, taking over as Spider-Man under the control of the mysterious Beyond Corporation. The BEYOND ERA reached its climactic ending in yesterday’s AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #93 which saw Ben Reilly perish after a devastating battle with Peter Parker. But all is not as it seems… Enter CHASM, Ben Reilly’s new identity and Peter Parker’s latest archenemy.  

Today Image/Skybound debuted an electrifying new trailer for the upcoming Skybound Comet release Everyday Hero Machine Boy, the all-new Middle Grade original graphic novel from rising star voices Tri Vuong (the upcoming LEGO® NINJAGO®: GARMADON comic book series) and Irma Kniivila. The trailer grants an all-new sneak preview of the eponymous hero as he tries to save his city, survive high school, and eat copious amounts of spaghetti, all while attempting to override his programming. Set against an 8-bit paradise, Everyday Hero Machine Boy is the heartwarmingly cool story that will inspire you to activate your heart and be an everyday hero. Available everywhere books are sold September 2022, Everyday Hero Machine... 

After making the rounds through the south and east coast earlier this year, it is now time for Nonpoint to HEAD WEST! From Wisconsin to LA and everything in-between, they are bringing you the live event that brought sold out shows and monumental moments you caught on their socials earlier this year. NOW THIS TIME, it’s your turn to get RUTHLESS!  

Writer Gene Luen Yang and artist Marcus To will continue their bold Shang-Chi saga this summer with a brand-new #1! Marvel’s greatest fighter has had a transformation since Yang starting penning his adventures in 2020. Packed with revelations about the hero’s origin and family, dangerous additions to his rogues gallery, and changes to his relationship with the wider Marvel Universe, SHANG-CHI’s future is more unpredictable than ever.  

Bestselling writer James Tynion IV (The Department Of Truth, Razorblades) and artist Gavin Fullerton (Bog Bodies, Bags) invite readers to a new tale of existential familial horror in the upcoming, The Closet. Previously published via “The Empire of the Tiny Onion” newsletter, this three issue miniseries will launch in June from Image Comics in print format for the first time.  

Elder, the Massachusetts-meets-Berlin rock band whose 2020 album Omens was described as “an expansive odyssey of heaviness” (Stereogum), “truly transcendent” (Decibel), and “the most gorgeous contemporary prog on the planet (Consequence), have announced their first North American tour dates since the stunning album’s release, with the trek kicking off on Aug. 3 in Brooklyn.