This May, the heart and soul of the X-Men flies solo for the first time in STORM #1, a brand new ongoing series from New York Times Bestselling writer Greg Pak (The Incredible Hulk, Superman/Batman) and fan-favorite artist Victor Ibanez (Defenders, Wonder Woman)!  

Tomorrow evening, the twisted noise merchants in New York’s beloved GNAW will lay waste to Belgium with their harrowing odes of tension, terror and torment. From there, the crude collective will march on to France where they will join unholy forces with the experimental sound serpents in Italy’s OvO for an eight-date incursion of audio indecency.  

Spanish thrash metallers CRISIX have uploaded a brand-new video for the title track off their sophomore release, Rise…Then Rest.  

Following a hugely successful debut last December, the bringers of DENVER BLACK SKY are pleased to announce their second edition of live debauchery! Crowned “Colorado’s Best Metal Festival” by Denver Westword, this year’s DENVER BLACK SKY event will take place August 2nd and 3rd again at the Gothic Theatre and Moe’s BBQ and feature another vicious lineup  

Following their 2013 reunion, California hardcore/thrash metal crossover act EXCEL has since teamed up with Southern Lord who will now be reissuing their debut album, Split Image, this Summer.  

This May, ask yourself – who holds the eye? Today, Marvel is proud to present a new look at ORIGINAL SIN #2 – the next chapter in the blockbuster Marvel Universe event from New York Times Bestselling writer Jason Aaron and artist Mike Deodato!  

Last night at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, Slayer surprised the capacity crowd with an unannounced performance, kicking off the show with a three-song set that included the global premiere of “Implode,” the band’s first new studio recording in five years.  

Taiwanese metal collective CHTHONIC is readying to kick off another North American run as part of the fifth installment of Paganfest! Set to commence tomorrow in Springfield, Virginia, the band will join coheadliners Korpiklaani and Turisas as well as Varg and Winterhymn for nearly two dozen live incursions across North America.  

Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), publisher of the award-winning Cooking Mama video game franchise that has sold more than 13 million copies worldwide, announced today that Gardening Mama 2: Forest Friends on Nintendo 3DS™ has shipped to North American retail stores.  

FULL OF HELL, the invincible noise/powerviolence outfit which seemingly never stops touring, is back on the road once again this week. Embarking out of Buffalo tonight, April 24th, this ten-city East Cost run will bulldoze through Boston, Providence, New York, New Brunswick, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Pittsburgh and Detroit before rolling to a close in Toronto on May 3rd. Support for FULL OF HELL on all dates is being supplemented by the distressing tactics of Toronto powerviolence crew, Column Of Heaven, and Cleveland harsh noise act, Nyodene D.    

Boris Records will release the End of Man vinyl 7″ from Atlanta Black Metal Force HELLGOAT on May 31. The ultimate black metal attack has been unearthed with End of Man, the band’s seventh official offering and first on Boris Records.  

US-based brutal death metal label Comatose Music has announced the COMATOUR 2014, featuring some of the sickest acts in extreme metal today.