Blackened thrash/punk bastards ANGREPP have recently announced a changing of the guard behind the drum kit as skinsman Fredrik Widigs has parted ways with the band and been replaced by Jakob Hallegren (Månegarm, Valkyrja). The announcement came in the form of a post on ANGREPP’s official myspace page and can be read below.    

Reunited metal-core purveyors Biohazard will make their New England Metal and Hardcore Festival debut this year. “It’s been years since we’ve played anywhere in New England – 15 years with the original Biohazard, so the show will be off the hook for our old school friends,” said guitarist/vocalist Billy Graziadei. “I’m looking forward to playing in front of those people who have never seen Biohazard before but have heard the stories from their older brothers or sisters about the shows back in the day. I’m looking forward to finally getting Biohazard back to New England with the ORIGINAL lineup!” The band plans to treat fans to a set full of Biohazard classics,... 

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Avengers #12.1, from superstars Brian Michael Bendis and Bryan Hitch! That’s right—two of the biggest creators in comics history bring you the most popularl team of super heroes in the world!  

This month Dark Horse is proud to present the Dollhouse comic Epitaphs, a continuation of the Fox television show of the same name and a precursor to the upcoming comics miniseries!  

Snail Games, a worldwide leader in free-to-play browser MMOs will be launching a new server called “Conquest” for its popular real-time-strategy MMO, Ministry of War, at 12:30pm PDT on Monday, March 21st.  

A Perfect Circle will tour North America for the first time in six years, kicking off their 2011 tour dates with a headlining performance at Rock on the Range in Columbus, Ohio on May 22.  

Originally recorded and released in 1997 OLD WAINDS’ Where the Snows are Never Gone features eight blistering tracks of absolutely heavy and ruthless Nordic black metal. Fourteen years later, Negative Existence is proud to make this highly sought-after classic available to a new generation of metal fans.  

  The gathering shall commence…..after the success of the band last and critically acclaimed opus, 2008’s “Communion”, the time has come for “The Great Mass”! The album is a result of intense soul searching and discovery at home in Greece as well as in Athens, Prague and Sweden.  

LAZARUS A.D. is the most recent casualty in a slew of unfortunate band robberies to claim theft of their personal items and money from their touring van.  

From Metropolis to Gotham City, retailers everywhere will be able to sell digital comics from DC Comics through comiXology’s recently announced Digital Storefront Affiliate program, an initiative focused on empowering merchants to thrive in the digital marketplace.  

CKY TO STREAM B-SIDES & RARITIES FOR FANS ON FACEBOOK PRIOR TO RELEASE VIA MIGHTY LOUD ON MARCH 22 FYEGUY Presents Prize Driven Promotion via “Shippensburg” Stream TOUR HITS THE EAST COAST THIS WEEK   New York — CKY has announced the complete album B-SIDES & RARITIES will go live on Facebook for streaming by fans at 9:00 PM EST on March 18th, where it will live until Midnight the 21st of March.   

INCANTATION Drummer Kyle Severn Featured In New Issue Of Sick Drummer Magazine     Are you ready for some fucking metal?!? INCANTATION / ACHERON skin-basher Kyle Severn is the subject of an in-depth feature in the latest edition of Sick Drummer Magazine. The article, which hit stands on March 8th, covers Kyle’s 25 years behind the kit as well as the 17 years he’s spent with death metal legends INCANTATION.