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Slayer - Kerry King says, in spite of recent events, Slayer are planning no new music nor new tours.

Cradle of Filth - New record aiming for some time around March of next year. Ed Sheeran Collab possibly a bonus track.

All That Remains - Divine https://youtu.be/01rW8JxwpO8 METALCORE RETURNS!

Vended - Nihilism https://youtu.be/jCpHe0vQVNA They are doing all the things, but it feels like there is something missing.

Falling in Reverse - Ronald https://youtu.be/wWoQ7PFSYlk Feat, Tech N9ne and Alex Terrible. not generally into FiR, but this song is pretty damn good. Frenetic and dynamic all over the place. 

P.O.D. - I Got That https://youtu.be/_ocD7BsrjrU a little more in line with the POD that I grew to like in the Southtown days.

Atreyu - Insomnia https://youtu.be/Id0Qcyszvys from The Beautiful Dark of Life. Still not sure how I feel about this new direction for the band. Brandon’s vocals are great, but only feel like half the equation. Mark’s vocals just don’t scratch the itch…

Fuming Mouth - Daylight Again https://youtu.be/68Mub8T-kLI lyric video. This is the kind of hardcore that made me fall in love with the genre. These guys just keep bringing it.

Coal Chamber - Fiend For The Fans Tour 2024. Fear Factory, Twizted, Wednesday 13 (performing Murderdolls music) and Black Satellite. Aug 23 in Las Vegas, through Sept 29 in Denver.

https://blabbermouth.net/news/coal-chamber-announces-summer-2024-u-s-tour-with-fear-factory 

Falling in Reverse - Popular Monster Tour. Support from Black Veil Brides, Dance Gavin Dance, and Tech N9ne. Starts Aug 18 in Nampa ID through Sept 26 in LA. Tickets on sale May 9 in presale.

https://blabbermouth.net/news/falling-in-reverse-announces-new-album-popular-monster-summer-2024-u-s-headline-tour 

Mushroomhead - Annual Halloween tour. Support from Upon a Burning Body, There is No Us, and Mind Incision. Starts Oct 4 in Buffalo NY through Oct 26 in Clevland.

Falling in Reverse - New album “Popular Monster” set for a July 26th release on Epitaph Records. The title track, Zombified, Voices in My Head, and Watching the World Burn are all certified gold (or higher) songs.

https://blabbermouth.net/news/falling-in-reverse-announces-new-album-popular-monster-summer-2024-u-s-headline-tour 

Live Music - it is the season for such things. Get out and go see your favorite band live. And maybe a local show or 2 as well.

XDefiant - Ubisoft’s free-to-play FPS is finally launching pre-season on May21. Pre-season will last 6 weeks before season 1 officially launches. It will launch with 14 maps and 24 weapons, and is said to feature gameplay elements from other games in the Tom Clancy universe. (Splinter Cell???) it will feature multiple factions at launch. Once season 1 launches they will be adding 4 new factions, 12 new weapons, and 12 new maps.

https://www.engadget.com/ubisofts-first-person-shooter-xdefiant-is-launching-on-may-21-074940344.html 

Star Wars: Hunters - https://youtu.be/behOiHKp268 New Switch 4v4 arena battler. June 4th. Also available on Google and Apple devices. No NSO membership required on Switch for multiplayer action. Pre-register now at www.starwarshunters.com 

Mortal Kombat 1 - HOMELANDER! https://youtu.be/em72nTL5O1s 

Batman: Arkham Shadow - New VR game for the Meta Quest 3. First big release for the platform. Will it be enough? It does follow a new storyline, but it is exclusive to the Quest 3, which has received much pushback.

https://www.engadget.com/batman-arkham-shadow-is-the-first-big-exclusive-vr-game-for-the-quest-3-154210616.html 

Helldivers 2 - After announcing PC players would need to link their Steam accounts to the PSN, Sony is pulling an about-face after MASSIVE fan backlash.

https://www.engadget.com/sony-quickly-backs-down-on-helldivers-2-psn-requirement-for-pc-players-120030227.html 

Mortal Kombat 1 - MK ‘95 Scorpion skin coming soon. Plus Boon is teasing possibly a Talisa Soto skin also from MK ‘95. PLUS Movado dropped!!

MK1 - Movado has launched, now with Ermac, this is getting GOOD.

Free Comic Book Day - May 4th this year.

X-Men: From the Ashes - New books announced. X-Factor and Wolverine now join the X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, and Exceptional X-Men. Releasing in August and September respectively. https://comicbook.com/comics/news/wolverine-x-factor-x-men-from-the-ashes-teasers/ 

Pete Wentz - Is writing a new comic called Dying Inside. Co-written by Jannah Klein, with art from Lisa Sterle (Witchblood and Squad books). The twist? Each issue of this book will feature a QR code that will take the reader to an original playlist, curated by Wentz, along side poetry written by Wentz.

https://comicbook.com/comics/news/pete-wentz-dying-inside-new-graphic-novel-interview-vault/ 

https://vaultcomics.com/pages/headshell 

Wolverine Deluxe Edition - The DEFINITIVE Chris Claremont and Frank Miller run that STILL defines what fans expect from the character today. 

Snowpiercer - Final(4th) season premiere date July 21 on AMC and AMC+. https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/snowpiercer-final-season-premiere-date/ 

Gen V - Star Chance Perdomo’s role as Andre Anderson will not be recast for the second season. Production has been rightfully delayed.

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-boys-gen-v-will-not-recast-chance-perdomos-role/ 

Blade Runner 2099 - Live action sequel series to 2049 has cast Michelle Yeoh as the series lead. https://cosmicbook.news/michelle-yeoh-prime-video-blade-runner-2099 

Night Court - NBC has renewed the reboot series for a third season.

The Acolyte - https://youtu.be/6tzur6JrUEA VILLAIN is non-binary?? They are still missing not just the general plot, but the plot they think they are pushing…

The Boys - season 4 FINALLY https://youtu.be/EzFXDvC-EwM June 23

Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - https://youtu.be/O77VTIAYGVA DARTH JAR JAR IS REAL!! Looks like it could be a family fun time. Sept 13

Rick and Morty Anime - https://youtu.be/zYC2ID1Gkd0 set to premiere sometime later this year.

Cobra Kai - Season 6 https://youtu.be/WPUGgxf3tx8 to be released in three chunks. 15 episodes. Part 1 on July 18, part 2 on November 28, and part three sometime in 2025.

Scooby Doo - Live Action series headed to Netflix. From the mind of Greg Berlanti, so there is promise.written by Cowboy Bebop writers Josh Appelbaum & Scott Rosenberg… but not a ton of promise. The series is described as a “drama project” and a “a live-action update of the popular cartoon.” (even less promise)

https://cosmicbook.news/scooby-doo-live-action-series-headed-to-netflix 

From -  an American science fiction horror television series created by John Griffin. The first season premiered on February 20, 2022, on Epix. In April 2022, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on April 23, 2023, on the rebranded MGM+. In June 2023, the series was renewed for a third season, set to premiere in 2024.

He-Man - New live-action movie set on Earth now has a release date. June 5 2026.

Synopsis:

https://cosmicbook.news/he-man-masters-of-the-universe-earth-release-date 

Tron: Ares - Jeff Bridges reveals that he will be returning to the grid.

Kraven the Hunter - release date moved to Dec 13 from Aug 30. https://cosmicbook.news/kraven-hunter-release-date-december 

The Crow - Release date pushed to Aug 23 from June 7.

https://cosmicbook.news/the-crow-release-date-august 

MCU - Giancarlo Esposito has been cast as SOMETHING in the MCU. As he revealed in a panel discussion at CCXP Mexico. “Sooner rather than later.” Which likely excludes a Professor X casting.

https://collider.com/giancarlo-esposito-cast-mcu-role/ 

Megalopolis - https://youtu.be/ZZL3U1j3K1c Francis Ford Copolla new sci-fi movie starring Adam Driver.

The Matrix - Now on Netflix. You can’t go wrong with a classic.

Chris Evans - The Captain America actor is ONCE AGAIN being rumored to be returning to Marvel. This time from more relevant leakers… though still seems unlikely. Interesting twist is that he is rumored for BOTH of his previous characters to be returning, Johnny Storm AND Steve Rogers, in Deadpool & Wolverine, and Avengers: Secret Wars respectively.

Linkin Park - Entertaining reunion offers. The rumor mysteriously excludes Joe Hahn and Rob Bourbon. Said to be eyeing 2025 for the tour, and also looking for a female replacement of Chester.

Ben Affleck MCU - New rumor has it that Affleck will be joining the MCU in a somewhat abbreviated capacity. NOT as a cameo in his former role as the Man Without Fear, BUT as an as yet undisclosed role. Speculation has it that he could be playing Norman Osborne (Dark Avengers) or even Dr Doom, albeit from a different timeline likely.

The Avengers 6 - The new rumor for the Avengers movie post Secret Wars is that Marvel is making it another mashup in X-Men VS Avengers.

Star Wars - George Lucas is rumored to be returning to the franchise that made him an extremely wealthy man. The rumor says that he will be involved with a new live-action series.

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A different rumor has it that Jon Favreau is leaving the franchise. Said to be over creative differences with Filoni, and that Mandalorian and Grogu is only a rumored project. All of which points to a big NOTHING BURGER!

World War Hulk - One of the leads into Secret Wars. Set to feature more “street-level’ superheroes, WITHOUT Mark Ruffalo. Likely someone mixing their signals from a bigger more likely rumor

Avengers 5 - Smaller team of heroes not to include the Fantastic Four, with previous MCU actors being told to keep their “schedules open.” This rumor includes the possibility of Kang making a return, as well as Dr Strange.

Apocalypse - The Rock now rumored to play the first mutant