Here is a first look at the animated The Dark Knight Returns… Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1, the next entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original Movies, is produced by Warner Premiere, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. The all-new, PG-13 rated film arrives September 25, 2012 from Warner Home Video as a Blu-ray  

Marvel is proud to present your first look at Avengers #30! With Cyclops and Emma Frost more powerful than ever, it’s looking more and more like the end of the world for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! But amidst all the chaos and battling, can the budding romance of Hawkeye and Spider-Woman survive the strain? The creative team of superstar writer Brian Bendis and legendary artist Walter Simonson bring you high-stakes action and drama this September in Avengers #30, hitting comic shops everywhere, the Marvel Comics app, and Marvel Digital Comic Shop.  

DETHKLOK returns this fall with Metalocalypse: Dethklok Dethalbum III, the highly-anticipated follow up album that fans of the animated band have been begging for. The stars of the Adult Swim series Metalocalypse will unleash 12 brand new tracks that are more brutal than ever before in this fall’s release, set to hit stores throughout North America on October 16, 2012 from Williams Street Records. The Dethalbum III is once again co-produced by Metalocalypse co-creator Brendon Small and Dethklok producer Ulrich Wild (The Dethalbum and Dethalbum II). The cover art was also illustrated by The Dethalbum and Dethalbum II cover artist Antonio Canobbio.  

Phil Labonte, lead singer of metal band All That Remains has been in some hot water for remarks he posted on his Twitter feed against Rage Against The Machines Tom Morello. Here is a official statement from Phil about the comments…  

Papa Roach has been forced to withdraw from the Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival. Lead singer Jacoby Shaddix has been diagnosed with a nodule on his left vocal cord, and at the advice of his physician he will undergo corrective surgery to remove the nodule and prevent further damage.  

A&M/Octone recording group Flyleaf have just released their new single, “New Horizons,” available now on iTunes. The song will appear on the band’s upcoming third album of the same name. “‘New Horizons’ expresses a feeling of looking toward the unknown future with hope,” commented bass player Pat Seals. Full details about the album and the release date will be announced shortly.  

Emmure frontman Frankie Palmeri stopped of in Connecticut to chat with Metalmachine.net. The band is currently on the Trespass America Tour. Check out Frankie below…  

Five Finger Death Punch has been lighting up city after city while headlining this years Trespass America Festival. Metalmachine.net sat down with FFDP Drummer Jeremy Spencer to talk all things FFDP, the road and whats in store for the future of the band.  

It’s time to let the metal rumble in your bones and rock your soul with every track. That’s right, Fear Factory is back and better than ever in their all new album, The Industrialist.  

P.O.D. pushes out another new album, Murdered Love, and combines their old hard rocking with some new melodies that blend the band in a new direction. Don’t worry, though, the P.O.D. that you know and love is still within the album pumping louder than ever.  

Doc Coyle from the band God Forbid recently sat down with Metalmachine.net from the road on the current Trespass America Festival. Doc talked about the tour, upcoming shows and weddings…no really!  

They are one of the bands that helped define the “metal/thrash” genre (with Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth – The Big Four).  Their music has been played at New York’s Yankee Stadium, in Moscow, Warsaw, Australia, Japan, and at Castle Donington in the UK.  But now, thanks to NASA, Anthrax is the first metal band to ever have its music played on Mars.