( New York , NY ) ― E1 Music announces the addition of guitar icon Zakk Wylde’s band, Black Label Society, to its rock and metal roster. The two album deal covers North America exclusively. Wylde formed Black Label Society (BLS) in 1994 as a vehicle for his own artistic vision: uncompromising, unfiltered, no bullshi* rock’n’roll.  

Hey all you A – Team fans, metalmachine.net has a first look at the trailer to the upcoming movie staring Bradley Cooper and Liam Neeson.  

Kicking off the New Year with a special double-dose of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, General Grievous emerges from the shadows to stir up trouble for the Jedi heroes, ensnaring them in a trap that threatens their mission and their lives. It’s a deadly game – and the scheming Separatist cyborg doesn’t plan on playing by the rules! It’s a full hour of all-new CLONE WARS thrills, beginning with “Grievous Intrigue,” at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT Friday, January 1 on Cartoon Network.  

In what may be one of the craziest things to come out of the world of Metal, word has come that veteran actor Christopher Lee (Dracula, Count Dooku, Saruman) at the age of 87 has formed a metal project called Charlemagne: By The Sword And The Cross…  

Various reports have stated that Marvel and Paramount have decided to move the feature Thor to May 4th 2011. Reports state that since Sony has delayed production of Spiderman 4, which was to bow on May 6th 2011, Marvel decided to take that slot for the Thor feature. Thor was also slated to go head to head with DC/WB’s Green Lantern feature.  

Los Angeles, CA – Thursday, January 7, 2010 — “Tom gave various medical treatments more than a fair shot,” said Slayer’s manager Rick Sales, “but they just haven’t handled the problem, so he’s biting the bullet and is scheduled for back surgery at the end of this month.”  

Jersey legends OVERKILL will be shooting a video for their single “Bring Me the Night” off their upcoming album this weekend in Brooklyn, NY. The new record will be available on CD and Vinyl, entitled “IRONBOUND” is set for release on February 9, 2009. This celebrates the bands 25 year anniversary.  

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ smash hit The Hangover has added another milestone to its record-breaking 2009 run. Since its release on Blu-ray and DVD on December 15th 2009 the film has become the #1 comedy of all time on the DVD charts with combined consumer and rental sales topping 8.6 million units with 1.5 million units coming from Blu-ray purchases. Strong sales are expected to continue bringing the six-month estimate to 9.5 million units.  

The Chicago band—-David Scotney (vocals), Johnny Salazar (drums), Alan Quitman (bass), Mike Tyranski (guitar/programming)—will soon be able to show everyone that they live up to such a compliment. Once a current trek of headlining shows concludes, JANUS will perform a month’s worth of dates with Chevelle starting February 8 in Boston at the House of Blues. They’ve been touring non-stop to promote their debut album, RED RIGHT RETURN, since its release September 22, 2009 on REALID Records, through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group.  

Detroit death metallers, AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH have announced new tour dates with Victory Records recording artists, WITHIN THE RUINS. Here’s what AND HELL FOLLOWED WITH guitarist, Kyle McIlmurray has to say about the upcoming shows:  

British thrashers EVILE recently announced their new bassist, JOEL GRAHAM, who joins the band following the tragic death of their late bassist, MIKE ALEXANDER. JOEL GRAHAM previously played in Yorkshire metal band RISE TO ADDICTION, who recorded for Mausoleum Records.  

Halo Legends, an all-new, CG and traditional anime PG-13 experience that presents enthralling new stories from one of the world’s most popular video game franchises, will be distributed February 16, 2010 by Warner Home Video as a Special Edition 2-disc version on DVD and Blu-Ray™, as well as single disc DVD, On Demand and Digital Download.