And yet another Metal Cruise has just been announced. Seems Metal Music on the high seas..as in a cruise tour, is the new thing! Newly announced Mayhem Festival Cruise, brought to you by the same people who bring you The Mayhem Festival. Lamb of God, Machine Head, Anthrax, Suicide Silence, Hatebreed, Kingdom Of Sorrow + More Announced for the First Annual Mayhem Festival Cruise Ship will be leaving in December. So with the Mayhem Festival Cruise, this puts another “Cruise Of Metal” in the water…70,00 Tons, The Bardge From Hell, ShipRocked and now Mayhem Festival Cruise.  

So, I don’t know if this will be the trailer playing in front of The Avengers this weekend, but the WB has released a new teaser trailer online. As it seems below, director Christopher Nolan has ramped up the depression factor and darkness on this film, as it looks like he will be telling a tale of despair and destruction Leave the kiddies at home for this one. Check it out below.  

In honor of the release if the much anticipated DVD release…The Story Of Rock ‘N’ Roll Comics, several of the company’s founders and first creators were front and center in NYC at Forbidden Planet. Check out the video below for a road down memory lane…  

With all the buzz surrounding the up coming release of the mega hit The Avengers, Marvel continues to release synergistic products to coincide with the inevitable block buster film. Next up…Cell phone wallpaper apps! That’s right, now you to can have an Avenger grace your cell phone while you text to your freinds how spectacular the new Avengers film will be. Marvel has teamed up with Cellfish to bring everyone there own favorite Avenger on their phone. Read the official press release below… M­arvel Entertainment, LLC, one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, has teamed up with Cellfish, a leading mobile and social application developer, to launch an Android personalization... 

SOIL has reunited with Ryan McCombs (formerly of Drowning Pool) for the bands first ever live CD+DVD entitled “Re-LIVE-ing The Scars IN LONDON” in stores MAY 8th 2012. This special release features the band at their very best from their sold-out UK performance on October 14, 2011 at the Electric Ballroom in London.  

So, as one of the worst kept secrets in movies, the mad titan Thanos has been revealed as the secondary villain in the up coming Avengers film. Here is a first look pic unearthed on the internet. Also, A full story description of the movie plot is floating online. (Metal Machine will not post) Look at your own discretion.  

Here’s your first look at, Secret Avengers #27, an explosive tie-in to the critically acclaimed blockbuster event of the year – Avengers VS. X-Men! From the red-hot team of Rick Remender & Renato Guedes, Captain Marvel is reborn to unite all Kree across the galaxy! But, as the Kree rally – Thor and his team must face off against Captain Marvel, The Protector & Ms. Marvel in an attempt to halt the Phoenix Force! Want to know the mysterious connection the Kree have with the Phoenix Force?  

DC Entertainment announced today that it has released a new family-friendly DC Nation app offering instant access to the best in all-ages content from DC Comics. Based on the popular Saturday morning programming block from Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment, the free app features thousands of pages of kid-safe content including free, first issues of three of the all-time greatest kids’ comics BATMAN ADVENTURES #1, SUPERMAN ADVENTURES, #1 and the multiple Eisner Award-winning TINY TITANS #1.  

Fearless Records has launched the pre-order for the North American release of Lostprophets’ long-waited new LP Weapons at: http://lostprophets.merchnow.com. Fans will get an instant download of the band’s current single “Bring ‘Em Down” with each pre-order. Formed in Pontypridd, South Wales, the Welsh rock band have made their mark on both sides of the Atlantic with their blend of strong melodic choruses and aggressively edged rock.  

Thor actor Chris Hemsworth was spotted in NYC mobbed by fans exiting the David Letterman show. Hemsworth in town to promote what should be the blockbuster of the year…The Avengers was coutious as can be as throngs of fans snapped away pic after pic. Check out the few we got below…  

This Sunday, watch as Spider-Man and White Tiger team up to save Midtown High on a new episode of Ultimate Spider-Man, inside Marvel Universe on Disney XD at 11am/10c.  

The Cult’s film clip for their new single, “For The Animals,” from their forthcoming Choice of Weapon album, reflects the socially and economically divided world that we find ourselves facing.