Week In Nerdom 03-09

Music

New Music/Video
Rammstein - Zeit music video to be released later this week.
Terror - New album “Pain into Power” set for release on May 6th from Pure Noise Records. First single, “Can’t Help But Hate” features Corpsegrinder!! https://youtu.be/RHF5PlUzGZM
In Flames - Finished their 14th studio album!! No release date yet, but they ARE going on tour in April…
Dead South - Chop Suey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqBh8hFC5NQ

Tom MacDonald
Billboard issues…
https://youtu.be/nT828uv8zSw

Tours
ZZ Top - Billy and Frank are headed out on tour. ALSO releasing RAW, a live album (the final with Dusty Hill) on July 22. Starting May 6 in Ontario, through August 27th in Kentucky.
https://www.zztop.com/tour
Prodigy - First tour since the passing of Keith Flint. This will be the 25th anniversary of Fat of the Land, but the band has said that they will be playing some new stuff too. Sept 8 through 23 all in England.

Suggests
Black Light Burns Cruel Melody
Killswitch Engage Alive or Just Breathing

Gaming/Tech

Follow-ups/Corrections
Halo: Infinite - Season 2, Lone Wolves, announcements. MORE armor cores, 2 new maps (Catalyst and Breaker), “story elements” for multiplayer, and NO multiplayer in campaign mode YET.
Dead Space - Motive Studios will host a State-of-Play livestream on the 11th. https://wegotthiscovered.com/gaming/studio-behind-dead-space-remake-will-host-a-showcase-this-week/

World of Warcraft
April 19th will see the announcement of the next expansion for the long running MMORPG. AND May will see the official reveal of the WOW Mobile game.
https://www.engadget.com/blizzard-world-of-warcraft-expansion-reveal-date-192006347.html

The Its Always Sunny Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheAlwaysSunnyPodcast

Suggests
Dead Space
Cuphead

Comic Books/Books
Kevin Smith
Getting his own imprint on Dark Horse called Kevin Smith’s Secret Stash Press. To start this fall with an 8 issue book called Masquerade. Will also have a book called Quick Stops that exists in the Askewniverse.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/kevin-smith-dark-horse-comic-book-1235104152/

Suggests
Guardian Devil. Kevin Smith’s Daredevil run with art from Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti.

TV/Streaming

Follow-ups/Corrections
Twisted Metal - Headed to Peacock. https://www.engadget.com/twisted-metal-peacock-192004308.html
God of War - The Sony produced series is in negotiations over at Prime Video. Joining Mass Effect and Fallout. https://deadline.com/2022/03/god-of-war-tv-series-prime-video-playstation-amazon-studios-1234959867/
Gotham PD - Now a series based in and around Arkham Asylum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXV3MsheCPk
Bel-Air -
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/daphne-maxwell-reid-vernee-watson-johnson-bel-air-russian-doll-season-2-1235198009/

Trailers
Shoresy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0hBNOs5K3E NEW SERIES!!!

Letterkenny
International Women’s Day special… WATCH IT!!

Isle of the Dead
ANOTHER Walking Dead spinoff series starring Lauren Cohen and Jeffery Dean Morgan.
https://cosmicbook.news/lauren-cohan-jeffrey-dean-morgan-isle-dead

Suggests
Letterkenny ALL OF IT!

Movies

Follow-ups/Corrections
The Batman - opened to $134 million. Over the $128 expectation.

Trailers
DC League of Super-Pets - https://youtu.be/ME_upzi4boc May 20, 2022. Keanu Reeves as Batman, John Krasinski as Superman.
Bullet Train - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IOsk2Vlc4o Brad Pitt’s John Wick??

Suggests
Scream… kinda…

Rumor Mill

Confirmations/Refutations
Booster Gold - Donald Faison IS Booster Gold! And now we are anticipating him in the second half of the Flash season 8.

New Sources

Dr Strange 2
Deadpool and Kang the Conquerer said to be in the post credit scene.

Obi-Wan
NEW Jedi?? Vader connection? Dathomirian Jedi?
~ALSO~
Palpatine rumored to be in the show to some capacity.
~ALSO~
Young Ahsoka?
~ALSO~
Liam Neeson returning as Qui Gon Jinn???