Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Metallica rocker Kirk Hammett has pulled the plug on plans for a world tour with metal rivals Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth, insisting conflicting personalities would make it impossible. more info

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Starpulse — Metallica front man James Hetfield has added weight to a proposed world tour with Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth by insisting the 'Big Four' show is a good idea. Bandmates Lars Ulrich[...] Read more! more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Metallica} star James Hetfield has added weight to a proposed world tour with Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth by insisting the 'Big Four' show is a good idea. more info

411 Mania — Is Jessica Simpson about to have a Britney Spears-like breakdown? Is the possibility of a Metallica tour with Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax too good to be true? Is the new Rammstein video too sexually explicit? Should the VMAs include a Best Metal ca... more info

411 Mania — Metallica totour with Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax? No Head for Korn. Five Finger Death Punch member gone the way of The Hangover. Track listings from Weezer, Rob Zombie, AFI, Buckcherry, Creed, others. Smashing Pumpkins to release 44-track effort. Tool... more info

Starpulse — Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich is secretly plotting a heavy rock super-tour, which will include his band, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. Slayer guitarist Kerry King has let it slip that negotiations[...] Read more! more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Heavy rockers Anthrax are hoping to convince former frontman John Bush to return permanently, insisting they have a chemistry with him that's irreplacable. more info

FESTIVAL featured top gigs by Metallica, Limp Bizkit, Nine Ince Nails, Anthrax and Mastodon more info

Kerrang! — The 15th annual Kerrang! Awards took place in East London this past Monday (August 3). Kerrang! TV were on hand to report on the action as it unfolded. Tune into K! TV tonight (Friday, August 7) at 6PM (Sky channel 368 and Virgin channel 342) to wat... more info