ContactMusic — Rockers AVENGED SEVENFOLD showed their support for U.S. troops in Iraq with a series of top secret gigs at military bases in the warzone last month (Nov10).The band teamed... more info

Thrash Hits — We wish Hugh Platt would just shut up sometimes. He’s such a miserable bastard. Can’t he be pleased about anything? So System Of A Down are confirmed as one of the headliners of Download Festival 2011. Is this news? Insofar as: does this really c... more info

411 Mania — A personal Kanye West concert? Glee pajamas? Katy Perry's boobs? Avenged Sevenfold tickets? Justin Bieber's haircut? Babes we're all thankful for! It's all in the 411 Music staff's Christmas Wish List! more info

Metalsucks — It’s been a while since we had anything to grind through the Mike Portnoy / Dream Theater rumor mill, unless you count all those “I’m not the permanent drummer of Avenged Sevenfold” interview responses, which I don’t. Thankfully this glorio... more info

Metal Injection — Avenged Sevenfold have announced a new headlining tour to kick off 2011, with Stone Sour and Hollywood Undead in tow. The tour is being called The Nightmare After Christmas tour and it's way after Christmas, it kicks off in late January. Lame to... more info

411 Mania — Marilyn Manson signs with an indie label, new Metallica is on the way, Them Crooked Vultures aim for a new album, Avenged Sevenfold tour with Hollywood Undead and Stone Sour, Iron Maiden do a UK arena tour and more! more info

The Music Fix — The monster mosh, it was a graveyard smash ... more info

Altsounds — Southern California's *Avenged Sevenfold* will be featured on Max Tour Stories, Cinemax's short form series about what life on tour is really like, straight from the mouths of the hottest rock bands. Their segment, which features the band backstag... more info

Metalsucks — Thanks to the penis-loving ladies at Reign in Blonde for digging this one up. Because penis jokes never get old, even if we disagree with the commenter. -VN more info

Metalsucks — Reader Mike McGurney sent us a link to the below video, in which Mike Portnoy plays Avenged Sevenfold’s “Nightmare” with his eleven year-old son, Max, awhile back… and we never ran it. But now certainly seems like an appropriate time, eh? I k... more info