Thrash Hits — Not Mike Patton. more info

Undercover, Australia — Heaven and Hell, featuring Black Sabbath founding members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler as well as drummer Vinny Appice, will before a tribute show for the late Ronnie James Dio. more info

ContactMusic — Late rocker RONNIE JAMES DIO's HEAVEN & HELL bandmates are to stage a special one-off show in London as a tribute to the rocker.Guitarist Tony Iommi took to the stage at... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Bruxa do Vinil said... Itamar Assumpção: Sampa midnight - Isso não vai ficar assim (1986) Feat: Gigante Brazil - drums, percussion Luiz A. Rondó Monteiro - guitar Luiz Chagas - guitar Paulo Lepetit - electric bass Suzana Salles - vocal Vânia Bas... more info

Pitchfork — Ryan Adams has put out a lot of albums during his career, but he's also apparently cut a few that were never released. And in the wake of ORION, his vinyl-only metal album, Adams may have plans to issue some of these unheard archival albums. As Raw... more info

Thrash Hits — This weekend a Norwegian woman claimed one of Team Thrash Hits looked like Jake Luhrs, the lead singer from August Burns Red. She is WRONG. August Burns Red @ Download Festival 2010 photo gallery by Ben Gibson more info

Thrash Hits — I’m sure there a very witty and insightful comment we could put about Switchfoot here, but we’re 6 beers in and want to go watch the end of Stone Temple Pilots’ set. Jog on! Switchfoot @ Download Festival 2010 photo gallery by Ben Gibson more info

Thrash Hits — How awesome is Keith Buckley’s mullet? Triple-awesome, that’s how much. He doesn’t look like a Spanish schoolkid on tour at all. The Damned Things @ Download Festival 2010 photo gallery by Ben Gibson more info

Thrash Hits — Rain? Thunder? Lightning? These things matter not when you are as badass as The Dillinger Escape Plan. The Dillinger Escape Plan @ Download Festival 2010 photo gallery by Ben Gibson more info

Thrash Hits — This is the kind of band you need at 11am on the Sunday morning of Download. Kick your hangover to the hills! White Wizzard @ Download Festival 2010 by Gary Wolstenholme more info