The Telegraph — Check the best pictures of the bands - including Metallica and The Libertines - and the fans at the Reading and Leeds Festival 2015. more info

Mercury News, California — James Hetfield, the snarling lead singer and guitarist for the Marin-based heavy metal band Metallica, is the hard rock inspiration for 'Hetfield,' an online comic strip that parodies the popular 'Garfield' cat cartoons. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As we've mentioned, Lollapalooza 2015 happens in Chicago's Grant Park this weekend with headliners Metallica, Paul McCartney Sam Smith, The Weeknd, and Florence + the Machine. (BrooklynVegan will be there too, in the Toyota Tent.) If you can't make..... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Killer Mike in the Toyota Tent in 2014 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Lollapalooza is taking over Chicago's Grant Park this weekend with headliners Metallica, Paul McCartney Sam Smith, The Weeknd, Florence & the Machine, and more. BrooklynVega... more info

The Independent — Are you empathetic or analytical? The answer could lie in your CD collection. Researchers from the University of Cambridge have established that a person’s preference for particular musical artists – from Norah Jones to Metallica – can provide ... more info

Stereogum — Apparently the only thing anyone asks musicians about anymore is streaming. Thanks, Apple. Anyway, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has now been asked, and he’s dutifully given his opinion as well: He likes it! Because unlike the original Napster, whi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "GOODY GOT IT!" Rough Trade Brooklyn's transformation into an old Sam Goody record store yesterday got us feeling nostalgic for the chain which got its start in NYC when Sam Goody himself opened a shop on 9th Avenue in Manhattan.... more info

Stereogum — Last night, reigning MVP Steph Curry went absolutely nuts, leading his Golden State Warriors to a victory and a 3-2 lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Metallica are hometown legends in the Warriors’ Bay Area. And before ... more info

Mercury News, California — James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett to perform before NBA Finals in Oakland. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As you may know, the annual Bonnaroo Superjam takes place Saturday night this year, and now the lineup has been announced. Once again, it brings together musicians from very different musical backgrounds, including Metallica's Rob Trujillo, Run DMC's... more info