411 Mania — Band to play the Black album... more info

Stereogum — When Loutallica met with director Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, The Wrestler) in the Bay Area last month, they were supposed to shoot a video for “Iced Honey.” Instead they made a video for single “The View.” Not that it matters if you watch ... more info

ContactMusic — Heavy rockers Metallica are to perform their eponymous 1991 album in its entirety at a former Danish prison where inmates included serial killers and mass murderers The group has announced its June 12 concert in Denmark will be staged at Statsfaengse... more info

Guardian Music — Canadian singer and metal titans to cover each others' songs on split 7in single. What next? Lou Reed and Metallica? Oh …Feist will collaborate with Mastodon on a limited-edition 7in single due next year. The Canadian singer was introduced to the m... more info

Metal Injection — It was less than a month ago that Metallica announced that they will be playing The Black Album in full at this Summer's Download Festival. Turns out, they're not done with the Black Album just yet. The band have announced festival dates in... more info

Guardian Music — A new festival looks set to be India's answer to GlastonburyIt can be difficult when travelling by train in India to ensure you disembark at the correct city. Especially when it is 5am, and everybody around you is busy giggling at your pronunciation.... more info

ContactMusic — Rocker Ozzy Osbourne has landed his own radio show The star will host new SiriusXM programme Ozzys Boneyard when it launches later this year 11 Osbourne will showcase tracks from his favourite artists among them Metallica Van Halen and Ac Dc... more info

Metalsucks — One of the bonus tracks on Rihanna’s new album, Talk That Talk, utilizes the riff from Metallica’s “Wherever I May Roam,” and while that album doesn’t come out until Tuesday, this is the 21st century, so it’s already on YouTube, and you ... more info

Guardian Music — Like the walking dead, Ozzy is back with the original members of Black Sabbath to play the 10th anniversary of Download (8-10 Jun, Donington Park) along with Metallica, who'll perform their classic Black Album …Slayer will rip through their own Rei... more info

411 Mania — They're going to play it in full... more info