Metalsucks — …Max Cavalera recently revealed during a radio interview (video above) that he’s working on his autobiography with British journalist Joel McIver, who has previously penned such metal-themed tomes as The Bloody Reign of Slayer and Justice for ... more info

ContactMusic — Four promoters accused of cheating Metallica fans over a cancelled October 11 concert in Gurgaon India have been granted bail and told not to leave the country Dna Networks general manager Rajesh Kumar and three others have been charged with fraud af... more info

Stereogum — For a little while, Black Sabbath, certainly the most influential heavy metal band of all time and possibly the best as well, have been teasing a big announcement for 11/11/11. Everyone assumed that they’d be reuniting, and sure enough, that’s ex... more info

Metalsucks — In 2006, Vince and I got on a plane and went to the Download Festival in Donington, England, where we saw, amongst many other things, Metallica play Master of Puppets live in its entirety. And even though Cliff Burton was obviously not available to ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — As one Redditor snarked, Metallica on a tiny screen is way better than Metallica live. More » Post from: Crushable more info

NME — Black Sabbath join Metallica as the second headliner of the metal bash more info

Pop Candy — Greetings on this Friday! I wish I could say I'm in tip-top shape, but I have a horrible backache after getting a tetanus shot yesterday. more info

Gigwise — First act confirmed... more info

Guardian Music — Heavy metal supergroup said it would perform the album in full to celebrate the the Donington park festival's tenth anniversaryHeavy metal supergroup Metallica will perform their best-selling 'Black' album in its entirety at next year's Download fest... more info

Guardian Music — (Cherry Red)Seminal is a dangerous term for band because, fundamentally, it ends up meaning your whole shtick is so regulated and predictable you might as well be dead. So it is with the Fall, whose 317th studio album, or whatever it is, has absolute... more info