ContactMusic — Metallica reunited with former bassist Jason Newsted at the first of their 30th anniversary shows last night 05 12 11 The rockers played an intimate gig at the Fillmore in San Francisco and the 1200 fans who packed into the venue were thrilled wit... more info

Metalsucks — Hate is a train That thunders aimless through my head And hate is the fame Chained to the wheel until I’m dead And with these words, so begins “Hate Train,” a previously unreleased song from the Death Magnetic sessions that the band performed ... more info

Mercury News, California — It's Metallica week by the Bay.And fans have come from all over the country to celebrate the occasion, which marks the group's 30th anniversary. more info

Pop Justice — The heart-stopping combination of Pixie Lott, Nicole Scherzinger and Cee Lo Green all did stuff at The Royal Variety Performance in Manchester last night. (Daily Mail) (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2070431/Royal-Variety-Performance-20... more info

411 Mania — From Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Motorhead's Lemmy to Jack Bruce from Cream, Cliff Burton from Metallica and more, the 411 staff ranks their top 5 bassists of all-time! Check out the full article to see who made their lists and why! more info

ContactMusic — Shakira is a huge Metallica fan The Whatever Wherever singer grew up listening to heavy rock bands and has a particular fondness for the Enter Sandman group so has been including one of their songs at recent concerts to surprise fans... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Metallica's longtime manager, Cliff Burnstein, is accelerating the band's tour plans to avoid getting sucked into Europe's debt troubles. With the gloom among investors spreading to richer countries such as France, Mr. Burnstein is worried tha... more info

Mercury News, California — Follow and join our live coverage of Metallica's 30th anniversary concerts at the Fillmore in San Francisco. more info

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