411 Mania — Hammett jams with Exodus... more info

ContactMusic — Download Festival is now in its tenth year and to celebrate the milestone the festival has announced that they are adding a further fourteen acts to the line-up Joining the headliners Metallica Black Sabbath and Prodigy will be Steel Panther Slash fe... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Mikael Jansson Lou Reed will be playing songs from his entire back catalog during his European Summer tour. Expect some VU stuff and even songs from the critical disaster Lulu, his joint effort with Metallica. The tour will feature a five-pi... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Punchline have been churning out pop-punk jams since '97, but it wasn't until Jan. 4, 2012 that they shot to No. 1 on the iTunes rock chart -- beating out the likes of Metallica and The Beatles -- for their new EP, So Nice To Meet You. Yeah,... more info

411 Mania — Plus Metallica, Arcade Fire and more... more info

Gigwise — Singer will cover artists tracks... more info

411 Mania — Was Hulk Hogan lying about almost joining Metallica? Is the music video for the Red Hot Chili Peppers' latest single worth checking out? Would we want to see Barack Obama perform on American Idol? 411's Jeremy Thomas and Tony Acero debate these topi... more info

Metalsucks — Records by Alcest, Bleeding Through, Liberteer and Riotgod top this week’s slate of new releases. Oh, and we suppose Metallica have a “new” record out too. Those and more after the break. Alcest – Les Voyages de L’Ame (Prophecy) Alcest are... more info

ContactMusic — Wrestler-turned-reality TV star Hulk Hogan has sensationally revealed he was once asked to consider joining Metallica The beloved Wwf star was a session musician before he turned to the ring and he admits his career almost took a very different path ... more info

Chorus.fm — According to professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, he was asked to join (http://www.nme.com/news/metallica/61668) *Metallica (http://absolutepunk.net/metallica)* in their early years. more info