ContactMusic — Lars Ulrich is swapping his drum sticks for a camera to play a documentary-maker in a new movie about famed writer Ernest Hemingway. The Metallica rocker has signed on to star alongside Nicole Kidman, Clive Owen, and Robert Duvall... more info

Altsounds — ALESTORM have announced they will be appearing at Sonisphere 2011. They were announced along with Opeth, The Mars Volta, Killing Joke, The Black Dahlia Murder and more who join Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Slipknot, Motorhead, Gallows an... more info

Guardian Music — Metal mores and club techniques, MOR segments and a splash of dubstep - this is like having four bands in oneHometown: York. The lineup: Ben Bruce (guitar), Danny Worsnop (vocals), Cameron Liddell (guitar), Sam Bettley (bass), James Cassells (drums).... more info

Altsounds — THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER have announced they will be appearing at Sonisphere 2011. They were announced along with Opeth, The Mars Volta, Killing Joke, Alestorm and more who join Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Slipknot, Motorhead, Gallows an... more info

ContactMusic — The organisers of Britain's Download Festival decided against booking Metallica as this year's (11) headline act because they are convinced the rockers have become "boring" by touring too often. The band took centre stage at the rock event in 2004... more info

Guardian Music — Ever since Metallica took on Napster, the metal scene has been wary of the internet – until the heavily digitally processed sound of djent began to coalesce in bedrooms worldwideHardcore techno has given us donk, electronica has skweee, and now hea... more info

Metalsucks — It’s not fair to count Queensryche among the great, horrible post-fame implosions like Metallica or Eddie Murphy; the Seattle band’s descent into crumminess was far less cataclysmic, more akin to a weather-beaten house’s piece-by-piece collapse... more info

NME — Andy Copping says Def Leppard are worthy headliners more info

Metal Injection — The Big 4 of thrash metal aren't done yet. Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax recently announced that the package will be doing one and only one show in the US, titled the Big Four Festival in California but that doesn't mean they are ... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - Metallica, Biffy Clyro and Slipknot are headlining the event in July... more info