ContactMusic — Iron Maiden believe they are better than Metallica. Brue Dickinson - frontman with the 'Two Minutes to Midnight' group - has no doubt they are the better heavy metal act, even if they don't sell as many records. He told Metal Hammer magazine"... more info

Metal Injection — Last night, Metallica posted the above image on their Facebook page, with a message saying "Coming to the Metallica Store next week!" I have to wonder if the irony is not lost on these guys? I'm guessing song titles will most likely replace the ... more info

NME — Frontman makes bold declaration about heavy metal contemporaries more info

Gigwise — Bruce Dickinson claims... more info

Guardian Music — Listen to Emmy's new album as she talks us through each trackTo read an exclusive interview with Emmy the Great, buy Thursday's GuardianEmmy's track-by-track guideDinosaur SexDuring one tour I took photos of power plants in the north of England. When... more info

Metalsucks — There’s a pretty legendary story about how a pre-Primus Les Claypool auditioned for Metallica after Cliff Burton died. Of course, the job actually went to Jason Newsted, so we’ll never really know what Claytallica might have sounded like. But we ... more info

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ContactMusic — Metallica have been voted the best rock group of the last 30 years. The 'All Nightmare Long' group topped the poll compiled by British magazine Kerrang! of the most influential groups of the last 30 years, beating My Chemical Romance, Slipknot, Green... more info

ContactMusic — Metallica star James Hetfield has been inducted into the Hall Of Fame at his former high school in California. The guitarist/vocalist was handed the honour by officials at Downey High School on Friday (27May11) - and he's delighted to have been recog... more info

Altsounds — *The Alex Skolnick Trio *returns with their fourth album Veritas on July 30th. Veritas (Latin for “Truth”) is AST's first release on innovative Jazz label Palmetto Records. The 11-track album contains 9 original compositions, a cove... more info