L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — "See My Friends," the recent solo album by erstwhile Kinks leader Ray Davies, has gained much attention for its boldfaced collaborators -- Metallica, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Corgan, Jon Bon Jovi, Mumford & Sons, Spoon and Black Francis among them. B... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets go on general sale at 10am for the Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax show happening at Yankee Stadium.... more info

The Independent — Metallica have "two and a half years" of material to sift through before they make their next album. more info

ContactMusic — Metallica have "two and a half years" of material to sift through before they make their next album. Lars Ulrich - the heavy metal band's drummer - explained songwriter and vocalist James Hetfield has created more than 700 new guitar riffs for... more info

Metalsucks — Few of us are so naive as to expect the members of a huge band like Metallica to retain any connection to reality. If we, the fans, have learned anything from rock docs and hammy celebrity bios, it’s that mega-success ensures isolation, and constru... more info

Metalsucks — In news that should shock no one , following last week’s highly-discussable first-ever U.S. Big Four (I’ve decided I’m not writing “Big 4″ anymore, no matter what the posters say. I’m a grown up and I can take 2 extra seconds to actually ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG They hit the west coast last weekend, and now "The Big 4" will make the journey east for their second show together in The Bx. Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth & Anthrax will play Yankee Stadium on September 14th. According... more info

Metal Injection — Earlier this week, we got hints of an east-coast Big 4 show from Lars, but now it's confirmed. Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax will be playing Yankee Stadium on September 14th. All seats are reserved for this show and tickets go on sale ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — You could be rocking out to the Big 4 - Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax - plus loads more this July… The Sonisphere Festival hits Knebworth on 8th-10th July, and this year boasts a... more info

Metal Injection — One of the by-products of this weekend's Big 4 show in California is that the bands did a ton of press with some interesting tidbits to come out of them. For the most part, Robert Trujillo handled most of the Metallica interviews (because what e... more info