ContactMusic — Metallica will work with "zen guru" Rick Rubin on their next album. The heavy metal group made their most well received record in years, 2008s 'Death Magnetic', with the producer and bassist Robert Trujillo is excited for them get together again..... more info

Metalsucks — In the context of a 2011 live event the “Big Four” grouping of Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax may seem lame, but I don’t think there’s any denying how important those bands were to thrash metal history and still are to today’s youn... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Fans tweeted some great information out of the Big Four concert in Indio California on Saturday. The concert featured Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. more info

Reuters — INDIO, California (Hollywood Reporter) - The appeal of heavy metal has always lain in its traditions, which are all self-reflexively hokey enough to almost be clichés: the black shirts, the songs about death, the wheeldillee-deedillee guitar solos. ... more info

Altsounds — Before Mötley Crüe, before RATT, even before there was a Metallica, **Y&T** were slogging away in sweaty rock clubs around America. When the band formed in the early 1970s, little did they know they would set the standard for hard rock ... more info

ContactMusic — Metallica wowed fans this weekend with a historic uniting of the most significant bands in heavy metal. Metallica took the main headline slot at the 'Big 4' festival, which was held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt's portrayal of a troubled heavy metal fan in new film Hesher reminded Metallica so much of tragic guitarist Cliff Burton, they immediately agreed to license their music for the movie. more info

ContactMusic — Actor Joseph Gordon-levitt's portrayal of a troubled heavy metal fan in new film Hesher reminded Metallica so much of tragic guitarist Cliff Burton, they immediately agreed to licence their music for the movie. The Until It Sleeps hitmakers are fa... more info

Popdose — Metallica, Slayer. Slayer, Metallica. Carcass? Who comes out on top as Dave Steed's favorite metal album of all time? Find out in the final edition of False Metal, Dead! more info

Metal Injection — For the first time in history, the entire "Big 4," Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth are sharing the same bill. The bands have shared festival stages before, but this Saturday in Indio, California, they will share the stage in the very first ex... more info