411 Mania — From Guns 'n Roses' "Welcome to the Jungle" and Metallica's "Enter Sandman" to Radiohead's "Everything In Its Right Place" and Black Sabbath's "Black Sabbath", 411 Music Staffers list their top 5 favorite opening tracks in the latest edition of The 4... more info

Undercover, Australia — Metallica’s recently announced Australian tour sold out in less time than it takes your average metalhead to spell Metallica - a day or so - but fret not, more shows have been announced. more info

Metalsucks — Tommy Stinsonbaum – who is one of the original MetalSucks readers (seriously, the dude was leaving comments here back when we were getting about three readers a day) – just sent me a link to this Cracked list, entitled “The 5 Most Famous Musici... more info

MTV.com News — Directed by famed photographer Matt Mahurin, clip features angsty, out-of-focus close-ups of the band and scenes of outstretched hands and skylines.By James Montgomery Silverson Pickups' "The Royal We" Photo: Dangerbird Records You may have... more info

Altsounds — *BLACK SONIC* hail from the small European principality of Liechtenstein, nestled in the Alps between Switzerland and Austria. Their unique sound is similarly wedged somewhere between the rocky peaks and gorges of Guns 'N' Roses, Nickelback and... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Voting has opened on Gigwise to find the Greatest Band Logo Ever.You can vote on iconic images associated with a host of acts, including Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, The Beatles, Muse and Nirvana.Other logos in our Rate or Slat... more info

Metalsucks — I mean, we’ve seen this kind of thing before, but still… I think the director, Kevin J. Custer,  did a nice job with it, no? It seems appropriately spooky, and it’s cut together with a better sense of rhythm than, say, Metallica’s “All N... more info

MTV.com News — Rob Halford, DevilDriver and Nonpoint fill out main-stage lineup.By MTV News staff Ozzy Osbourne Photo: Sergio Dionisio/ Getty Images Ozzfest will return as a touring festival this summer, it was announced on Friday (April 30), with Ozzy Os... more info

Gigwise — In our latest Rate or Slate... more info

Starpulse — Metallica's "Master Of Puppets" has topped a new list of heavy metal albums. The group's 1986 release beat Iron Maiden's "Number of the Beast" and "Appetite For Destruction" by Guns N' Roses on the... more info