Guardian Music — Thirty years ago Rob Halford led Judas Priest, and heavy metal itself, out of the Midlands and into the bigtime. He tells us where the sound – and the look – came fromPeering from the window at his management company's offices in north London, R... more info

NME — Metal legends get interactive in Portugal more info

ContactMusic — Rockers METALLICA paid tribute to late heavy metal legend RONNIE JAMES DIO during a concert in Lisbon, Portugal on Tuesday (18May10) by playing one of his classic BLACK... more info

Guardian Music — What do you get if you mix AE Housman with Elgar, a little bit of music hall and a dash of Whitney Houston?I'm a big fan of this paper's Readers Recommend column, about the best election songs, or songs about the moon, or fighting. But it frustrates ... more info

Popdose — The general public always thinks about Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth when talking about great thrash groups, and no one is arguing there. Some fans make it down to Exodus and Testament as well and again, they are certainly on the right path... more info

Altsounds — UK metallers Panic Cell have announced a series of European tour dates/festivals for the summer including opening the main stage to Metallica, Alice in Chains, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax and Mastodon at the Sonisphere festival in Prague CZ and a... more info

MTV.com News — 'He will forever be imitated but he will never be duplicated,' Zombie says of metal icon.By Ryan J. Downey Ronnie James Dio Photo: Sanctuary Records Rob Zombie, Killswitch Engage, Mastodon and Fear Factory have released statements to MTV N... more info

Undercover, Australia — Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has penned an emotional goodbye to Ronnie James Dio who died on the weekend from stomach cancer at the age of 67. more info

MTV.com News — Drummer salutes late Dio/ Black Sabbath/ Rainbow singer in long, heartfelt post on Metallica's website.By MTV News staff Ronnie James Dio Photo: Paul Natkin/WireImage When an artist has a career as long and legendary as that of heavy metal ... more info

VH1 News — Members of Metallica, Slipknot, Slayer, Anthrax and other metal acts remember the late metal idol Ronnie James Dio, who died Sunday at 67. more info