Starpulse — Metallica frontman James Hetfield has donated a massive area of his Marin County, California estate to conservation groups. The Marin Independent Journal newspaper reports the move [...] Read more! more info

Guardian Music — The 'big four' of thrash metal team up for quite possibly the loudest tour in living memoryMetallica, Slayer, Megadeath and Anthrax have announced they will tour together next year. After weeks of rumours, the bands collectively dubbed the "Big Four"... more info

Live Daily — German-American violinist David Garrett [ tickets ] will kick off 2010 with a slew of club and theater performances scattered throughout the US behind his recently released eponymous album. Beginning Feb. 16 in Dallas, the string virtuoso will tak... more info

MSN Music — Metallica frontman James Hetfield donates 330 acres near Calif. home for farmland preservation more info

Reuters — DETROIT (Billboard) - Heavy metal's Big Four -- Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax -- will ride together in 2010. In Europe, at least. more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-16 Warsaw, Poland - Bemowo Airport (Sonisphere Festival) * 06-19 Prague, Czech Republic - Mimon Airport (Sonisphere Festival) * * with Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth more info

411 Mania — The thrash metal big four together for the first time ever!!! more info

MTV.com News — Nominees LL Cool J, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Kiss didn't make the cut for 2010.By Gil Kaufman The Stooges' Iggy Pop Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/ Getty Images The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2010 runs the gamut from the progenitors of b... more info

Rolling Stone — RS readers voted Buckcherry’s Josh Todd the best replacement for Steven Tyler, but Todd tells us he doesn’t want the Aerosmith gig. “He’s been a huge inspiration for me and Buckcherry. I truly believe that no one can take his place and hopefu... more info

Altsounds — The world wide web has been abound with speculation on a possible “BIG FOUR” tour for several months. Now, *SONISPHERE* can exclusively reveal that *METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH *and* ANTHRAX* will play together for the first time in... more info