Starpulse — Megadeth star Dave Mustaine has blasted a Norwegian reporter for asking him about his days in Metallica during an interview - threatening to put the journalist "in a hospital." [...] Read more! more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Metallica rocker Kirk Hammett has pulled the plug on plans for a world tour with metal rivals Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth, insisting conflicting personalities would make it impossible. more info

Culture Bully — Audio from Metallica's performance at Minneapolis' Target Center, responses to Bob Dylan's new Christmas album & "This is Not For You." more info

Rolling Stone — The uproar over Kurt Cobain’s Guitar Hero 5 avatar doing some uncharacteristic things (like, oh, singing Bon Jovi), took over the Web last month, and in the past few weeks playable characters for Iggy Pop and David Bowie (from LEGO Rock Band) have ... more info

Starpulse — Metallica front man James Hetfield has added weight to a proposed world tour with Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth by insisting the 'Big Four' show is a good idea. Bandmates Lars Ulrich[...] Read more! more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Rock icons U2 are desperate to follow in the footsteps of The Beatles and Metallica and land their own video game. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Heavy rockers Metallica have launched a new iPhone application to allow fans to listen to its live show recordings on the move. more info

MTV.com News — Gilded clip reflects band's new status as pop royalty.By James Montgomery OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder Photo: Alexander Hassenstein/ Getty Images There is a gilded feel to OneRepublic's "All the Right Moves" video, and it makes sense the band... more info

Rolling Stone — The adage “If it’s too loud, you’re too old” doesn’t apply to 85-year-old Margaret Priebe, a Florida resident who just this weekend embarked with her son to see Metallica’s World Magnetic tour stop in Tampa. Priebe’s story became Intern... more info

Chorus.fm — The 85-year old grandma (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1355891) that loves *Metallica (http://myspace.com/metallica)* was offered backstage passes (http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/metallica-mama-gets-a-backstage-pass-to-... more info