Rolling Stone — • Sarver Exits Idol, Giraud Gets Fright • Video: Leonard Cohen’s “Anthem” Live • Tool Announce Plans to Tour Summer ‘09 • Ben Harper & Relentless7 Talk New LP • B.B. King & Buddy Guy’s Backstage Summit • Lambert Scores As Idol G... more info

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Unreality Music — NME are reporting that Jason Newsted will rejoin Metallica when the band is inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 4th April. Newsted left the band in 2001 but had spent 14 years with the band since the death of their original bassist, Cliff B... more info

MTV.com News — Frontman James Hetfield says there's no reason to exclude former bassist.By James Montgomery Metallica's James Hetfield Photo: MTV News In a little more than a week, Metallica will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and, as i... more info

411 Mania — Phil Spector the Demonic Maniac, hopes for Rihanna’s future, lost Metallica album cover, who’s doing Katy Perry?, Amy Winehouse getting rejected all over, Ryan Adams and his lame drugs and more, plus the best of 1996, chart news and... more info

411 Mania — In bringing up the Metallica vs. Slayer debate, I was asking for it, and many disagreed with me. This week, I’m back to put a finer point on my arguments, as well as tying up an older loose end with my take on Repo: The Generic Opera. more info

Guardian Music — From winning Grammys to 'saving metal' Mastodon's legacy is solid as it gets. But, they tell Stevie Chick, their prog-rock journey has only just begunIn the two decades and change since Metallica's landmark Master of Puppets album debuted, heavy meta... more info

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NME — Jason Newsted will reportedly perform with the band at Cleveland ceremony more info