AngryApe — The cause of Sunday's Stockholm cancellation is revealed more info

XFM.co.uk — The Metallica frontman is on the mend and puts the Swedish cancellation down to a rogue oyster or a 24hr virus. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "In Norse mythology, Völsung was murdered by the Geatish king Siggeir and avenged by one of his sons, Sigmund and his daughter Signy who was married to Siggeir. Völsung was the common ancestor of the ill-fortuned clan of the Volsungs,... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Metallica [ tickets ] canceled the second of two concerts in Stockholm, Sweden, after frontman James Hetfield became ill and was briefly hospitalized, according to Rolling Stone. A band spokesperson told the publication that Hetfield ... more info

Idolator — Hey, it's a list! Let's argue about it? Esquire has published an "unranked, incomplete, yet highly tasteful and informative" rundown of 75 long-players that "every man should own" with the usual bite-sized commentary the magazine devotes to these sor... more info

NME - Notes From The Underground — We have a song on our new record called 'The Banger's Embrace'. It's about a Canadian band called Sacrifice that we've loved since we were 15. For a rudimentary sonic reference point, think a composite of Dark Angel, Death and 'Ride the Lightning'-er... more info

ContactMusic — METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has revealed that he illegally downloaded the band's latest album DEATH MAGNETIC.The revelation is something of a volte face for the ... more info

Buzzgrinder — :: Death Cab For Cutie will be releasing an EP containing tracks that didn't make the cut for Narrow Stairs. Yowza. If they weren't "good enough" for that album... :: As it happens, M83 did not appear on Last Call with Carson Daly last night. That's... more info

Metal band Metallica are forced to call off a concert in Stockholm after lead singer James Hetfield falls ill. more info

ContactMusic — Rock legends Metallica were forced to disappoint 16,000 fans and cancel a concert in Sweden after frontman James Hetfield fell ill.A band statement said the lead ... more info