MiamiHerald.comMetallica's James Hetfield Makes His Rock Hall Wish ListMTV.comBy James Montgomery AUSTIN, Texas - To hear him tell it, Metallica's James Hetfield wasn't even aware that his band was eligible for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall o... more info

CTV.caMetallica steals show in nostalgia-led SXSWMinneapolis Star TribuneMetallica performs at Stubb's at the South By Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas on March 20, 2009. No surprise, the metal giants showed up, and so did a newly revived De... more info

VH1 News — Metallica's James Hetfield is humbled by his band's upcoming induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and hopes other hard-rockers will follow. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Fresh Bread Invading South By Southwest, Metallica attempted to pose as one of the hundreds of smaller bands there just hoping to get a record deal. "We're a young band from Norway and we want to get signed,"... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Fresh Bread Invading South By Southwest, Metallica attempted to pose as one of the hundreds of smaller bands there just hoping to get a record deal. "We're a young band from Norway and we want to get signed,"... more info

Rolling Stone — Opening Metallica’s not-so-secret SXSW surprise show Friday night, Los Angeles buzz band Silversun Pickups had the gig of a lifetime. And they knew it: drummer Chris Guanlao couldn’t resist taking a snap of the crowd with his digital camera. Winn... more info

Ars TechnicaMetallica Shred At 'Secret' Show; Asher Roth Jokes: SXSW '09MTV.comBy James Montgomery AUSTIN, Texas - These Volsung dudes could be huge some day. They sound exactly like Metallica. Sorry, that was a bit of a South by Southwest in-joke.SX... more info

Invading South By Southwest, Metallica attempted to pose as one of the hundreds of smaller bands there just hoping to get a record ... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) "Surprise," Metallica [ tickets ] frontman James Hetfield said jokingly to an overflowing crowd that had waited hours to see the biggest metal band in the world play the backyard stage of a barbecue joint in Austin.... continued more info

Rolling Stone — A week before James Hetfield and Co. are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the metal icons’ Guitar Hero: Metallica video game hits stores, on March 29th. The new addition to the GH franchise boasts 28 controller-shredding songs taken fr... more info