Paste Magazine — We know the Grammy Awards almost always get it wrong , but sometimes they get it really, really wrong. Not counting psych-prog folkers Jethro Tull edging out Metallica for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental in 1989 (a choice disq... more info

Several new gameplay twists emerge for the first time on "Guitar Hero: Metallica," which arrives in stores March 29 from Activision. more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — California-based metallers AGENT STEEL have issued the following update: "We've been writing and rehearsing for a few months now, and we've created five brand new AGENT STEEL songs! No official titles just yet! Working titles are: 'Metallica', 'Blac... more info

Yep, that's right. The two biggest names in popular metal are headlining a brand new festival at Knebworth in summer 2009. more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — MTV2's Headbanger's Blog has uploaded an interview "Talking Metal" hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with Guitar Hero: Metallica lead designer Alan Flores. more info

Thrash Hits — Well, we were the first to get wind of it back in November, and now here we are as the first to concrete-confirm it - Thrash Hits can exclusively confirm that Metallica are indeed booked to headline at a new two-day festival at Knebworth this July. T... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Official Metallica.com footage from METALLICA's January 15, 2009 concert at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. more info

Kerrang! — The Canadian Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences have unveiled the nominees for the 2009 Juno awards. The ceremony, which will be broadcast on Canada's CTV, will take place on Sunday march 29 live from General Motors Place in Vancouver, will see ... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News, Video, MoviesSpinner.com: Since 2003, as they watched their country fall into insurgency, the Iraqi heavy metal band Acrassicauda struggled not only to stay together as a band, but to stay alive. After years of death threats and f... more info

Metal Injection — Headbangers Blog and Talking Metal teamed up to present the video piece below, which features an interview with one of the makers of the upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game. Ever since the full tracklisting leaked, I have been really excited to play... more info