Perfect Porridge — The world premiere of Metallica: In Their Own Words is this coming Monday, March 30th at 9pm/8c on FUSE. @ Yahoo! Video Is it just me, or does James Hetfield look like an aging grandpa in this clip? He’ll be 46 in August. Wow. more info

ContactMusic — METALLICA surprised their fans with a secret gig at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas on Friday night (20Mar09). The rockers played a 13-song set as part of ... more info

MTV.com News — Metal legends rip through not-so-secret South by Southwest gig.By James Montgomery Metallica performs at South by Southwest Photo: MTV News AUSTIN, Texas — These Volsung dudes could be huge some day. They sound exactly like Metallica. ... more info

Rolling Stone — “Surprise, surprise — you’re all surprised, right?” singer-guitarist James Hetfield cracked in his sea-captain’s growl, leering at the heaving crowd two songs into Metallica’s poorly-kept-secret SXSW show, March 20th at Stubb’s. “Than... more info

411 Mania — I have a particular affection for the 'greatest heavy metal band on the planet.' From opening my eyes to the power of the riff, through an unmatched back catalogue, to the best gigs I've ever seen, let me tell you why. more info

USA Today Music — 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

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — AUSTIN, TEX. -- "Surprise!" joked Metallica's James Hetfield onstage at the South by Southwest Music Festival Friday night. "You are surprised, right?" more info

Reuters — AUSTIN, Texas (Billboard) - Signing on for a "Guitar Hero" game was a "no brainer," according to Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich. more info

MTV.com News — Frontman hopes his band's induction will pave the way for Motorhead, Kiss, Ted Nugent.By James Montgomery Metallica's James Hetfield Photo: MTV News AUSTIN, Texas — To hear him tell it, Metallica's James Hetfield wasn't even aware that h... more info

Undercover, Australia — It was the worst kept secret at SXSW but tonight it came to fruition. Metallica played Stubbs BBQ in Austin, Texas. more info