VH1 News — James Hetfield recalls "the oyster that took down Metallica." The frontman explains the illness that led the band to cancel a gig in Stockholm, Sweden. more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Metallica [ tickets ] has announced plans to scour the continent during a 26-city fall/winter of North America behind its chart-topping September release, "Death Magnetic."... continued more info

ContactMusic — LARS ULRICH has no plans for METALLICA to follow in the footsteps of U2 by signing a deal with concert promoters Live Nation - insisting the group will never "sell ... more info

MTV.com News — Frontman explains the illness that led to the cancellation of a Stockholm, Sweden, gig.By James Montgomery Metallica's James Hetfield at SXSW 2009 Photo: MTV News Earlier this month, Metallica were forced to cancel a show in Stockholm, Swe... more info

411 Mania — It’s Round 3 and we’ve got epic matches. Metallica vs. Maiden. Springsteen vs. U2. AC/DC vs. GN’R. Who moves on? YOU decide! more info

NME - Radar — Yesterday me and ex-Radar Ed Alex Miller had some Mexican brunch then took a cab out of town to one of a big chain of big camp, kitsch Espanic eateries called Baby Acapulco. It felt like where Rip Taylor would go for his Burritos. It has a massive wa... more info

VH1 News — The top 10 South by Southwest 2009 moments, including gigs from Kanye West, Jane's Addiction, Metallica and more. more info

Chorus.fm — *Sum 41* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/sum41) will be covering Metallica and *Boys Like Girls* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/boyslikegirls) will be covering Coldplay as part of this years' Hoodwink Festival (http://thebamboozle.com/hoodwink/home.php). ... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Flea [ tickets ], Jimmy Page and Eminem [ tickets ] will be among the presenters for this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame [ tickets ] induction ceremony April 4 at Public Auditorium in Cleveland. In the performer inductee category, ... more info

Thrash Hits — The mighty Metallica played a “secret” show on Friday, 20 March 2009 at Stubbs in Austin, Texas as part of a Guitar Hero launch at South by Southwest. 1. It was awesome! 2. We got some video! Just like when the thrash legends - listed on the offi... more info