Detroit Free Press — For a band under whose feet the musical landscape seems to be constantly shifting, Metallica has proved remarkably adept at maintaining its balance. more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: NewsSpinner.com: Although Metallica have tour dates lined up until the end of July, drummer Lars Ulrich is already thinking about an extra-curricular assignment. Ulrich has offered up his services should the members of Deep Purple's thi... more info

MTV.com News — Cause of death is still unknown for guitarist, who founded Stooges with Iggy Pop in 1967.By James Montgomery The Stooges' Ron Asheton in 2007 Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Ron Asheton, an original member of influential proto-punks th... more info

MTV.com News — Minty Fresh Beats pairs songs from Jay's Black Album and American Gangster with a host of Radiohead tracks.By James Montgomery Radiohead and Jay-Z Photo: Capitol/ Getty Images/ MTV News Perhaps Jay-Z should think about starting a new "mash... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Official Metallica.com footage from METALLICA's concerts in San Diego (Dec. more info

Undercover, Australia — 139,666,000 rock albums sold in the USA during the past year, fuelled in part by AC/DC, Metallica and Kid Rock. more info

Detroit Free Press — Kid Rock's "Rock N Roll Jesus" was the year's fourth-best selling album, according to figures released today by Nielsen Soundscan, placing the Detroit star ahead of such personal heroes as AC/DC and Metallica. more info

MTV.com News — Kanye West, T.I., Katy Perry and other big names see holiday sales boosts.By James Montgomery Taylor Swift's Fearless Photo: Big Machine Records Taylor Swift is going to have a pretty excellent New Year's Eve (even though she'll be sharing... more info

Metallica: getting Slayer into Guitar Hero was a challengeArs Technica - 1 hour agoBy Ben Kuchera | Published: December 30, 2008 - 10:20AM CT Guitar Hero: Aerosmith proved to be an interesting rental, but the inability to move the songs to the other ... more info

Metalsucks — MetalSucks’ own Kip Wingerschmidt and the ballerina turned cock rawk supahstah from whom he takes his name have more in common than a mutual love of getting stone on Saturdays. Turns out they both think Lars Ulrich drinks donkey semen, too. Ulrich ... more info