Guardian Music — Will Byers: Well, don't ask Metallica. The hard rock behemoths are serial offenders when it comes to breaking the genre's golden rules. Instead, here are some examples of how it should be done more info

Guardian Music — Fans sign online petition to get Metallica album remastered. Lars Ulrich responds by shutting his eyes, sticking his fingers in his ears and going 'la-la-la I can't hear you' more info

MTV.com News — Demi Lovato, Kings of Leon, Pussycat Dolls can't bump metal band's latest from Billboard peak.By Chris Harris Metallica's Death Magnetic Photo: WEA/ Reprise For three weeks in a row, Metallica have managed to maintain a stranglehold over t... more info

XFM.co.uk — Metallica drum king Lars Ulrich has slammed critics and fans blasting the sound quality of his band's new record. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Metallica legend Lars Ulrich has slammed fans for complaining about the sound quality of the group's latest album Death Magnetic - insisting the unpolished finish was intentional. more info

AngryApe — Lars Ulrich says there is nothing wrong with the sound quality more info

Idolator — Sure, even people who enjoy Metallica's Death Magnetic have been quibbling about the sound quality on Metallica's newest album, saying that it's lacking in dynamics and that the version recorded for a freaking video game sounds better, but outspoken ... more info

Wired - Listening Post — Maybe Metallica really is DethKlok. Like that semi-fictional band, Metallica has its every action scrutinized to an extent other bands can only dream of, as if one misstep by the band were capable of causing a worldwide economic meltdown. For... more info

Altsounds — "Courtney Taylor from the Dandy Warhols calls my genre 'Pixie Fairy Dust Chick Music,'" says singer/songwriter Miranda Lee Richards with a laugh. "But I think another fitting description for Light of X might be 'Psychedelic Chamber Folk Rock'." ... more info

Altsounds — "Courtney Taylor from the Dandy Warhols calls my genre 'Pixie Fairy Dust Chick Music,'" says singer/songwriter Miranda Lee Richards with a laugh. "But I think another fitting description for Light of X might be 'Psychedelic Chamber Folk Rock'." ... more info