Altsounds — Metallica fans have complained about the quality of the officially released CD recording of the band's new album, *'Death Magnetic'*, with many saying the version available on the *'Guitar Hero'* computer game is better!!! Fans have been complaining... more info

NME — Metallica fans have been complaining about the quality of the CD recording of the band's new album, 'Death Magnetic', with many saying the version available on the 'Guitar Hero' computer game is better. more info

Idolator — Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, former model and current singer/wife to the French president, performed on the Beeb's Later... With Jools Holland a couple of days ago to promote her new album, Comme Si De Rien N'Etait. Her lite-jazz stylings went head-to-head w... more info

Rolling Stone — Despite being one of the biggest bands on the planet, James Hetfield and Metallica learned a lesson in humility when they opened for the Rolling Stones in 2005. “The fact that we were in a trailer, not even in the backstage area, was somewhat humbl... more info

Rolling Stone — With last Friday’s release of Death Magnetic, Metallica fans knew that the band’s new album would be playable that day for Guitar Hero 3. What fans didn’t know was that the video game version of the album would actually sound better than the CD... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: The Chum BucketSpinner.com: This dude really likes Metallica. [NME]L.A. indie rockers the Airborne Toxic Event responded to a less-than-favorable Pitchfork review. [Brooklyn Vegan]Courtney Love looks like she could use an Emergen-C. [So... more info

Dlisted — Metallica fan refused to shave his beard until the band released their next album. That takes dedication and a lot of weed. - SOW I didn't know Gymboree made clothes for adults. - I'm Not Obsessed Pamela Anderson looking so pure and virgin... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Metallica star Kirk Hammett almost quit the band to launch a solo career following the recording of their 2003 album St Anger. more info

MTV.com News — LP, which drops November 18, will come with a fan-club membership and other goodies.By Chris Harris Mudvayne's Chad Gray Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/ Getty Images Back in 2005, metal-leaning hard-rock troupe Mudvayne found themselves in unfamil... more info

Metallica Tops ChartsNew York Times - 6 hours agoBy BEN SISARIO; Compiled by JULIE BLOOM With just three days at stores, Metallica's Death Magnetic (Warner Brothers) cruised to the top of this week's Billboard album chart with 490000 copies sold, a... more info