JamBase — By: Jake Krolick It is cool that superheroes have alter egos, but it's a hell of a lot cooler when musicians bust them out to unleash some pent up creative juices waiting to be freed. Over the past few decades, we've seen bands like Black Flag r... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Decemberists show at Radio City Music Hall. Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Opeth / Enslaved show happening at Grand Ballroom. Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the... more info

Metal Injection — Cynic - Evolutionary Sleeper Edguy - Ministry Of Saints Daylight Dies - A Portrait In White Bloodbath - Hades Rising Opeth - Heir Apparent Into Eternity - Tides Of Blood Ayreon - New Born Race Firewind - Into The Fire Amon Amarth - Tattered Banners a... more info

Pitchfork — -- Rap biopic alert! The former music writer Cheo Hodari Coker, who adapted the script for the Biggie biopic Notorious from his own surprisingly great Biggie book of the same title, has signed on to write a Run-DMC biopic. According to the Hollywood... more info

Pitchfork — -- Rap biopic alert! The former music writer Cheo Hodari Coker, who adapted the script for the Biggie biopic Notorious from his own surprisingly great Biggie book of the same title, has signed on to write a Run-DMC biopic. According to the Hollywood... more info

JamBase — FAB SWEDES RETURN TO NORTH AMERICA Opeth After a stellar 2008 that found Opeth's most recent release, Watershed, atop many critical "best of" lists, the Swedish metal gods will return to the U.S. for a third tour run, which will kick off May 1 in... more info

Metalsucks — So many of you have e-mailed us this week to instruct us to post news about the fact that Opeth and Enslaved are touring together that I’m fairly certain posting news about the fact that Opeth and Enslaved are touring together is a complete waste o... more info

Metal Injection — Lair Of The Minotaur - War Metal Battle Master Dream Evil - Fight For Metal Behexen - Cathedral Of The Ultimate Void Slayer - Psychopathy Red Ayatnbsp; - Thoasands Of Pissed Motherfuckers Yngwie Malmsteen - Damnation Game Immolation - The Struggle Of... more info

Metal Injection — Lair Of The Minotaur - War Metal Battle Master Dream Evil - Fight For Metal Behexen - Cathedral Of The Ultimate Void Slayer - Psychopathy Red Ayatnbsp; - Thoasands Of Pissed Motherfuckers Yngwie Malmsteen - Damnation Game Immolation - The Struggle Of... more info

Metalsucks — [In which Darkest Hour guitarist Mike Schleibaum waxes ecstatic about the most underrated metal albums of all time, in his humble opinion.] So you love Swedish Metal. You have all the sick records by In Flames, At the Gates, Entombed, Soilwork, The H... more info