Thrash Hits — Hammerfest happened this weekend. Thrash Hits top snapper Gary Wolstenholme trundled over to Prestatyn, Wales to reclaim his title as International Metal Photographer Extraordinaire and also to take some photos of some mad amounts of metallers. In a ... more info

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Thrash Hits — Having just released their sixth album, Metamorphosis, Papa Roach frontman, Jacoby Shaddix went on camera to talk about how the Californian rockers wanted to make “a bit more of a socially conscious record”. Apparently the eyelinered, mid-30s roc... more info

411 Mania — Jacoby Shaddix talks about the inspiration for their new single "Lifeline"... more info

Thrash Hits — Having been confirmed for Download Festival 2009, nu-metallers-turned-cock-rockers Papa Roach are most of the way through a UK tour promoting their sixth album, Metamorphosis. Our top snapper, Gary Wolstenholme caught them in Manchester this week to ... more info

JamBase — 311 UPLIFTER SET TO HIT JUNE 2 Spring and Summer Tour Dates Announced 311 311 is pleased to announce that their highly anticipated new album, Uplifter, will be released on June 2. Uplifter is the band's first studio record in three years and was ... more info

MTV.com News — 'We actually get more girls at our shows than guys,' Johnny 3 Tears says of the masked rockers.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by James Montgomery Hollywood Undead's Charlie Scene Photo: Roger Kisby/Getty Images Despite wearing masks and s... more info

Indie Music News — Once upon a time there a series of bugs and insects that lived together some worked and some stayed at home with their families while others wanted to fulfill their lives with the joy of music. Many of the talented music bugs/insects were unsuccessfu... more info

Idolator — In the morass of press releases I received yesterday, one stood out for an absurd-on-first-glance claim inside: "PAPA ROACH: RECESSION PROOF!" it said, heralding the fact that the Al Shipley-beloved band had sold 44,456 copies of its new album Metamo... more info

411 Mania — Plus, SIX new albums debut in the Top 10, including Papa Roach, Jim Jones, Martina McBride and Keri Hilson... more info