Pop Candy — Leave it to the folks at Jones Soda to come up with another winner: limited-edition Buffy the Vampire Slayer bottles. more info

ContactMusic — SLAYER has been left without a support act on the remaining dates of the band's European tour after THE HAUNTED pulled out due to illness.The Swedish group axed two... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — TORONTO - It took a few tries and a ticket seating arrangement that was basically rush admission but finally Megadeth and Slayer made their way to Toronto Thursday evening for the Canadian Carnage tour. more info

Metalsucks — Heaven Shall Burn’s new video, for the song “Combat,” is like Slayer’s video for “World Painted Blood” in that it uses stylized animation (and lots of the color red) to convey the horrors of war, and not at all like Slayer’s video for �... more info

411 Mania — The year was 1986 and everything changed for heavy metal as some of the most influencial albums were unleashed. We look at Metallica's Master Of Puppets, Slayer's Reign In Blood, Fates Warning's Awaken The Guardian, Kreator's Pleasure To Kill plus m... more info

The Mirror — Buffy The Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon has confirmed he will be directing The Avengers. more info

Guardian Music — The Big Four tour – bringing Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth and Metallica together at last – is one great big bounce back for metal'It speaks to the core essence of the human psyche, bro," says Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, explaining thrash meta... more info

Pop Crunch — Will Brad Pitt fight zombies in his next adventure on the big screen? Word on The Curb has it that the Daddy We’d Like To Do is set to star in a big screen adaptation of Max Brooks’ post-apocalyptic zombie horror novel, World War Z. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Slayer, live in Poland Though tickets are still available for their date at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, NJ, the second leg of the American Carnage tour (Slayer + Megadeth) has been announced. That leg includes Nassau... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A list of upcoming shows across the Southland, with on-sale dates in parentheses. Staples Center Kangta, Girls' Generation and more, Sept. 4 (Sat.) Gibson Amphitheatre American Carnage Tour with Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax, Oct. 21 (Fri.) Hollywood ... more info