411 Mania — Metallica, Slayer and Slipknot featured in new Guitar Hero. Kid Rock info on date, collaborators for new album. How To Destroy Angels discusses future, free release. Stone Sour set to release free track. New Dimmu Borgir to feature over 100 musicians... more info

NME — Band's stage prop interrupts signal from Rock AM Ring festival more info

Thrash Hits — Today marks the fifth annual International Day of Slayer. You know what that means, don’t you? Take a deep breath…. SSSSSSSLLLLLLAAAAAAYYYYYYEEERRRRRR! SSSSLLLLLAAA AYYYYYYEEEERRRR! SSSSSSSLLLLLLAAAAAAYYY YYYEEEEEERRRRRR! SSSSSLLLLAAAYYYEEERRR! ... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Slayer frontman Tom Araya (1961) Actor Paul Giamatti (1967) Country rocker Matthew Shafer aka Uncle Kracker (1974) White Zombie bassist Sean Yseult (1965) Guitar hero Stev... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "The Game," "Scrubs," "Medium," "Southland" and more switched networks and survived. more info

DrownedInSound — Doing anything this Sunday? June 6? The sixth day of the sixth month? No, well good, because you can join in with the rest of us and celebrate the fourth annual international day of Slayer. The sharp-minded of you will have worked out that the inaugu... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Slayer guitarist Kerry King (1954) Australian born country singer/songwriter Jamie O'Neal (1968) Phish bassist Mike Gordon (1965) Warlock singer Doro Pesch (1954) more info

The Music Fix — on International Slayer Day more info

Guardian Music — Wembley Arena, LondonThose with long memories may recall the brief mid-90s period when record labels concluded that drum'n'bass was going to achieve vast crossover commercial success. It was the most grippingly futuristic music out, and seemed to hav... more info

Thrash Hits — Slayer have finally, finally started their oft-delayed UK tour. They’ve been putting it off as Tom Araya’s neck finally rebelled after three decades of constant headbanging. We guess that’s why he looks so glum in all of Gary Wolstenholme’s ... more info