411 Mania — The Grammy Award nominees have been announced: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and more! Track listing for Pantera cover album. Stone Sour talks new album. Limp Bizkit title new effort. Live disbands after 20 years. Marilyn Manson released from label; wo... more info

Starpulse — Former Buffy The Vampire Slayer star Alyson Hannigan has blasted plans for a big-screen spin-off of the show, branding the movie "a big mistake."[...] Read more! more info

411 Mania — Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, and more! Now with Eminem, Alice In Chains, and Slayer! more info

Stereogum — When I included "Haunting The Chapel" in the headline to my last column, I'd intended it to be a smart-ass joke regarding my inability to legally use the name "Show No Mercy" after relocating things here from Pitchfork: You know, Haunting... is th... more info

Rock Sellout — Johnny Bell tearing it up and tearing it down! I have never seen Crystal Antlers before. I only got into them six months ago. I will never forget their performance. Maybe I was won over by singer/bass player Johnny Bell (who I interviewed before the ... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 01-18 Seattle, WA - WaMu Theatre01-19 Portland, OR - Memorial Coliseum01-21 San Francisco, CA - Cow Palace01-22 Long Beach, CA - Long Beach Arena01-23 Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre01-25 Denver, CO - Magness Arena01-26 Albuquerque, NM - Tingley Coliseum... more info

Detroit Free Press — Most tickets available at www.ticketmaster.com, www.livenation.com and www.aeglive.com more info

411 Mania — Metallica, SOAD, blink, HIM, Slayer and others donate items to help Chi Cheng... more info

MTV.com News — Britney Spears' Singles Collection lands at lackluster #22.By Gil Kaufman Bon Jovi's The Circle Photo: Island Music fans appear to have taken a break from holiday shopping last week, as sales of the top albums took a noticeable dip, and th... more info

Silent Uproar — Slayer and Megadeth have announced a co-headlining tour dubbed American Carnage. The bands are both supporting new albums, World Painted Blood and Endgame, respectively. The stint will kick off January 18th, 2010 in Seattle, WA. A " chunk of tickets ... more info