Guardian Music — Heavy-metal band Anvil had pursued fame - haplessly - for 36 years. Then along came a hit indie documentary charting their failure, and success was theirs at last. Ed Pilkington catches up with themWhat happens when your 15 minutes of fame have come ... more info

ContactMusic — MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG has lavished praise on her former BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER co-star SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR - insisting the pregnant actress will make an... more info

Thrash Hits — Following reports that the new Slayer album is to be released on July 7, we went a little bit thrash metal-mental here at Thrash Hits. That could also be in part because we’re off to see Bonded By Blood and Cauldron play live tonight. All in all, i... more info

ContactMusic — The family of SLAYER frontman TOM ARAYA is organising a charity concert to raise funds for the singer's sick sister, who is battling ovarian cancer.Anamaria Araya... more info

Pop Candy — Amber Benson may be best known for playing Tara on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but she has spent her post-Whedon years writing comics, novels and scripts. Benson's latest project is a trilogy of urban fantasy stories. The first, Death's Daughter... more info

411 Mania — Creed officially back for tour and new album, but what does this mean for Alter Bridge? Blink-182 do something "no other band has done", Nickelback bassist reveals just how the band got so big, Slayer and Megadeth team up, plus updates from Faith No ... more info

411 Mania — Metal legends announce "Canadian Carnage" tour... more info

Thrash Hits — There’s no denying it - 2009 looks like it’s going to be a good year for the Big Four. If you’re suffering from an epic brain-fail, and don’t already know who they are, The Big Four are the quartet of bands who helped define Thras... more info

411 Mania — "It's f*cking brutal"... more info

Rolling Stone — Rolling Stone’s Steve Appleford recently stepped into a California studio with Slayer to watch the thrash-metal vets assemble their 10th studio album. The record — executive produced by Reign in Blood producer Rick Rubin, and produced by Greg Fid... more info