Starpulse — Happy Birthday to Alexisonfire singer George Pettit (1982), Aqua singer Lene (1973), Slipknot guitarist James Root (1971), pop singer and mall rat Tiffany (1971), TV host Kelly Ripa (1970), Sublime drummer Bud Gaugh (1967), [...] Read more! more info

Happy Birthday to Alexisonfire singer George Pettit (1982), Aqua singer Lene (1973), Slipknot guitarist James Root (1971), pop singer and mall rat Tiffany (1971), TV host Kelly Ripa (1970), Sublime drummer Bud Gaugh (1967), [...] Read more! more info

Roadrunner Records — Roadrunner's buddies in the Australian office set up a competition for Slipknot fans pre-release and got a whopping response. The idea was to make as big a splash as possible about the record and there were some impressive entries.The winner could be... more info

Idolator — Once again, we present Rock-Critically Correct, a feature in which the most recent issues of Rolling Stone, Blender, Vibe, and Spin are given a once-over by a writer who's contributed to many of those magazines, as well as a few others! In this insta... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to Olympic gymnasts Paul and Morgan Hamm (1982), Knight Rider star Justin Bruening (1979), Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan (1969), "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" star Nia Vardalos (1962), "Hercules" star Kevin Sorbo (1958),[...... more info

Happy Birthday to Olympic gymnasts Paul and Morgan Hamm (1982), Knight Rider star Justin Bruening (1979), Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan (1969), "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" star Nia Vardalos (1962), "Hercules" star Kevin Sorbo (1958),[...... more info

Kerrang! — Korn frontman Jonathan Davis has uploaded a new track from his upcoming new solo album. The rap, a cover of Got Money - a track originally performed by T-Pain and Lil Wayne - features a guest performance from Jim Root of Slipknot, and Korn touring d... more info

Kerrang! — Kerrang! The Album '08 - a 42 track compilation of the most essential and hardest rocking tracks of 2008 - hits stores on Monday. "Green Day, Nickelback, My Chemical Romance and Linkin Park are the biggest bands of the decade," states Kerrang! edit... more info

MTV.com News — LP, which drops November 18, will come with a fan-club membership and other goodies.By Chris Harris Mudvayne's Chad Gray Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/ Getty Images Back in 2005, metal-leaning hard-rock troupe Mudvayne found themselves in unfamil... more info

MTV.com News — Friday release doesn't hurt sales for band's first album in five years.By Chris Harris Metallica's Death Magnetic Photo: WEA/ Reprise Three short days was all it took for Metallica to outsell every other album on next week's Billboard albu... more info