Kings of A&R — Recommended Listening: Film Noir and The 59 Sound by The Gas Light Anthem. For fans of The Replacements, Bruce Springsteen, and Rise Against. The New Brunswick, New Jersey band just released their debut on indie label Side One Dummy Records. Metalli... more info

Kerrang! — Even though high street record chains have already put it on sale, Metallica's new album, Death Magnetic, is officially released tomorrow (September 12). This afternoon bookmakers Ladbrokes have shifted the odds for Metallica to 11/10 and their near... more info

Roadrunner Records — BoingBoing points us to the below video for Shawn Crahan's side project To My Surprise. The Slipknot percussionist had some peculiar requests for this video, as the creators at Bob Industries point out. The Clown had a bizarre list of things -- comp... more info

Kerrang! — On September 22, Rhino Records will be releasing Kerrang! The Album '08, a 42 track compilation of the most essential and hardest rocking tracks of 2008. "Green Day, Nickelback, My Chemical Romance and Linkin Park are the biggest bands of the deca... more info

Kerrang! — Ladbrokes have opened a book on who will reach Number One on the official UK album chart this weekend - dreary indie nerks Glasvegas or thrash legends Metallica? Metallica's new album, Death Magnetic, will be released this Friday (September 12), giv... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Bedder/Getty The Big News: Thankfully for Young Jeezy, the actual recession didn’t prevent his album The Recession from claiming the top spot with 260,000 copies sold. New Kids on the Block sit at a distant second with their reunion album Th... more info

MTV.com News — Underoath, Donnie Klang, Terrence Howard and Slim Thug also debut in top 50.By Chris Harris Young Jeezy's The Recession Photo: Def Jam There are some weeks where the race for Billboard's coveted peak position is a close one. Take last week... more info

Roadrunner Records — Check out the video below c/o Roxwell.com which features an interview with Clown from Slipknot, as well as maggots talking about the new masks! Then comment with your opinions. more info

Kerrang! — In tomorrow's Kerrang! magazine Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison speaks frankly about his long running, and very private, battle with drug addiction for the first time. "I realised I had a problem with narcotics when I realised that I wasn't just hurt... more info

Kerrang! — Paramore were flying the flag for rock last night when they played the MTV Video Music Awards. The pop punkers performed Misery Business, the lead single from their platinum selling album, Riot!, live at Paramount Studios in Hollywood. "We always l... more info