The Telegraph — Kristofferson has a voice like Johnny Cash reciting from the Old Testament and provides a rare link to an old idea of a mythic, honourable America. Rating: * * * * * more info

Metalsucks — Last week, Dave Mustaine said that Anthrax might play some dates on the upcoming American Carnage tour with Megadeth and Slayer, and I got all excited because the idea of a Slayer/Megadeth/Anthrax/Testament line-up seemed even more appealing to me th... more info

Metal Injection — Looks like Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax had so much fun on the European Big Four shows (cheap plug: video of full live sets of all the bands) that they've decided to keep the party going in the States. Slayer and Megadeth have already committed ... more info

Undercover, Australia — Heavy metal icons Testament are returning to Australia in support of their latest album ‘The Formation of Damnation’. more info

MTV.com News — 'I can come home and do it again,' the onetime Bad Boy MC tells Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Black Rob Photo: MTV News The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive Black Rob makes no excuses. He knows his career as an MC could have been more s... more info

VH1 News — Diddy's Bad Boy artist Black Rob reflects on his rap career and says he's recorded more than 25 songs since being released from prison in May. more info

Pitchfork — Singular prog-rock-soul legend Robert Wyatt was a member of Soft Machine and counts Brian Eno, Hot Chip, and Björk as collaborators, but his almost four-decade-long career can be a bit intimidating for beginners. Enter His Greatest Misses, a collect... more info

Popdose — The general public always thinks about Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth when talking about great thrash groups, and no one is arguing there. Some fans make it down to Exodus and Testament as well and again, they are certainly on the right path... more info

Guardian Music — The Miliband brothers have declared they are best friends. But can their impressive relationship survive what will surely be an intense public fight for the Labour leadership? Stuart Jeffries delves into the dark psychology of sibling rivalryFive yea... more info

Guardian Music — Theatre Royal, NorwichJordi Savall and his troupe of performers make a speciality of thematically linked concerts and CD sets that bring together works from diverse cultures and group them around a meaty historical concept. Savall has devised a numbe... more info