NME — Alice Cooper and Slayer also on the bill of Knebworth event more info

The Quietus — Shaping up to be festival of the summer? more info

Kerrang! — Iron Maiden and Rammstein have been confirmed to headline the second annual Sonisphere festival which will take place at Knebworth between July 30 and August 1 next year. "Knebworth has been the home of so many legendary concerts going back many yea... more info

Thrash Hits — So, following Iron Maiden’s all-but-announced confirmation that they’re headlining at Sonisphere 2010, we thought we’d just let slip we’ve heard from a Very Reliable Source that Rammstein will be the other headliner at Knebworth... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Debating the quality of music must be one of Britain’s favourite pastimes. Rarely, however, does conversation turn to influential music. This list is designed not to provide a definitive guide, but to give you food for thought and provide a ca... more info

Altsounds — From the metal loving city of Montreal comes one of the most killer riff machines this side of the 3 headed love child of Iron Maiden, Thin Lizzy and Fu Manchu. *Barn Burner* have been cruising around Canada over the past few years spreading their lo... more info

Guardian Music — Jamie Cullum on Clint Eastwood, Spinal Tap and Sophie Dahl. Mmmm, nice Hi, Jamie! You play piano, guitar, bass and drums. Ever wish you were an octopus so you could play everything at once?You don't need more arms. You can use your feet for the drum ... more info

Thrash Hits — Where were you on the night before the dawn of the New Millennium? Jon Kerr was getting a pit going in Jilly’s Rockworld, Manchester. We’ve asked him to summarise the ten years since then in all things metal in a handy A to Z Avenged Sevenfold N... more info

Rock Sellout — I was on my way to work last week, as I do everyday of every week. Howard (as in Stern) went on a commercial break so I flipped the channel. I decided to go to the metal station. Out of my speakers came a gloriously, head crushingly, face meltingly ... more info

Thrash Hits — Linkin Park are the biggest selling band of this decade, nay, century. That’s a statement that really hurts, doesn’t it. They’ve sold more records than Metallica, Iron Maiden or even The Beatles. Yes, feel free to weep because there doesn’t s... more info