Guardian Music — Last time was all about fessing up to messing up. This week we're after songs in tune with imperial dynastiesHello to you all. Another topic, another heated debate. If I was going to write a series of head-spinningly wonderful pop records (and whose ... more info

The Music Fix — Rock 'n roll still ain't noise pollution. more info

Guardian Music — 5 December: From Thin Lizzy to Bulgarian choirs, take a musical trip with Warp's BibioWarp artist Bibio continues our 24 plays of Christmas theme with another Spotify playlist. Here's what he had to say ... I favour vinyl over playlists when at home,... more info

411 Mania — System of a Down are expected to reunite, Chimaira parts ways with their bassist, Slipknot has a new side project, Iron Maiden announces tour dates, Haste The Day are calling it quits, REM readies their new album and more! more info

ContactMusic — IRON MAIDEN guitarist ADRIAN SMITH has cancelled a gig with his side project THE PRIMAL ROCK REBELLION after the "under the radar" show became too widely publicised.Smith... more info

The Quietus — Dates announced for next July more info

Thrash Hits — With Andy Copping Twittering about having “two Download headliners locked in” and Sonisphere’s people flyering at the Deftones gig in Brixton last night, the UK summer festival season of 2011 is well and truly under way. But who’s gonna be he... more info

Metal Injection — by: Noa Avior Maya Hansen, a corset designer, has recently put out a collection of "heavy metal" corsets inspired by such bands as Guns n' Roses, Slayer, Metallica, Misfits, and Iron Maiden. The designs are pretty fantastic. How awesome would it... more info

411 Mania — From Jay-Z, Guns N' Roses, Fleetwood Mac and Iron Maiden to Joy Division, Isaac Hayes, Jimi Hendrix, Garbage and more, the 411 Staff continues their way through the alphabet with their top 5 favorite artists starting with the letters F to J! Check ou... more info

Guardian Music — Wielded by the late Dimebag Darrell of Pantera, the pointiest axe in metal makes the cut with its mind-ripping noisesWhat is it? The pointiest pointy guitar in heavy metal history.Who uses it? That's the rub. You know how synonymous Jimi Hendrix was ... more info