Guardian Music — The top 40 tracks of the year, as voted for by Guardian writers1 Lana Del Rey – Video Games2 Azealia Banks – 2123 Tyler, the Creator – Yonkers4 Joe Goddard – Gabriel ft Valentina5 Frank Ocean – Swim Good6 Nicki Minaj – Super Bass7 BeyoncÃ... more info

Metal Injection — Sorry, I just couldn't avoid making the Austin Powers reference. Earlier this week, Machine Head was playing a show in Germany, and while guitarist Phil Demmel was shredding, somebody in the crowd threw a friggen shoe at him. What a jerk! Demmel... more info

ContactMusic — Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel stormed off stage during a gig in Brussels Belgium on Tuesday 29Nov11 after a fan threw a shoe at his head during the final song The heavy rockers were performing at the Vorst Nationaal and had almost completed thei... more info

Guardian Music — Next week we'll be counting down our top 10 albums of the year … but here's how the rest of our critics' top 50 looksStarting on Monday we'll be counting down Guardian critics' top 10 albums of 2011. To get you in the mood, here's how our writers v... more info

Metalsucks — FEATURING MEMBERS OF MACHINE HEAD, EPICA, NAILS, CLINGING TO THE TREES OF A FOREST FIRE, ARGUS, EVERYTHING WENT BLACK, AND WEAPON Every year year, MetalSucks invites musicians from across the vast spectrum of the metalsphere (or, in a few cases, the ... more info

Metalsucks — So hey, remember last week when we heard that rumor that Machine Head were planning a North American tour with Suicide Silence, Darkest Hour, and Rise to Remain? Well, it wasn’t a rumor at all, and now dates for the tour have been announced. You ca... more info

Metal Injection — We already knew that Machine Head would be hitting the road for a North American headlining tour with Suicide Silence, Darkest Hour and Rise To Remain in tow, thanks to a few leaked dates. But today, we get the full official itinerary. Everything kic... more info

Guardian Music — From Machine Head to Slayer, the editors of Kerrang! have picked the heaviest records everThere's a certain part of metal that gives it its edge; an extra bite that separates it from pop. It can mean enormous riffs, ungodly speed, wrecking-ball groov... more info

Metal Injection — When we interviewed Machine Head frontman Rob Flynn last month, one topic of conversation was when fans can finally expect a new headlining tour, and Flynn promised that it would all happen in early 2012. The man is not a liar, as dates are now surfa... more info

NME — See the promo for the thrash survivors' new single now more info