Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT have announced a massive North American tour kicking off at Rise Above Fest in Bangor, Maine and including an appearance with METALLICA and AVENGED SEVENFOLD at the first-ever rock show in the brand new U.S. B... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — METALLICA's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett will perform the U.S. national anthem before Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins Monday night (June 6) at SAP Center in San Jose, Califorinia. Says METALLICA... more info

Metalsucks — Good old American ingenuity. The post Someone Made Custom Metallica License Plates Out of Paper appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame will host a "SoundExchange Influencers" series interview with ALICE IN CHAINS' Jerry Cantrell and 2016 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Glenn Hughes of DEEP PURPLE on June 2 at 7 p.m. The "Influencers" series brings... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Marshall Blonstein's Audio Fidelity will release the critically acclaimed debut album by RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE on limited-edition Hybrid SACD. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's first album is a mix of punk, metal, hardcore and politically resonate rap.... more info

411 Mania — It may not release until next year... more info

Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Drummer Mike Wengren of DISTURBED joined SIXX:A.M. on stage on May 29 at the River City Rockfest in San Antonio, Texas to perform the SIXX:A.M. song "Life Is Beautiful". Fan-filmed video footage can be seen below (courtesy of Chris Ramon). The first... more info

NME — Lars Ulrich is being very cagey about the release date, though more info

Rolling Stone — Vance Joy, born James Keogh, has seen his star as an indie folk singer-songwriter steadily rise. His 2013 single "Riptide" stayed on the charts in his home country of Australia for over 100 weeks and he nabbed a prime spot as an opener on Taylor S... more info

Metal Injection — New Metallica by the end of 2016? The post Lars Ulrich Says New METALLICA Album Will Be Finished This Summer appeared first on Metal Injection. more info