ContactMusic — Metallica wowed heavy rock fans at the Download Festival in England on Saturday night 09Jun12 by performing their landmark Black album in reverse James Hetfield and his bandmates took fans back to 1991 during their headlining slot on the events secon... more info

Starpulse — Lars Ulrich has heaped praise on a disabled fan who made a movie about his attempts to meet Metallica, calling the documentary "deeply moving". Rock devotee Tom Spicer - who suffers from Fragile ... more info

Guardian Music — Metal bands fill stadiums and enjoy long careers, but get little attention in the media. Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor and Guardian critic Alexis Petridis discuss whyHeavy metal is ignored by most of the media, despite groups who fill stadiums and w... more info

Metal Injection — Machine Head played a secret show at Kings College in London last night, under their cover band moniker Ten Ton Hammer. They played some sweet covers as they usually do, and surprise!, somebody taped it and uploaded it to Youtube. While the band play... more info

Guardian Music — Rather than helping to create a rock'n'roll revolution, the unwillingness to pay for music means more assembly-line artistsEver since Lars Ulrich and his band Metallica experienced a massive public backlash for suing Napster, artists have been wary o... more info

ContactMusic — Lars Ulrich has heaped praise on a disabled fan who made a movie about his attempts to meet Metallica calling the documentary deeply moving Rock devotee Tom Spicer - who suffers from Fragile X syndrome a condition which causes intellectual disabiliti... more info

411 Mania — With Metallica, Black Sabbath and more… more info

Guardian Music — Worth your time, as well as your cash, this is a film with rare honesty and nuanceWorth your time, as well as your cash (profits go to Mencap), Mission to Lars chronicles Kate and Will Spicer's road trip round America with their brother, Tom, in purs... more info

Guardian Music — Metallica headline Download festival this weekend, playing their classic Black album in its entirety – and to mark the occasion, here's a classic interview with James Hetfield by Steven Wells, taken from Rock's Backpages, the world's leading archiv... more info

ContactMusic — Metallica think Arctic Monkeys are a heavy metal band disguised as an indie band The Enter Sandman group have signed the British rockers to appear at their Orion festival in the US and while some think they are a weird choice to play alongside... more info