Guardian Music — Mixing Sabbath heaviness with Wagnerian bombast, this ludicrously OTT anthem thrills me now as it did when I was 15Even as an impressionable, not very discerning 15-year-old determined to buy every heavy metal album that had ever been released, I kne... more info

Metal Injection — This week just flew by! I can't believe it's already Thursday. While things are moving slowly in the metal world, there were enough little bits of music to create the first A/V Roundup of 2012. Here we go: If you're not sick of all thi... more info

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ContactMusic — Veteran singer Lou Reed had the time of his life recording an album with Metallica likening the experience to receiving a Ferrari for free The ageing musician teamed up with the heavy rock group to record Lulu earlier this year 11 and he admits the r... more info

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Guardian Music — Abel Tesfay gives away his music for free, but has still found overwhelming success. Is this the future of the music industry?Christmas came a few days early for fans of the buzzy, downbeat R&B act The Weeknd, the stage name of Canadian singer Abel T... more info

Guardian Music — Cast off the seasonal gloom with a look at the best festivals in the calendarOh the weather outside is frightful (comparatively), but don't get downcast. Before long it'll be time to think about digging out your camping kit and venturing off to one o... more info

411 Mania — From Metallica and Lou Reed's "Lulu" to Lupe Fiasco's "Lasers" and more, 411's John Downey takes a look at the 5 worst album of 2011! Plus news and thoughts on Katy Perry breaking records, a concert-goer going lawsuit happy against Diddy and MTV, th... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Metallica frontman James Hetfield hit out at members of the paparazzi in Uruguay over Christmas, allegedly hurling stones at the snappers after they failed to leave his vacationing family alone. more info

Starpulse — Metallica frontman James Hetfield hit out at members of the paparazzi in Uruguay over Christmas, allegedly hurling stones at the snappers after they failed to leave his vacationing family alone. ... more info