This Scene Is Dead — And so it’s something for the weekend then. Now I’ve not really been playing all that much music for these past few weeks, which is something that I’ve now established to be directly linked to my much typed about lack of website uploads. Howeve... more info

Metalsucks — In a way, Testament is like The Small Faces to Metallica’s Beatles and Slayer’s Rolling Stones: a band as virtuosic, productive, and creatively astute as their deified peers, but hamstrung by bad business breaks. Another factor is the absence of ... more info

Gigwise — Band play Odyssey Arena... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Liam Gallagher was caught up in the recent travel disruption caused by the volcanic eruption in Iceland, it has emerged.The former Oasis singer and his family, including wife Nicole Appleton, were left stranded in America after transatlantic flights ... more info

Undercover, Australia — Australia has been given an extra dose of Metallica for the World Magnetic Tour. more info

411 Mania — From Guns 'n Roses' "Welcome to the Jungle" and Metallica's "Enter Sandman" to Radiohead's "Everything In Its Right Place" and Black Sabbath's "Black Sabbath", 411 Music Staffers list their top 5 favorite opening tracks in the latest edition of The 4... more info

Undercover, Australia — Metallica’s recently announced Australian tour sold out in less time than it takes your average metalhead to spell Metallica - a day or so - but fret not, more shows have been announced. more info

Metalsucks — Tommy Stinsonbaum – who is one of the original MetalSucks readers (seriously, the dude was leaving comments here back when we were getting about three readers a day) – just sent me a link to this Cracked list, entitled “The 5 Most Famous Musici... more info

MTV.com News — Directed by famed photographer Matt Mahurin, clip features angsty, out-of-focus close-ups of the band and scenes of outstretched hands and skylines.By James Montgomery Silverson Pickups' "The Royal We" Photo: Dangerbird Records You may have... more info

Altsounds — *BLACK SONIC* hail from the small European principality of Liechtenstein, nestled in the Alps between Switzerland and Austria. Their unique sound is similarly wedged somewhere between the rocky peaks and gorges of Guns 'N' Roses, Nickelback and... more info