Guardian Music — From Bach to Björk, and Mozart to metal, the cello's dark, majestic undertow runs through popular musicWhat is it? The most resonant voice in the strings section, the cello has been described as the instrument that most closely corresponds to the hu... more info

Metalsucks — Ever wondered if there someone who could make James Hetfield’s vocals on “Enter Sandman” sound like a godsend? If there was someone who could just take the whole song and make it sound that much, y’know, Bob Rockier? Ladies and gents, Mr. Ada... more info

Metal Injection — Move over Madonna. You're not the only pop diva with a metal cover in your arsenal. Adam Lambert, an American Idol runner up turned pop star of the moment, decided cover his of said guitarist's favorite songs, Enter Sandman by Metallica as ... more info

Gigwise — Film premieres this month... more info

Guardian Music — KISS bassist is bumped offline after comments endorsing aggressive stance against copyright infringementNever one to bite his tongue (sorry), the public face of KISS, its bassist Gene Simmons, has become the latest target of assiduous online attacker... more info

ContactMusic — A Metallica fan paid $35,000 for an hour-long drumming lesson with Lars Ulrich.The one-on-one class with the heavy metal star was auctioned off for the huge sum as... more info

Metal Injection — This is just awesome. Inspired by that sorta-cool Justin Beiber slowdowns, the fine folks at Cosmic Hearse have slowed down Metallica's legendary album Ride The Lightning to 33 rpm, and it's as if Metallica is transformed into Black Sabbath... more info

Metalsucks — Remember how that slowed-down Justin Bieber track inspired our very good friend D.X. Ferris to slow down C.O.C. and D.R.I.? Well, now Cosmic Hearse have, rather brilliantly, slowed Metallica’s Ride the Lightning down to 33rpm. And guess what? It a... more info

Metalsucks — Back in the ‘80s, they clogged the racks of nearly every record store: private press metal albums by local yokels attempting to cash in on whatever the current trend in heavy music was. There were bands that looked like Metallica and bands that loo... more info

Silent Uproar — We previously mentioned a collaborative, tribute album forthcoming from The Kinks. It now appears Metallica has joined in on the fun and recorded a cover of "You Really Got Me" with on vocals Ray Davies. Check out a clip of the group int the studio o... more info