Altsounds — A response for intelligent and sophisticated musicianship for hardcore to metal-inspired arenas, MOPA (My Own Private Alaska) completes their debut full length album, Amen. The band will be opening for Metallica July 7, 2009. ... more info

Guardian Music — They pretend to be gay, get tunes from noise and are suddenly hot enough to record at Jimi Hendrix's studios. What planet did the Big Pink come from, asks Alexis PetridisYes, nods the Big Pink's Robbie Furze, it is not usual in indie circles to drum ... more info

411 Mania — 2009 Guitar Hero: Metallica sessions get official release... more info

411 Mania — Paramore reveal new album details, Metallica set live DVD release, Fall Out Boy done, or not, Deftones scrap Eros, updates on Every Time I Die, Panic at the Disco, Breaking Benjamin, Kittie, Blink-182, The Killers, All Time Low and more, plus, a trib... more info

Live Daily — Alice in Chains has firmed up a US outing for later this summer behind "Black Gives Way to Blue," the group's first studio album in more than a decade. The alt-metal icons will perform alongside Kid Rock July 18 at Detroit's Comerica Park before h... more info

Clickmusic — Fred Durst and co. to play at the Knebworth festival alongside Linkin Park and Metallica. more info

Thrash Hits — After not headlining but definitely entertaining on the Main Stage at Download Festival 2009, Limp Bizkit have confirmed that they’re also going to be performing at Sonisphere Festival 2009. Bonus! The nu-metal pioneers will be a support to Metalli... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Mazur/WireImage U2 are holed up in Barcelona preparing for the launch of their 360° Tour — and we’ve got proof in our roundup of the week’s best live shots. Check out Lady Gaga’s flaming bra after the jump, and our live gallery for M... more info

Rolling Stone — Before Metallica took the stage for their epic set at Austin’s Stubbs during SXSW this year, a crew of expert Guitar Hero aficionados performed game versions of the band’s blistering songs. Now a 28-year-old Staten Island man named Paul Cataldo i... more info

411 Mania — After you've hit the rock bottom, you've got no where else to go but up. This week, the 411Music Critics discuss their Top 5 songs that are so positive, so sugary sweet that you might be a diabetic when you leave. They list off songs by Queen, The Be... more info