411 Mania — Hetfield and Ulrich's hometown getting its first 'Tallica show... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Swift/Getty Nobody would have predicted this week would see country darling Taylor Swift chilling with T-Pain and rocking a bejeweled grill — but then again, Bret Michaels didn’t see himself getting smacked in the face with a half-ton piec... more info

Live Daily — Alice in Chains [ tickets ]' newly-named, upcoming album, "Black Gives Way To Blue," is set for a Sept. 29 release, according to a press statement. The record will be the band's first new studio recording in more than 10 years, and the first with new... more info

Rolling Stone — Metallica will play a benefit concert for the Marin History Museum in September to raise money for a “Marin Rocks” exhibit that has been derailed by lack of funding, California’s Marin Independent Journal reports. “We want to keep the flame g... more info

Guardian Music — Stagnating bands and bored fans could benefit hugely from football-style insanity. Bring on the Cristiano Ronaldo-style transfer sagasThere are many parallels between music and football. But as Cristiano Ronaldo's gormless gnashers move from Manchest... more info

411 Mania — GH: VH following the same rules as GH: Metallica... more info

JamBase — ALICE IN CHAINS SIGN WITH EMI, NEW ALBUM COMING IN SEPTEMBER Alice In Chains The legendary grunge band Alice in Chains has signed an exclusive worldwide deal with EMI's Virgin Records and are gearing up for the release of their first new stu... more info

The Newsroom — Metallica performs sold-out concerts at Mexico City's Foro Sol arena. more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Erin Patrice O'Brien Marketing your band as "Heavy Metal Cello" is something else again, but it fits for Break of Reality, a New York string "quartet" with three cellists and a drummer that explores the hinterlands of classical music and hea... more info

Guardian Music — The Beatles' decision to embrace video games harks back to the original spirit of rock'n'rollTwo startling events have put MTV back on the musical map this week. You might have seen the first, if you haven't been living in a bunker wearing a blindfol... more info