Idolator — So the word is that the leak of Metallica's Death Magnetic last night wasn't spurred by piracy rings or someone breaking into Rick Rubin's house—nope, apparently the album's all over the Internet now because a shop in France broke the street date a... more info

Kerrang! — Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has told a San Francisco radio station that he’s not angry about the recent leak of Death Magnetic. The album is said to have been sold in a Parisian record store ten days before its official release on Septembe... more info

MTV.com News — Jonas Brothers, Tokio Hotel, Paramore, Lil Wayne also look promising, but trying to predict VMA winners is a losing proposition ...By James Montgomery Britney Spears in her "Piece of Me" video Photo: Jive On The Record: Commence The Nonsen... more info

Kerrang! — Metallica will play an exclusive intimate show for BBC Radio 1 and you could be there! The band will celebrate the release of their long-awaited new album Death Magnetic by performing before an intimate audience at London's BBC Radio Theatre on Sept... more info

Metal Injection — Ok, we may not agree on the new Metallica single (live pro-shot video above btw) but I think we can agree to this. Metallica is no longer a metal band. They are a tolerable hard rock band. I considered the song a great hard rock song. Guitarist Kirk ... more info

Orange Music Blog — The Reading/Leeds Festival has always thrown up its fair share of rock‘n’roll moments – and with Metallica, Rage Against The Machine and The Killers headlining this weekend’s parties, this year’s should be no excepti... more info