Happy Birthday to Olympic gymnasts Paul and Morgan Hamm (1982), Knight Rider star Justin Bruening (1979), Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan (1969), "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" star Nia Vardalos (1962), "Hercules" star Kevin Sorbo (1958),[...... more info

Kerrang! — Korn frontman Jonathan Davis has uploaded a new track from his upcoming new solo album. The rap, a cover of Got Money - a track originally performed by T-Pain and Lil Wayne - features a guest performance from Jim Root of Slipknot, and Korn touring d... more info

Kerrang! — Kerrang! The Album '08 - a 42 track compilation of the most essential and hardest rocking tracks of 2008 - hits stores on Monday. "Green Day, Nickelback, My Chemical Romance and Linkin Park are the biggest bands of the decade," states Kerrang! edit... more info

MTV.com News — LP, which drops November 18, will come with a fan-club membership and other goodies.By Chris Harris Mudvayne's Chad Gray Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/ Getty Images Back in 2005, metal-leaning hard-rock troupe Mudvayne found themselves in unfamil... more info

MTV.com News — Friday release doesn't hurt sales for band's first album in five years.By Chris Harris Metallica's Death Magnetic Photo: WEA/ Reprise Three short days was all it took for Metallica to outsell every other album on next week's Billboard albu... more info

Topix — Slipnot Singer Shoots On Music Industry Posted by Dan Haggerty on 09.13.2008 Corey Taylor comes down hard on the labels for downloading... Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has had his say on the state of the ... more info

New York Times — Releases by Terry Lynn, Calexico, Slipknot, L L Cool J, Carrie Rodriguez and T K Webb & the Visions. more info

Roadrunner Records — Slipknot freak out Christopher Mintz-Plasse (”Superbad”’s Fogell (aka McLovin) on red carpet (photos by Lyndsay Siegel) We’re guessing not too many of you tuned in to watch this year’s MTV Video Music Awards since the program didn’t feat... more info

Kings of A&R — Recommended Listening: Film Noir and The 59 Sound by The Gas Light Anthem. For fans of The Replacements, Bruce Springsteen, and Rise Against. The New Brunswick, New Jersey band just released their debut on indie label Side One Dummy Records. Metalli... more info

Kerrang! — Even though high street record chains have already put it on sale, Metallica's new album, Death Magnetic, is officially released tomorrow (September 12). This afternoon bookmakers Ladbrokes have shifted the odds for Metallica to 11/10 and their near... more info