Metal Injection — In a bit of tragic news, we learned that guitarist and producer James Murphy, known for his work with Death, Testament and countless other acts, has suffered a relapsed brain tumor after having surgery to remove in in 2001. This is no fun whatsoever,... more info

Guardian Music — There's fire and brimstone all over this 22-year-old bluesman's music. But does he do any more than ape his heroes?Hometown: South London.The lineup: Jamie N Commons (vocals, guitar).The background: What is it with today's boys and girls that they wa... more info

Guardian Music — Thanks to your herculean efforts this week, we can dust off and put on display a rich list of historical recordsIt's been a week of excavation, a playlist painstakingly pieced together with valuable and neglected fragments covered by millennia of dus... more info

Guardian Music — Maurizio Pollini (Testament)After Maurizio Pollini won the Warsaw International Chopin Competition in 1960 at the age of 19, he signed a contract with EMI. The immediate upshot of the arrangement was his outstanding recording of Chopin's First Piano... more info

Metal Injection — Anthrax is so pumped about their tour with Testament and Death Angel starting tomorrow (dates here) that they wanted to give away some sweet swag on Metal Injection. And, we do mean sweet! One grand prize winner will recieve the pictured, autographed... more info

Metal Injection — This is exciting news for fans of Testament. As you may know, the band has been recording their new album, the follow up to The Formation of Damnation and due to an injury to their current drummer, Paul Bostaph, the band enlisted Gene Hoglan (in addi... more info

Perez Hilton — Well, he's certainly knows how to bring a sense of intimacy and scope to films with blockbuster budgets! But will he tackle this one?! Warner Brothers Pictures has been hard at work developing a film called Gods & Kings, which follows the Book of Exo... more info

Altsounds — Renowned guitarists *Alex Skolnick* of *Testament* and *Chris Broderick* of *Megadeth* have joined forces to create the first annual *Skolnick & Broderick's Winter Guitar Retreat*. This unique experience offers a select group of guitarists of all t... more info

Metal Injection — The thrash tour of the Fall now has a routing. Anthrax, Testament and Death Angel, three bands that have been pillage towns all over the world for over 20 years are teaming up for a super-killer tour coming up. The tour will kick off on October 14th ... more info

Metalsucks — Thrash fans that are a) unwilling to shell out $200 for tickets to the Big 4 at Yankee Stadium, b) have a hankering to see Anthrax live anyway, and c) feel Testament were rudely snubbed from the Big 5, you’re in luck: Anthrax and Testament are co-h... more info