Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — Norway's biggest record store chain Platekompaniet has told the country's music industry magazine Faro Journalen that first-day sales of METALLICA's new album, "Death Magnetic", have exceeded all expectations. more info

Idolator — From a blurb for the forthcoming book I Hate New Music, which sets out to "celebrate a time when Foreigner, Frampton, and Foghat fought for total chart dominance" and push for Thin Lizzy to be inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: "Author Dave Th... more info

NME — The band selected for the soundtrack to the new iPod Nano advert have spoken to NME.COM about the impact the exposure could have on their career. more info

NME — The band selected for the soundtrack to the new iPod Nano advert have spoken to NME.COM about the impact the exposure could have on their career. more info

NME — U2's The Edge has told NME.COM that his band are still writing songs for their next album. more info

Cross Rhythms — U2's latest now to be released in early 2009 more info

NME — U2 guitarist The Edge presented Peter Gabriel with Amnesty International's 2008 Ambassador of Conscience award at a ceremony at the Hard Rock Cafe in London today (September 10). more info

NME — U2 have announced that they are pushing back the release date of their highly anticipated follow-up to 2004's 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb'. more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The biggest rock stars of the nineties want to keep on playing. Will anyone listen?The word rehearsal doesn't really convey what happens when the members of Oasis get together to run through some songs. They are not, by temperament, men of moderation... more info

Idolator — While Universal Music Group won't have U2 around to drive year-end album sales, Kanye West might take an extended break from blogging about Kate Moss/producing Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 to record his fourth album. According to his management, the cur... more info