Cash burning a hole in your pocket? Metallica has come to save you! Get a load of this: Metallica have decided that, rather than bore you with a regular old CD for some reasonable fee, they are going to allow you the pleasure of shelling out some massive sum for a Death Magnetic box set! Because, you know, living on the edge of being broke is just more fun! All kidding aside, it actually does look like a pretty decent set. Read on to see what the box set will include.

The "Unholy Alliance: Chapter 3" tour just got a whole lot more... unholier? Swedish viking death-metallers Amon Amarth are adding their pagan brand of metal to a tour that already includes the almighty Slayer (fuck yea!), Trivium (eh), and Mastodon (boo). Some new dates have been announced as well.

Iowa's most wanted, Slipknot, have finally come to terms with their inner children and donned a new series of masks. For those who might say that the new masks look quite a bit like the old ones - one source went as far as to claim that it "just looks like they had the old ones laundered" - you are mistaken. These masks more fully represent the individual personalities of each member of the band. It's a statement of artistic genius! Marketing tool? HA! Here they are:

Job for a Cowboy ran into a fine spot of trouble over the weekend in Europe. Vocalist Jonny Davy came down with a crippling throat infection that forced him to miss a gig at the prestigious Tuska Festival in Helsinki, Finland. Rather than pack up and head for home with their tails tucked between their legs, the mighty metal warriors sucked it up and performed their first-ever instrumental set. HEAR! The heavy licks of Job for a Cowboy. SEE! An unmanned mic stand. FEEL! The raw emotion of the crowd. Ladies and gentleman, Job for a Cowboy (almost) unplugged.

Jamey Jasta - metal's version of the Energizer bunny - just won't quit. The Hatebreed frontman's sludgy side-project with Crowbar's Kirk Windstein, Kingdown of Sorrow, have scheduled some brand-new dates in support of their debut album, which was released in February. They will first hop on the Rockstar Mayhem tour in the northeast, before headlining two shows with Scum of the Earth in the midwest. After adding their name to Ozzfest in Dallas, they will close the mini-tour with a headlining appearance in Windstein's home base of New Orleans featuring Soilent Green in support. Check out venue info...