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STAMFORD -- Inspired by the music of Polish heavy metal band Behemoth, Steve Kolenberg decided to follow the lead of other fans who set up bone marrow drives in recent months in New York and California to find a bone donor match for the band's frontman, Adam "Nergal," Darski, who is battling leukemia.

Nothing like listening to some brazen metal and a touch of blues in the lead up to a good ole summer thunderstorm. We got a whole mess of metal goodness to behold.

Following the release of Trivium's latest album 'Shogun' last autumn, Mike Havis travelled to London to meet the band's lead guitarist. MH: What are the best and worst aspects of recording a Trivium album?

Rock giant Robert Plant, who receives the CBE, shot to fame as lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin, as well as carving out a successful solo career.

Friday release sells 490,000 copies in short frame In just a three-day sales window, Metallica’s “Death Magnetic” skates close to the half million mark and will lead the Billboard 200 when Nielsen SoundScan releases its charts Wednesday morning. The band’s first studio album since 2003 moved 490,000 copies in its abbreviated frame, scheduled off-cycle on a Friday to accommodate a worldwide release date. It marks the biggest number the chart has seen since five weeks ago, when the Jonas Brot