The Buzznet music blog empire just keeps growin' and growin'. After recently acquiring Idolator and Absolute Punk, and already with Metal Monarchy and Stereogum in tow, Buzznet, the music media social network, has just added the hard rock/metal focused site The Gauntlet to its lineup.

This time around, Gauntlet sees this deal as more of a partnership than a sale. Says Gauntlet head Jason Fisher, "I will now have the resources to not only add some amazing new features and functionality to the site, but also expand our audience..."

[Hypebot]