JamBase — BONNAROO MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES MORE ACTS FOR 2009 EVENT PUBLIC ENEMY, AMADOU & MARIAM, ANI DIFRANCO, SHADOWS FALL AND MORE CONFIRMED JIMMY FALLON, DAILY SHOW STARS, AZIZ ANSARI AND MORE PRESENTED IN "THE COMEDY SWEET" Bonnaroo 2008 b... more info

Pitchfork — Photos by Mike White; Above: Mastodon The Scion Rock Fest pulverized the city of Atlanta on Saturday, with just about every single awesome metal band on the planet crammed into the Masquerade for a ridiculously badass day of music. Mastodon capped of... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Black Bubblegum Mastodon & a stormtrooper @ NYC Comic Con on Friday (TD-2243) The previously mentioned Scion Rock Fest on Feb 28th in Atlanta, GA boasts a COLLOSSAL lineup including Mastodon, Neurosis, High on Fire, Boris, Torche, Nachtmystium, Wo... more info

Metal Injection — In the famous words of Ja Rule, we did it again! A few weeks ago we told you of the Scion Rock Fest. The mega-fest which will be held on February 28th at the Masquerade in Atlanta, GA and set to feature this killer roster of bands: Mastodon, Neurosis... more info

Pitchfork — Scions look like shoeboxes with wheels, and for some reason they're usually the exact same color as orange Tang. They're like Honda Elements except somehow less cool. And yet the company must have at least a few incredibly cool people working for it.... more info

Paste Magazine — We've been trying to come up with a descriptor that adequately describes Atlanta's upcoming Scion Rock Fest. Rockmageddon? Destructioniptica? Metalgeddonocoplyse? more info

Metal Injection — Oakland-based stoner metal gods High on Fire have announced that they'll be releasing their next studio album on Koch Records (In Flames, Hatebreed) sometime in 2009. Until then, we can occupy ourselves with a live album, the band's final r... more info

Pop Matters — The one truly off-the-cuff moment came when a fan yelled out a cover request and Opeth’s frontman Mikael Akerfeldt responded, “I can play that one… on Guitar Hero!” more info

Metalsucks — A month or so ago Opeth came to New York’s Nokia Theater as part of an awesome (and diverse) package with High on Fire and Nachtmystium. It was one of those nights; a Monday or Tuesday, I was fucking exhausted from having traveled cross-country the... more info

Pitchfork — Gnarly Georgia metal masters Baroness will serve North America another huge helping of fiery Red jams this fall. The Savannah foursome begins its next tour with a hometown show tonight, September 19. From there, Baroness' travels include multiple pre... more info