Rolling Stone — On their new prog-metal masterpiece Crack the Skye, Mastodon pen tales about a paraplegic traveling through space, Russian visionary Rasputin, wormholes and fighting with the Devil. Weird subject matter, that is, until you meet Mastodon. The group’... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — Iron Maiden emerged from East London in the mid-1970s, and its defiantly metal middle finger to that city's punk explosion was, intentionally or otherwise, punk as fuck. Mainman/bassist Steve Harris had a vision of something timeless; 20-plus arena-f... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) I distinctly recall my excitement as a jean-jacket-clad, 12-year-old metal poseur, unwrapping my cassette copy of Iron Maiden's "Powerslave" and discovering that the last track was almost 15 minutes long. Metal and prog have always be... more info

Altsounds — Flight 666 documents the first leg of Maiden’s legendary SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME WORLD TOUR which took them 50,000 miles round the planet playing 23 concerts on five continents in just 45 days. One of the stars of t... more info

ContactMusic — IRON MAIDEN star BRUCE DICKINSON's horror movie CHEMICAL WEDDING has claimed the top award at the Athens International Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival in ... more info

The Iron Maiden film Flight 666 has won the 24 Beats Per Second award for best music documentary at the SXSW Film & Music Festival in Austin, Texas..... more info

Kerrang! — The Iron Maiden film Flight 666 has won the 24 Beats Per Second award for best music documentary at the SXSW Film & Music Festival in Austin, Texas. "We made this film to be enjoyed by all rock fans, not just Maiden fans, and on the big screen," s... more info

MTV.com News — Frontman hopes his band's induction will pave the way for Motorhead, Kiss, Ted Nugent.By James Montgomery Metallica's James Hetfield Photo: MTV News AUSTIN, Texas — To hear him tell it, Metallica's James Hetfield wasn't even aware that h... more info

Idolator — The headline of Manhola Dargis' review of I Love You, Man in the New York Times today got me thinking (especially after Mike and I had to apologize for all the girliness up in here on Wednesday!): Just what is the ultimate dude band? You know, the ... more info

Buzzgrinder — :: Just when we start to maybe give My Chemical Romance the benefit of the doubt, they go and do something My Chemical Romancey. :: So I guess ESPN affiliates in foreign countries are a little looser with their coverage (then again, why they conside... more info