Topix — Boston-spawned metal mavens Isis are calling it quits after this outing so it's your last chance to bang your head and revel in the atmospherics. more info

Pitchfork — -- Riff-rock titans unite: On July 13, Hydra Head will release a split 12" single from Melvins and Isis, which should look awesome next to the previously announced Torche/Boris split 10" the label is releasing on the same day. Meanwhile, Melvins ar... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Mike Hill Aaron Turner of Isis I received a phone call from Isis guitarist Mike Gallagher one night back in March asking if my band, Tombs, would be available to support Isis on a short run of dates on... more info

Silent Uproar — Isis have decided to call it quits. In statement on their blog, the band pledged to continue "pursuing the completion of a final EP, compiling live audio and visual material for future releases, and generally doing whatever we can to make our music a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG DOWNLOAD - Melvins - "The Water Glass" (MP3) Murder City Devils at Nokia (more by Brian Reilly) After a show at Nokia earlier this year, The Murder City Devils are coming back for more east coast shows and... more info

MVSW — Smif-n-Wessun ~ “Bucktown” 90’s Old School courtesy of Tek and Steele Samples Whatnauts ~ “Why Can’t People Be Colors Too?” (Drums) Jack Bruce ~ “Born to Be Blue“ Power of Zeus ~ “Sorcerer of Isis” (Drums) Lyrics (Steele) I wa... more info

Altsounds — *Isis / Melvins Descriptive Text:* The long running and the longer running. The finite and the perpetual. Two of the last studio tracks from a band now in their final days, and two songs from a band who will potentially outlive us all. ISIS. The ... more info

Pitchfork — This year's Bonnaroo is only a few weeks away-- June 10-13 in Manchester, Tennessee, to be exact. Like usual, there are many bands playing but only so much time to see them: Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, the xx, the National, the Flaming Lips (doi... more info

Metalsucks — Dio died. Isis broke-up. Bret Michaels is back in the hospital. And I just used Dio, Isis, and Bret Michaels in one thought-stream, which, I’m sure, offended somebody. Luckily, we did manage to have some fun this week: Sick of it All’s Lou Kolle... more info

DrivenFarOff — Isis has broken up. A statement can be seen on their blog. more info