Metalsucks — Believe it or not, Axl and I don’t spend all day and night in front of our computers. So thankfully for us we have readers like Joe Caperon to fill us in on things we miss, like this German MTV interview with Mastodon at this past weekend’s Rock... more info

Culture Bully — The half-hour informercial for the 2011 Gathering of the Juggalos and a cheeky new restaurant commercial starring Brent Hinds of Mastodon. more info

Stereogum — Or, “Overwhelming Hunger Pains.” Hinds, already busy with a couple Mastodon side-projects and the followup to 2009′s Crack The Skye, stars in an advertisement for Atlanta bar/restaurant Elmyr, where he’s probably now getting free food/drinks ... more info

NME — Brent Hinds turns his hand to acting during hunger pains advert more info

Metal Injection — Brent Hinds is most famous for being the guitarist of Mastodon, but did you know that he's also a spokesperson? Here is a new (hilarious) commercial with Hinds talking about the fictional disease "overwhelming hunger pains" and the cure for it, ... more info

Metal Injection — A few days ago, we learned some minimal info about the new Mastodon record, but today I can report a ton more information has surfaced on one of the most anticipated releases of 2011. Brent Hinds recently spoke to SPIN Magazine and gave up a ton more... more info

Metalsucks — Is producer Mike Elizondo a weird match for Mastodon? Do you foresee Mastodon jamz with funky beats and cloying catchphrases? Is this pairing the result of label meddling, artist contrarianism, and/or ambition? Will Elizondo grapple with the Mastodon... more info

Metal Injection — On this edition of the Livecast our good buddy Loni sat in for Sean who chose to go see Converge. We quickly introduce Loni and remind listeners about his Livecast "claim to fame." Rob then discusses an email exchange he had with the owners of metali... more info

Metal Injection — We know Mastodon has been writing an album for some time now and that Dave Grohl is not going to be on the record. Today we learned a few more tidbits, like the producer and two song titles from the album. First up, my favorite type of non-news about... more info

Metalsucks — Mastodon have announced the titles of two songs which will appear on their new album, and based on both the number of e-mails we’ve received about this announcement and the amount of reporting I’ve seen elsewhere on the internet regarding the ann... more info