Metalsucks — Last month Soundgarden announced the first set of dates for their forthcoming North American reunion tour; now they’ve released their full itinerary, and, in case my headline somehow failed to convey this, support acts, too. Of course, cynical bast... more info

Popdose — Is the new Sixx:A.M. CD badass? Or maybe you like some Mercyful Fate and Mastodon clones? Dave Steed gives you the lowdown on what's badass this week in rock and metal. more info

NME — Atlanta metallers start work on a more 'riff-oriented' new release more info

Metal Injection — We already know Mastodon is currently in the studio working on a new album. Recently, the band posted new photo album on their Facebook page, and there was an interesting photo included of Dave Grohl hanging out in their studio, which wielding a swee... more info

Metalsucks — I heard about, and then completely ignored, this photo album of Mastodon recording their new album. Why did I completely ignore it? Because I’ve seen bands record albums. It looks like dudes standing in a studio playing instruments. And unless you�... more info

Stereogum — Despite working on a followup to Crack The Skye, Mastodon’s Brett Hinds and his face tattoo are preparing releases from a couple of side projects, West End Motel and Friend Without A Face. The info: A press release describes West End Motel, in coll... more info

Metalsucks — Late last year we had the opportunity to see the amazing Brent Hinds walk his rockabilly and alley cat strut with not one but TWO bands in ONE night at Brooklyn’s intimate Union Pool, when his two side projects Fiend Without a Face (which also feat... more info

Metal Injection — Mastodon are locked up in an Atlanta studio working on pre-production for a new album. Noisecreep caught up with drummer Brann Dailor who gave some hints as to what fans can expect from the new record: What the process of recording is like this time ... more info

NME — Mrs Will Smith cites Mastodon and Skindred among her favourite bands more info

Metalsucks — Those comic geniuses over at McSweeney’s Internet Tendency have done it again with the latest installment of “What Your Favorite Classic Rock Band Says About You”. (Part One is here.) In the spirit of plagiarism, I’ve decided to shamelessly c... more info