ContactMusic — Rockers MASTODON have scrapped their upcoming summer world tour after the group's guitarist BILL KELLIHER was diagnosed with pancreatitis.The band was due to start its... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-05 Nurburg, Germany - Rock am Ring Festival06-06 Nuremberg, Germany - Rock im Park Festival06-07 Utrecht, Netherlands - Tivoli06-08 Zoetermeer, Netherlands - Boerderij06-10 Oslo, Norway - Norwegian Wood Festival06-11 Solvesborg, Sweden - Swede... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets go on sale at noon for two February 2011 Lady Gaga shows at MSG. Tickets go on sale at 10am for the Alice in Chains/Mastodon/Deftones show at MSG. Tickets are also now on sale for Pavement, Grizzly Bear, Gayngs... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Stone Temple Pilots played a show at Gramercy Theatre last night in NYC. Alice in Chains play one in Glens Falls tonight, at Monmouth University tomorrow (5/20), and in Camden with STP on Sunday (tickets are still on sale). In... more info

411 Mania — It's the battle of the Nu-Prog between the Claudio Sanchez Comic Book Soundtrack, Brent Hinds Prog Behemoth and Michael Akerfeldt's Grimdark Folk Parade in this week's 3Ls. more info

MTV.com News — Ozzy mourns the passing of fellow Black Sabbath frontman, who died on Sunday.By James Montgomery Ronnie James Dio in 1988 Photo: Paul Natkin/WireImage On Monday, Ozzy Osbourne released a statement praising the talents of the late Ronnie Jam... more info

Altsounds — UK metallers Panic Cell have announced a series of European tour dates/festivals for the summer including opening the main stage to Metallica, Alice in Chains, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax and Mastodon at the Sonisphere festival in Prague CZ and a... more info

MTV.com News — 'He will forever be imitated but he will never be duplicated,' Zombie says of metal icon.By Ryan J. Downey Ronnie James Dio Photo: Sanctuary Records Rob Zombie, Killswitch Engage, Mastodon and Fear Factory have released statements to MTV N... more info

Gigwise — Killswitch Engage also release statement... more info

Gigwise — They release statements... more info