Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin Peelander Pink & fan As just mentioned, Fun Fun Fun Fest closed out Sunday night with competing headlining sets by Mastodon and the Descendents. Earlier that day, NYC's own Peelander-Z played a set to a massive... more info

Metal Injection — By Kit Brown I was first introduced to Savannah’s sludge-metal quintet KYLESA last year when I saw them as a supporting act on MASTODON’s Crack the Skye tour. While not instantly hooked to their sound, I found their live show to be the most activ... more info

Metalsucks — Two nights ago, Axl, Kip and I and Rob from Metal Injection went out to Union Pool to watch Fiend Without a Face, the rockabilly side-project of Mastodon’s Brent Hinds and Brann Dailor. As I worked my way all the way up to the second row in a crowd... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Kylesa at MHOW (more by Zach Dilgard) Kylesa played NYC (specifically Webster Hall) a few hours ago, a feat they haven't done in 17 months since they supported Mastodon at MHOW and Irving Plaza, and played Cake Shop... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Brent Hinds at Madison Square Garden (more by Matthew Eisman) From MSG to Union Pool. Brent Hinds of Mastodon (who just played MSG with Alice in Chains and Deftones) currently has at least two side projects, both of... more info

Metal Injection — Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds like to keep himself busy. He and his bandmates are currently wrapping up the BLACKDIAMONDSKYE tour with Alice In Chains and Deftones. Seemingly, the band has a break for Winter after that, but is Brent going to just si... more info

Metalsucks — DUDE. I didn’t even know that the Mastodudes had side projects. Did you know? How come no one ever told me? I thought we were friends! Fine. Whatever. As it turns out, there are not one but two Mastodon side projects, called West End Motel (pic abo... more info

Metal Injection — While there may have been some drama in team Mastodon a few months ago, but it seems like their recent summer break did some good. Here is a new video interview when Brann Dailor and Troy Sanders are just having a good time, kicking back and making s... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Matthew Eisman, words by BBG Alice in Chains "While Mastodon's intricate jams and the Deftones' cathartic releases were spot on, special credit goes to AIC for topping this bill with a fierce confidence that cemented the power of... more info

Metalsucks — For real: Intronaut’s forthcoming album Valley of Smoke is going to absolutely smoke your valley. It’s a crushingly heavy and doomy/stoney but adventurously progressive journey. It’s that rare album that can excite both the hardcore/mosh-types ... more info