Brooklyn Vegan — Black Lips @ Williamsburg Waterfront (more by Bao Nguyen) The now even-more-controversial Black Lips will be playing some shows with Box Elders this March. So far, three NYC-area shows have been announced: Maxwell's on March 21st, Brooklyn Bowl on Ma... more info

Live Daily — Drummers, drum enthusiasts, and even those seeking a drummer are advised to head to The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Saturday (1/8) for Guitar Center's Drum-Off Grand Finals. So says Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins [ tickets ], who'll be hostin... more info

Starpulse — Rockers Mastodon are hitting Hollywood - the band has signed on to write the score for new comic book movie Jonah Hex.[...] Read more! more info

Thrash Hits — Mastodon Jonah Hex (original score) Warner Bros Early Summer 2010 What they’re saying Troy Sanders, he of the pointy-beard and bass guitar in Mastodon, has been yapping his gums off to Paste Magazine about how the band landed the job of scoring ... more info

411 Mania — Merry Christmas! The Mosh Pit takes a look at its favorite 25 metal songs from the last decade. With great music from Heaven and Hell, Megadeth, Wintersun, Nile, Dismember, Mastodon, and more which songs got our attention and why? Click the link f... more info

411 Mania — 411 staff unveils their top 15 albums of the year today. See if Mastodon's Crack the Skye, Eminem's Relapse, Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion or another top contender takes the #1 spot for 2009! more info

Stereogum — Earlier this week we took a magnifying glass to Pitchfork's Top 100 Songs Of 2009. Most of those songs appeared on albums, which leads us to the site's Top 50 Albums Of 2009. For starters, metal creeps in via Baroness and Sunn O))), but not Mastod... more info

Rollo & Grady — Paste – The 25 Best Albums of 2009 25. Thomas Function – In the Valley of Sickness 24. Various Artists – Dark Was the Night 23. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz! 22. Sufjan Stevens – The BQE 21. Wilco – Wilco (The A... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — By Diane Kamikaze: Records I LOVED this year: Mastodon - Crack the Skye Kylesa - Static Tensions Saviours - Accelerated Living Orcustus - Orcustus Shrinebuilder - Shrinebuilder Baroness - Blue Record 16 - Bridges To Burn Subarachnoid Space - 8... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 01-15 Auckland, New Zealand - Big Day Out Festival01-17 Gold Coast, Australia - Big Day Out Festival01-22 Sydney, Australia - Big Day Out Festival01-26 Melbourne, Australia - Big Day Out Festival01-29 Adelaide, Australia - Big Day Out Festival01-31 P... more info