Metalsucks — Real metalheads only stage their own personal Whackin Festival with black tissues Given the staggering number of e-mails we’ve received from you guys since The PRP broke the story last night, I’m not really sure if I’m telling any of you anythi... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 02-08 Hamburg, Germany - Gruenspan02-09 Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club02-10 Frankfurt, Germany - Batschcapp02-12 Vienna, Austria - Arena02-13 Munich, Germany - Backstage02-14 Cologne, Germany - Essigfabrik1502-16 Wolverhampton, England - Wulfrun02-1... more info

Metalsucks — Australia’s Double Dragon have apparently been tearing shit up on their native island: they’ve played support slots for Slayer, Megadeth, Mastodon, Lamb of God, Chimaira, Carcass, Dark Tranquillity, Arch Enemy, In Flames, The Haunted, The Black D... more info

Altsounds — Australia’s KARNIVOOL embarked on the magnanimous tour of their homeland last week as they began the already SOLD OUT BIG DAY OUT music festival along with sonic powerhouses Muse, The Mars Volta, The Horrors & Mastodon. This is the VOOLÃâ€... more info

Metal Injection — It's on! For the second year in a row, Scion is announcing a free one day festival: Scion Rock Fest. This year's lineup looks decent (although hard to top last year's mammoth lineup featuring MASTODON and NEUROSIS as headliners). This ... more info

Live Daily — You've probably never heard of Ramon Sampson, but chances are this won't be the last time you'll see his name. The 19-year-old Cordova, TN, native out-drummed a national list of contestants--including the four other finalists, Troy Molsberry (Carlsba... more info

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