MTV.com News — 'We're really looking forward to touring with our friends,' says Alice in Chains guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell.By James Montgomery Alice in Chains' Jerry Cantrell Photo: Barry Brecheisen/ WireImage After a week's worth of mysterious You... more info

VH1 News — Fall dates have been announced for the Blackdiamondskye Tour, featuring Alice in Chains, Deftones and Mastodon. more info

411 Mania — Courtney Love is dead. Type O Negative's Steele passes away. Korn sets track list, release date, single for new album. Green Day: Rockband is huge. Avenged Sevenfold wrap it up. Ozzy sets release date. Howard Jones back in for KsE. Alice In Chains, D... more info

Metal Injection — While there hasn't been an official confirmation, I'm telling you this is happening! How do I know? Well, we got an email from a publicist with the following video link titled "BlackDiamondSkye." Well that's easy. Alice in Chains put o... more info

Metalsucks — Valient Thorr are one of those bands you’ve got to see live to truly understand. Sure, their breed of trad metal and fiery blues rock is appealing enough on its own, but it’s not until you see these guys perform that really get what they’re all... more info

Metalsucks — We got all excited back in September when word first got out that Mastodon are contributing to the score for Jonah Hex, one of the next big graphic novel movie adaptations/franchise hopefuls, which Warner Bros. currently has scheduled for a June 18 r... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words & pics by BBG Wino, Al Cisneros, and Scott Kelly at Europa "Due to the travel disruptions in the UK, Shrinebuilder have unfortunately had to cancel [tonight]'s show (Sunday 18th April) The band have tried every option and done... more info

Metalsucks — See that logo in the lower left hand corner? Yep, this panty stain is signed to a major label. Proving once again that unless they’re handing Mastodon an advance and then getting the fuck out of the way, major labels have no business tipping their ... more info

The Playlist — Could "Jonah Hex" be the next "The Wolfman"? News on the troubled production has either been non-existent or, when news has slipped out, it hasn't been good.First, way back in November 2008, there was the dropping out of the film's original screenwri... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG DOWNLOAD: Zoroaster - "White Dwarf" featuring Brent Hinds of Mastodon (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Zoroaster - "Brazen Bull" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Zoroaster - "Bullwhip" (MP3) Zoroaster at Hoeks Death Metal Pizza (more by Samantha Marble) Zoroaster has a new 50s... more info