Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Mastodon ably stake their claim among metal's elite with their fourth disc and second for Reprise, "Crack the Skye." more info

411 Mania — Band reveals the inspiration for Crack The Skye... more info

Rolling Stone — • Madonna’s Petition to Adopt Rejected • Springsteen Kicks off Dream Tour in San Jose • Prince, Keith Urban Battle for Number One • Is Britney Spears’ Life a “Prison”? • Mastodon Talk LSD, Iron Maiden • Rock’s Most Passive-Aggre... more info

Rolling Stone — On their new prog-metal masterpiece Crack the Skye, Mastodon pen tales about a paraplegic traveling through space, Russian visionary Rasputin, wormholes and fighting with the Devil. Weird subject matter, that is, until you meet Mastodon. The group’... more info

The Quietus — Heavy metallers took drug at school more info

Idolator — Warner Brothers Records is celebrating its 50th year as a label with an album of current artists covering classic cuts from the label's archives, and while I suppose there's some appeal to hearing Taking Back Sunday play a Tom Petty track, let's be r... more info

MTV.com News — Plus: Keri Hilson's long-delayed debut lands at #4.By Gil Kaufman Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 30 Photo: EMI Just weeks after the Jonas Brothers ' "3D Concert Experience" soundtrack was denied the top spot in its chart debut thanks ... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) I distinctly recall my excitement as a jean-jacket-clad, 12-year-old metal poseur, unwrapping my cassette copy of Iron Maiden's "Powerslave" and discovering that the last track was almost 15 minutes long. Metal and prog have always be... more info

SFTW reviews latest albums from Flo Rida, 1990s, Mastodon and Bill Callahan more info

Guardian Music — From winning Grammys to 'saving metal' Mastodon's legacy is solid as it gets. But, they tell Stevie Chick, their prog-rock journey has only just begunIn the two decades and change since Metallica's landmark Master of Puppets album debuted, heavy meta... more info