Brooklyn Vegan — words by BBG, photos by Paul Birman Jacob Bannon of Converge speaks softly Gene Simmons is fond of saying some bands get it and some don't. Dethklok, the death metal band based on the popular Adult Swim "Metalocalypse" cartoon, definitely... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by BBG, photos by Ryan Muir Matt Pike of High On Fire Mastodon, Dethklok, Converge and High On Fire are on tour. Last night (10/29) they played the first show of two night stint at Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC.... more info

411 Mania — Metallica announces DVD release date, track listing. Sublime engaged in legal battle with dead frontman's estate. Mastodon talks movie score for "Jonah Hex". Them Crooked Vulture track listing. Gwar to be re-released. Mustaine talks about Metallica/M... more info

Chorus.fm — *Mastodon* (http://www.myspace.com/mastodon) talk about the score to Jonah Hex here (http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/10/mastodon-talks-about-recording-jonah-hex-score-swi.html). more info

NME - Notes From The Underground — So the tour with Mastodon, High on Fire and Dethklok has been nothing short of amazing so far. But enough of that, let's talk about this year’s main event in the world series of poker. I just caught up on the last few episodes on ESPN in the van to... more info

The Quietus — To celebrate the start of Mastodon's US tour, Mark Eglinton catches up with Brann Dailor, drummist extraordinaire, to shoot the sheeeeeeit . . . more info

Rolling Stone — Photograph by Jimmy Hubbard With Saturday night’s Seattle performance, the second of their latest assault on the U.S., Mastodon furthered their claim as kings of wormhole-tearing, time-traveling meta-metal. The Atlanta quartet devoted most of thei... more info

411 Mania — Check out if Brann Dailor will be visiting a city near you... more info

Rock Sellout —    The Pro(g)hibition There is only one creature out there more obsessively passionate, fiendishly dedicated and flamboyantly expressive than a Muse fan and that’s haters of Muse and their fans.  I guess this is inevitable from two perspectives... more info

411 Mania — Saw VI sound track listing announced! Rammstein drops new album details. Forget "The Beatles: Rock Band"; welcome "Guitar Hero: van Halen". Mastodon to score a movie. Tour dates from Stone Temple Pilots, Slipknot, Them Crooked Vultures, more. Watch T... more info