Kerrang! — Heaven And Hell are the latest band to be added to the bill of this summer's Sonisphere festival. Other acts on the bill include Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor (solo set) his bandmate Shawn Crahan's other band Dirty Little Rabbits, Nine Inch Nails, ... more info

JamBase — Mastodon Perform "Oblivion" on Late Show with David Letterman Last Friday night (5/15), Mastodon performed "Oblivion" on The Late Show with David Letterman. The song is great, but the best part is Letterman admitting how scared he is of the band a... more info

Stereogum — I was initially dismissive of Crack The Skye , but tried approaching it with an open mind since I liked loved much of Mastodon's back catalog. After dozens of listens and discussions with folks who dig it, though, I have to come clean: I think it... more info

Culture Bully — Mastodon perform "Oblivion" on the May 15 episode of the Late Show with David Letterman. more info

Thrash Hits — Those Californian punk purists, Rancid, are back with a bang next month, when they release their ominously-titled new album, Let The Dominoes Fall. Before then though, they’ve got a whole mothertruckload of bloody videos for you to watch. Yes, YOU.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Zach Dilgard, words by Black Bubblegum Mastodon, Kylesa, and Intronaut were back for round two on May 10th at Music Hall of Williamsburg, one night after Irving Plaza. As advertised, the showpiece for the evening was the band's... more info

Thrash Hits — Following reports that the new Slayer album is to be released on July 7, we went a little bit thrash metal-mental here at Thrash Hits. That could also be in part because we’re off to see Bonded By Blood and Cauldron play live tonight. All in all, i... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt "Mastodon played the entire Crack the Skye from the beginning to the end, to the utmost satisfaction of those who have been crazy about the album since it came out in March. They were projecting... more info

411 Mania — Album about a quadriplegic, wormholes and mysticism could be headed to the big screen... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS- See updated itinerary below for MASATODON, they've added an European trek. Their video for the track "Divinations", from their groundbreaking CRACK THE SKYE album, has been named "iTunes Video of The Week," and is available free for one..... more info