Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — A new experimental rock band called GONE IS GONE has been formed by MASTODON's Troy Sanders, AT THE DRIVE-IN's Tony Hajjar, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's Troy Van Leeuwen and guitarist-keyboardist Mike Zarin. The collaborative group plans to debut an EP ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by P Squared Judas Priest / Mastodon @ The Paramount - 11/5/15 The massive Judas Priest and Mastodon tour just made its way through the NYC-area for two smaller shows at The Paramount on November 5 and 6 and... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Rob Sperry-Fromm Slayer's new album has been met with a few shrugs this year, and its newest critic is Slayer frontman Tom Araya's daughter Ariel, who gives it the review of: "Eh." We learned about this from a new... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Judas Priest at 2014 FFF Fest (more by Tim Griffin) As previously discussed, the awesome multi-generational metal tour of Judas Priest and Mastodon hits the NYC-area for an arena show on November 7 at Prudential Center and a MUCH... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — $3 RSVP is open to see Vince Staples with Lil Herb and Loaf Muzik on August 10 at The Shop, the next Brooklyn-curated installment of Red Bull Sound Select. Proggy post-hardcore band Circa Survive are celebrating the 10th anniversary... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Judas Priest at FFF Fest 2014 (more by Tim Griffin) Metal Gods Judas Priest's last tour had them playing arenas, but they're hitting the road again this fall and including some smaller venues. Making it even better: Mastodon are... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — While you may not think a festival curated by Slipknot is a thing you wanted to attend, the lineup is actually pretty awesome for their annual Knotfest this year. They've got cool stuff like Judas Priest, Mastodon, GWAR, Corrosion... more info

Stereogum — In a recent interview with Guitar Player, Mastodon’s Brent Hinds admitted to not really liking heavy metal. Actually, his exact wording was: “I fucking hate heavy metal.” Apparently Hinds has been living a lie since the early aughts when Mastod... more info

Stereogum — Mastodon have been having a lot of fun as a band lately, selling booty shorts and turning up on Game Of Thrones. Their new video for “Asleep In The Deep,” from last year’s Once More ‘Round The Sun album, is as fun as anything they’ve done l... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Summer in NYC means SummerStage, mostly-free concerts in Central Park and many other parks around NYC. Who caught Mastodon and Clutch? The Felice Brothers + The Barr Brothers? Charles Bradley? The series continues TONIGHT (6/11) with the BrooklynVega... more info