Metal Injection — Opeth did not perform as scheduled last night, May 7th, in Minnesota. The band have been on the road, touring with Mastodon and Ghost. Audience members were told after Ghost played that Opeth were unable to perform, as Mikael was unable to get to the... more info

Metalsucks — Well, this is scary. Two separate MetalSucks readers, Brent Ericson and Steve Bergquist, e-mailed MetalSucks in the wee hours this morning to report that Opeth did not perform at last night’s stop of their current tour with Mastodon and Ghost in... more info

Guardian Music — Justin Bieber and Lou Reed listed in villain of the year categoryYou Me at Six, Enter Shikari and Justin Bieber are among the nominees for this year's Kerrang! awards. More than 280,000 votes were submitted to determine the magazine's shortlists, whi... more info

Gigwise — Plus; The Hives, Passion Pit and Spector added to the festival more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Feist @ Coachella on Record Store Day (more by David Andrako) Who picked up a copy of the Record Store Day release? Listen to both sides below...... more info

Metalsucks — Stuck by Lightning‘s capital-”E” Evil sophomore effort, True Predation, has achieved a true feat: it’s likely to appeal to a wide range of tastes, but it isn’t the least bit polished or immersed in trends. Two years ago, our own Satan Ros... more info

Metal Injection — Record Store day is always a treat for anyone with a set of eardrums. With rare and ultra exclusive albums being released in limited quantity, its surprising there aren't more record store day related deaths. The highly anticipated split bet... more info

Metalsucks — I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from Mastodon and Feist’s special Feistodon Record Store Day split, on which each artist covers a song by the other. Would Feist’s decidedly non-rock tones render Mastodon’s “Black Tongue” too weak to ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Says the record label:Feist will release her much anticipated collaboration with Mastodon exclusively for Record Store Day on April 21st on Cherrytree/Interscope/Reprise. The split single, being touted as Feistodon, will be released as a limited edit... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Rebecca Reed Mastodon @ Roseland Ballroom From the opening wails of "Black Tongue" (accompanied by some adorable tongue-wagging by guitarist Brent Hinds) to the soaring peaks of "Octopus Has No Friends," [Mastodon] deftly wove its way throu... more info