Brooklyn Vegan — words & photos by Chris La Putt Butch Walkter in Brooklyn "Well, I left the town of sinners, redneck priests and meth lab stalls To find myself a few more just like me The option's pretty skinny and the order's... more info

Detroit Free Press — It's not the sort of band you find floating around the Top 10 much anymore. But Mastodon, the Atlanta rock quartet with the searing metal riffs and creatively ambitious aim, has managed to carve out the sort of career in 2011 that would have bee... more info

Chicago Tribune — Mastodon: The Atlanta quartet rewrites the metal handbook with virtually every release. Their latest, “The Hunter” (Reprise), provides a relatively concise overview of their wide-ranging sound, covering everything from progressive journeys to th... more info

Metal Injection — We're really excited that things have kicked off for this new side-project featuring Mastodon's Brent Hinds, Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman, former Mars Volta drummer Thomas Pridgen and ex-Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Ave... more info

Metal Injection — What the fuck? First Bloodbath, and now this? Last night, November 3rd during the San Francisco stop of their current tour with Mastodon, the Dillinger Escape Plan invited previous collaborater Mike Patton up on stage to sing "When Good Dogs Do Bad T... more info

Metalsucks — No surprise, but Evanescence and Five Finger Death Punch nabbed the #1 and #2 spots on the Current Hard Music charts for the third week in a row. The rest of of the Top 10 isn’t much better; aside from Foo Fighters (#4) and Mastodon (#8), the lot i... more info

Stereogum — A triple bill of full-bore metal in the form of Mastodon, Dillinger Escape Plan and Red Fang stopped by the Wiltern Theater in L.A. Tuesday night. Mastodon is touring in support of their new album The Hunter and they were also selling an impressive h... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Matt Diehl reviews the Atlanta metal band Mastodon's gig at the Wiltern on Tuesday, Nov. 2. more info

Metalsucks — Before getting through this article on Metal Insider I had to Google who Feist is (she’s the one who did that “1234″ song that was in the iPod commercials a few years back). I’ve got a big thing for light, female-fronted pop with a little bi... more info

Guardian Music — Having recently filled Jools Holland's Later ears with the metal he needed, Atlanta heavy rockers Mastodon will be back to make more noise next year (5-11 Feb, begins O2 Academy Bristol) …Other acts also gearing up for 2012 tours include Bombay Bic... more info