Metal Injection — Deftones aren't content with just going out with one Atlanta stoner band this year. They have announced a string of Summer dates covering areas that will not be touched by the Fall's BlackDiamondSkye tour with Mastodon and Alice In Chains. ... more info

Metal Injection — By Ben Apatoff The cover art suggests that they've missed ALICE IN CHAINS' comeback. The title is taken from a a poem that's almost as over quoted in the metal community as anything by Nietzsche. Don't count on Germany's HEAV... more info

Totally Fuzzy — zerode said... Song of the Day: San Francisco Eric Burdon & the Animals, "San Franciscan Nights" - from Winds of Change (1967) - with links to the album. http://zerode.wordpress.com Mister Moods said... BRAND NEW MOODS presents: - Dean Martin "Singl... more info

411 Mania — Check out the most recent news for this big fall tour... more info

Altsounds — Black Diamond Skye featuring Alice in Chains, Deftones, and Mastodon, now has an interactive tour poster with dates, buy links, updates, and audio streams from all three bands. BlackDiamondSkye is shaping up to be the most anticipated tour of the Fal... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Michael Alan Goldberg Sorry, Europe. You'll have to wait a little while before you get your faces annihilated by pure blood-gargling metal firepower. Mastodon have canceled a summer European tour because guitarist Bill Kelliher has been di... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-05 Nurburg, Germany - Rock am Ring Festival06-06 Nuremberg, Germany - Rock im Park Festival06-07 Utrecht, Netherlands - Tivoli06-08 Zoetermeer, Netherlands - Boerderij06-10 Oslo, Norway - Norwegian Wood Festival06-11 Solvesborg, Sweden - Swede... more info

Allmusic Blog — 1991 may have been the Year Punk Broke but 1992 was the year the '90s truly began. Nevermind Nirvana, there was an explosion of alt-rock classics, beginning with a clutch of grunge classics from Seattle -- the aftershocks of Nirvana's success being P... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets go on sale at noon for two February 2011 Lady Gaga shows at MSG. Tickets go on sale at 10am for the Alice in Chains/Mastodon/Deftones show at MSG. Tickets are also now on sale for Pavement, Grizzly Bear, Gayngs... more info

Metalsucks — When you tune into the premiere broadcast of The Second Annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards tomorrow night on VH1 classic, you’ll see the final public appearance of our beloved Ronnie James Dio. You’ll also see Jerry Cantrell and Mike Inez of Alic... more info