Thrash Hits — Mastodon aren’t playing Download Festival 2009 but they are playing some lovely, tiny club shows across the UK the week before. The Atlantan prog metallers are preparing to run around Europe in support of Metallica, ending up at Sonisphere Festival... more info

Rock Sound — The band announce four dates for the beginning of June prior to a full European tour. more info

Chicago Tribune — Metal bands aren't necessarily known for their sensitivity. And it's not as though the guys in Mastodon¿who resemble tattooed auto mechanics more than rock stars¿are used to hugging things out. But their lives have been streaked by tragedy, and... more info

Rolling Stone — • Pink Floyd Sue EMI Over Royalties • Killers, M.I.A., Mastodon Rock Coachella • McCartney Honors Beatles at Coachella • 13 Things You Didn’t Know: Kings of Leon • Marilyn Manson Courts Controversy on New LP • Fall Out Boy Tour Diary: S... more info

Rolling Stone — “Hello, Planet Earth!” Brandon Flowers of the Killers wasn’t addressing the entire globe as he paused onstage Saturday at the Coachella Music and Arts festival, but as he watched over a desert landscape of thousands of bouncing, singing, happy ... more info

Topix — Mastodon's latest album, Crack the Skye debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard chart. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Mastodon are far from extinct. more info

Altsounds — MySpace Music is pleased to announce an upcoming Secret Show featuring Mastodon at LaunchPad on Wednesday, April 15. The Secret Show performance will be held exclusively for MySpace users, who were notified via MySpace Music’s Secret Show pr... more info

JamBase — OUTSIDE LANDS MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2009 LINEUP FEATURING: PEARL JAM, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, BEASTIE BOYS, INCUBUS, BLACK EYED PEAS, M.I.A. THE MARS VOLTA, THIEVERY CORPORATION, MODEST MOUSE, WEEN AND JASON MRAZ THREE-DAY EVENT RETURNS TO SA... more info

411 Mania — The Atlanta based heavy/prog metal quartet return with a new concept album and some new sounds. How does it stack up to their previous efforts? more info