Metalsucks — At this point, is there really anything we need to tell you about the Mastodon/Opeth/Ghost tour other than “It’s happening?” We know you’re gonna go; you know you’re gonna go; you’re going. Dates are after the jump. You’re welcome. (M)... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Ghost at Bowery Ballroom (more by Greg Cristman) The rumors are true. Mastodon, Opeth, and Ghost will team up for the Heritage Hunter Tour, a string of dates together that have not been entirely revealed, but include a few dates... more info

Metal Injection — Come join new Co-host Bothorn, and myself, celebrate the best in metal for MSRcast for 2011. There was so much good music released this past year, that we have made this into a two parter! To Be Continued! These are what we considered in our own opin... more info

Chorus.fm — *Mastodon (http://www.absolutepunk.net/mastodon)*'s music video for "Dry Bone Valley" can be seen in the replies. more info

Metalsucks — I’m running out of ways to praise Mastodon for the quality of their music videos. It goes beyond the fact that, since they’re on a major label, they presumably have access to larger budgets than most bands — because I don’t think their lates... more info

Stereogum — Mastodon videos, like the relatively recent “Curl Of The Burl,” tend to adhere to a pretty high standard; they’re usually both brutally violent and honest-to-god funny. Well, the band’s new video for “Dry Bone Valley,” a track from their ... more info

Metalsucks — Last week, rumors started swirling that there was gonna be a North American tour with Mastodon, Opeth, and Ghost, and, oh hey, wouldn’t cha know it, on Thursday, Mastodon’s Troy “Everyone in This Band’s Name Starts with the Letter ‘B’ E... more info

Metal Injection — YESSSSS!!!! A few weeks ago we reported on rumors that Mastodon, Opeth and Ghost might be touring together and that it HAD to happen and if it did, I would jizz myself. Well, it'a definitely happening… somebody hand me some tissues! In a recen... more info

Guardian Music — Take a look at the gigs our writers will be reviewing this week, and tell us about live music you've seen recentlyEach week we publish a list of concerts our writers will be covering in the next few days, and we invite you to tell us about the shows ... more info

Metalsucks — Last week Vince posted the above totally epic picture of Trivium playing foosball against Ghost, and while we all had a good chuckle at the time, what we didn’t realize was that the stakes of the game were actually incredibly high. See, the winner... more info