ContactMusic — Rockers Opeth were forced to axe a gig in Minnesota on Monday night 07May12 after frontman Mikael Akerfeldt was hospitalised with a severe head injury The Swedish group was due to open for Mastodon at The Myth in Maplewood but it pulled out at the la... more info

Metalsucks — “Are you aware that the mastodon is the heaviest thing to walk this earth? Even heavier than Zeppelin II?” – Troy Sanders Mastodon bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders recently filmed the below lecture on the animal after which his band is named for... more info

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